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THIS listing of new books about Hawaii or by Hawaii authors is published on the last Friday of each month.

"Surfer Boy": By Gael Mustapha, $4.95, 109 pages, Island Heritage Publishing

Keoni, a 15-year-old haole boy, likes a Samoan girl and decides he would rather be Samoan than haole. Part of the publishing company's "Adventures in Hawaii Series" for teens.

Mustapha has retired from Hawaii's Department of Education and is currently living in Arizona.

"The Beach": By Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker, $25.95, 286 pages, Penguin Group

A history of nature's paradise and its role in society. Lencek and Bosker discuss Hollywood's relationship with the beach as depicted in such films as "From Here to Eternity" and "Blue Hawaii." The volume also covers Hawaii's great surf and the "counterculture" that congregated on the beaches of Hawaii, California, Mexico and Morocco. Illustrated with several black-and-white pictures and photographs.

"Bulletproof Buddhists and Other Essays": By Frank Chin, $42, 429 pages, University of Hawaii Press

This collection of six of Chin's best essays spans 40 years. One essay tells of Chin being arrested as an American spy, and another tells of Chin's discovery of the Chinese bachelor society along the California-Mexico border. All the essays tell what it is like to be a Chinese American.

"Glass Beach": Bu Jill Marie Landis, $6.99, 355 pages, softbound, The Berkley Publishing Group

After the death of her cruel husband, Elizabeth Bennett and her daughter finally are able to enjoy their Hawaiian estate. A stranger appears, claiming he has the right to run their estate. Bennett is filled with rage and passion for this stranger, who is her deceased husband's illegitimate son.

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Author signings

Jill Marie Landis: Author of "Glass Beach," noon tomorrow, Borders, Waikele, call 676-6699; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Borders, Ward, call 591-8995.

Roy Sakuma: Author of "Treasury of Ukulele Chords," 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, Honolulu Book Shop, Ala Moana. Information, 949-1051.

"Hawaii: Heaven on Earth": Photographers Lisa Dohrn and Sri Maiava Rusden sign their book with models Stacy Kamano and Juliet Lighter, 2 p.m. Sunday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Readings

Asian American Three: Readings and signings by Milton Murayama, author of "Plantation Boy"; Gary Pak, author of "The Watcher of Waipuna"; and Frank Chin, author of "Donald Duck and The Big Aiiieeeee"; 1-3 p.m. tomorrow, Borders, Ward. Call 591-8995.

Shakespeare on Sunday Troupe: Presents "Othello," 7 p.m. Sunday, Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.

"Wooden Fish Songs": Novel by Ruthanne Lum McCunn, 8 p.m. Thursday, Orvis Auditorium. Admission: $5. Reserve at 956-3836.

Groups

Romance Readers Group: Discusses "Death in Holiday" by J.D. Robb, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Borders, Ward. Information, 591-8995.

Borders' Other Reading Group: 7 p.m. last Tuesday of the month, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Professional Writers Group of Hawaii: Meets 4-6 p.m. the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Call Susan, 941-1768.

Science Fantasy and Fiction Reading Group: 7 p.m. last Wednesday of the month, Borders, Ward. Call 591-8995.

Miscellaneous

Computer needs: Experts from Computer Safari will help find the right computer for your needs, 1 p.m. Sunday, Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.

"Writing History": Jonathan Spence, professor of history at Yale University, speaks 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, UH-Manoa, Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall. Free. Information, 956-3836.

Workshops

"Script Breakdown: The Next Stop Towards Production": Bob Enrietto covers casting, sets and props, insurance, financing, locations, and above- and below-the-line considerations in this one-day workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. tomorrow, UH-Manoa, Kuykendall 207. Cost: $175. Register at 956-7221.

"Empowering Teen-age Writers": Tom Peck shows how writers ages 13-18 can free the writer within them, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 1, Volcano Art Center. Cost: $25. Reserve at 1-808-967-8222.

Specials

New magazine: Tuesday is the deadline for poetry, prose and art submissions for the new literary magazine "Hybolics: The Voices of Hawai'i." Payment will be made in copies. Call 530-5955.

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"Read All About It" presents news and notices from Hawaii's literary scene. Send items -- at least two weeks in advance of publication date -- to Read All About It, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802.

LOCAL BEST SELLERS

May 1998 favorites

Children's
1. Native Animals of Hawaii Patrick Ching, Bess Press (6)
2. The Goodnight Gecko Gil McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (2)
3. Gecko Hide and Seek Gil McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (3)
4. Fishes of Hawaii Susan and Thomas Kelly, Bess Press
5. Baby Honu's Adventure Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (5)
6. Brave Little Turtle Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (7)
7. Popoki the Hawaiian Cat Diana C. Gleasner, Bill Gleasner Press (8)
8. Keiki's First Books (series) Wren and Maile, Bess Press (1)
8. The Shark Who Learned a Lesson Gil McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading
10. Three Little Hawaiian Pigs Donivee Martin Laird, Barnaby Books (10)

Gift and travel
1. Scenic Hawaii Series Island Heritage (2)
2. Viewbook (series) Douglas Peebles, Hawaiian Resources (1)
3. Maui on My Mind Rita Ariyoshi, Mutual Publishing (8)
4. From the Skies of Paradise (series) Glen Grant, Chris Cook, Tom Stevens and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (4)
5. Island Travelogues (series) Curt Sanburn, Jan TenBruggencate, and Ui and Steve Goldsberry, Mutual Publishing (3)
6. 50th Anniversary Maui Cookbook various, Maui Association for Family and Community Education (5)
7. The Essential Guides (series) Island Heritage
8. Ma Ke Ano Kuloko Healthy Cook Hawaii Nutrition Council
9. Kauai, The Garden Island Allan Seiden, Island Heritage
10. Flowers of Aloha Allan Seiden, Island Heritage

Hawaiiana
1. Hawaiian Journey Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing (3)
2. Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales Rick Carroll, Bess Press (4)
3. Hawaii the Big Island Revealed Wizard Publications
4. Shoal of Time Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press (1)
5. Ethnic Foods of Hawaii Ann Kondo Corum, Bess Press
6. Obake Files Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing (7)
7. Ka Lei Ha 'Aheo: Beginning Hawaiian Alberta Hopkins, University of Hawaii Press (10)
8. Pai Ka Leo 'Aha Punana Leo, Bess Press
9. Na Mo'olelo Hawaii o ka Wa Kahiko, Stories of Old Hawai'i Roy Alameida, Bess Press
10. Obake -- Ghost Stories in Hawaii Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing

Literature
1. Bulletproof Buddhists and Other Stories Frank Chin, University of Hawaii Press
2. Myths and Legends of Hawaii W.D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing
3. The Betrayal of Liliuokalani Helena G. Allen, Mutual Publishing (5)
4. Hawaiian Mythology Martha Beckwith, University of Hawaii Press (6)
5. All I Asking for Is My Body Milton Murayama, University of Hawaii Press
6. Legends and Myths of Hawaii David Kalakaua, Mutual Publishing (1)
7. A Hawaiian Reader edited by A. Grove Day and Carl Stroven, Mutual Publishing (2)
8. Stories of Hawaii Jack London, Mutual Publishing (3)
9. Teller of Hawaiian Tales Eric Knudsen, Mutual Publishing
10. (tied) Horror in Paradise edited by A. Grove Day and Bacil Kirtley, Mutual Publishing (10)
10. (tied) Plantation Boy Milton Murayama, University of Hawaii Press (7)

Reference
1. Hawaii's Birds Hawaii Audubon Society, Island Heritage (4)
2. New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, University of Hawaii Press (2)
3. Things Hawaiian, A Pocket Guide to the Language Al Schutz, Island Heritage (3)
4. The Hawaiian Quilt: A Spiritual Experience Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing
5. Hawaii An Underwater Paradise John P. Hoover, Mutual Publishing (7)
6. Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing (1)
7. Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was Scott C.S. Stone, Island Heritage
8. Atlas of Hawaii O.A. Bushnell, Gavan Daws and Andrew Berger, Island Heritage (9)
9. Hawaiian Dictionary (revised) Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, University of Hawaii Press
10. Pocket Guide to Flowers Leland Miyano and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (5)

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These are best-selling books in Hawaii during May 1998. Figures are courtesy of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Booklines distributors, and reflect sales by Hawaii-based publishers. A star () indicates a title that has been on the market at least five years; a number in parenthesis indicates a title's previous ranking.