Lit Beat
SPECIAL EVENTS
HOLIDAY BOOK DRIVE at Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; customers are invited to take a gift tag from the display and buy a book for a child.
SIGNINGS/READINGS
"CHRISTMAS TALK STORY," members of Honolulu Theatre for Youth read and sign their book/CD, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, Ward Warehouse. 596-8885.
BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA will sign "Hawaii's Kitchen Cookbook," 1:30 p.m. today, Waldenbooks, Pearlridge. 488-9488.
TRUDY MAHELONA AND IPO sign the doggie cookbook "Paws Through Paradise," 2 p.m. today, Borders, Ward Centre. 591-8995.
CORYN TANAKA AND MAY MASAKI sign their book "Making Eyelash Crochet Leis," 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Bestsellers, 1001 Bishop St., Pauahi Tower. 528-2378.
KIM TAYLOR REECE will sign "Hula I Ka La: Dance in the Sun," other works and calendars, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bestsellers, 1001 Bishop St., Pauahi Tower. 528-2378.
BONNIE LOUISE KUEHLER, author and photographer, will sign her books "Just Friends," "That's Life," "Just Sweethearts," "Just Kids," Just Moms" and Just Dads" 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Bestsellers, 1001 Bishop St., Pauahi Tower. 528-2378.
"POHAKU: THE ART & ARCHITECTURE OF STONEWORK IN HAWAI'I," signing by editor David Cheever and others, noon Thursday, Bestsellers, 1001 Bishop St., Pauahi Tower. 528-2378.
FRANCES KAKUGAWA signs "Wordsworth the Poet," "Mosaic Moon" and "Teacher, You Look Like a Horse!," 12:30 p.m. Friday, Bestsellers, 1001 Bishop St., Pauahi Tower. 528-2378.
FOR WRITERS
BEACHHOUSE PUBLISHING seeks poetry for a children's book with Hawaiian themes. Send submissions to beachhousepub@hawaii.rr.com or P.O. Box 2926, 'Ewa Beach, HI 96706. Deadline: Jan. 2.
STAR POETS 2004 is accepting poetry submissions from students in grades 3-12, for cash prizes during National Poetry Month (April). Entry forms available at Starbucks stores on O'ahu, Maui and the Big Island, and at www.starbuckshawaii.com. Entry deadline: Jan. 15.
FOR KEIKI
KEIKI STORYTIME, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Waikele. 676-6699.
CRAFT AND STORYTIME, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
