BOOKS

Book editors speak at
writers conference

Editors from publishing houses Simon and Schuster, HarperCollins and St. Martin's Press will be among the speakers at the 7th annual Honolulu Writers Conference Oct. 23.

The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hawaiian Regent Hotel third-floor Koa Room.

The guest editors are:

Julia Serebinsky, HarperCollins, who worked with best-selling authors Joyce Carol Oates, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Judge Judy Sheindlin and Dr. Dean Ornish.

Joe Veltre, St. Martin's Press, who oversees the Minotaur paperback mystery program. His recently acquired books include "My Life as a Seer" by Edgar Cayce, "Zen and the City of Angels" by Elizabeth Cosin and "The Science of Star Wars" by Jeanne Cavelos.

Jeff Neuman, Simon and Schuster, whose recent acquisitions include recent New York Times best sellers "The Jordan Rules," "A Season on the Brink" and Harvey Penick's "Little Red Book."

In addition, Jim Rumford will present an author's perspective on how to attract a national publisher. His book, "The Island Below the Star," published by Houghton Mifflin, was selected by the New York Times as one of the 10 best children's books of 1998.

Registration for the all-day conference is $85, $60 for students.

Call 395-1161 to register by credit card over the telephone, or pick up a registration form at any bookstore. Or make check payable to Aloha Press and mail to: Honolulu Writers Conference, Box 4183, Honolulu, HI 96812.

Refreshments will be provided, but conference attendees should bring lunch.

Art from "Buying Mittens."

Isle Pages

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

"Lady Friends: Hawaiian Ways and the Ties That Define": Karen L. Ito, $15.95, 149 pages, Cornell University Press, Paperback

Ito highlights the cultural dimension of Hawaii ethnicity as she takes the reader into a variety of women's homes. A fresh perspective of Hawaiian culture and identity are viewed though social situations that emphasize the importance of emotions and relationships in defining the self.

"Buying Mittens": Niimi Nankichi, $16.95, 31 pages, University of Hawaii Press, Hardcover

The first snowfall of the forest causes a little fox to journey into the village to buy a pair of mittens. There he learns that people are more complicated creatures than he thought. An enchanting tale of a little fox, his mother's tenderness and a child's new discoveries. Available in bookstores Oct. 15.

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Read All About It

"Read All About It" presents news and notices about Hawaii's literary scene. Send items to Read All About It, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802.

AUTHOR SIGNINGS

Catherine Harris
Barnes & Noble, 737-3323
3-4 p.m. tomorrow. Autographs "Dusty Exile: Looking Back at Japanese Relocation During World War II."

Gerald Jampolsky
Borders Ward, 596-8194
2 p.m. tomorrow. Talk story and autographing of "Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All."

Chris McKinney
Signing of his new book, "Tattoo":
2-3 p.m. tomorrow. Waldenbooks Ala Moana, 942-1605.
Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday. Bestsellers, 528-2378.

SPECIAL

Society of Children's Book Writers Workshop
955-4742
"From Rejection to Acceptance: A Children's Book Agent and Editor Tell You How To Get There," 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow, Ala Moana Hotel. $72 for nonmembers. Lunch included.

STORYTELLING

Keiki Storytime
Aina Haina Public Library: 11 a.m. Thursdays, through Oct. 21. Call 377-2456. Halloween Story Time, 11 a.m. Oct. 30. Call a week in advance if a sign language interpreter is needed.
Barnes & Noble: 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 7 p.m. Fridays; and noon Saturdays and Sundays. Call 737-3323.
Borders Waikele: 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays. Call 676-6699.
Borders Ward Centre: 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays. Call 591-8995.
Hawaii State Library: 10:30-11 a.m. Saturdays through Dec. 11. Call 586-3510.

LECTURES

Aileen Denny
Borders, Ward Centre, 596-8194
2 p.m. Sunday, cancer specialist will discuss how music and faith add to well-being. Free.

CONTINUING

AAUW Multicultural Book Group
537-4702
6:30-8 p.m. fourth Monday of each month. Discussion of books on women's issues.

african american literary book group
1132 Bishop St., Suite 1404; 528-5037
Group discusses African literature, 6:30-8:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of every month.

Crafts and stories
Barnes and Noble; 737-3323
10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

"Other" Reading Group
Borders Waikele; 676-7820
Discussion on the latest rage in popular fiction, 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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

Romance Readers Group
Borders, Ward Centre; 591-8995
7 p.m. last Tuesday of each month

Science and Fantasy Fiction Reading Group
Borders, Ward Centre; 591-8995
7 p.m. last Wednesday of each month.

Writers Support Group
Borders Waikele; 676-6699
6 p.m. first Friday of each month.

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Local best sellers

CHILDREN'S

1. "Baby Honu's Adventure," by Tammy Yee," Island Heritage (3)
2. "ABCs of Hawaii," by Sharon Asta and Jeanne Donovan, Island Heritage (9)
3. "Hawaiian Myths of Earth, Sea and Sky," by Vivian Thompson, University of Hawaii Press (10)
4. "State of Hawaii Coloring Book," by Wren, The Bess Press (8)
5. "Kid Stuff About Hawaii," by Dawn Goto, Mutual Publishing
6. "Endangered Animals of Hawaii Coloring Book," by Patrick Ching, The Bess Press (6)
7. "Limu The Blue Turtle," by Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (2)
8. "The Three Little Puaa," by Sherry Forkum, Island Heritage
9. "Dot-to-Dot Hawaiian Style," by Wren, Mutual Publishing
10. "The Story of Hina," by Patrick Ching, Island Heritage

GIFT AND TRAVEL

1. "Discover Hawaii Series," by Stu Dawrs, Island Heritage (5)
2. "From the Skies Series," by Grant, Stevens, Cook, Mutual Publishing (10)
3. "Pidgin to Da Max," by Douglas Simonson, The Bess Press (1)
4. "Hawaii Blossoms," by Dorothy and Bob Hargreaves, Island Heritage (8)
5. "Hawaii: A Floral Paradise," by Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing
6. "Choy of Cooking," by Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing
7. "From the Skies -- Hawaii," by Chris Cook, Mutual Publishing
8. "Travelogue Series," by Curt Sanburn, Jan TenBruggencate and Steven Goldsberry, Mutual Publishing
9. "Capturing Series," by Michael Stewart, David Boynton, Ray Mains and Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (9)
10. "Pidgin to Da Max Hana Hou," by Douglas Simonson, The Bess Press (2)

HAWAIIANA

1. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," by Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, University of Hawaii Press
2. "Obake Files," by Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing (3)
3. "From A Native Daughter," by Haunani-Kay Trask, University of Hawaii Press (8)
4. "Glen Grant's Chicken Skin," by Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing
5. "Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian," by Mary Kawena and Samuel lbert, University of Hawaii Press (6)
6. "Chicken Skin: True Spooky Stories of Hawaii," by Rick Carroll, The Bess Press
7. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales: True Local Spine-Tinglers," by Rick Carroll, The Bess Press (4)
8. "Hawaiian Journey," by Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing
9. "Stories of Old Hawaii:Na Moolele Hawaii o ka Wa Kahiko," by Roy Kakulu Alameida, The Bess Press
10. "Secret Obake Case Book," by Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing

LITERATURE

1. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," by W.D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing (2)
2. "Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands," by Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press
3. "Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii," by A. Grove Day, University of Hawaii Press
4. "Stories of Hawaii," by Jack London, Mutual Publishing
5. "Honolulu Mysteries," by Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing (1)
6. "Polynesian Family System," by E.S. Craighill Handy, Mutual Publishing
7. "Mark Twain in Hawaii," by Mark Twain, Mutual Publishing (7)
8. "Pacific Island Legends: Tales from Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia & Australia," by Bo Flood, Beret E. Strong and William Flood (9)
9. "Best South Seas Stories," by A. Grove Day, Mutual Publishing (10)
10. "The Betrayal of Liliuokalani," by Helena Allen, Mutual Publishing

REFERENCE

1. "Hawaiian Lei Making Step-by-Step Guide," by Laurie Shimizu Ide, Mutual Publishing (1)
2. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," by H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing
3. "Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Cushion Pattern," by Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing (5)
4. "Pocket Guide to How to Hula," by Patricia Murray, Mutual Publishing (10)
5. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees and Shrubs," by H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing (4)
6. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Underwater Paradise," by John P. Hoover, Mutual Publishing
7. "The Hawaiian Lei -- The Tradition of Aloha," by Ronn Ronck, Mutual Publishing
8. "Pearl Harbor --The Way It Was," by Scott S.C. Stone, Island Heritage
9. "Handy Hawaiian Dictionary," by John F.G. Stokes and Mary Kawena Pukui, Mutual Publishing (2)
10. "Trees of Hawaii," by Angela Kay Kepler, University of Hawaii Press

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These are best-selling books in Hawaii during August 1999. Figures are courtesy of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Booklines distributors, and reflect sales by Hawaii-based publishers. Numbers in parenthesis indicate previous ranking.

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