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posted by M.L. Sanico November is National Novel Writing Month! …ever wanted to write a novel? It started in 1999 with only 21 participants and in 2008 over 100,000 people signed up from all over the world. But what is Nanowrimo? Well… National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants […]
posted by A.Alba The University of Hawaii (UH) and Chin Music Press host an event with two Hawaii-based authors who have both written novels about Japan. As part of the UH Manoa English Department’s Fall 2009 Reading and Colloquium Series, they will present a pair of readings by these authors from Seattle-based Chin Music Press. Todd and Linda Shimoda, […]
posted by A.Alba Kailua Public Library is the next stop on Hawaii Book Blog’s Hawaii Public Library Challenge Tour. We drove up to the Windward side on a beautiful Saturday morning, hoping to catch some breakfast and run a few errands while we were there. Unfortunately our first stop, the much lauded Boots & Kimo’s restaurant, was jam-packed on the inside […]
posted by A.Alba Another weekend is here! They can never come soon enough. Not much to talk about this week–we did visit two more libraries and are working on the write-ups for those and a couple more from the previous week. With library visits come library book recommendations, so we are continuing to read as […]
posted by D. Sueoka Some things in this world are better flat: mouse pads, for example, senbei, or the foundation of a skyscraper. Other things, not so much. Like tires, soda, and ‘opihi shells. In Kai the ‘Opihi Gets the Point, written by Gail Omoto and Jan and Judy Dill, with illustrations by Garrett Omoto, […]
During our visit to Kahuku Public Library, neighborhood author Alice Anne Parker was hosting a seminar about understanding your dreams. It was an informal affair–just sitting around talking story about the mystery and wonder of dreaming. As part of her Hawaiiana recommendation, Branch Manager Fran Corcoran suggested we read and review Alice Anne’s fictional novel, The Last […]
posted by M.L. Sanico On Sunday, October 11th (or Saturday night Hawai’i Standard Time) the world was officially introduced to Hawai’i’s patron saint. It was nonstop news coverage all week as Hawai’i residents flocked to Rome for the canonization of Father Damien, the leper priest of Moloka’i. This was an event of great importance to the history of our islands, […]
posted by M.L. Sanico As you may have read in HBB’s “About” section, we began this site over a year and a half ago because we felt that Hawai’i’s literary achievements deserved a bigger spotlight on the interwebs. We wanted to help share Hawai’i’s books with the world! Over the past year we’ve seen/found other blogs (like […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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