Lit Beat
SPECIAL EVENTS
Revolution Books 25th Anniversary/Grand Opening, 2 to 8 p.m. tonight, 2626 S. King St., Mo'ili'ili, between 7-Eleven and Puck's Alley, second floor; free. 944-3106.
Children's Literature Hawaii Book Sale, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Krauss Hall (Outreach College) courtyard, by the carp pond; free, show parking stub for $3 discount on purchases. 956-7559.
"Korean Writers Today and Their Literary Worlds," featuring poets, Kang Un Kyo and Kim Seong Hee and novelist, Hwang Seok Young; informal discussion 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai'i-Manoa; readings, comments and dialogue, 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday; free. 956-2072.
Hawaiian Voices Heard, featuring Jon Osorio, historian and University of Hawai'i professor who will speak on "Dismembering Lahui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887," 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Native Books and Beautiful Things, Ware Warehouse, 'ewa end; free. 845-8949.
LANGUAGE OF THE LAND 2002, multi-island author tour featuring W. S. Merwin, Pualani Kanahele, William Kittredge, Annick Smith, Robert Michael Pyle, David Abram and Richard Nelson, speaking and learning about the land and its care; fields trips, writing workshops, discussions; hotline 535-1533, toll-free (866) 855-1533; registration, 841-2447. Public readings: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Paliku theater, Windward Community College; 7 p.m. Thursday, Halau Haumea, Center for Hawaiian Studies, UH Manoa; 7 p.m. Friday, Kilauea Theater, Big island; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. readings and other events, Oct. 6, Kilauea Military Camp, Big Island.
FOR WRITERS
Honolulu Chapter/National Writers Association Meeting, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Kalihi-Palama Library, 1325 Kalihi St.; parking at nearby Bernice Street; prospective members and the curious welcome; call Robert Tanouye. 845-9585.
"Biography Hawai'i: Five Lives Sanford Dole," discussions of life writing by historians Alfred Castle and David Hanlon, author Tom Coffman, attorney David Farmer and Laura Thompson, granddaughter of Dole's hanai daughter, Lizzie Napoleon. 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center, Ali'iolani Hale 417 S. King St.; free.
Bamboo Ridge Writers Institute, open mic readings and workshops with noted local writers such as Lee Cataluna, Victoria Kneubuhl, Chris McKinney, Ian McMillan and Lois-Ann Yamanaka, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26, University of Hawai'i-Manoa; registration $75, master workshop $50 additional, bento lunch $5. 626-1481.
SIGNINGS/READINGS
Pacific Islander, Sia Figiel, reading her poetry, which has been described as "powerful and uninhibited writing which unleashes a world dense with ghosts, taboos, deceptions and violence," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, HIG 110; free. 956-7619.
The English Department Colloquium Series Presents a reading by Joelle Fraser, author of "The Territory of Men: A Memoir," 3 p.m. Thursday, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Kuykendall 410.
Tina Terry-Bails, author of "Eternal Flame," an island romance, 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Bookends, 600 Kailua Road.
Joelle Fraser will discuss her memoir, "The Territory of Men," 7 p.m. Tuesday, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Kahala Mall.
David Heenan, author of "Double Lives: Crafting Your Life of Work & Passion for Untold Success," 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Bestsellers, Bishop Square; free.