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Mitchell Kaplan has been a bookseller and has owned the independent bookstores Books & Books for over 35 years. He is also co-founder of the acclaimed Miami Book Fair. If you love books, writers or are a passionate reader, this podcast is for you. Enter The Literary Life where every Friday you’ll hear candid conversations with Mitchell and his guests.

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    • 4.8 • 192 Ratings

Mitchell Kaplan has been a bookseller and has owned the independent bookstores Books & Books for over 35 years. He is also co-founder of the acclaimed Miami Book Fair. If you love books, writers or are a passionate reader, this podcast is for you. Enter The Literary Life where every Friday you’ll hear candid conversations with Mitchell and his guests.

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    • 48 min
    John Grisham on Good Fiction and Big Issues

    John Grisham on Good Fiction and Big Issues

    On this edition of The Literary Life, John Grisham is live at Books and Books in Coral Gables for a great night with a room full of readers, basking in the brilliance of a master storyteller. John's new book is The Exchange, and he brings back Mitch McDeer, the hero of The Firm -- and he talks with Mitchell Kaplan about this new book and much, much more.
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    • 45 min
    Lauren Groff on Writing Her Own Robinson Crusoe

    Lauren Groff on Writing Her Own Robinson Crusoe

    Books & Books recently had the pleasure of hosting three-time National Book Award finalist and best-selling author Lauren Groff, presenting her new novel, The Vaster Wilds. The New York Times calls it “a lonely novel of hunger and survival.” The brilliant Groff reads from her adventure novel and answers questions from her audience of fans. This new episode of The Literary Life was recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables. 
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    • 43 min
    Nathan Hill on Music, Marriage, and His New Novel WELLNESS

    Nathan Hill on Music, Marriage, and His New Novel WELLNESS

    Nathan Hill is the guest on this edition of The Literary Life. His new novel Wellness is one of the most anticipated books of the year: following his critically acclaimed The Nix, Wellness tells the story of a marriage at its inception and then into its future. Two days after Oprah selected Wellness for her book club, Nathan visited Books and Books and his humor, poignancy, and flat-out brilliance were on display -- on page and stage.
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    • 46 min
    Kai Bird: Telling the Story of Robert Oppenheimer

    Kai Bird: Telling the Story of Robert Oppenheimer

    Books and Books in Coral Gables, our flagship store, is right across the street from the Coral Gables Cinema. Our indie bookstore so close to this indie cinema is my idea of heaven.
    Over the years, we've had many collaborations and just a few weeks ago, during the cinema's first run showing of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Kai Bird, the co-author of American Prometheus (which Christopher Nolan adapted for his screenplay) joined me for a Q&A following a screening of the film. That Q&A makes up this edition of The Literary Life.

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    • 36 min
    Dean Koontz on His Life and His Work

    Dean Koontz on His Life and His Work

    Imagine this: my guest has published over 105 novels and has sold over 450 million copies of his books. That's right, 450 million copies. That's the output of Dean Koontz and my revealing conversation with him covers lots of territory: his book collection, his love of reading, his new works, his thoughts on artificial intelligence, his writing process, how he researches, his openness about overcoming his difficult childhood, the impact of his early teachers, and the incredible bond with Gerda, his lifelong love and partner. Dean spoke to me from Southern California while I was at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida. 
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    • 46 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
192 Ratings

192 Ratings

l love it but l want an update ,

Pretty good 👍

Listened to AMOR TOWLES interview, and I like it so much, I’m really excited for his next work, anyway I’m glad to find you, great podcast 👍⭐️keep going! (But don’t talk about politics; please keep away of it).

CityGirl61 ,

Love the show

Stumbled onto this show by accident. But so happy I did. Really learn something every time I listen. The theme music is beautiful also. But all in all great show.

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Great show!

Mitchell, host of the Literary life with Mitchell Kaplan podcast, highlights all aspects of books, writing and more in this can’t miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!

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