Pirates are coming to Story Time!
Wednesday, January 25 @ 10:30am  
Come and hear stories about Pirates and join in on pirate crafts and activities. As usual, the AAUW will bring a boatload of fun for your pre-school keiki. Space is limited so please RSVP: 808-324-0350 or ks@konastories.com.
Storytime Craft
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.
Our Book clubs are fun and friendly! 
Read the book, bring either a pupu or beverage, and enjoy a lively discussion.  
 
 
Our Non-fiction group: The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf.  
The Invention of Nature 
Alexander von Humboldt (1769 1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether he was climbing the highest volcanoes in the world or racing through anthrax-infected Siberia or translating his research into bestselling publications that changed science and thinking. Now Andrea Wulf brings the man and his achievements back into focus: his daring expeditions and investigation of wild environments around the world and his discoveries of similarities between climate and vegetation zones on different continents. We will discuss this award winning science biography on Tuesday, January 24 at 6pm.

Our Fiction group: The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell. 
The Madwoman Upstairs
Catherine Lowell's smart and original debut novel is an enjoyable academic romp that successfully combines romance and intrigue ( Publishers Weekly). The only remaining descendant of the Bronte family embarks on a modern-day literary treasure hunt to find the family's long-rumored secret estate, using only the clues her father left behind and the Brontes own novels. Join us to discuss this fast-paced adventure on Tuesday, February 14 @ 6:30pm. 

Our travel group: Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China by Dominic Zeigler. 
Black Dragon River
"Black Dragon River is a personal journey down one of Asia's great rivers that reveals the region's essential history and culture. The world's ninth largest river, the Amur serves as a large part of the border between Russia and China. As a crossroads for the great empires of Asia, this area offers journalist Dominic Ziegler a lens with which to examine the societies at Europe's only borderland with east Asia. He follows a journey from the river's top to bottom, and weaves the history, ecology and peoples to show a region obsessed with the past--and to show how this region holds a key to the complex and critical relationship between Russia and China today,"--NoveList.
This journey to one of the world's least known regions will be discussed on Tuesday, February 21 @ 6pm. 
Coming in February:   
Self - Publishing Made Easy
How to Self - Publish Your Book

Hardback, softback or ebook in 6 easy steps!   
Now being offered at Kona Stories   
Sat. Feb. 25, 12 - 4 pm     Cost: $55.00 
(808) 324-0350    ks@konastories.com
 
Robert Frutos
This class is for those wanting to understand self publishing towards the goal of publishing your very own book. Robert Frutos will share the many aspects of successful self publishing including the best self publishing options available, start up costs, if any, royalty payments, and the benefits and disadvantages of self publishing vs. traditional publishing.  
Campaign of Forks:
 
Brenda has launched a "Campaign of Forks" to help bring awareness to the issue of non-recyclable plastic tableware and to promote alternatives to using PS6 forks.
Brenda with bamboo fork
 We need approximately 100 forks for our monthly Words and Wine event,
and will re-use them instead of the plastic forks used in the past. So we are asking people interested in the campaign to clean out their drawers or purchase forks to donate them to Kona Stories.
Update: 12 forks so far-
bring yours in today! 
One other way to reduce use of plastic forks is to travel with your own fork--a nice way to do this is to invest in a To-Go-Ware set (see above pic). Kona Stories sells these $14.99 sets, which are made of bamboo.

Well, this is too bad: "Libraries face hard choices as resident kitties grow scarcer". From American Libraries. Don't worry, Chloe and Noble aren't going anywhere.

From the New York Times, "Obama's Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books".

From the LA Times, "The name of this library book returned 100 years late couldn't get any better".

This article made me think, not about it's main subject, but about the misleading conclusions that can be drawn from using a small and biased sample (this is Joy). I really don't want publishers and authors re-writing because of data from e-readers! See what you think: "What's Wrong with Only Reading Half a Book?"
Mahalo and a hui hou,


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

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