Literature

Writing Workshops by local writer Vanessa Garcia

From August 19 through September 9, 2013. Have you had an idea running around your head for a novel, or a short story; a piece of creative non-fiction, or a memoir, but you just haven‚t gotten around to writing it? Do you already have a piece of fiction or non-fiction that needs the careful eyes of outside readers? Or, have you always … +

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Meet Lynne Cox discussing and signing Open Water Swimming Manual

August 8, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Lynne Cox has set open water swimming records across the world, and now she has focused her decades-long experience and expertise into this definitive guide to swimming. Cox methodically addresses what is needed to succeed at and enjoy open water swimming, including choosing the right bathing suit and sunscreen; surviving in dangerous weather conditions,

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Meet Arthur Rosenfeld reading and signing Tai Chi: The Perfect Exercise

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, … +

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Meet Alan Greenberg discussing and signing Every Night The Trees Disappear and Love in Vain

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.

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Meet American sculptor John Henry discussing and signing John Henry: Sculpture

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 … +

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Meet Jackson Galaxy discussing and signing Cat Daddy: What the World’s Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me about Life, Love and Coming Clean

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 … +

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Meet George Lopez discussing and signing "I'm Not Gonna Lie…And Other Lies You Tell When You Turn 50"

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.

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Meet award-winning author Jill McCorkle Reading and signing her tenth work of fiction Life After Life

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 … +