Mitchell Kaplan, Owner Books & Books, Podcast Host, Co-owner Mazur Kaplan

Send us Fan MailMitchell Kaplan opened the first Books & Books bookshop in 1982 in Coral Gables, Florida. Since then, Books & Books has grown to seven bookshops, two of which include restaurants.Mitchell served as president of the American Booksellers Association and received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation.As co-founder of the Miami Book Fair in 1985, Mitchell has served as the chairperson of its Board of Directors and continues to guide the programming team at the Fair which takes place on the campus of Miami Dade College in the heart of downtown Miami. Each year the Fair presents close to 500 authors over one week in November, along with a street festival, where bookstalls line the streets adjacent to the campus. Programs take place in Creole, Spanish and English, reflecting the diversity of Miami. Mitchell also hosts The Literary Life podcast, and along with producer Paula Mazur, owns Mazur Kaplan, a film production company bringing books to screen.Books & BooksRichard Flanagan, booksFlowers For Algernon, Daniel KeyesBlack Like Me, John Howard GriffinDharma Bums, Jack KerouacJames Baldwin, booksThe Paris Bookseller, Kerri MaherLight Years, James SalterContinental Drift, Humphrey MullerBewilderment: A Novel, Richard PowersMatrix: A Novel, Lauren GroffKlara And The Sun, Kazuo IshiguroNeil Gaiman, booksWriters for Democratic ActionMiami Book FairMazur Kaplan CompanyThe Color of Law, Richard RothsteinHow the South Won the Civil War, Heather Cox RichardsonOn Tyranny Graphic Edition, Timothy Snyder, Nora KrugLost & Found: A Memoir, Kathryn SchulzThe Year of Dangerous Days, Nicholas GriffinSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links