Literature

Books & Books, Coral Gables. June 27, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Tai Chi: The Perfect Exercise is an introduction to, and argument for, the relevance of tai chi in the modern world. Written with a novelist’s voice and augmented by fine-art, black-and-white photographs and clear instructional diagrams, the book introduces this ancient, Taoist practice enjoyed by millions worldwide as a curative, longevity practice, … +

Miami Beach Botanical Garden. June 27, 2013, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. A recently introduced oral poetry art form, spoken word is the subject of growing interest among young people worldwide. As part of its WordSpeak spoken word project, Tigertail is offering four free workshops and a slam for South Florida teens from 13 to 19 years old. Tigertail has launched the All … +

Books & Books, Coral Gables. June 9, 2013, 2:00 p.m. A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.

Books & Books Miami Beach. June 8, 2013, 2:30 p.m. When Alan Greenberg first showed up at Werner Herzog’s Munich home at age twenty-four, he was, according to the director, the first outsider to seek him and recognize his greatness. Every Night the Trees Disappear is Alan Greenberg’s intimate chronicle of how the visionary filmmaker Werner Herzog directed a masterwork.

Books & Books, Coral Gables. May 31, 2013, 8:00 p.m. John Henry is known worldwide for his large-scale public works of art and is currently designing the world’s tallest sculpture. With the recent collaboration between former Corcoran Museum director David C. Levy, art writer and educator Stephen Luecking, and renowned sculpture photographer David Finn, sculptor John Henry has now ventured into the … +

Books & Books at Temple Judea. June 18, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Andrew Yancy – late of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff’s office – has a human arm in his freezer. There’s a logical (Hiaasenian) explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner.

Books & Books at Temple Judea. June 19, 2013, 7:30 p.m. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times … +

Books & Books at Temple Judea. June 23, 2013, 2:00 p.m. From one of the world’s most beloved storytellers – #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman – comes his first adult novel in eight years. Wondrous and imaginative, and at times deeply scary, The Ocean at the End of the Lane captures the very essence of childhood fear and uncertainty. … +

Books & Books, Coral Gables. May 18, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Outrageous, candid, fun loving, and sharp-shooting, Wendy Williams is one of the most entertaining and beloved talk show hosts on the air today. Fans turn to the self-proclaimed “Queen of Media” for her honest advice, trusting her to tell it like it is.

Books & Books, Coral Gables, May 20, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Traveling Heavy is a deeply moving, unconventional memoir by the master storyteller and cultural anthropologist Ruth Behar. Through evocative stories, she portrays her life as an immigrant child and later, as an adult woman who loves to travel but is terrified of boarding a plane.

Books & Books, Coral Gables. May 21, 2013, 8:00 p.m. “One day I will tell you the story of my life,” promises Emma Brockes’s mother, “and you will be amazed.” Brockes grew up hearing only pieces of her mother’s past-stories of a rustic childhood in South Africa, glimpses of a bohemian youth in London – and yet knew that crucial facts were … +

Coral Gables Congregational Church. June 1, 2013, 6:00 p.m. Eve Ensler has devoted her life to enlightening the world about the female body – how to talk about it, how to protect and value it. Yet, she spent much of life disassociated from her own body, a disconnection brought on by her father’s sexual abuse and her mother’s remoteness. Now, Eve shares … +

Books & Books, Coral Gables. May 17, 2013, 7:00 p.m. The star of Animal Planet’s popular My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, a.k.a. “Cat Daddy,” isn’t what you might expect as far as cat experts are concerned (as The New York Times noted, he “looks like a Hells Angel”). Yet Galaxy’s ability to connect with even the most troubled felines is truly … +

Books & Books, Coral Gables. May 11, 2013, 4:00 p.m. When internationally known television and film personality George Lopez turned fifty, he was ready to kiss the first half-century of his life goodbye. After living through years of doing stand-up on the road, a stressful divorce and kidney disease, he was eager to leave it all behind and begin a new chapter.

Coral Gables Congregational Church. May 5, 2013, 4:00 p.m. One of the most passionate and influential voices for global health equity and social justice will be in conversation with an equally passionate voice in world literature. Together, they discuss some of the greatest challenges of our times, including:

Books & Books, Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale. May 4, 2013, 4:00 p.m.Books & Books, Coral Gables. May 6, 2013, 8:00 p.m. If you’re fat and fail every diet, if you’re thin but can’t get thin enough, if you lose your job, if your child dies, if you are diagnosed with cancer, if you always end up with exactly the wrong kind … +

Books & Books, Coral Gables. April 29, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Life After Life is filled with a sense of wonder at our capacity for self-discovery at any age. And the residents, staff, and neighbors of the Pine Haven retirement center (from twelve-year-old Abby to eighty-five-year-old Sadie) share some of life’s most profound discoveries and are some of the most true-to-life characters that … +

April 2013. Miami Dade College (MDC) InterAmerican Campus announced that student Mercedes Ramos won first place in the internationally recognized Dis-moi dix mots! poetry contest.

Books & Books, Coral Gables. May 1, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Born in Aleppo, Syria, Elias left with her family at the age of seven to escape rising religious and political tensions and settled in the suburbs of Detroit, only to discover herself newly embedded in a different kind of hostile landscape.

Soho Beach House. April 30, 2013, 7:00 p.m. From the national bestselling author of Prague Fatale comes A Man Without Breath, a powerful new thriller by master novelist Philip Kerr that returns Bernie Gunther, the sardonic Berlin cop, to the Eastern Front, where he must uncover the perpetrators of a terrible war crime.

Books & Books, Coral Gables. April 17, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Coconut Grove is a seaside hideaway filled with modest homes and charming cottages that have been nurtured, preserved, and artfully updated for today. Houses washed with white set amidst abundant gardens recall Eden.