Story time is Wednesday, August, 31 @ 10:30am

This time it's all about PIGS! Bring your pre-schooler for stories, activities, and a snack. The AAUW and your keiki will have lots of fun with Pigs on Wednesday!
There is a $5.00 participation fee to cover crafts and snack and children receive a $5.00 coupon to use in the bookstore after story time.
A big thank-you to story time sponsor Stefanie of Blue Journey Farm who you will find at the Keauhou Farmers Market every Saturday. 

Call us at 808-324-0350 or e-mail [email protected] to reserve a space.
Inventory:
We will be closed for Inventory Labor Day Weekend- Sept. 3 to 6th- Saturday through Tuesday. Re-opening for Words & Wine at 6pm Tues, Sept. 6th. 
Believe me- we hate doing it, but it must be done!
We will respond to e-mails and phone messages when we're all finished. Thanks for your understanding.  
Coming Attractions:
Words & Wine
Tuesday, Sept. 6 @ 6pm
Mark your calendar for light pupu, wine, talk story, and author talks from these local authors:
  • Alan McNarie: The Soul Keys
  • Rosa Say: Managing with Aloha
  • Carol Alena Aronoff: Dreaming Earth's Body
More info on our web-site and in next week's e-mail.
Our book groups are relaxed and entertaining book discussions.
Bring a light pupu or beverage, pick your genre, and join us any time.
What our book groups are reading:
"Second Tuesday", our fiction group:
The Sympathizer
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Sympathizer is a sweeping epic of love and betrayal. The narrator, a communist double agent, is a man of two minds, a half-French, half-Vietnamese army captain who arranges to come to America after the Fall of Saigon, and while building a new life with other Vietnamese refugees in Los Angeles is secretly reporting back to his communist superiors in Vietnam. The Sympathizer is a blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping espionage novel, and a powerful story of love and friendship.
Join us to discuss this Pulitzer Prize winner on Tuesday, September 13 at 6:30pm. 
Our Travel and Adventure group:
Falling Off the Map
Falling Off the Map  by Pico Iver
The author of Video Night in Kathmandu ups the ante on himself in this sublimely evocative and acerbically funny tour through the world's loneliest and most eccentric places. From Iceland to Bhutan to Argentina, Iyer remains both uncannily observant and hilarious.
Join us to discuss this travel classic on Tuesday, September 20 at 6:30pm. 
"Just the Facts", our non-fiction group:
A Fighting Chance
A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren
An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works and really doesn't.

Join us to discuss this best-selling political memoir on Tuesday, October 25 at 6:00pm. 
Flavorwire brings us " Seven Fascinating Images That Illuminate the History of the Book and Printing."

In the category of "Bizarre News", the Guardian reports that " Truman Capote's ashes go up for auction in LA".

From BuzzFeed, " 27 Literary Prints To Hang In Your Home Library".

And last, because Friday was 'National Dog Day', here are " 30 Novels with a Dog in the Tale" from For Reading Addicts.

Mahalo and a hui hou,

Joy and Brenda (Owners)
Noble and Chloe (Cats)
Hours: Monday- Friday 10am to 6pm; Saturday: 10am to 5pm; Sunday: 11am to 5pm

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