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Sharks in the time of saviors review7/3/2023 Can you share some memories about growing up in Honoka‘a? Did a sense of nostalgia drive your research and writing of Sharks in the Time of Saviors? We’re so very excited to continue our da Shop Talk series with bestselling author Kawai Strong Washburn to discuss his debut novel, the challenges of representing Hawai‘i to a national audience, and what he misses most about Hawai‘i all the way from Minneapolis where he currently resides. Bess Press publisher Buddy Bess called the book "truly a masterwork." Sharks in the Time of Saviors received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and was recently long-listed for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. The novel chronicles the saga of the Flores family in a way that, as author Marlon James says, "o ld myths clash with new realities, love is in a ride or die with grief, faith rubs hard against magic, and comic flips with tragic so much they meld into something new." A da Shop bestseller and staff favorite, Sharks in the Time of Saviors, is set on the Hamakua coast of Hawai‘i Island, where author Kawai Strong Washburn was born and raised.
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