Hawaiian Myths Made New – An Anthology of Modern Mo‘olelo. Pele in therapy. Maui as superhero. The cannibal king O‘ahu Nui in a world of shady deals and political corruption. The star-crossed naupaka lovers as Honolulu high-school sweethearts. In this one-of-a-kind anthology, old meets new as Hawai‘i’s best writers, including Ian MacMillan, Maxine Hong Kingston, W.S. Merwin, Victoria Kneubuhl, Alan Brennert and more, present favorite myths and legends in surprising contemporary settings.

Joining us this afternoon will be Editor, Christine Thomas and Author, Darien Gee.

 

Christine Thomas was raised in Kailua and born in Honolulu, where she again resides, after earning a B.A. in English from the University of California of Berkeley and a master's in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in England, as well as other stints living and working across the U.S.  She has worked for more than fifteen years as a freelance features and travel writer and book critic and has taught creative writing and literature at Punahou School and to undergraduates across the country.  Her short fiction has been published in anthologies and literary magazines in the U.S. and in the United Kingdom, and her current work-in-progress, "To Lose is to Win", features inter-generational short stories spanning the globe.

 

 

Darien Gee is a national bestselling author of several novels written under the name Mia King.  Her books have been selections of the Doubleday, Literary Guild, and Book of the Month Club bookclubs.  Her second novel, Sweet Life, was nominated for a Ka Palapala Po'okela award for excellence in Hawaii books.  She lives with her family in upcountry Waimea on the island of Hawaii.