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Abundance

Abundance
  • Author(s): Hafeez Lakhani
  • Location(s): Miami
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Two generations of a Muslim Indian family grapple with what parts of life we control and what we must humbly accept in pursuit of the American dream–for readers of Min Jin Lee, Mohsin Hamid, and Ayad Akhtar In suburban...

Fool’s Paradise: Players, Poseurs, and the Culture of Excess in South Beach

Fool’s Paradise: Players, Poseurs, and the Culture of Excess in South Beach
  • Author(s): Steven Gaines
  • Location(s): Miami
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): 20th century

From the acclaimed bestselling author of Philistines at the Hedgerow comes a remarkably revealing profile of the Miami Beach no one knows-a tale of fabulous excess, thwarted power, and rekindled lives that will take its place among the decade’s...

If I Survive You

If I Survive You
  • Author(s): Jonathan Escoffery
  • Location(s): Miami
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s forward

A major debut, blazing with style and heart, that follows a Jamaican family in Miami navigating recession, racism and Hurricane Andrew. You want a home. You want to win back your girlfriend’s admiration. You want to prove that your...

Lady Be Good

Lady Be Good
  • Author(s): Amber Brock
  • Location(s): Havana, Miami, New York City (NYC)
  • Era(s): 1950s

Set in the 1950s, Lady Be Good marks Amber Brock’s mesmerizing return, sweeping readers into the world of the mischievous, status-obsessed daughter of a hotel magnate and the electric nightlife of three iconic cities: New York, Miami, and Havana....

Miami

Miami
  • Author(s): Joan Didion
  • Location(s): Miami
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): Second half 20th Century

This is a surprising portrait of the pastel city, a masterly study of Cuban immigration and exile, and a sly account of vile moments in the Cold War. Miami may be the sunniest place in America but this is...

Say Hello to My Little Friend

Say Hello to My Little Friend
  • Author(s): Jennine Capó Crucet
  • Location(s): Miami
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Scarface meets Moby Dick in this groundbreaking, darkly comic novel about a young man’s attempt to capitalize on his mother’s murky legacy – a story steeped in Miami’s marvelous and sinister magic. Failed Pitbull impersonator Ismael Reyes – you...

Silent City: A Pete Fernandez Mystery Book 1

Silent City: A Pete Fernandez Mystery Book 1
  • Author(s): Alex Segura
  • Location(s): Miami
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller
  • Era(s): Present day

“The new George Pelecanos is here.” — Son of Spade Pete Fernandez is a mess. He’s on the brink of being fired from his middle-management newspaper job. His fiancée has up and left him. Now, after the sudden death...

Somebody’s Daughter: A Novel

Somebody’s Daughter: A Novel
  • Author(s): Rochelle Weinstein
  • Location(s): Miami
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

From USA Today bestselling author Rochelle B. Weinstein comes an emotional novel for mothers, daughters, and anyone who has ever felt imperfect. Emma and Bobby Ross enjoy a charmed life on the shores of Miami Beach. They are a...

Souls in Exile

Souls in Exile
  • Author(s): Nick Padron
  • Location(s): Havana, Florida Keys, Haiti, Miami, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Short Stories
  • Era(s): 20th Century

A collection of short fiction in which settings are another character and numerous, the Florida Keys, northern Haiti, Havana, New York, and others.

Sun Don’t Shine

Sun Don’t Shine
  • Author(s): Crissa-Jean Chappell
  • Location(s): Miami
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): contemporary

Sixteen-year-old Reece is an expert at keeping secrets. She has to be, since her father abducted her ten years ago. For as long as she can remember, she’s been on the run, sneaking food out of the dumpster and...

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