4/24/10 Tattoo Contest
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Born and raised in the most multicultural state in the union, President Barack Obama bears the indelible stamp of his native Hawaiâi. Stu Glauberman and Jerry Burrisâs book, The Dream Begins: How Hawaiâi Shaped Barack Obama (Watermark Publishing, 2009), is a coming-of-age story set in Hawaiâiâs storied âmelting potââa revealing look at the island state that is surely a core part of what makes Obama tick.
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Kau Kau: Cuisine and Culture in the Hawaiian Islands by Arnold Hiura, an upcoming release from Watermark Publishing, will be in stores January 2010.
But you can pre-order an advance copy now for holiday delivery via the publisher’s Web site or enter to win a copy in a series of weekly drawings via Facebook and Twitter.
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In the Company of Strangers, Michelle Cruz Skinner’s new collection of short stories from Bamboo Ridge Press, is set to launch on Tuesday, November 17 (6:30 p.m. reception and book signing; 7:00 p.m. book launch and reading by Michelle; Luke Lecture Hall, Wo International Center, Punahou School; free and open to the public).
R. Zamora Linmark, author of Prime Time Apparitions and The Evolution of a Sigh, describes the book this way:
Read the rest of this entry »âSixteen deceptively simple stories comprise Michelle Cruz Skinnerâs much-anticipated follow-up to Balikbayan and Mango Seasons, many of them about Filipinos tongue-tied and alienated in the motherland, or scattered across the map of heartaches and homesickness in the company of strangers called countrymen, family, lovers. A book of quiet gems definitely worth the wait.â
In honor of the upcoming National Bookstore Day (Saturday, Nov. 7), letâs vote for the best features of bookstores in Hawaii. Just speak out in the reply box below.
For real books you can hold in your hands, just the way God meant them to be, support your favorite bookstores this week and throughout the year.
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