Author Interview: Stuart Holmes Coleman

by Alex on July 31, 2010
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Stuart Holmes Coleman is the author of non-fiction books such as Eddie Would Go and Fierce Heart, the latter of which has recently been released in a paperback edition.  Stuart was generous enough to provide me with an author …

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“Meet the Author” featuring Douglas Corleone postponed

by Alex on July 31, 2010
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An upcoming “Meet the Author” program featuring award-winning crime novelist Douglas Corleone at five Oahu public libraries has been cancelled due to a family illness.  A news release (HSPLS News Release 11-001) announcing the program was issued on July 2.…

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Book End: Weekend of July 30, 2010

by Alex on July 30, 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.

Bonus Events

Because there is so much going on this upcoming Tuesday, I wanted to let you …

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Book Release: A Pocket Guide to the Battle of Nuuanu

by Alex on July 30, 2010
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*The following is a press release from Mutual Publishing

HONOLULU—Mutual Publishing and historian Neil Bernard Dukas are proud to announce the publication of A Pocket Guide to the Battle of Nu‘uanu, an easy-to-follow and richly illustrated guide to this …

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Book Review: Slices of Life in Hawaii Volume 1

by Alex on July 29, 2010
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Writer, reporter, biographer, poet.  These are just a few words to define a man so multifaceted and with such a love for prose that he can fill this book, Slices of Life in Hawaii Volume 1, with over sixty-five …

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Author Interview: Margaret Dilloway

by Misty on July 29, 2010
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As promised, following our review of the upcoming novel How to Be an American Housewife (if you missed it, you can still read it here), here’s our interview with author Margaret Dilloway!

You can follow her blog or catch …

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Book review: How to Be an American Housewife

by Misty on July 28, 2010
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One thing Americans and Japanese have in common is their can–do spirit. In America, you will find your hard work rewarded as it is in Japan. How fitting that America should have been the only one who could defeat Japan.

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Book End: Weekend of July 23, 2010

by Alex on July 23, 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.

I’m feeling like a random stream of thought and links, so please bear with me!  Recently asked …

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Read Like an Iolani Palace Docent!

by Alex on July 22, 2010
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Ever had the desire to be a docent to a famous historical site or museum when you were a kid?  Or maybe you’re just wondering what a docent is?  And once you do know, of course you will also want …

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Keiki Book Review: Sun and Rain, Exploring Seasons in Hawai’i

by Misty on July 21, 2010
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It’s undeniable that Hawai’i is a special place and our temperate climate is part of what makes it so. When I was in high school I would lament the absence of “seasons” and was only too happy to move away …

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Free your creativity! Book Review: Prescriptions for Living a Creative Life

by Misty on July 20, 2010
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How often do you think (or hear other people say), “I wish I could be more creative?”

I am always amazed at how creative people can be. Like my grandfather who once fixed a washing machine with a milk cap. …

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