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Promotional graphic for a Books & Books Coral Gables event featuring the book cover of What Country, Friends, Is This? Shakespeare and the Staging of Exile alongside portraits of scholars Vanessa Corredera, Madeline Cisneros and Stephanie Chamberlain, who will join author James M. Sutton for a discussion.

Shakespeare and exile take center stage at Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Questions of exile, belonging and identity — themes that echo through centuries of literature and contemporary global life — will take center stage Thursday evening…

Chris Adamo, wearing red glasses and a patterned shirt, stands beside Oliver B. Libby, wearing glasses and a navy sweater over a collared shirt, in a promotional portrait for their upcoming event at Books & Books in Coral Gables.

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Oliver Libby brings ‘strong floor, no ceiling’ vision to Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff At a moment when national politics feels locked in grievance and gridlock, civic entrepreneur Oliver B. Libby arrives in Coral Gables with a proposition: rebuild…

Jon Meacham speaking into a microphone while seated onstage beside moderator David Lawrence Jr. at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest, addressing a packed audience during a Books & Books event.

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Meacham urges moral renewal, civic grace at Books and Books event

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Before a packed audience at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest on February 21, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Jon Meacham delivered a message both sobering…

A promotional image shows the cover of All the Presidents’ Money by Megan Gorman alongside portraits of author Megan Gorman and journalist Tom Hudson, who will appear together at a public event discussing the book.

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Power, wealth and the presidency: Megan Gorman examines the financial lives of America’s leaders

By Coral Gables Gazette staff What can the personal finances of American presidents reveal about power, leadership, and the American dream? Author and wealth manager Megan Gorman explores that question…

Portrait of Dr. Alejandro Badia in a white medical coat beside the cover of his book Healthcare from the Trenches, which examines structural challenges within the U.S. healthcare system.

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An urgent conversation on America’s healthcare system at Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables has long served as a gathering place for civic and cultural conversation, and on Friday evening, that tradition will extend into one of…

Side-by-side images of Laurie Jennings and Susan Lucci with the cover of Lucci’s memoir La Lucci.

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Susan Lucci brings new memoir to Coral Gables for intimate evening of reflection and celebration

By Coral Gables Gazette staff For more than four decades, Susan Lucci embodied glamour, resilience, and reinvention as the iconic Erica Kane on All My Children. This week, the Emmy-winning…

Portraits of Jane Wooldridge and Dave Barry flanking the cover of the book Comfort in the Wild, which features a glowing cabin set within a forest at night.

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Jane Wooldridge explores luxury and nature in new travel book at Books & Books event with Dave Barry

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Books & Books in Coral Gables will host an evening of travel storytelling, humor, and global exploration on Tuesday, Jan. 27, when award-winning journalist Jane…

Portrait of author and preservation advocate Karelia Martinez Carbonell alongside the cover of Coral Gables: The Moderns: 1960–1980, a book examining Modernist architecture in Coral Gables.

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An often overlooked era of Coral Gables comes into focus in ‘The Moderns’

By Coral Gables Gazette staff On Sunday evening, a lesser-known chapter of Coral Gables’ architectural story steps into the spotlight. From 1960 to 1980, the City Beautiful quietly absorbed a…

Book cover of Firestorm next to portrait photos of author Jacob Soboroff and journalist Michael Grunwald.

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Acclaimed journalist Jacob Soboroff brings ‘Firestorm’ to Coral Gables

By Coral Gables Gazette staff An urgent national story arrives in Coral Gables this week as award-winning journalist Jacob Soboroff visits Books & Books to discuss his new book, Firestorm:…

Portrait of author Mark Rowlands alongside the cover of his book The Book of Memory: How We Become Who We Are.

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Books & Books hosts UM philosopher Mark Rowlands for an evening on memory, identity and the self

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Books & Books in Coral Gables continues its tradition of intellectually ambitious author events with Mark Rowlands, who will discuss his latest work, The Book…