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Miami Outlaw: A Wild (Mostly) True Crime Tale During the Cocaine Cowboys Heyday

By Francisco Alvarado

Jul 14, 2025

Scott Sherouse's Miami Outlaw is a raw, annotated memoir of friendship, crime, and coming-of-age during Miami's drug boom of the 1970s and 1980s.

Osvaldo Calixto Amador's Art Weaves a Story About Grief and Creation

By Francisco Alvarado

Jul 11, 2025

Discover the Miami artist's memoir, To Kill a Cockroach, detailing his Cuban exile, loss, and art's powerful healing and creative force.

Miami Inspired Aja Monet's New Collection of Poems, Florida Water

By David Rolland

Jun 2, 2025

The poet and activist wrote the book in Little Haiti, and it contains tributes to Purvis Young and the Maroons.

An open book on a table shows a map. Behind it are an antique lamp and bookshelves with hundreds of books

The 7 Best Indie Bookstores in South Florida

By Asha Elias

May 13, 2025

Tired of Netflix? The ancient art of reading is thriving at these local stores.

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Miami Zine Fair Returns to Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary

By David Rolland

Apr 11, 2025

The year's edition is free to attend and chock-full of activities throughout its five-hour running time.

Major Lazer’s Walshy Fire Chronicles Art of Dancehall in New Book

By Isabel Wilder

Mar 28, 2025

DJ and MC Walshy Fire documents the legacy of dancehall and sound system culture in his book Art of Dancehall.

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New to Florida? Craig Pittman's Latest Book Is a Necessary Primer

By David Rolland

Mar 18, 2025

Welcome to Florida: True Tales from America’s Most Interesting State is less "Disney" and more "nudist resorts."

How Miami Author Rochelle Weinstein Went From Self-Published to Bestseller

By Asha Elias

Feb 28, 2025

The local eight-time novelist dishes on her unconventional journey to publishing success.

A True South Florida Story Inspired John Dufresne’s New Novel, My Darling Boy

By David Rolland

Jan 21, 2025

"The most literary place I've ever lived is right here, " the author and FIU professor tells New Times.

New Street Art Icons Book Marks 15 Years of Wynwood Walls

By Carolina del Busto

Jan 15, 2025

The 284-page book tells the story of one of Miami’s best-known and most frequented neighborhoods.

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Choose Your Own Adventure in Miami With Exile Books' Meremaid Hunt Zine

By Sarah Perkel

Jan 15, 2025

The 13 local spots featured in artist Justin Long's new zine are frequently overlooked.

A poster for Banned Together, a documentary that shines a spotlight on the escalating fight against book bans in America. It portrays three teens alongside shelves of colorful books.

Turning the Page on Censorship: Banned Together Lights Up Coral Gables

By Zulekha Pitts

Jan 3, 2025

Coral Gables hosts a fiery screening of Banned Together, spotlighting the stories Florida doesn't want you to read.

Miami Plays a Pivotal Role in Thurston Moore's New Memoir, Sonic Life

By David Rolland

Nov 20, 2024

Thurston Moore wrote most of Sonic Life while in Miami during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Patti Smith Reflects on Life, Art, and the Universe

By Flor Franceschetti

Nov 14, 2024

Music and literary icon Patti Smith returns to the Miami Book Fair.

10 Authors Not to Miss at the Miami Book Fair

By Liz Tracy

Nov 8, 2024

From Amy Tan to Kathleen Hanna, the Miami Book Fair has a plethora of gifted scribes on this year's schedule.

Images of two Miami New Times covers, one showing a speedboat, the other an illustration by Robert Andrew Parker, from the paper's archives

Become a New Times Member — And Own a Piece of New Times History

By Tom Finkel

Sep 11, 2024

New Times has re-created a piece of our own history in book form — and we want to give you a copy!

a bookstore display commemorating Banned Books week, featuring titles by Sherman Alexie, Jay Asher, John Greene, George Orwell, and Upton Sinclair

Updated List: Every Known Florida School District Book Ban, July 2021–June 2024

By Alex DeLuca and Tom Finkel

Aug 23, 2024

A list of every known book ban instituted in Florida public school districts since July 1, 2021.

Juan Vidal Tackles Grief Through Verse in A Second Chance on Earth

By Carolina del Busto

Aug 21, 2024

While Juan Vidal's new novel, A Second Chance on Earth, is a young-adult novel, its themes are universal regardless of age.

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9 Miami-Set Novels to Celebrate National Book Lovers Day

By Zulekha Pitts

Aug 9, 2024

From gritty crime thrillers to powerful memoirs, discover Miami's literary gems on National Book Lovers Day.

Breaking Good: Miami Native Arielle Egozi Publishes Memoir About Embracing Who You Are

By Carolina del Busto

Aug 9, 2024

"Being Bad gives others permission to feel just as wrong and weird and ugly and as ashamed as I once did," says Miami author Arielle Egozi.

Books

Local Poet Recognized by Academy of American Poets

Barnes & Noble West Kendall Announces Closing Date

Books

Local Poet Recognized by Academy of American Poets

Barnes & Noble West Kendall Announces Closing Date

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