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It may surprise some, but I’ve read heaps more science fiction than Alex has. It may also be surprising that there are more female science fiction authors than you’d think, which is preposterous because why should anyone think about the gender of science fiction authors at all? Why is sci-fi associated with male readers anyway? Are […]
The fact is, many drinks associated with Hawaiʻi aren’t even originally from the Aloha State. The piña colada, chi-chi, mai tai, zombie, hurricane and rum runner, for instance, carry bloodlines from all over the world! “Rest assured,” say authors of The Cocktail Handbook, “this book represents a truly Hawaiian cocktail collection.” Jesse Greenleaf and Amie […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Akule on the wall If you’re ever at the Borders book store in Ward Centre, be sure to check out the walls lining the staircase. There you’ll see the beautiful photographs of Wayne […]
I tensed to the significance: someone, presumably in the van, tried to kill me. Thoughts such as these are shared to us in the novel Captain Cooked by S.P. Grogan, told from the first-person narrative of one Madison Merlot Dayne, videographer extraordinaire; though really just a B-roll filming, tag-along intern to her famous and successful […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Captain Cooked Weekend! Three Captain Cooked events mark the weekend! One each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Geocaching, the sport of the outdoor hunt using GPS, is alive and well as a plot in […]
For good and bad, modern technology is allowing the publishing world to expand beyond its traditional processes (more on this at a later date). Alex and I are starting to see a lot of books by small, local publishers or authors who self-publish. I think the editorial process is very important, but I am also […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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