Literature

U.S. Army officer Patrick Naughton Jr. recently published his first book, "Born from War: A Soldier’s Quest to Understand Vietnam, Iraq, and the Generational Impact of Conflict." Naughton grew up in Hilo. His father grew up in Mānoa. But growing up in Hawaiʻi isn’t the only parallel the two share.

A new book takes readers on an “epic adventure steeped in Hawaiian lore.” The Conversation talked to Big Island author Nikki Van De Car about her first young adult novel.

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A children's book titled “Aloha Everything" was recently named the 2025 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Picture Book winner, one of about half a dozen honors since it was published last year. HPR spoke to author Kaylin George and illustrator Mae Waite about the creative process.

The Conversation sat down with Norma Wong, the author of “When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse," to discuss her new book.

A Nēnē Award-nominated young adult novel called “Clairboyance” shares the story of a local sixth grader and her ability to peer inside the minds of the boys at school. The author, Kristiana Kahakauwila, will be showcased during HPR's Live from the Atherton author series.

HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on efforts to slash transportation emissions to get the state back on track towards its climate goals; Author and zen master Norma Wong shares lessons on spiritualism and activism during crisis from her new book "When No Thing Works"

Longtime educator and author Barbara Hilyer has a new children's book out that examines the life of Heléne Hale, a fixture in Hawaiʻi politics for half a century. The Conversation talked to Hilyer about the book and what Hale's life can teach us about civic engagement.

Hye-ryeon Lee, who is the chair of the School of Communication and Information and studies health communication at UH Mānoa, on vaccine hesitancy; East-West Center's new inaugural Presidential Chair, Jean Lee, discusses the latest on the uncertainty around South Korean politics

A new book titled “Finding Home” recounts the real-life stories of conservationists who work on the Hawaiian petrel. The Conversation talked to author and illustrator Caren Loebel-Fried, about where her interest in Hawaiʻi's seabirds began.