Side-by-side image of author Aaron Abke and the cover of his book The Three Beliefs of Ego: A Sufferer’s Guide to Freedom, promoting his Sept. 15 talk at Books & Books Coral Gables.
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Author suggests three simple beliefs may hold the key to inner freedom

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Books & Books will host spiritual teacher Aaron Abke on Monday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m., inviting readers to explore the ideas behind his new…

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Portraits of author Agustina Bazterrica and moderator Liz Coppolecchia with the cover of Bazterrica’s novel The Unworthy between them, promoting a Books & Books Coral Gables event.
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Feminist horror takes center stage at Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Books & Books Literary Foundation will host acclaimed Argentine author Agustina Bazterrica on Thursday, September 11, at 7 p.m. at its Coral Gables flagship…

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Author Lawrence R. Samuel alongside the cover of his new book Making Miami: The Historic Rise of the Magic City, which explores Miami’s transformation from a small southern town into a global metropolis.
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‘Making Miami’ chronicles the Magic City’s rise

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Miami’s story has always been larger than life. From the frenzied land booms of the 1920s to the glittering skylines of today, the city’s rapid…

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Psychic medium John Edward and former FBI agent Robert Hilland will discuss their new book “Chasing Evil” at a Books & Books event at Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ on Thursday, September 4.
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Psychic insight meets FBI experience in ‘Chasing Evil’ conversation

By Coral Gables Gazette staff When former FBI Special Agent Robert Hilland picked up the phone in 1998 to consult psychic medium John Edward on a serial killer case, he…

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Robert H. Hacker, author of "The Second Renaissance: How AI Will Transform Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship," will speak at Books & Books Coral Gables on August 28.
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‘The Second Renaissance’: Robert H. Hacker on AI’s promise and peril at Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of disruption and risk, but Robert H. Hacker wants to reframe the story—as the beginning of a new…

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A portrait of powerboat racer and convicted smuggler Ben Kramer, whose story is at the center of Rory McMahon’s new book Fort Apache. McMahon will discuss the book at Books & Books in Coral Gables on August 25.
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Powerboats, cocaine and a killing: The real story of Ben Kramer at Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables readers will step into Miami’s criminal underworld—one told not through sensationalism but through the steady, investigative eye of a man who has lived…

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Author A’Lelia Bundles appears alongside the cover of her new book "Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance," which explores the life of her great-grandmother, a central figure in one of America’s most creative and dynamic eras.
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‘Joy Goddess’: A’Lelia Bundles brings Harlem Renaissance icon to life at Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables audiences will have a rare opportunity to step inside the world of the Harlem Renaissance on Wednesday, August 20, when author and journalist…

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Cleyvis Natera, award-winning author of Neruda on the Park, will discuss her gripping new novel The Grand Paloma Resort at a free Books & Books event in Coral Gables on August 15.
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An evening with Cleyvis Natera brings Dominican luxury — and peril — to Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff When acclaimed novelist Cleyvis Natera steps into the intimate space of Books & Books in Coral Gables on Friday, August 15, she will bring with…

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Author Joe Pan (left) will join fellow writer Reed Smith at Books & Books in Coral Gables on Thursday, August 14, to discuss Florida Palms, his debut novel about economic desperation and outlaw temptation. Admission is free with RSVP, and books will be available for purchase and signing.
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Crime, friendship and survival take center stage at Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff In his debut novel Florida Palms, Joe Pan pulls readers into a world where economic desperation and outlaw temptation collide. The author, best known for…

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Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes bring their insider account of the 2024 election to Coral Gables on Tuesday, August 5 at 7 p.m., in a free event at Books & Books moderated by Axios journalist Marc Caputo.
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Journalists bring 2024 election drama to Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff With the dust still settling from one of the most chaotic presidential elections in American history, two of Washington’s most connected political journalists are coming…

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