We need paperbacks!
As most of you know, we sell both new and used books at Kona Stories. By far the most popular are mystery, spy, thrillers and such, but we're running low after tourist season.
So, if you need an excuse to clean out that closet, bring in your good condition, used paperbacks. For each book we can take, we'll give you $1 store credit for the mass markets (the small paperbacks) and $2 for the trade paperbacks. Thanks!
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Romance Meditation with Doreen Virtue
Join us for this very special free meditation led by Doreen Virtue on Romance. Doreen and Michael will be at Kona Stories on April 26th at 6 PM. Doreen will lead a free mediation while Michael plays meditation music.  Space is limited to 50 people. Tickets will be available to reserve your spot starting Monday, April 16th @ 10AM. Tickets are ONLY available @ Kona Stories and reservations will not be taken over the phone. Limit 2 tickets per person please.
Thurs, April 26 @ 6pm
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Pau Hana Game Night
Game night happens once a month at Kona Stories. Bring your favorite game and meet some new friends. Come around 6; we play til about 9. 
Friday April 20th at 6pm
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Hours
Monday-Sat: 10am-6pm
Sunday 11am-5pm
Open later for events in the store or in the courtyard.
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Quick Links....
808-324-0350
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Aloha!
Just when I think I don't have much to put in it this week, I find that there's almost too much for one e-mail. Read on to learn about Doreen Virtue's next event, used paperbacks, Story time, Game Night and Book Clubs.
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Story Time with Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit!
April's Story time will feature stories, crafts and activities relating to Peter Rabbit.  With the help of the AAUW, Kona Stories will again host story time for children ages 3 - 5 years old in the Courtyard of the Keauhou Shopping Center.
 Anyone wishing to attend, please call us at 324-0350 to register. There is a $5.00 participation fee to cover crafts and snack. Thanks again to sponsors Stefanie of Blue Journey and Joan of Happy Honu Farms for sponsoring this series of events. Visit them at Keauhou Farmer's Market every Saturday am.
Wednesday, April 25th at 10:30am
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Book Groups and More!
"When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before"-Cliff Fadiman
Our Lesbian Group:Next up for this group is The Girls Club by Sally Bellerose. This insightful novel of independence and family ties is the latest winner of the Bywater Prize for Fiction. Publisher's Weekly says: "A fast-paced, well-written tale with characters who will linger in the reader's memory long after the final page is turned". Event Info: Tuesday, April 17th at 6:30pm
Just the Facts- Our Non-fiction Group:
We're going to take a field trip to discuss our next book, Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen Scales. A fascinating journey with the sea creature that has captured human imagination for thousands of years, Poseidon's Steed trails the seahorse through secluded waters across the globe in a kaleidoscopic history that mirrors humankind's centuries-old fascination with the animal.
We have a new day and time for this group of like-minded people interested in cooking, cookbooks and talking about it with others. Kona Stories cooking maven, Tiare facilitates a monthly Culinary group. This month's theme is "PUPUS". Please bring your favorite pupu and printed recipes to share with the group. Everyone is welcome; you do not need to attend each time if you cannot. Come when you can. This group is free, but donations are appreciated.
Event Info:
Thursday, May 3rd at 5:30 pm
Second Tuesday:- Our Fiction Group:
Choose your Dickens! Charles Dickens is 200 this year; his name "conjures up visions of plum pudding and Christmas punch, quaint coaching inns and cozy firesides, but also of orphaned and starving children, misers, murderers, and abusive schoolmasters. Dickens was 19th century London personified, he survived its mean streets as a child and, largely self-educated, possessed the genius to become the greatest writer of his age" -from David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page. So, re-read your favorite Dickens novel or pick-up a new one and come have a fun discussion.
Event Info:
Tuesday, May 8th at 6:30pm
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Thanks to our regular Second Tuesday book club participant, Michelle, we have a pretty complete list of the books we've read in that group. Do you keep a book journal? Pamela Paul's been doing it since 1988. I kept one for about 5 years, but got out of the habit. Both Brenda and I are now trying to keep our journals on Goodreads.
Your local independent booksellers, Brenda and Joy (Owners) Noble and Shadow (Cats) |
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