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Mitchell Kaplan Literary Weekly 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 Saturday you’ll hear candid conversations with Mitchell and his guests.
Mother’s Day Brunch at the Café
Every month, Chef Allen hosts his famous al fresco Farm-to-Table dinner in Coral Gables where he serves up a delicious five-course, plant based dinner. This community-style meal redefines the concept of a sustainable menu with the freshest, seasonal produce brought to you in a creative way. You have your Mother’s Day gift ordered and her favorite flowers purchased, but the best…
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Event Category: Author Event 
A Night With the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35
The National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 program honors young fiction writers at the beginning of their careers. Every year, five National Book Award Finalists select one promising writer each to recognize at the beginning of National Book Awards week in November; each Honoree is under 35 and has published one novel or short story…
May 09 @ 8:00 pmBooks & Books in Coral Gables
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Event Category: Author Event 
Peter Hessler
From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world’s oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change Drawn by a fascination with Egypt’s rich history and culture, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo in 2011. He wanted to learn Arabic, explore Cairo’s…
May 10 @ 8:00 pmBooks & Books in Coral Gables
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Event Category: Ticketed Event 
An Evening with Dr. Jill Biden
An intimate look at the love that built the Biden family and the delicate balancing act of the woman at its center “This generous and inspiring portrait of the Biden family is sure to be widely welcomed and enjoyed.” —Publishers Weekly An Evening with Dr. Jill Biden BUY TICKETS HERE WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS: Building…
May 16 @ 7:30 pmMiami Dade College, Wolfson Auditorium
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Event Category: Author Event 
Bobbi Dick
Fur baby fans: this one’s for you! In this charming children’s book aimed at grownups, 1 + 9: The Story of Blanchette is told by a white, toy poodle named Blanchette via her adoring, human Mom named Bobbi. 60 years in the making, it’s the heartwarming tail-wagging, tale of how one dog and her nine…
May 15 @ 7:00 pmBooks & Books in Coral Gables
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Albert Woodfox
Solitary is the unforgettable life story of a man who served more than four decades in solitary confinement―in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell, 23 hours a day, in notorious Angola prison in Louisiana―all for a crime he did not commit. That Albert Woodfox survived was, in itself, a feat of extraordinary endurance against the violence and…
May 16 @ 7:00 pmBooks & Books in Coral Gables
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Event Category: Author Event 
Mick Rock
Join us for a conversation and book signing with legendary photographer Mick Rock and The Bonnier Gallery on May 29th before his exhibition opens at the Gallery on May 30th. A unique tribute from David Bowie’s official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie’s blessing. In 1972, David Bowie released his…
May 29 @ 8:00 pmBooks & Books in Coral Gables
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Mitchell Kaplan Literary Weekly 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 Saturday you’ll hear candid conversations with Mitchell and his guests.
The Story of Books & Books
This is the story of how one bookstore, Books & Books, has been able to continue to grow and change and ultimately survive and thrive in what remains an incredibly challenging environment. It’s the story of how the hard work of a virtual generation of booksellers built a bookstore that finds itself making a difference. Mitchell Kaplan, the store’s founder, started his career working part-time for one of those chains that populated every suburban mall so many years ago. He was a recovering law student – leaving after two years...
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