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Playing for Change
The 1st annual PLAYING FOR CHANGE DAY - on September 17, 2011 - is a global day of action where musicians of all varieties perform on stages, cafés, city squares, and street corners worldwide to raise money to bring music into the lives of young people. Activities all day at the Keauhou Courtyard.
This is a FREE Event. If you donate, you get a special thank you from the participating merchants of Keauhou Shopping Center. Learn more at Playingforchange.
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The Inheritance Cycle
The final book in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle, Inheritance will be released November 8th. Pre-order with us by October 18th and receive a 20% discount. Come in or call 324-0350.
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Inventory
Kona Stories will be closed for inventory from Monday. September 19 and will re-open on Saturday September 24 at 10am. We're sorry for any inconvenience, but unfortunately, it must be done.
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Angel Readings:
Taking a Break
Elena Athena, our angel reader is taking a break for September, she plans to be back on Friday afternoons in October.
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Quick Links....
808-324-0350
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Aloha!
Put it on your calendar to come to Keauhou next Saturday for "Playing for Change". See box on right for details. It's fun for a good cause! |
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Find the Typo!
Believe it or not, I re-read these e-mails at least 6 times looking for errors, typos, etc. Yet there is usually at least one 'oops' that I spot when I open the e-mail AFTER it's been sent. This was the case with last week's use of 'quite' instead of 'quiet'. Makes me crazy! So, in the spirit of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em", I'm announcing a contest to "Find Joy's Typo". Find the Typo in this e-mail and win.
 The first person to e-mail me to let me with this week's typo, will win an Advance Reader's Copy of The Night Circus. (Read a review of this excellent new book at Salon.com). I'm not promising that there is a mistake because I'm still going to try to find them all, but, if past performance is any indicator, there's one lurking somewhere in this e-mail. |
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Book Groups and more.
Second Tuesday: our fiction book group.
Home by Marilynne Robinson is the topic for the next meeting of this group. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Gilead" pens a moving and healing book about families, family secrets, and the passing of the generations. I really enjoyed one of her earlier works Houskeeping; join us to discuss the most recent work of one of America's best modern novelists.
Event Info
Tuesday, September 13th
6:30pm
Just the Facts: our non-fiction book group.
This month we're reading Hellhound on his Trail: The Electrifying Account of the Largest Manhunt in American History by Hampton Sides. This book about the assassination of Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the hunt for his killer has been described like this: "Viscerally dramatic ... spellbinding ... Both Dr. King and Ray come to life in these remarkable pages. " --"The New York Times". "Impossible-to-put-down . . . a masterful work of narrative nonfiction, no one does it better than Hampton Sides." --"Associated Press". "Gripping, exciting, and engrossing . . . hits us with the shuddering intensity of a high-speed collision." --"The Times of London". I thoroughly enjoyed one of Sides' previous books, Blood and Thunder. I'm only on page 34 and am not only intrigued, but have learned a couple of things about King that I never knew. Come join us in a lively discussion.
Event Info
Tuesday, September 27th
6pm
Our Lesbian group:
We'll be doing inventory and will have to skip this group for September. Sorry; we really would rather be watching a movie with you! Our next book will be Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde. From the author's vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, Lorde brings into play her craft of lush description and characterization.
Event Info
Tuesday, October 18th
6:30pm |
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If you're looking for a place to share your thoughts on books and see what other readers think, you can't do much better than Goodreads. Brenda and I both use this site for our virtual bookshelf.
Your local independent booksellers,
Brenda and Joy (Owners)
Noble and Shadow (Cats)
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