July's Book: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Be part of a communal, thought-provoking, and empowering escape through books.

We meet every other month to discuss various fiction and nonfiction books. All are welcome to this shared experience of reading then gathering together for conversation. Book purchase and/or completed reading are not required to participate. All you need to bring is an open mind and a copy of the selected book.

July's Book: Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

Inspired by Japanese fiction and writers, the "All About Japan" book club is your chance to dive deeper into Japanese literature! Led by Hilson Reidpath, discussions will explore writings from classics to contemporary works through the lens of culture and translation.

Discussions are held at the bookstore every other month. Participants are to read the English translation of the selected book; reading the Japanese language edition is not required but you are welcome to do so if you wish.

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There are 2 options to attend this event: The $10 ticket includes a sample tasting of a select recipe and mini pastry. 

The $35 ticket includes the sample tasting AND a copy of the Banchan cookbook at 10% off.

da Shop is excited to host a delectable good time with Banchan author Caroline Choe who will be in conversation with Chef Hana Quon. As talented women making waves in the culinary field, they will talk about their life journey and career moves that have led them to this inspired point of their respective successes. Q&A and book signing to follow talk. Books will be available for purchase at the ev

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Join us for a literary afternoon embracing Bamboo Ridge's newest short story collection. In seventeen haunting yet hopeful stories of family and survival, Donald Carreira Ching captures a Hawai‘i shaped by love, loss, and quiet resistance. By exploring narratives and characters that encapsulate the harsh realities of "paradise," Carreira Ching confronts the struggles to reclaim what living and making a life in modern Hawai'i really means. Book signing to follow the Q&A.

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Local writer Timothy Dyke debuts Backbends, a memoir filled with honesty and no shortage of self-deprecating hilarity. Joined by kindred humorist Lee Cataluna, Dyke will share the inspiration behind his stories and the process of personal growth and writing stamina required to unleash substantiated TMI (too much information). Expect a lively conversation sure to entertain and endear us to a poet with parrots, personal secrets, and perceptive insights about his place in the world. Book signing to follow the Q&A.

September's Book: Star by Yukio Mishima

Inspired by Japanese fiction and writers, the "All About Japan" book club is your chance to dive deeper into Japanese literature! Led by Hilson Reidpath, discussions will explore writings from classics to contemporary works through the lens of culture and translation.

Discussions are held at the bookstore every other month. Participants are to read the English translation of the selected book; reading the Japanese language edition is not required but you are welcome to do so if you wish.