• Connie Ogle of the Miami Herald on the Most Notable Books of 2019

    The Book Reviewer on the Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

    “I don’t remember a time that I didn’t read. There’s a legend in my family which I like to believe is true. It probably is not. But my mother, to this day, will tell you that they would put me in a crib at six-months-old with a stack of books so they could sleep late, and they could hear me turning the pages. So I like to think of myself as a prodigy … I’m sure this story is true.” This week, Mitchell Kaplan and Miami Herald‘s Connie Ogle discuss many of their most memorable books of 2019.

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    Some of the books discussed in this episode…

    Sally Rooney, Normal People

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    Kevin Barry, Last Boat to Tangier

    Isabella Hammad, The Parisian

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    Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf


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    The Literary Life
    Mitchell Kaplan has been a bookseller and has owned the independent bookstores Books & Books for over 35 years. Enter the Literary Life where every week you’ll hear candid conversations with Mitchell and his guests, including Dave Cullen, Min Jin Lee, Lisa Lucas, Tayari Jones, Tina Brown, and Pete Souza.





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