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2011 Ka Palapala Awards Nominees: Excellence in Children’s Literature

by Alex on April 26, 2011
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The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6) and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, I am doing a countdown, quickly highlighting the books nominated for …

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2011 Ka Palapala Awards Nominees: Children’s Illustrative/Photographic Books

by Alex on April 25, 2011
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The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6) and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, I am doing a countdown, quickly highlighting the books nominated for …

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2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards Nominees: Children’s Hawaiian Culture

by Alex on April 25, 2011
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The 2011 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is coming soon (Friday, May 6), rewarding the best in Hawaiʻi’s books.  To generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, I wanted to do a little …

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Book event & review: Night on Fire

by Misty on April 22, 2011
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A Review for Night on Fire
Obnoxious Lead Characters We Love to Hate–An Essay
MaiTai’s Aren’t Hawaiian: Cocktails & Misconceptions in Paradise

Manwhoring: Male Promiscuity in Fiction
Just kidding
A Review for Night on Fire

Sequels can be tricky. On one hand …

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Book End: Weekend of April 22, 2011

by Alex on April 22, 2011
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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 …

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Book Event & Review: Coming Home – A Practical and Compassionate Guide to caring for a Dying Loved One

by Misty on April 20, 2011
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Deborah Duda, a Kauaʻi resident and author, not long ago released the revised and updated fourth edition of Coming Home – A Practical and Compassionate Guide to Caring for a Dying Loved One (Synergy Books, Paperback, October 2010, $16.95).…

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Thirteen Ways of Looking at TheBus- Poetry by Gizelle Gajelonia

by Misty on April 15, 2011
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Okay so it’s 11:15 pm and Alex and I are trying to get as much reviewed as possible before tomorrow. There’s one young author I just couldn’t ignore and instead of typing up my discussion points, I wanted to make …

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‘We Go Eat’: A real fas’, drive-tru book review

by Misty on April 15, 2011
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I went to a party once at a coworker’s house in Hawaii Kai, really nice digs. We drank wine; no green bottle or a Bud Light in sight. We ate hors d’oeuvers–you know, fancy kine pupus–and small sandwiches. I know, …

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Book review: Cold Magic

by Misty on April 15, 2011
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It’s no secret that my “to-read” list is like an everlasting gobstopper on steroids. However, I must confess, that I have more than one list. There’s a list of books that I “have to read”. These are usually for the …

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Book End: Weekend of April 15, 2011

by Alex on April 15, 2011
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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.

Celebrate Reading

Don’t forget that this Saturday is the Celebrate Reading festival!  This is a free event …

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Library Tour: Kaimuki Public Library

by Alex on April 14, 2011
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Happy National Library Week!  This year, National Library Week runs from April 10 until April 16.  In honor of this week, we wish to continue highlighting our love of local libraries by continuing our Library Tour of Oʻahu.

Nestled conveniently …

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