Literature

Meet Nicholas Sparks at Books and Books

Sept 18th, 2010. 7:30 p.m. Nicholas Sparks, one of America’s most beloved storyteller, continues to soar with nine #1 New York Times Bestsellers and seven films – six already released as major Hollywood movies – while fans everywhere await the release of his sixteenth novel, Safe Haven on September 14th, 2010.

Literature

Poetic Mind: A Writers Read Open Mic for All Genres

The Bookstore in the Grove. August 20th, 2010. 9:30 p.m. How does your world look when you see it through your “poetic mind” – through the lens of aesthetics and imagination? How might our lives change, the world change, if we saw always the greater possibility, the bigger picture – if we set aside our literal mind?

Literature

Artlurker announces the Miami Writers Prize

April 2010. With the help of a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and donations kindly received from readers, Artlurker, an online Miami based contemporary art newsletter, is proud to announce the Miami Writers Prize, a new annual prize aimed squarely at promoting and encouraging residents of Miami who write critically about art.

Literature

Meet the Author Michael Gaffley

African-American Research Library and Cultural Center. Mar 29th, 2010. 5:30 p.m. In apartheid South Africa, author Michael Gaffley was “politically disabled” because of his skin color. He was too white to be black and too black to be white.