Past Events
In his new book, Aftershock, Reich argues that the real problem with our economy lies in the increasing concentration of income and wealth at the top, and in a middle class that has had to go deeply into debt to maintain a decent standard of living. Carl Hiaasen—award-winning journalist, columnist for the Miami Herald, and bestselling novelist—has won international acclaim for the relentless skewering of his beloved Florida and its attendant eccentricities. “Sick, twisted, depraved… These words describe both South Florida and Carl Hiaasen, which is why nobody writes about Miami the way he does.” – Dave BarryPast Events
Scott Turow in conversation with Dustin Hoffman
Scott Turow’s new novel, Innocent, is a sequel to his first novel, Presumed Innocent. He is the author of eight bestselling works of fiction, and two nonfiction books that include One L, which describes his experience as a first-year law student. Turow’s books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages, have sold more than twenty-five million copies worldwide, and have been adopted for film and television.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali in conversation with Val Zavala
One of today’s most admired and controversial figures, AYAAN HIRSI ALI captured the world’s attention with her memoir Infidel—a #1 bestseller in Europe and a New York Times bestseller for more than a year. She has been profiled in The New York Times Magazine and New Yorker and on 60 Minutes, and has been honored as one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and Reader’s Digest’s European of the Year. Richard Dawkins calls her a “major hero of our time.”
Dave Barry in conversation with Jane Smiley
Some people may wonder what this subject has to do with DAVE BARRY, since Dave’s struggled hard against growing up his entire life-but the result is one of the funniest, warmest, most pitch-perfect books ever on that mystifying territory we call “adulthood”.