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[gn_quote]I’ve found that not many people have heard of mono no aware. I’m still trying to understand it myself. But it’s about our emotional response to things and events. Being able to see, to feel, the true or deeper connection between them and our inner life. When we experience mono no aware we feel the […]
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 […]
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. APEC got you down? Well there’s still tons of great book events that need your support! Be sure to check out what’s happening this weekend and help support Hawaiʻi’s literary scene. Happy Veterans’ Day Hope […]
News Release [gn_quote]”Veteransʻs stories and poems are immense in scope and in heart, and — amazingly — full of life and laughter. They … tell the truth, and so make peace.” — Maxine Hong Kingston.[/gn_quote] On Veterans Day (11/11/11), Maxine Hong Kingston will lead a reading of veterans’ writings at the Friends Meeting House in Manoa […]
Congratulations to Maui author Lindy Shapiro, illustrator Kathleen Peterson and BeachHouse Publishing! Their keiki book Moon Mangoes won a silver medal in the 2011 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards! The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards honors the year’s best children’s books, authors and illustrators. The awards are designed to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and […]
Moon Mangoes is a new kids book by first time Maui author, Lindy Shapiro. BeachHouse Publishing just released it for fall 2011 but it’s already a classic. In the book, Mama and Anuenue are sitting on the lanai watching the evening shadows dance over their mango tree. This prompts Anu to ask, “What if I ate up all those […]
We had a great time this past Saturday at the Daughters of Hawaiʻi 6th Annual Book Day. We came early at the start of the day (10:00 a.m.), so we only got to speak with and talk to the authors and illustrators who were there for the early shift. We met a lot of great people […]
This past Saturday, October 29 was the world premiere book launch for Matson the Mouse at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikīkī. If you didn’t come, (and I know you didn’t!), then you missed out on a spectacular free event. The ballroom was decadent, the entertainment amazing, and the presentation was both fun and informative. The celebration […]
October was our vacation month, as we have been quick to mention in multiple posts the past few weeks. But November is something very different. November is special. November is going to be our Book Review Bonanza. We’ve received a lot of books over the past few months and we fully admit we haven’t had […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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