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Start: 12:30 pm
Sunday Story Time with author Mahalia Solages: Do you ever feel frazzled trying to get out of the door in the morning? Do you question how your children must feel, too? What Morning Is This? ($10) explores the hurried pace of today’s world from the child’s point of view. Sessie, the witty, spunky 5 year old in the family describes all the mayhem and chaos as Mama Sabina and Papa Lionel Lyon attempt to get everyone ready for school and work. Parents and children ages 2-6 will love the hustle and bustle of activity that comes to life on every page. 12:30pm Start: 6:00 pm
Join us for the annual celebration of the FIU Creative Writing Program, with readings by newly published alums and future literary lights. Featured are Patricia Engel, Angela Kelsey, Jeff Ronci, and Laura Richardson. Reception and book signing to follow. | 20
Start: 7:00 pm
Unfortunately, Venus Williams has to postpone her visit to Grand Cayman. We hope to have word of her new event date soon. We'll let you know as soon as it is scheduled. Thank you for your understanding -- and support. AUTOGRAPHING ONLY: Multiple grand slam tennis champion and entrepreneur, Venus Williams and 46 of her colleagues, friends, and mentors deliver a volume of invaluable wisdom, motivation, and inspiration. Come to Win (Amistad, $25.99) demonstrates how the principles of competitive athletics translate into business success. With contributions from a wide range of men and women who reached the very top of their games —including former CEO and bestselling author Jack Welch, fashion designer Vera Wang, actor Denzel Washington, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — Venus Williams’ Come to Win is a book every aspiring professional, coach, and sports enthusiast should read. You must purchase a copy of Come to Win from Books & Books to enter the signing line. 7pm Start: 7:30 pm
Join Miami native Susanna Daniel for the Stiltsville Soiree – a Book Club Mini Mixer event in honor of Daniel’s acclaimed debut novel, Stiltsville (Harper, $24.99). Daniel has written a rich story, full of vivid characters and those spot-on details that make people and places come alive, especially so here in Miami as her story charts the course of our town’s maturation, along with that of main characters Frances and Dennis and their marriage. There are the still waters of daily life and the ferocious winds of Hurricane Andrew. Stiltsville is the sort of book that book clubs really sink their teeth into – full of the small details that have huge impact. And along with great discussion with Susanna about the Stiltsville and writing and reading, there will be free Galley Giveaways of other worthy books, true book club literature, great reads. Plus tasty treats from The Newsstand by Books & Books – now INSIDE our Bal Harbour Shops bookstore. So, bring your book club or bring yourself to our Stiltsville Soiree. We’ll see you there. 7:30pm Start: 8:00 pm
What would you do if the love of your life, and all your memories, were lost – only to reappear – but with such shocking revelations that you wish you had never remembered? Mark Mustian has written a remarkable novel about the power of memory-and the ability of people, individually and collectively, to forget in The Gendarme (Putnam, $25.95) . Emmett Conn is an old man, near the end of his life. A World War I veteran, he's been affected by memory loss since being injured during the war. In Emmett's dreams he's a gendarme, escorting Armenians from Turkey. A young woman among them, Araxie, captivates and enthralls him. But then the trek ends, the war separates them. He is injured. Seven decades later, as his grasp on the boundaries between past and present begins to break down, Emmett sets out on a final journey, to find Araxie and beg her forgiveness. Depicting how love can transcend nationalities, politics, and religion, how racism creates divisions where none truly exist, and how the human spirit fights to survive even in the face of hopelessness, is a transcendent novel. Presented in collaboration with the Florida Psychoanalytic Society. 8pm | 21
Start: 6:00 pm
Has September 21 been declared an official Minion Holiday? Heather Brewer’s brand new book in her to-die-for Vladimir Tod series comes out on September 21. And her birthday (!) is September 21. So, Heather knew there was only one place she wanted to be on September 21: That’s right – Books & Books! Come one Minion, come Minion Hordes – celebrate all the fabulousness that is Heather with a Birthday(s) Bash for The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Twelfth Grade Kills (Dutton, $16.99) AND for Heather herself. Party up without LIVE MUSIC from Courtesy of Paco and yummy birthday cake and prizes, too. There’s no better way to sink your teeth into the blood-chilling, darkly humorous final book in the New York Times bestselling series. Vladimir Tod has spent the last four years trying to handle the pressures of high school while sidestepping a slayer out for his blood. Now he’s a senior, and it looks like things have gotten even suckier. The Elysian Council has given him weeks to live, and that’s if the Slayer Society doesn’t kill him and all the citizens of Bathory first. Then there’s the issue of Vlad’s father, who may (or may not) still be alive after all these years. And oh yeah, that tiny little detail in the Pravus prophecy about Vlad enslaving Vampirekind and the human race. Oh, that. Hear all about it on the book’s birthday from the birthday author herself. Sounds like a party even Vlad himself might enjoy! 6pm Start: 8:00 pm
In Patricia Engel's Vida (Grove Press, Black Cat, $14.00) Sabina navigates her shifting identity as a daughter of the Colombian diaspora and struggles to find her place within and beyond the net of her strong, protective, but embattled family. “Between the pop culture and politics of our time, we have become accustomed to language that does not clarify, but clouds. This is why Patricia Engel’s work, with its taut focus, its pained illumination, is so important. In Vida, as much as we come to know her narrator, Sabina, we come to know more fully the inside of our own hearts.”—Asha Bandele, author of The Prisoner’s Wife | 22
Start: 8:00 pm
No one has done more to introduce the world to the authentic, flavorful cuisines of Mexico than Diana Kennedy. Acclaimed as the Julia Child of Mexican cooking, Kennedy has been an intrepid, indefatigable student of Mexican foodways for more than fifty years and has published several classic books on the subject, including The Cuisines of Mexico (now available in The Essential Cuisines of Mexico, a compilation of her first three books), The Art of Mexican Cooking, My Mexico, and From My Mexican Kitchen. Her uncompromising insistence on using the proper local ingredients and preparation techniques has taught generations of cooks how to prepare--and savor--the delicious, subtle, and varied tastes of Mexico. In Oaxaca al Gusto, Kennedy takes us on an amazing journey into one of the most outstanding and colorful cuisines in the world. The state of Oaxaca is one of the most diverse in Mexico, with many different cultural and linguistic groups, often living in areas difficult to access. Each group has its own distinctive cuisine, and Diana Kennedy has spent many years traveling the length and breadth of Oaxaca to record in words and photographs "these little-known foods, both wild and cultivated, the way they were prepared, and the part they play in the daily or festive life of the communities I visited." Oaxaca al Gusto is the fruit of these labors--and the culmination of Diana Kennedy's life's work. Organized by regions, Oaxaca al Gusto presents some three hundred recipes--most from home cooks--for traditional Oaxacan dishes. Kennedy accompanies each recipe with fascinating notes about the ingredients, cooking techniques, and the food's place in family and communal life. Lovely color photographs illustrate the food and its preparation. A special feature of the book is a chapter devoted to the three pillars of the Oaxacan regional cuisines--chocolate, corn, and chiles. Notes to the cook, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index complete the volume. An irreplaceable record of the infinite world of Oaxacan gastronomy, Oaxaca al Gusto belongs on the shelf of everyone who treasures the world's traditional regional cuisines. | 23
Start: 6:30 pm
In HEADS: A Neurosurgeon's Memoir (Booksurge, $13.99), Doncha Freeman tells the story of several rather spectacular years in the life of world-class neurosurgeon, Bernard R. Lerner. An iconoclast to the core, a product of a liberal generation, Lerner’s surgical skills are in full bloom when his carefully constructed world crashes around him in the decade of decadence, the 1980s. Encouraged by the FBI, Lerner becomes involved in an undercover sting. Obsessed as he is with saving lives, the good doctor chooses to continue “cutting.” He is indicted on suspicious drug felony charges and then sentenced to three and a half years in a Federal Prison Camp. We get an in depth look at the daily life of those inside the federal prison system, housing white-collar felons, who become Lerner’s friends and patients. After more than a year of incarceration, Lerner is released because of an “error” in his legal papers. Running from the top of his game to the depths of despair, and through an atypical and passionate love story, comes Bernard Lerner’s tale. 6:30pm | 24
Start: 8:00 pm
Carolina Garcia-Aguilera is a unique figure in the mystery-writing world. In addition to being an award-winning author, Garcia-Aguilera has taken on the roles of private investigator, historical researcher, wife and mother, and invested each with her own indomitable spirit and infectious enthusiasm. She is the Cuban-born author of the popular Lupe Solano Series (three murders per book or your money back), featuring Lupe Solano, a wealthy, sultry and quick-witted Cuban-American private investigator who lives and works in Miami. Now, Garcia-Aguilera returns with Bloody Twist (Miramar Publishing, $12.95), her highly-anticipated new book in the series, the first since Bitter Sugar was published in 2001. Bloody Twist draws readers into a fast-paced race against time with Lupe, as she finds herself conducting two investigations: figuring out who murdered three men; and discovering the "real" Madeline Marie Meadows. Along the way, Lupe has to contend with Ms. Meadow’s killer Chihuahuas, Napoleon and Josephine, as well as the Loredo twins, Ms. Meadows’ pimps and marketing geniuses who thought up the hook of labeling her as "Miami’s highest paid call girl who is a virgin." Lupe enlists the help of her friend, Sweet Suzanne, the well-known Miami madam, and Nestor, the crack investigator, to achieve that goal. Bloody Twist's cast of colorful characters, exotic action and masterful story-telling is quintessential Garcia-Aguilera. It is an irresistible page-turner, teeming with unforgettable characters. Her loyal readers may have waited many years for this book, but surely they will agree that it was well worth the wait. 8pm | 25
Start: 11:00 am
CURIOSITY DAY: In honor of the birthday of H. A. Rey, the creator of the beloved children's book icon Curious George, Books & Books is having a Curiosity Day party. Meet Curious George himself! Come for the special Curious George Story Time. And join us as the Miami Children’s Museum leads games and activities designed to bring out the curious nature in your little ones. Free tickets required and available at our Coral Gables store. Each family needs just one ticket. There will be two sessions so we can accommodate all Curious Kids: Session I at 10am and Session II at 11am. (Activities are the same at both sessions.) Start: 7:00 pm
Lip Service is true stories out loud. Every Quarter Books & Books in Coral Gables hosts the most popular literary event in Miami. Eight people, eight stories, eight minutes each. The stories are hilarious, heartbreaking, poignant, embarrassing, inspiring, and all true. Lip Service lets you become a voyeur. It's like reading a person's diary, or better, having that person read his or her diary to you. Lip Service is a mix of theater and literature. The stories are editied and rehearsed, but you never really know what you're going to get until you get it. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll cringe. And you are guaranteed to feel inspired to tell your own story. Come early- It's standing room only! |
