Join Big Island award-winning author, writing teacher, and former Kilauea eruption manager for an afternoon talking story, reading from and signing copies of his new book “Mauna Kea: A Novel of Hawai‘i.” Maile Meyer, founder of Native Books in Honolulu, writes: “Tom Peek’s understanding of place, culture, and current issues is deep and respectful without being heavy-handed.” Susan Najita, Associate Professor of Literature and Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies, University of Michigan, calls Tom “a storyteller extraordinaire, cut from an older cloth seldom seen today.” For info, call Barnes & Noble at  808-214-6807.