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Like wind on a lake, newly appointed U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze’s 12th book of poetry, Into the Hush, extends a language that ripples and stills, conjuring a cast of fruit trees and gunshots, butterflies and chemistry, animals and man. Drawing on craft honed over decades of writing, these poems earn their profound simplicity, moving with imaginative power and emotional force. Sze harnesses a range of innovative forms to respond to the challenges of our nuclear age – endangered cultures and the exigencies of climate change – exploring what it means to write on a planet struggling against the Anthropocene,…

In Art Work: On the Creative Life, critically acclaimed photographer and author Sally Mann offers a spellbinding mix of wild and illuminating stories, advice both practical and not, and life lessons. Written in a direct, fearless, and occasionally outrageous tone, the book reaffirms Mann as a unique and resonant voice for our times. Illustrated throughout with photographs, journal entries, and letters that bring immediacy and poignancy to the narrative, Art Work is full of thought-provoking insights about the hazards of early promise;…

American business icon Barry Diller reveals his successes, failures, and struggles with surprising intimacy in an engaging memoir. Writing in his singular voice, he delivers an astute business memoir, an unvarnished look at Hollywood, a primer on media, and a frank coming-of-age story. His ascent was meteoric and his media savvy arguably changed the course of American culture. Never cowed by the talent – actors, directors, and producers – Diller worked with them all and championed “creative conflict.” He also recognized our digital future and grew a billion-dollar constellation of brands,…

Free special program!  Brain surgery is a relatively new and mysterious profession, but in Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery, Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D., pulls back the surgical drapes on this lifesaving specialty. Warm, rigorous, and deeply insightful, the book shares what it’s like to hold the scalpel, wield the drill, and extract a tumor – when every second can mean life or death. Through case studies that bring to life the complexity and fragility of the brain,…

Kenny Chesney went from outside the Knoxville, Tennessee, city limits playing sports and loving music to defining the sound of coming-of-age in the 21st century. Rewriting and refocusing what a song could be, he fused rock, reggae, bluegrass, and scores of positive energy to become a stadium-sized superstar and the only country act in Billboard’s “Top 10 Touring Acts of the Last 25 Years” for the past 15 years. A songwriter, groundbreaker, visionary, and regular guy, he’ll speak with award-winning music critic and his HEART • LIFE • MUSIC co-author Holly Gleason about the journey to get here,…

From New York Times bestseller Daniel Silva comes a tale of murder, greed, and corruption. Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has been commissioned to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice, but when he discovers a body floating in the Venetian Lagoon, he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece. The misattributed portrait of a young girl had been gathering dust in a Vatican storeroom for more than a century.…

Our climate is melting down. But Bill McKibben, one of the first to sound the climate crisis alarm, insists that the moment is also full of possibility. Here Comes the Sun tells the story of the sudden spike in power from the sun and wind, and of the fossil fuel industry’s desperate fight to hold this power at bay. But you can’t hoard solar energy or keep it in reserve. It’s available to all and more than just a path out of the climate crisis: It’s a chance to reorder the world on saner and more humane grounds.…

Lihi Lapid’s latest novel follows the lives of two women in their first years of marriage and motherhood. One is a fictional character trying to live the happily-ever-after many imagine for themselves; the other is inspired by the author herself, relating the most intimate moments of her life. Both start their marriages full of idyllic happiness, but as the stressors of everyday existence seep into their daily lives, that spark of young love begins to dim. I Wanted to Be Wonderful is a tale of metamorphosis – from independent working woman to mother – shattered dreams,…

Books & Books is proud to present an evening with Lisa Rosenberg discussing Fine, I’m A Terrible Person** (Sibylline Digital First, $18).** This event is FREE and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event! Please RSVP only if you intend to join us. RSVP HERE About the Book: This funny mother-daughter caper story stars 73-year-old, overweight former beauty, Aurora, who is a perpetually broke, eccentric divorcee living in the wealthy enclave of Marin County.…

GET TICKETS HERE Books & Books, Harvard Bookstore , Literati Bookstore and Miami Book Fair are excited to present an evening with author Pico Iyer, for his latest book Aflame: Learning from Silence** (Riverhead Books, $30)**! Michael Shapiro, author of A Sense of Place, will be in conversation. Please purchase a ticket before January 30th to gain access to the event. An email with the event link will be sent the day of the event to all attendees.…

In 2016, Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, she turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds visiting her yard. But what began as an attempt to find solace turned into something far greater – an opportunity to savor quiet moments during a volatile time, connect to nature in a meaningful way,…

In Connie: A Memoir (Grand Central Publishing), trailblazing Asian American journalist Connie Chung pulls no punches as she shares a behind-the-scenes tour of her life and career, from showdowns with powerful men in and out of the newsroom – where overt sexism was a way of life – to the stories behind some of her career-defining reporting. Tenacious in her pursuit of stories, Chung battled rival reporters to land scoops that ranged from covering the Watergate scandal – which included her first big interview,…

In this strange age of crisis where there really is no front line, conflict journalist Clarissa Ward has moved from one hot zone to the next. With multiple assignments in Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, and Afghanistan, Ward – who speaks seven languages – has been based in Baghdad, Beirut, Beijing, and Moscow. She has seen and documented the violent remaking of the world at close range, and with deep empathy finds a way to tell the hardest stories. On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist is the riveting account of her singular career and of journalism in this age of extremism.…

In Bone of the Bone, journalist Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our times – class division, political fissures, gender inequality, environmental crisis, media bias, and the rural-urban gulf – a longtime focus on the cultural dissonance that many in her industry have neglected until recently. Now, this thought-provoking collection of more than 30 of her highly relevant, previously published essays from the past decade, ranging from personal narratives to news commentary,…

Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Abraham Lincoln’s November 6, 1860, election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter – a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were “so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them.” At the heart of this suspense-filled narrative are Maj.…

American women have been mostly minor characters in the literature of the Vietnam War, but in Alice McDermott’s Absolution they take center stage. Tricia is a shy newlywed, married to a rising attorney on loan to navy intelligence; Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse and mother of three, a beauty and a bully. In 1963 Saigon, the two form a wary alliance as they balance the era’s mandate to be “helpmeets” to their ambitious husbands with their own inchoate impulse to “do good” for the people of Vietnam.…

On the morning of October 7, 2023, Amir Tibon and his wife were awakened by mortar rounds exploding near their home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, a progressive Israeli community less than a mile from Gaza City. Soon, they were holding their two young daughters in the family’s reinforced safe room, urging them not to cry as gunfire echoed just outside the door. With his cell phone battery running low, Tibon texted his father: “The girls are behaving really well,…

Renowned journalist Don Lemon always had a complicated relationship with God. He cherished the Southern Black church he was raised in but struggled with the fundamentalist rejection of his right to exist as a gay man – one who wanted to marry his longtime love in a church wedding with all the traditional trimmings. In his work as a reporter, moreover, he saw his fellow Americans losing faith in a higher power, in institutions, and in each other. Setting out to understand the place that religion has in our lives today,…

GET TICKETS HERE The Books & Books Literary Foundation and Miami Book Fair are thrilled to host Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G for Life in the Key of G** . (Blackstone Publishing, $28.99).** Kenny G–the incomparable musician with the straight sax, the flowing hair, and some of the most memorable melodies in history–reveals the man behind the music in this indelible, fascinating, and funny memoir. Each ticket admits up to two (2) guests and includes (1) copy of LIFE IN THE KEY OF G as well as entry into the photo/signing line.…

The Books & Books is thrilled to announce an evening with Jodi Picoult presenting her new historical novel: By Any Other Name (Ballantine, $30.00), where two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—are both forced to hide behind another name to make their voices heard. Please note: This event is at Coral Gables Congregational Church located at 3010 De Soto BLVD. (across from the Biltmore Hotel). GET TICKETS HERE TICKETS REQUIRED: All tickets are GENERAL ADMISSION and are purchased through Eventbrite.…

The Books & Books Literary Foundation is proud to present an evening with Leonard Pitts, Jr. discussing his new historical novel, 54 Miles (Agate Bolden, $19.95) This event is FREE and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event! Please RSVP only if you intend to join us. RSVP HERE FOR FREE About the Book: The free-standing successor and next novel by the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Thing You Surrender,…

Books & Books is proud to present an evening with Miami local Asha Elias celebrating the launch of her new novel, Pink Glass Houses (William Morrow, $28.00) This event is FREE and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event! Please RSVP only if you intend to join us. RSVP HERE FOR FREE About the Book: “Delicious, decadent, and utterly diabolical. No one serves up a scandal like Asha Elias.”—Kirsten Miller, author of The Change A seductive social satire about the wealthy PTA moms of an elite elementary school in Miami Beach,…

Books & Books is proud to present an evening with Taffy Brodesser-Akner discussing Long Island Compromise (Random House, $30). She will be in conversation with Rene Rodriguez. An exhilarating novel about one American family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance, from the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble. Books will be handed out upon entry. GET TICKETS HERE Each ticket admits up to two (2) guests into the venue and includes one (1) copy of LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE About the Book: An exhilarating novel about one American family,…

The Books & Books Literary Foundation presents… AN EVENING WITH ERIC WEINER discussing Ben & Me: In Search of a Founder’s Formula for a Long and Useful Life (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $29.99) RSVP HERE FOR FREE Books & Books is proud to present an evening with bestselling author Eric Weiner discussing hew new book: Ben & Me: In Search of a Founder’s Formula for a Long and Useful Life** (Avid Reader Press/Simon &…

Books & Books presents… AN EVENING WITH JUDGE ED NEWMAN AND HOLLY NEWMAN GREENBERG In conversation with Andrew Leinoff and presented by Nat Moore discussing Warrior Judge: One Man’s Journey from Gridiron to Gavel RSVP HERE FOR FREE Books & Books is proud to present an evening with NFL Legend Judge Ed Newman and Holly Newman Greenberg presenting their new book: Warrior Judge: One Man’s Journey from Gridiron to Gavel. Judge Newman will be presented by former Dolphins player Nat Moore,…

Books & Books is proud to present bestselling author and award-winning reporter Sebastian Junger presenting his new book, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife** (Simon & Schuster, $27.99)** ****Please note:* This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave. **Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Can’t make the event? **Order your copy online.…

Books & Books and the Miami Book Fair are thrilled to present Kevin Kwan discussing his new novel: Lies and Weddings** (Doubleday, $29.00). He will be in conversation with Asha Elias.** ****Please note:* This event will take place at the Coral Gables Congregational Church: 3010 De Soto Blvd.. **Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Want your copy early or can’t make it in-person? **Order your copy online here. About the Book: A TIME MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • From the iconic internationally bestselling author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy: A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners from the iconic author of Crazy Rich Asians.…

As part of our special Democracy Week: the Books & Books Literary Foundation is delighted to present Luis Miranda, Jr., Latino trailblazer and father of Hamilton creator Lin Manuel Miranda, presenting his riveting new memoir: Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America (Hachette Books, $30). Essential reading from an expert voice: Luis A. Miranda Jr.’s personal and political memoir reveals a deep understanding of Latino culture and how to build community to change our world for the better.…

Books & Books Literary Foundation and the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine Atmospheric & Earth Science are thrilled to present an evening with Academy Award-winner Craig Foster discussing his new book: Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World (HarperOne, $29.99). He will be in conversation with Alizé Carrère, and the duo will be introduced by Rosenstiel School Professor Danielle McDonald. About the Book: “An important book that will transform how we think about being human. … that will inspire hope.”—Jane Goodall How can we reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that grounds us and energizes us when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame us?…

The Books & Books Literary Foundation and Miami Book Fair present… AN EVENING WITH LYDIA MILLET discussing We Loved It All: A Memory of Life (W.W. Norton, $27.99) This event is FREE and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event! Please RSVP only if you intend to join us. About the Book: Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by the Washington Post, Oprah Daily,…

GET TICKETS HERE  The Books & Books Literary Foundation, Miami Book Fair, Random House Publishing Group and PEN America are proud to present internationally renowned writer, free speech advocate, and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie in conversation with Suleika Jaouad, the New York Times bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, founder of The Isolation Journals, and subject of the Netflix documentary American Symphony. Rushdie’s new memoir, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, is a gripping account of surviving an attempt on his life 30 years after the fatwa was ordered against him.…