John Clark (left) and Neil Tepper. (Courtesy of The Creativity Salon)Hawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past author John Clark will be a guest on The Creativity Salon, hosted by N [...]
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Do you have a favorite family recipe that could become famous? Now's your chance to submit a recipe that could be featured in an upcoming cookbook!  Each finalist will win a free book!  Top 20 wil [...]
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Lio the Carousel Horse Local illustrator Ruth Moen has teamed up with her sister, Carol Moen Wing, to create a new children’s book that introduces kids to Hawai‘i through a horse’s eyes—Lio the Carousel Horse—and introduces the concept of discovering one’s place in the world. Lio is a ca [...]
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Learn more about Hawai‘i’s famous “Go for Broke” soldiers of the 442nd and 100th with these popular titles from UH Press:
Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and 442nd, by Masayo Umezawa Duus; translated by Peter Duus
“A fascinating and highly readable slice of history which should be told, and told repeatedly. If ever a group of Americans had been driven to the point of despair and rebellion, it was the Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II. . . . Unlikely Liberators vividly portrays in remarkable realism the officers and men with whom I served. Every American should read Masayo Duus’ book to better understand the true spirit of America which sustains its greatness.” —former U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga

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Birthday boy Ah Kee couldn’t wait for his long life noodles. On his way to the market with Ma, he invites friend after friend to join him for noodles.Will Ma have enough to feed everyone he’s invited? As the noodles are being prepared, one by one, each guest brings an ingredient to add to the po [...]
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Here's a newly refreshed post to talk about what's happening with your reading club/group or just want to share your recent book finds. Tell us what you're reading--rave about your new discoveries!

One of Watermark Publishing’s authors, Frances H. Kakugawa, started a dialogue with Charles Pellegrino, author of The Last Train from Hiroshima, a book which earlier this year received a great deal of attention for not-so-good reasons. Think James Frey-Oprah Winfrey-A Million Little Pieces-attention.

Frances, a former Hawaii public school educator, felt a very personal connection with Pellegrino’s Last Train, which chronicles the experiences of some of the survivors of the Hiroshima atomic bomb—her parents’ families perished at Hiroshima. When she discovered that there was some controversy over whether the survivors’ accounts were true or not (one of Pellegrino’s sources turned out to have duped the author), she posted an open letter to the author on her blog expressing her dismay.

To her surprise, Pellegrino wrote back to her.

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by Tricia Allen The Polynesian Tattoo Today by Tricia Allen Polynesian tattooing has enjoyed a robust revival in recent decades. This compilation of over 200 det [...]
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Our guest blogger today is New York Times bestselling author and Kauai resident Jill Marie Landis.  Welcome, Jill! --------------------------------------- After reading Michael' [...]
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For the first time, BeachHouse Publishing brings you our best-selling board books to be viewed and read on your iphone or ipod touch as an interactive, animated app. In addition to the colorful, whimsical illustrations and text in the printed book, our ibeachhouse books are narrated and animated so [...]
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