Book club to discuss ‘Death Comes to the Fair’
The Friends of the Libraries, Kona Book Club meets at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the Kailua-Kona Public Library lanai.
This month’s selection is “Death Comes to the Fair” by Catherine Lloyd. Lloyd, a Big Island resident, will be in attendance.
The book club next meets in June to discuss “In Paradise” by Peter Matthiessen
Info: folk@folkhawaii.com.
Kona Stories Travel Book Club meets Tuesday
Kona Stories hosts a travel book club discussing “Round Ireland with a Fridge” by Tony Hawks on Tuesday.
The group meets at 6:30 p.m. at the store. Book groups are free if books are purchased at Kona Stories, or a $5 donation is requested.
An international bestseller, “Round Ireland with a Fridge” is a classic travel adventure in the tradition of Bill Bryson with a dash of Dave Barry. Have you ever made a drunken bet? Worse, still, have you ever tried to win one? In attempting to hitchhike round Ireland with a fridge, Tony Hawks did both, and his foolhardiness led him to one of the best experiences of his life. Joined by his trusty traveling appliance, Tony and his fridge meet a real prince, a bogus king, and the fridge got christened. They surfed together, entered a bachelor festival, and one of them had sex without the other knowing. And unexpectedly, the fridge itself became a momentary focus for the people of Ireland.
Tony Hawks lives in London and divides his time equally between writing, performing, and playing tennis. He makes regular appearances on British radio and is currently the host of “The Best Show in the World.”
Info: Brenda or Joy, 324-0350, www.konastories.com.
Writer’s Group to meet at N. Kohala library
The Writer’s Group meets 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday at the North Kohala Public Library in Kapaau.
The group meets the third Tuesday of each month to exercise and enhance writing skills. The group is geared for beginning writers or published authors and is facilitated by author Eila Algood.
Info: 889-6655. ■