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Where Literature Comes to Life

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Discover a one-of-a-kind literary experience at the Miami Literary Society, where acclaimed authors and passionate readers come together over unforgettable conversations and cuisine. Books & Books curates our season of seven keynote author events, selecting each guest from the year’s most anticipated titles in contemporary literature. 

 

Past luminaries include Salman Rushdie, Geraldine Brooks, Amor Towles, Percival Everett, and Scott Turow. Each luncheon features a plentiful buffet designed to please a wide range of palates, with offerings from vegan and pescatarian to hearty, traditional fare. Join us at the table, where stories spark connections and Miami’s longest-running literary tradition continues to thrive.

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Why join Miami Literary Society?

  • Exclusive Author Luncheons – share behind-the-scene stories and insights from Pulitzer Prize winners and New York Times bestselling writers

  • Dynamic Literary Community – expand your circle in Miami and connect with fellow readers

  • Curation – trust in Books & Books to provide expert event curation

  • Flexibility – choose to attend events that work with your schedule without a minimum requirement

  • Signed Books – receive a signed copy of the featured book at each event

  • No Homework – free yourself from reading on deadline

  • Host Friends – invite guests or come solo (as most members do) – you’ll never sit alone

  • Convenient Location - park onsite at our centrally located events

  • Strengthen Miami’s Literary Culture – support author events throughout the year in Miami

 

(Each event requires separate registration.)

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Upcoming Events

  • Lunch with Yiyun Li
    Lunch with Yiyun Li
    Wed, Oct 14
    Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Miami, 137 NE 19th St, Miami, FL 33132, USA
    Figures of the past find new life in Yiyun Li’s thrillingly imagined saga following two musicians as they mature, study, travel, love, grieve, and, above all, chase their ambitions.
  • Lunch with Ayad Akhtar
    Lunch with Ayad Akhtar
    Nov 05, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Miami, 137 NE 19th St, Miami, FL 33132, USA
    Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and author of books including Homeland Elegies and American Dervish returns with The Radiance, described as “Transcendent…. radiating with intelligence and sensuality…profound.” (Publishers Weekly)
  • Lunch with Elif Shafak
    Lunch with Elif Shafak
    Jan 11, 2027, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Miami, 137 NE 19th St, Miami, FL 33132, USA
    In her new novel In One Brief Moment All Eternity, a meditation on creativity in the darkest of times, Elif Shafak imagines in vivid color the life of French writer Gustave Flaubert and all the women who possessed him, particularly Madame Bovary.
  • Lunch with Peter Heller
    Lunch with Peter Heller
    Apr 13, 2027, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Miami, 137 NE 19th St, Miami, FL 33132, USA
    The bestselling author of The Dog Stars returns with a riveting novel of one man’s resilience against the ocean’s ferocious power .

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