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Tue 19
Cast in Firelight: Dana Swift and KayLynn Flanders
January 19 @ 6:00 pm
Thu 21
The Prophets: Robert Jones, Jr. and Deesha Philyaw
January 21 @ 7:00 pm
Fri 22
Betting On You: An Evening with Laurie Ruettimann and Lulu Garcia-Navarro
January 22 @ 7:00 pm
Black History Reading List
Our book buyers and booksellers have put together a very special black history reading list for you. It has always been important to be aware and informed about our history but now, more than ever, reading books by black authors about black history and experiences can lend important context to the ongoing protests against police...
Introducing our new *Limited Edition* Shirts! By Bob Eckstein
Announcing: A brand new, limited edition Books & Books T-Shirt designed and donated to us by our friend Bob Eckstein! Every order benefits Books & Books directly and is just one more way you can support us. SHOP LIMITED EDITION TEES Bob Eckstein is an award-winning writer, New Yorker cartoonist and author of The New York Times best-selling Footnotes From...
LET HIM GO is now on demand!
Catch the latest release from the Mazur Kaplan Company, LET HIM GO, on demand today! Diane Lane and Kevin Costner star in this powerful thriller based on the novel by Larry Watson, adapted and directed by Thomas Bezucha and starring Academy Award nominee Diane Lane and Academy Award winner Kevin Costner! (Check out the New York Times review.) FIND OUT HOW TO WATCH HERE ...
Order your copy of Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land”
A Promised Land: Presidential Memoirs, Volume 1 (Crown, $45) BUY THE BOOK FROM US HERE About the Book In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly...
T-Shirt, Totes & Support!
Dear Friends & Readers, Thank you to everyone who supported us during our fundraising campaign! We’ve had lots of requests to keep the campaign going just a little bit longer for those who didn’t have a chance to place their order. Each of these one-of-a-kind items is priced at $30 and your purchase benefits Books &...
#BlackLivesMatter: Essential Reading
HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST by Ibram X Kendi BUY THE BOOK HERE WHITE FRAGILITY by Robin DiAngelo BUY THE BOOK HERE THE NEW JIM CROW by Michelle Alexander BUY THE BOOK HERE THE FIRE NEXT TIME by James Baldwin BUY THE BOOK HERE THE FIRE THIS...
Become a Friend of Books & Books!
FOBB Friends of Books & Books We’re grateful to our supporters who founded Friends at Books & Books with this original letter. Their directive is clear below. Please use this letter as a model to send to your own friends with a personal message. Thank you!! SAMPLE LETTER, please feel free to make it your...
Here is how you can help us.
Our stores may have closed their doors, but we need your support now more than ever. As you work your way through your TBR pile and hunker down please consider supporting your local independent bookstore. Each purchase makes a big difference. To those who have already made a purchase with us, we thank...
Custom Book Baskets
Our dedicated booksellers can curate a special book basket for anyone! Baskets are tailored by theme or genre. Order our kids basket and receive the latest titles in children’s literature and unique toys and trinkets. Looking to impress your foodie friend? Our foodie baskets includes our favorite cookbooks and delicious treats from The Café at...
Virtual Author Series
Cast in Firelight: Dana Swift and KayLynn Flanders
Books & Books and Miami Book Fair present… An Evening with Dana Swift In conversation with KayLynn Flanders Cast in Firelight (Delacorte, $18.99) Tuesday, January 19, 6 pm LIVE via Crowdcast REGISTER HERE FOR FREE For fans of We Hunt the Flame and An Ember in the Ashes, comes the first book in...
The Prophets: Robert Jones, Jr. and Deesha Philyaw
Books & Books and Miami Book Fair present… An Evening with Robert Jones, Jr. In conversation with Deesha Philyaw The Prophets (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $27) Thursday, January 21, 7pm LIVE via Crowdcast REGISTER HERE FOR FREE A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South...
Breakfast with Hope featuring Dave Barry
Books & Books and the Sylvester Cancer Center present… Breakfast with Hope! Featuring Dave Barry Discussing Lessons with Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog Tuesday, January 26, 8 AM REGISTER HERE FOR FREE Wake up to a VIRTUAL BREAKFAST WITH HOPE, a monthly reading & discussion group hosted by Hope Torrents...
Homo Irrealis: A Virtual Evening with André Aciman and Dani Shapiro
Books & Books and Miami Book Fair present… An Evening with André Aciman In conversation with Dani Shapiro Homo Irrealis (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27) Thursday, January 28, 7pm LIVE via Crowdcast PURCHASE TICKET + BOOK HERE The New York Times–bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to...
Milk Blood Heat: A Virtual Evening with Dantiel W. Moniz and Lauren Groff
Books & Books and Miami Book Fair present… An Evening with Dantiel W. Moniz In conversation with Lauren Groff Discussing Milk Blood Heat (Grove Press, $25) Wednesday, February 3, 7pm LIVE via Crowdcast REGISTER HERE FOR FREE A livewire debut from Dantiel W. Moniz, one of the most exciting discoveries in today’s literary landscape,...
God I Feel Modern Tonight: A Virtual Evening with Cat Cohen and Jordan Firstman
Books & Books and Miami Book Fair present… An Evening with Cat Cohen In conversation with Jordan Firstman Discussing God I Feel Modern Tonight: Poems from a Gal About Town (Knopf, $18) Friday, February 5, 7pm LIVE via Crowdcast REGISTER HERE FOR FREE Tragicomic verses from the award-winning comedian and millennial renaissance woman....
Unfinished: A Virtual Evening with Priyanka Chopra Jonas & Lilly Singh
Books & Books joins forces with Harvard Bookstore and Politics & Prose to present… A Virtual Evening with Priyanka Chopra Jonas In conversation with Lilly Singh Unfinished: A Memoir (Ballantine Books, $28) Tuesday, February 9, 8pm EST PURCHASE TICKET TO THE EVENT + BOOK In this thoughtful and revealing memoir, readers will accompany one...
How to Avoid A Climate Disaster: Bill Gates in conversation with Kristen Welker
In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical–and accessible–plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry,...
Klara and the Sun: Kazuo Ishiguro in conversation with Neil Gaiman!
Books & Books, Gramercy Books & Quail Ridge Books joins forces to present… Nobel laureate KAZUO ISHIGURO In conversation with award-winning and bestseller author, NEIL GAIMAN to celebrate the publication of Ishiguro’s magnificent new novel, Klara and the Sun (Knopf, $28) Saturday, March 6, 2021, 6:00 PM EST PURCHASE TICKET + BOOK HERE About the...
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T-Shirt, Totes & Support!
Dear Friends & Readers, Thank you to everyone who supported us during our fundraising campaign! We’ve had lots of requests to keep the campaign going just a little bit longer for those who didn’t have a chance to place their order. Each of these one-of-a-kind items is priced at $30 and your purchase benefits Books &...
The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan: A Podcast
Mitchell Kaplan has been a bookseller and has owned the independent bookstores Books & Books for over 35 years. If you love books, writers or are a passionate reader, this podcast is for you! Enter The Literary Life where every Friday you’ll hear candid conversations with Mitchell and his guests. LATEST SHOWS Daniel Halpern on...
Visit us in Key West!
New hours, policies & procedures The store will be open daily from 12noon to 5pm. All people entering the store will be required to wear a mask or other appropriate facial covering. Staff will also be masked. The number of customers will be limited. Staff will be monitoring the number of people in the store...