This Labor Day, we will be working very hard counting, cleaning, and rearranging to make your shopping experience at Kona Stories even better!
Book Clubs
Bark
Prisoners of Geography
Elephant Complex
Our Fiction Group:
Bark by Lorrie Moore
"Moore's writing contains multitudes, mixed in exacting proportions, which is to say: this potpourri is utterly and totally unique . . . There really is no one quite like her." --The New Republic
"Wonderful. . . .Masterful. . . .Profound. . . Not a single false note." -USA Today
Tues, Sept. 12 @ 6:30pm
Our Non-fiction Group:
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps that Explain Everything About the World
by Tim Marshall
All leaders choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete.
Using maps, essays and occasionally the personal experiences of the widely traveled author, Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an essential guide to one of the major determining factors in world history. Tuesday, Sept. 26 @ 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
John Green and Anna Karenina
Turtles All the Way Down
Anna Karenina
Reserve your copy now!
Release date: October 10th for the next novel from John Green, author of
The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska.
A hardy few of us plan to read Anna Karenina and meet to discuss in early November.Stay tuned for date and time, but use this excuse to read one of the most influential novels of all time
Last, our sincere best wishes and concern for those dealing with the flooding in Texas and Louisiana. There are many great stories of people helping each other during this emergency; here are some examples from the book world: "
Booksellers and Publishers, From Near and Far, Provide Aid to Harvey Victims".
