We will close Saturday, October 14 due to Ironman.
Our Travel Group reconvenes on Tuesday with a virtual trip to Sri Lanka.
Book Clubs
Salt to the Sea
Grunt
Elephant Complex

Our Fiction Group: 
Salt to the Sea by  
Ruta Sepetys 

Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, and war. As thousands desperately flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. But not all promises can be kept.
Tues, Nov.14 @ 6:30pm



O ur Non-fiction Group:
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
by Mary Roach

"America's funniest science writer" Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.
Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries--panic, exhaustion, heat, noise--and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them.  
  Tues, Oct. 24 @ 6pm  

Our Travel Group:  
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka by John Gimlette  

John Gimlette takes us from Sri Lanka's exuberant capital city of Colombo to the dry interior where more than 5,300 wild elephants congregate around its ancient reservoirs; from the Portuguese-built forts of cinnamon country to the tsunami-ravaged south-east.
Tues, Oct. 17 @ 6:30pm
Read or re-read a classic:  
Please Note: due to popular demand, we have moved the date of this discussion to January 17th.
: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Several of us in our Fiction book club decided we wanted to read and discuss Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. I haven't read it since high school (this is Joy) and I'm looking forward to seeing what my adult self thinks of this book that I loved in high school. If you want an excuse to read or re-read a classic, you've got some time. We will meet to discuss on Wednesday, January 17th at 5 pm over happy hour at Kenichi's.    
John Holland
John Holland
We recently learned that longtime friend of Kona Stories, John Holland passed away. John was one of our earliest customers at Mango Court. He helped found the writer's group that met on our lanai there for several years. We were thrilled when John published his book Yellow Bird and we were able to host him at Words & Wine in June of 2016. John could always be counted on for a ready laugh and a story. We are sorry for his passing.
This from Johns wife Catrinka:
Join us for remembering & celebrating John Holland at Holoholokai Beach Park on Saturday, December 9th - ceremony begins at 4pm. 
From LitHub and Jeanette Watson, " My Favorite Books to Sell Over 20 Years of Owning a Bookstore".  No best sellers on this list! 
 
Last, a quiz from Women.com, "Quiz: Only An Avid Reader Can Name All 22 Of These Books By Just 3 Clues". (I thought it was pretty easy; this is Joy).
 
 
Mahalo and a hui hou,
Joy and Brenda (Owners)
Noble and Chloe (Cats) 

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