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BBAW 2010: Future Treasures

by Alex on September 17, 2010
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Today’s Topic:

We want to hear all about your FUTURE treasures.  We’ve been visiting each other and getting to know each other better…now is your chance to share what you enjoyed about BBAW and also what your blogging goals are

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Book Beginnings on Friday

by Misty on September 17, 2010
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Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you’re …

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Book End: Weekend of September 18, 2010

by Alex on September 17, 2010
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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.

A Whale of an Event!

This Saturday, September 18, I recommend you bring your kids to the …

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BBAW 2010: Forgotten Treasures

by Alex on September 16, 2010
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Today’s Topic: Sure we’ve all read about Freedom and Mockingjay but we likely have a book we wish would get more attention by book bloggers, whether it’s a forgotten classic or under marketed contemporary fiction. This is your chance to

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Guest Book Review: A Reasonable Person

by Alex on September 16, 2010
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First off, as a disclaimer, Walter Davis sent me a copy of A Reasonable Person in exchange for my honest review.  While it sat in my never-ending queue of books, he sent me this review from a person by the …

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Hispanics in Hawai’i

by Alex on September 16, 2010
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September 15 marked the beginning of the month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month across the country.  Given the preponderance towards Asian, Anglo and Polynesian traditions here in Hawai’i, you might not think this celebration would bear as much relevance here, …

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New Book: “Island Son: The Life and Times of Hawai’i’s Republican Reformer”

by Alex on September 15, 2010
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Press Release via Watermark Publishing

Fred Rohlfing’s Island Son Presents an Alternative View of Hawai‘i Politics

A fresh look at Hawai’i politics, past and present, is the theme of Fred Rohlfing‘s autobiography—Island Son: The Life and Times of Hawai‘i’s

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Finally! Our new electronic addition…

by Alex on September 15, 2010
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Look what came in the mail today!

A little under a month after I ordered it, our new Amazon Kindle 3G finally arrived!  This is actually a gift that I bought for Misty (she’s been vocalizing lately about getting the …

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BBAW 2010: Interview Swap

by Misty on September 14, 2010
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Okay! Here we are at day 2 of Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Today we’re participating in a book blogger interview swap. We were randomly given a blogger to interview and include in a post. The same person interviewed us …

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BBAW: Intros and First Treasures

by Alex on September 13, 2010
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Happy Book Blogger Appreciation Week(PS:  It’s still Monday in Hawai’i!) For those who don’t know:

Book Blogger Appreciation was started by Amy Riley of My Friend Amy in an effort to recognize the hard work and contribution of

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Meet the Author: Juliet Kono

by Alex on September 12, 2010
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Press Release

Author Juliet S. Kono will be featured in a “Meet the Author” program at Kapolei Public Library on Saturday, September 25 at 11 a.m. in the Adult Fiction Section (second floor).                

Kono will read selections from her latest …

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