/tags/book book en-US WLRN Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:16:02 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-12-29/sundial-miamis-biggest-book-nerds-share-their-favorite-reads-of-2022 Books & Books founder Mitchell Kaplan and book reviewer Connie Ogle talk about the best books of 2022 and preview best 2023 books with ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊSundial host Carlos Frías. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:16:02 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-12-29/sundial-miamis-biggest-book-nerds-share-their-favorite-reads-of-2022 Carlos Frías /podcast/sundial/2022-12-20/sundial-his-jamaican-family-fled-to-miami-author-johnathan-escoffery-gets-real-about-race-in-south-florida Author Jonathan Escoffery talks with ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊSundial’s Carlos Frías about his first book, If I Survive You, which was nominated for a National Book Award. His book of interconnected fictional stories draws on his real experience of a Jamaican family fleeing political oppression and immigrating to Miami — where they confront issues of race, class and crushing economic disparity. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:05:38 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-12-20/sundial-his-jamaican-family-fled-to-miami-author-johnathan-escoffery-gets-real-about-race-in-south-florida Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /2022-02-15/investigating-president-moises-assassination-stiltsville-a-novel-sunset-fours-beatles-tribute Why was Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated? Miamian and author Susanna Daniel joins us for the Sundial Book Club to talk about her first book set in Stiltsville and her life growing up on the water. Plus, we meet the Sunset Four, a Beatles tribute band made up of 13-year-olds. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:23:43 GMT /2022-02-15/investigating-president-moises-assassination-stiltsville-a-novel-sunset-fours-beatles-tribute Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /news/2021-02-24/new-childrens-book-guides-families-in-coping-with-death-of-loved-ones-in-the-covid-era The pandemic has meant more children having to deal with mortality. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:31:01 GMT /news/2021-02-24/new-childrens-book-guides-families-in-coping-with-death-of-loved-ones-in-the-covid-era Tom Flanigan /npr-breaking-news/2019-09-30/renia-spiegels-diary-survived-the-holocaust-people-are-finally-reading-it Renia's Diary spent decades in a safe deposit box before being published this week in the U.S. It was written by a Jewish teenager in Poland before she was murdered by the Nazis. Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:06:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-09-30/renia-spiegels-diary-survived-the-holocaust-people-are-finally-reading-it Lynn Neary /show/sundial/2019-09-25/comic-book-writer-by-day-and-crime-fiction-novelist-by-night-alex-segura-on-his-maybe-last-book South Florida novelist and comic book writer Alex Segura has long been a fan of crime fiction novels. Growing up, he looked up to authors like Charles… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 12:13:43 GMT /show/sundial/2019-09-25/comic-book-writer-by-day-and-crime-fiction-novelist-by-night-alex-segura-on-his-maybe-last-book /npr-breaking-news/2019-09-06/in-dear-haiti-love-alaine-haiti-comes-alive-as-a-character Sisters Maika and Maritza Moulite tackle heavy issues in this novel about a girl who gets sent to live with her aunt in Haiti, and discovers more than she bargained for about the women of her family. Fri, 06 Sep 2019 11:01:17 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-09-06/in-dear-haiti-love-alaine-haiti-comes-alive-as-a-character Alethea Kontis /show/sundial/2019-05-21/a-brutal-haitian-regime-inspired-fabienne-josaphats-first-novel The Sundial Book Club is currently reading "Dancing in the Baron's Shadow," by Haitian American author Fabienne Josaphat, which takes place in Haiti… Tue, 21 May 2019 21:50:28 GMT /show/sundial/2019-05-21/a-brutal-haitian-regime-inspired-fabienne-josaphats-first-novel Luis Hernandez /news/2019-01-22/miami-dade-college-professors-book-explores-sexual-relationships-in-context-of-the-church The Sundial Book Club's January title "Jesus Boy" is a coming-of-age story about a teenage boy, Elwyn Parker, who is a piano prodigy and devout Christian.… Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:28:30 GMT /news/2019-01-22/miami-dade-college-professors-book-explores-sexual-relationships-in-context-of-the-church Luis Hernandez /show/sundial/2018-10-09/sundials-october-book-club-pick-explores-trauma-and-exile-in-south-florida Author Patricia Engel first had the idea for her latest novel while driving in Miami with her mom more than 10 years ago.When they drove over a bridge,… Tue, 09 Oct 2018 22:02:36 GMT /show/sundial/2018-10-09/sundials-october-book-club-pick-explores-trauma-and-exile-in-south-florida