L-R: State Librarian Richard Burns; “Buddy” Bess of Bess Press; Mae Rosen, FLH Staff; Byrde Cestare, FLH Executive Director. Photo courtesy of FLH
Benjamin Buddy Bess, the publisher of Bess Press, donated 11,000+ books to the Friends of …
Did you know that August 10 through August 16 is officially designated as Elvis Week? Graceland (in Memphis, TN) will be hosting a week full of Elvis-related festivities for the diehard Elvis tourist. Even if you can’t be in …
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaii.
Bess Press Celebrates Keiki Earth Day with Baby Awearness
Baby Awearness at Manoa Marketplace (2nd floor) is …
News Release via Bess Press
Local, family-run book publisher Bess Press recently announced their acquisition of fellow local publishing company, Editions Limited.
For many years, publisher Gaylord Wilcox, with Editions Limited, has become known for specializing in high-quality photography-rich …
On this day, 122 years ago, January 24, 1889, Robert Louis Stevenson, the famous author of such novels as Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, arrived in Hawaii with his family aboard his yacht the …
Welcome to week 3 of the HBB Cookbook Countdown to New Year’s. This installment is a bit early but I figured everyone would be too busy cooking, eating and parade watching tomorrow. I’ll keep this post a short one since …
…Only two-hundred years earlier, the Hawaiians who lived during the reign of Kamehameha the Great held their carved ki’i in highest regard for their cultural significance. Now, Hawai’i’s tiki echo of this time long ago and celebrate the traditions of
Happy Teen Read Week! If you haven’t heard, Oct. 17-23 is Teen Read Week, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association which is a division of the American Library Association. Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative aimed …
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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