Genre Defying Author Julie Marie Wade
JULIE MARIE WADE is the author of 22 volumes of poetry, prose, and hybrid forms, including the new memoir “Other People’s Mothers” (University Press of Florida, 2025). Wade is Professor of English & Creative Writing at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami.
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Rosa Lowinger: Author, Art Conservator, Curator
ROSA LOWINGER is a noted Cuban-born American writer, curator, and art conservator. She is the author of “Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile, and Repair,” and “Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub.”
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Why We Read Fiction
A novelist, journalist and educator, ANNE BERNAYS has been writing for over 40 years. In 1980, Bernays also began her journey as a writing professor at Harvard University, and became a professor of creative writing at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism.
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Diana McCaulay: Author, Founder of J.E.T.
DIANA McCAULAY is a much nominated and awarded Jamaican writer, environmental activist and a lifelong resident of its capital city Kingston. She has written six novels. Her most recent novel is “A House for MIss Pauline.” She is the founder of the Jamaica Environment Trust (J.E.T.)
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Dream Team: Books & Books + The Betsy Hotel
The Betsy-South Beach (thebetsyhotel.com), in partnership with Books & Books (booksandbooks.com) will collaborate on a new literary series. All program events will take place at The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive. Miami Beach, Florida, on the last Sunday of every month.
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