Upcoming Events

  Meet Ross Kenneth Urken—author of Another Mother: A Memoir After his cherished childhood nanny dies, a Jewish young man entering adulthood realizes there’s so much he has yet to learn about the woman who lent him her accent and with whom he shared an unlikely kindred spirit. Part memoir, part reportage, Another Mother is...

A new reading & discussion group BREAKFAST WITH HOPE: Hosted by Hope Torrents: Readings in Health & Well-Being Every Month! GET TICKETS TO THE BREAKFAST HERE Who is Hope?  Hope Torrents is the Museum Educator and Director of the Fine Art of Healthcare program at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami where she’s worked...

Meet American civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump at Books & Books--discussing his latest novel Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People. In his latest novel, award-winning attorney Ben Crump exposes a heinous truth: Whether with a bullet or a lengthy prison sentence, America is killing black people and justifying it legally. While some deaths make...

  Conoce a María Manuela Pinto, discutiendo su nuevo libro El Pasajero Inesperado. Cuando los seres humanos piden ayuda hay que dársela... Dorothy Dwend es una bella mujer de sabiduría exquisita, inteligencia, sensibilidad, sobre todo de mucha fuerza espiritual. Ella narrará, paso a paso como conoce a el pasajero inesperado y como llega a formar...

The Lowe Art Museum (University of Miami) and ARTtuesdays/MIAMI is delighted to host this special event featuring renowned Cuban-American artist Carlos Estévez. Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables to enjoy an engaging conversation about the artist’s latest project, Cities of the Mind, on view at the Lowe October 24, 2019 – May 3, 2020. Guest-curated by Dr. Carol...

In the same series as her bestselling title Visionary Women, published by Assouline in 2015, author Angella Nazarian continues to chart the lives of inspiring and groundbreaking personalities, this time with a focus on couples. Doing a deep-dive into the stories of fifteen couples who motivate one another, work together, and change lives as a...

In the same series as her bestselling title Visionary Women, published by Assouline in 2015, author Angella Nazarian continues to chart the lives of inspiring and groundbreaking personalities, this time with a focus on couples. Doing a deep-dive into the stories of fifteen couples who motivate one another, work together, and change lives as a...

  Whether it is a manager being sacked, the signing of a new star player, television rights negotiations, player misconduct or multi-million-pound club takeovers, lawyers remain at the heart of all football business dealings. Written by leading Premier League lawyer Daniel Geey, who has dealt with all these incidents first hand, this highly accessible book...

  The work of Mike Nichols pervades American cultural consciousness—from The Graduate and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? to Angels in America, The Birdcage, Working Girl, and Primary Colors, not to mention his string of hit plays, including Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple. If that weren’t enough, he was also one half of the timelessly funny duo Nichols & May, as well as...

Meet David Yarrow at Books & Books, presenting David Yarrow Photography: Americas Africa Antarctica Arctic Asia Europe with a foreword by NFL Quarterback Tom Brady. The must-have photography monograph of the year, this lavish oversized volume celebrates David Yarrow's unparalleled wildlife imagery. Featuring Yarrow's 150 most iconic photographs, this book offers a truly unmatched view...

Join the Books & Books team for a discussion of Martin Palous' & Glenn Hughes' The Presence of the Past: Essays on Memory, Conflict, and Reconciliation. Edited by veteran Czech diplomat Martin Palous and senior religion scholar Glenn Hughes, The Presence of the Past presents new insights from a conference hosted by the Václav Havel...

Conoce a Joe Navarro, autor de Diccionario de Lenguaje No Verbal (Editorial Sirio, $16.95). Tras el exito internacional del bestseller El cuerpo habla, el ex agente del FBI y experto mundial en lenguaje no verbal, Joe Navarro, vuelve con su obra mas practica y util: un novedoso diccionario en el que describe y explica mas...

From the author of the wildly successful Dexter series comes a new, mesmerizing bad guy we can root for: Riley Wolfe. He’s a master thief, expert at disguise, and not averse to violence when it’s needed. It’s no accident, though, that Riley targets the wealthiest 0.1 percent and is willing to kill them when they’re in his...

“A gentle, knowledgeable guide to a fate we all share” (The Washington Post): the first and only all-encompassing action plan for the end of life. “There is nothing wrong with you for dying,” hospice physician B.J. Miller and journalist and caregiver Shoshana Berger write in A Beginner’s Guide to the End. “Our ultimate purpose here isn’t...

Come to Books & Books and meet Anthony Stultz, author of The Three Principles of Oneness: How Embodying the Cosmic Perspective Can Liberate Your Life (Red Feather, $19.99) At no other time in history has the world experienced the current crisis where "why things matter" (spirituality) has been separated from "how things work" (science). In...

Una Noche con Carlos Alberto Montaner presenta Sin ir más lejos En estas páginas, el escritor y periodista cubano Carlos Alberto Montaner escribe sobre cuanto ha visto y oído, lo que ha creido y lo que recuerda, pero advierte que habrá algunos pasajes involuntariamente inventados: “A veces, incluso, los sueños se mezclan con la realidad...

In the 1970s and 1980s, the Disney animation studio redefined its creative vision in the wake of Walt Disney's death. This latest volume from renowned Disney historian Didier Ghez profiles Ken Anderson and Mel Shaw, whose work defined beloved classic Disney characters from films like The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, Robin Hood, and The Rescuers. With vivid descriptions of...

From one of the foremost authorities on education and the history of education in the United States, "whistleblower extraordinaire" (The Wall Street Journal), former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, author of the best-selling Reign of Error ("fearless" --Jonathan Kozol, NYRB)--an impassioned, inspiring look at the ways in which parents, teachers, activists--citizens--are successfully fighting back to defeat the forces...

It is not an easy road—but hope is the oxygen of my life.  These insightful words of Meron Semedar, a refugee from Eritrea, reflect the feelings of the eleven men and women featured in this book.  These refugees  share their extraordinary experiences  of fleeing oppression, violence and war in their home countries in search of...

This event has been CANCELLED. We apologize for the inconvenience.  Join us for a special double feature with authors Erin Khar and Dan Peres discussing their books on addiction. RSVP HERE TO THE EVENT   Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me by Erin Khar The opioid crisis is nightly...

Books & Books presents… AN EVENING WITH ZAIDA ALFARO discussing In the Key of Dead: A Miami Music Mystery Saturday, October 21, 7:00 PM| Books & Books, Coral Gables RSVP HERE FOR FREE Books & Books is thrilled to present an in-person afternoon with local author Zaida Alfaro to discuss her book In the Key of...