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And Bronwyn said, about Boulder Bookstore, “when it’s time to leave, it’s the saddest part of the day!” Paige made me laugh she says when one leaves McKay’s Used Books: “You come out feeling disoriented as you adjust back to reality, you spent way too much money, and wait, why is the sun-down?” And Tom made me tear up and think about my own childhood when he said, “Book King made me braver, stronger and more outgoing.” YES.Īnd it’s not just the impressive indie bookstores that can be our homes. “The peace I feel within this building is heaven on earth for an outsider and misfit like myself.” Lizbeth said her store, Golden Books, “feels like a secret.” Of her bookstore, Sophie said, “ The Hutch was a physical manifestation of my love of reading.”īriana promises this about The Iliad Bookshop: “In the words of SNL’s Stefon, this store has everything.” Sarah was sure she could “spend days, probably even years” in Mr. “ The Frugal Frigate was my first true love,” Rebekah told me. So many of the people who wrote in to this contest understand about being saved by books.Īnd then there were your relationships with the stores themselves. And then Ashleigh: “I know books save lives, because they saved mine.” You’re not alone, Ashleigh.

Doris: “books have been my constant and steady friends.” ME TOO. Felicia is 100% right that “finding the ‘perfect’ book for you is like meeting a new friend.” YES. And Aubrey, who said: “Ever since I was a little girl, one of the things I wanted most in the world was a library like the one Belle was gifted in “Beauty and the Beast.” YES. Like Molly, who said: “It’s so important to be physically surrounded by books, and to be able to peruse through them tactically.” YES. The way you describe your relationships with books had me nodding and saying, “Yes!” out loud, alone in my office. (I’ll link to the bookstores’ websites throughout if they have a website available.)Īnd those are but a fraction of the amazingness!īefore I announce the winner and share the letter I couldn’t say no to, I want to obsess a little bit more about all your letters. If you want to feel the same way about that trip, check out just a few of the bookstores I was introduced to this week: The descriptions of your bookstores made me want to tear out my hair in frustration because I can’t start a road trip right now to go visit all of these incredible places! (But someday I will, mark my words!) We are the book junkies, and we belong together. Every letter reached out to me and said: I am one of your people. If your goal was to kill me, you came close! Deciding on a winner was painful. If your goal was to make me laugh, cry, and want to hug hundreds of strangers in the middle of a global pandemic, and maybe adopt a few, then you were incredibly successful.

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The How to Win An Intimate Evening With Stephenie Meyer, Your Favorite Bookstore, And Twenty Of Your Friends contest is over, and can I just say: Bhabha, Léuli Eshrāghi, Sarah Kuaiwa, Mari J.(This is going to be a long one. Pacific Century – E Hoʻomau no Moananuiākea will be an essential resource for critical exploration of contemporary art in Asia-Pacific.ĭrew Kahu‘āina Broderick, Melissa Chiu, Miwako Tezuka Participating HT22 artists are highlighted in a dedicated section with an original introductory text and images. Bhabha, illuminating his theoretical criticism, carves out a new discursive space where the marginalized find agency. Essays by HT22 co-curators lay out the critical approaches that shaped the framework of the Triennial around the fluid concept of a Pacific Century, while a newly commissioned conversation with Homi K.

Published on the occasion of the Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 (HT22), Pacific Century – E Hoʻomau no Moananuiākea examines key art historical backgrounds and contemporary discussions on art, expanding the frame of reference for the Asia-Pacific region.

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