Some Rise by Sin, by Philip Caputo
Philip Caputo has written some masterpieces of people and cultures in conflict. Best known perhaps for A Rumor of War, his Vietnam novel, I was first exposed...
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Recently we were interviewed by the inimitable Justine Espiritu for ThinkTech HI.
Recently we were interviewed by the inimitable Justine Espiritu for ThinkTech HI. We talked The Hawaii Project, Books & Spirits, and other fun stuff. Hav...
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
I have taken to reading a few pages of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations every morning as an antidote for all the everything going on (not just, or even foremost,...
Bright Air Black, by David Vann
Myth is bloody business.
Amazon Alexa book recommender
Today marks our 2nd foray into voice-driven book recommendations. Today we’re releasing an Alexa Skill for book recommendations, powered by The Hawaii Projec...
Social Reading
Reading a book? $9.99 or so. Reading a book with a friend? Priceless.
Some interesting new books set in Hawaii
Here at The Hawaii Project, we have an unsurprising interest in books set in Hawaii, or by authors with a connection to Hawaii.
Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie
Ancillary Justice was the “it” book of science fiction in 2013. It won the 2014 Hugo, the Nebula, the Arthur C. Clarke, the Locus, and other awards. The list...
Burning the Days, by James Salter
I recently reviewed the books I read last year. Some great stuff, but also too much “bookish junk food”. I’m committed to reading better this year.