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Alejandra Campoverdi, a former aide to President Obama, spoke about the trade-offs she faced as a first-generation Latina striving for the “American Dream.” Books and Books in Coral Gables, …

Author Roger Lowenstein talked about how Abraham Lincoln and his secretary of Treasury Salmon Chase worked together to manage the financial front during the Civil War, levying taxes and mark…

Fred Guttenberg and Thomas Gabor offered their take on the myths and misinformation about gun violence. Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida, hosted this program.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Davis looked at America’s national symbol, which has twice faced extinction. He spoke at Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida.

John Jay College criminal justice professor Erin Thompson provided a history of America’s public monuments and examines the current debates over whether they should remain standing. This was…

Author Cory Doctorow argued that media and tech monopolies harm artists, authors, musicians, etc., and those that consume their content. This event was hosted by Books and Books in Coral Gab…

Donald Cohen, co-founder of In the Public Interest, talked about the privatization of public goods in the United States since the 1980s. This event was hosted by Books and Books in Coral Gab…

Science writer Amy Webb and microbiologist and geneticist Andrew Hessel looked at the current and future relationship of technology and biology. This was a virtual program hosted by Books & …

Former Democratic consultant Tanja Hester offered her thoughts on how Americans can support values important to them through the ways in which they spend, earn and save their money. Books an…

The history of Cuba and its relationship with the United States was explored by New York University Latin American and Caribbean Studies Professor Ada Ferrer This was a virtual program hoste…

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights, discussed the history of monopoly competition and her efforts to revam…

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Evan Osnos offered his thoughts on the political climate in America after having spent a decade abroad. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC, Harvard …

Jim Rasenberger presents a history of the Bay of Pigs crisis. The failed military invasion of Cuba in 1961 that was supported by the United States government resulted in the capture or death…

Author and journalist Sasha Issenberg traced the path to the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States. This was a virtual event hosted by Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida…

Julia Cooke recounted the lives and careers of Pan Am stewardesses in the 1960's and 70's. This was a virtual event hosted by Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida.

Writer and actress Annabelle Gurwitch offered her thoughts on the decline of the middle-class in America. This virtual program was co-hosted by the MJCCA Book Festival In Your Living Room in…

Roy Richard Grinker, a George Washington University anthropology and international affairs professor, examined the stigma of mental health issues throughout history. This virtual event was h…

Columbia University Professor Carl Hart argued that the criminalization of drugs has been more harmful to American society than drug use. This program was hosted by Books and Books in Coral …

Former Representative Connie Mack (R-FL) spoke about his life and career in politics. This virtual program was hosted by Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida.

Author and Vanity Fair contributing editor Howard Blum recounted the failed Nazi plot to kill the three Allied leaders at a secret meeting they attended in Tehran in 1943. This was a virtual…