The last two month has been very busy for out book club! In April we met at one of our members homes on the West side of the island. Beautiful views, great food, books, what more could we ask for? Most everyone enjoyed our April book Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It was fun to compare it to another book we recently read, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
In May we discussed The Lottery by local author Patricia Wood. It was a quick read and everyone really enjoyed it. One of our members entered our book club in a drawing for audio books for the whole group, and . . . we won! We will all be reading, or rather listening, to The World Without Us by Alan Weisman as part of Audio Book Month. Our June meeting will be a little earlier this month, we will meet at the Big City Diner on the 20th at 10:30.
We have been lucky enough to have quite a few literary events happen in the last few months. A great way to keep track of what is happening in the literary world on Oahu is Hawaii Book Blog. This site has a calendar that features events, book sales, readings, library events, etc. all around the island. You can also check out information on local authors and books that focus on Hawaii. This is a great resource for anyone that lives in Hawaii or is interested in local literature. You can also follow them on twitter!
Speaking of fun events, the Hawaii Public Library is now offering their summer reading programs. Sign up now and participate from June 1 to July 1. There are categories for children, teens and adults with incentives and prizes for everyone. Stop by your local library to check it out!