Supreme Court justice shares journey, struggles
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, will appear Friday at 6 p.m. at UM’s BankUnited Center for a conversation with President Donna E. Shalala. Presented in conjunction with local bookstore Books & Books, the event is one of a...
News Briefs-11/5
Before hitting the books for finals, check out these upcoming Year of the Humanities events. BookTalk The final BookTalk presentations at Books & Books in Coral Gables will feature history professor Michael Miller and Associate Professor of English Brenna Munro. Miller will discuss his recent book, titled “Europe and the Maritime World: A Twentieth-Century History,”...
Former secretary of state speaks about memoir
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will make a stop Thursday at the BankUnited Center Fieldhouse. The University of Miami, in conjunction with Books & Books, will be hosting the event as part of Rice’s book tour. Her memoir, “No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington,” hit stores Wednesday. It focuses on...
A Cultural Snob’s/Hipster’s Guide to the Gables
Here’s your guide to the real local scene your hip self has always longed for.
Music critic, ‘New Yorker’ editor to speak at Books & Books
Music critic and New Yorker Editor Ben Greenman takes readers through the psychedelic rise and tragic fall of a 1960s American rock star in his latest novel Please Step Back and will be at Books & Books in the Gables on Saturday to talk about it.
Frost songwriting ensemble performs at Books & Books
The Frost School of Music songwriting ensemble performed at Books & Books in Coral Gables Wednesday night.
Author Chris Bohjalian to Speak at Books & Books
A onetime Miami resident, author Chris Bohjalian returns to South Florida for the paperback release of his novel Skeletons at the Feast.
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