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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Book End: Weekend of September 10, 2010

by Alex on September 10, 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.

Sorry, I don’t have any fun features to highlight this week.  If you know of anything interesting …

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Labor Day in Hawaii: A Reading List

by Alex on September 6, 2010
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Here’s to a Happy Labor Day for all.  What will you be doing today?

When you think of Labor Day a number of things typically come to mind:  the end of summer, the start of NFL season, backyard barbecues, one …

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Book End: Weekend of September 3, 2010

by Alex on September 3, 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.

Hawaii wins 20,000 books

First, some really awesome news:  Hawaii wins!  Hawaii recently placed in the Top …

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