Week of September 9, 2010
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BOOKS Friday 9/10 DEXTER'S BACKNew York Times bestselling author Jeff Lindsay shares the latest installment in his series about serial killer Dexter Morgan, "Dexter is Delicious." 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Sunday 9/12 ASPIRING WRITERSNovelist Justin Kramon teaches a workshop providing resources for aspiring short-story writers looking to get published or find an agent. 6 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Monday 9/13 FABULOUS FURNISHINGSBrian Lutz discusses his book "Knoll" on the history of the furniture company, known for of Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen's tulip chair and Harry Bertoia's wire chairs. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Tuesday 9/14 JENNY MCCARTHYGet comedian and former MTV host Jenny McCarthy's take on love and sex, the subject of her book "Love, Lust & Faking It." 7:30 p.m. Epic Hotel, 270 Biscayne Blvd. Way, Miami. Details: www.booksandbooks.com. WHO TO TRUST Author Lisa Unger talks about her book "Fragile," the personal tale of a girl gone missing, a town's haunting past and the women stuck in the middle of it all. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Wednesday 9/15 WINNING WISDOMWords of wisdom from business leaders, politicians, artists and more on how to succeed are compiled in "Come to Win." Tennis champion Venus Williams, whose advice is featured in the book, will sign copies at this event. 7 p.m. Books & Books, 9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour. Purchase of "Come to Win" required to enter signing line. Details: (305) 864-4241 or www.booksandbooks.com. Thursday 9/16 TALES OF GENOCIDELearn about the long history of massacres in the Middle East from Hannibal Travis, author of "Genocide in the Middle East." Presented in collaboration with Florida International University's School of International and Public Affairs. 6 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. LIFE ON STILTS Susanna Daniel, author of "Stiltsville," discusses her book about a young Atlanta woman who finds herself captivated by Greater Miami's Stiltsville and a man who calls it home. The novel follows Frances Ellerby's life as she moves to Stiltsville, marries and has children with the man she falls for and struggles to keep afloat after her beloved town on water is suddenly taken away. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.
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