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Bamboo Ridge Issue 100- A Calendar of Celebratory Events

by Misty on September 9, 2012
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The 100th Issue of Bamboo Ridge Press is finally here! Featuring over one hundred pieces by local writers, this hallmark issue has been a labor of love for editors Eric Chock and Darrell Lum. It’s a landmark of how long Bamboo Ridge has been giving platform to local voices and an example of the creative […]

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Book End: Weekend of September 7, 2012

by Alex on September 7, 2012
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events.  Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Saturday, September 7 Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) Book Sale – Friends of the […]

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Kauai Keiki Book Released to Commemorate 20th Anniversary of Hurrican Iniki

by Alex on September 7, 2012
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Press Release The Eye of the Lion, The Story of my First Hurricane is finally released in conjunction with the 20-year anniversary of Hurricane ʻIniki It’s been twenty years since Hurricane Iniki visited the Island of Kauaʻi. The residents of Kauaʻi have had time to heal their wounds, rebuild their homes, businesses and their lives. […]

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Island Danger (Book Review)

by Alex on September 6, 2012
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Note: There may be minor plot or thematic spoilers in the review below. [gn_quote]He took another glance at the deepening shadows. It did look creepy back there. But—who knew? A small twinge of excitement and danger tugged at the edges of his mind. He’d have to find out more about the ravine and what lay […]

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Huki-Links: September 4, 2012

by Alex on September 4, 2012
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Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week from across the ‘net!  For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post. The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share […]

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Last Lawyer Standing (book review)

by Misty on August 30, 2012
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Our favorite Panama Jack wearing lawyer is back, still Google-ing and “recreating” in Last Lawyer Standing (Minotaur, 2012) the final book of the Kevin Corvelli Mystery Series. Author Douglas Corleone weaves his most enigmatic tale yet in a crime thriller so dense with action and humor it’ll make you weep that this is the end […]

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Huki-Links: August 28, 2012

by Alex on August 28, 2012
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Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week from across the ‘net!  For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post. The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share […]

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To Do: Spellbinders Writer’s Conference & Convention

by Misty on August 28, 2012
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This Labor Day weekend, Spellbinders Conferences & Retreats for Book, Television and Film Writers will be in Honolulu! It’s a three day conference, followed by an optional week long writer’s retreat, with over thirty authors, agents and editors visiting from across the nation. Plus, local authors like Kaui Hemmings and Bear Woznick. The conference features […]

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Register Now: Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History Program

by Misty on August 24, 2012
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Save the date and register today for the 6th Annual Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History Program. It’s a full day of history, storytelling, music, poetry and hula. Explore the lives of 19th century Hawaiian women leaders with today’s best historians, authors and filmmakers. Saturday, September 15, 2012 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Mission Memorial Auditorium […]

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Book End: Weekend of August 24, 2012

by Alex on August 24, 2012
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events.  Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider] Friday, August 24 Small Island book signing – Note: This event was moved from last week […]

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Small Island (Book Review)

by Alex on August 16, 2012
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[gn_quote]I guess anybody who did anything on Maui that didn’t involve smoking pot or banging a chick was some kind of outcast. So be it.[/gn_quote] Anthony Pignataro is known primarily as an editor for the alternative newspaper MauiTime. In Small Island, his first novel, Pignataro culls his knowledge and experience as a reporter on Maui […]

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