We’re kicking off a Harry Potter extravaganza unlike any you’ve seen before! Every Harry Potter movie, every Sunday in July and August, 6pm. Wear your capes, bring your wands. Don’t forget something soft to sit on. Seating is limited, FREE tickets required, available at our Coral Gables location, only. Here’s a list of screenings: July 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (PG); July 8: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG); July 15:–Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG); July 22:-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG-13); July 29:-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PG-13); August 5:-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG); August 12:-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt.1 (PG-13); August 19:-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 (PG-13). Books & Books, together with Hogwarts, invites you to relive the magic on the big screen! Every Sunday, 6pm.

The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce’s Mark Trowbridge hosts another The Trow Knows…CEOs event with Mitchell Kaplan the focus during breakfast at Books & Books this morning. Tickets: HERE

Coral Gables Gallery Night Exhibition — Eddie Arroyo “listen to…” 7-10pm
From the artist: “I turn my head to the left to find my uncle speaking. His hands and arms are animated as my family listens to him in quiet amusement. I turn to the right to see my niece in the distance crying over… anything. My mind wanders as my father sits down to talk aimlessly, his voice soft and welcoming. Does he care whether I am listening?

These instances, so easily neglected due to their familiarity, are now the focus of my practice. I use acrylic on canvas and paint figures in an academic approach. The twenty- first century has made it possible to look at family/friend’s photos with such frequency it seems impossible for me not to reflect on it. My portraits study emotion using facial expressions as a window to thoughts. Body language indicates intent. Despite this objective approach, there resides a nostalgic sensibility. This approach is based on the influence of the German Expressionists, artists such as Egon Schiele, Käthe Schmidt Kollwitz, and Max Beckman. I have always found their roots buried in emotion, cutting away all excess, leaving the purest form of human expression. My effort is to touch on this sensation not through depicting atrocities, but looking at moments easily disregarded by causal perceptions.”
Live Music in the Courtyard: FEDERICO BRITOS & JORGE GARCIA, 7-11pm

Live Music in the Courtyard: DAN MCGOVERN TRIO, 8pm-Midnight

Every Harry Potter movie, every Sunday in July and August, 6pm. Wear your capes, bring your wands. Don’t forget something soft to sit on. Seating is limited, FREE tickets required, available at our Coral Gables location, only. July 8: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG). 6pm

Return to Fillory in The Magician King (Plume, $16) by senior writer and book critic for Time magazine Lev Grossman — the riveting sequel to the New York Times bestseller and literary phenomenon, The Magicians. Quentin and his friends are now the kings and queens of Fillory, but the days and nights of royal luxury are starting to pall. After a morning hunt takes a sinister turn, Quentin and his old friend Julia charter a magical sailing ship and set out on an errand to the wild outer reaches of their kingdom. Their pleasure cruise becomes an adventure when the two are unceremoniously dumped back into the last place Quentin ever wants to see: his parent’s house in Chesterton, Massachusetts. And only the black, twisted magic that Julia learned on the streets can save them. The Magician King is a grand voyage into the dark, glittering heart of magic, an epic quest for the Harry Potter generation. It also introduces a powerful new voice, that of Julia, whose angry genius is thrilling. Once again Grossman proves that he is the modern heir to C.S. Lewis, and the cutting edge of literary fantasy. Presented in collaboration with The Center for Literature and Theatre at Miami Dade College. 8pm

Beads on a String is the first book in a series that show the development of a group of souls as they move through various lifetimes. The first tells the story of Iza, high priestess of the Temple to the Mother Goddess. It reveals sacred rituals and may spark some ancient memories for you. Beads on a Stringby Rhea Powers has the potential to awaken within you the subconscious abilities that you carry in your soul from other lifetimes. 8pm

NEW! Family Game Night: If you’re looking for some quality family time, a way to challenge friends, or just a way to stay entertained during those awful summer thunderstorms, you will not want to miss this. It’s our first ever Family Game Night in collaboration with Blue Orange Games, a toy company based in San Francisco. The company’s dedication to quality, safety and the environment has earned them more than 50 industry awards in the past five years as well as the first-time ever conferred and prestigious “Green Toy Company Award”. Come discover new quality board games with other local families. Compete in challenging multiple-round competitions, win amazing prizes, and just have some summer fun! 6:30pm
Live Music in the Courtyard: ORIENTE TRIO, 7-11pm

Presidential Perks Gone Royal takes us on a disquieting tour through the many hidden indulgences that have accrued to the office of President of the United States. Robert Keith Gray, a Washington DC pioneering public affairs activist and political insider who worked within the White House under three presidents and enjoyed close ties with two more, has studied this troubling issue by researching, investigating and drilling down to get to the truth about presidential perks.  6:30pm

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at USDA, Frederick Pfaeffle will visit us this evening to discuss his work to further civil rights and social justice in the Obama Administration. Known for his efforts to establish a Latino claims process for women and Latino ranchers and farmers who were discriminated against by the USDA, Mr. Pfaeffle will also shed light on other ways in which the Obama administration has advanced civil rights issues, including health care and immigration reform. In his official capacity, Mr. Pfaeffle is responsible for the investigation and adjudication of hundreds of civil rights complaints. Join us, as Mr. Pfaeffle, a Nicaraguan immigrant himself, discusses the ways in which the Obama presidency has impacted the lives of women, immigrants and minorities in South Florida, and beyond. 7pm
Live Music in the Courtyard: THE PAUL HOYLE BAND, 8pm-Midnight

Dominic Perenzin’s Voices From Beyond Autumn contains the life profiles of 24 men and women ranging in ages from 85-100 who reside at a local independent living facility. The narratives are the result of Perenzin’s conversations with them over a two-year period, among them an opera singer, a ballerina of London Ballet, a Tai chi master, a Georgetown medical School professor, an editor of Women’s Wear Daily, and a biology teacher. They are the generation that made the 20th-century the American Century. 2pm
Every Harry Potter movie, every Sunday in July and August, 6pm. Wear your capes, bring your wands. Don’t forget something soft to sit on. Seating is limited, FREE tickets required, available at our Coral Gables location, only. July 15:-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG). 6pm

Are you a Woody Allen fan? Don’t miss our panel discussion, TO WOODY ALLEN WITH LOVE, our love letter to one of the world’s most prolific, accomplished, funny and acclaimed contemporary filmmakers, whose career has spanned over four decades. Panelists will include Books & Books’ Mitchell Kaplan and other special guests, soon to be announced and coincides with the South Florida First Run Engagement of Allen’s newest film, “To Rome with Love,” at the Coral Gables Art Cinema (beginning Friday, July 6). Presented in collaboration with the Coral Gables Art Cinema.
Dust to Dust (Ecco, $26.99) is an extraordinary memoir about ordinary things: life and death, peace and war, the adventures of childhood and the revelations of adulthood. Benjamin Busch—a decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on The Wire, and the son of celebrated novelist Frederick Busch—has crafted a lasting book. Busch weaves together a vivid record of a pastoral childhood in rural New York, marine training, and deployment during the worst of the war in Iraq. But this is much more than a war memoir. Busch writes with great poignancy about the resonance of a boyhood spent exploring rivers and woods, building forts, and testing the limits of safety. Dust to Dust is an unforgettable meditation on life and loss, and how the curious children we were remain alive in us all. 8pm

Join the University of Wynwood as it unveils the latest issue of Jai-Alai Magazine, a journal of black & white art, short fiction, and poetry. Featuring work by locals Jim Drain, J. David Gonzalez, Matthew Gajewski, Victor Santiago, Tom Healy, Gilbert Wesley Purdy, Siri Kusch, Felicia Carlisle, Odalis Valdieso, and Kyle Trowbridge. Select work from out-of-towners will also be read, including pieces by Raul Zurita, Adrian Matejka, Jill McDonough, Matthew Dickman and Victoria Ford. 8pm

Note: This event is in Spanish. El Centro Cultural Argentino les invita a “Una charla con Fernando Iglesias”. Fernando Iglesias es escritor, periodista y parlamentario. Es un experto en temas de globalización. Tiene publicado mas de diez libros. Entre ellos: La Cuestión Malvinas, La Modernidad Global, Qué significa ser progresista en la Argentina del Siglo XXI?, Kirchner y yo y ¿Qué significa hoy ser de Izquierda? 8pm

Gorgeous Gallery (Bruno Gmunder, $39.95) is a stunning collection of wonderful artworks, ambitiously compiled by David Leddick. In this 160-page, coffee-table-size book, you will find everything from pop art to photo-realism, a unique overview of the works of contemporary gay artists. A leading expert on the art of the male nude, Leddick is the author of several award-winning anthologies. He has also written about the mid-century American art world, about gay men who married women, about male escorts and six novels. 7pm

Andrew Cogar is a partner of Historical Concepts, an architectural firm established in Atlanta in 1982 that has designed plans and buildings for the South’s most respected communities. Their work has earned prestigious design awards and has been featured in numerous magazines. In Coming Home: The Southern Vernacular House (Rizzoli, $45) beautifully photographed country houses, mountain retreats, and coastal cottages located in and beyond the American South demonstrate this prestigious firm’s talent for translating traditional architecture into charming and inviting designs. Interiors and exteriors combine the formal and informal—drawing equally from refined houses in Beaufort, Charleston, and Savannah, as well as rural farmhouses and rustic cabins in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tonight, Cogar will lecture and show images to highlight the traditional materials, artisanal craftsmanship, and atmosphere of comfort and hospitality that expresses the spirit of Southern style. 8pm
Live Music in the Courtyard: NEGRONI TRIO, 7-11pm

New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein will be joining Books & Books to introduce her latest thriller, Night Watch . As former head of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Fairstein is adored by her fans for her ability to expertly combine ripped-from-the-headlines plots with an honest, gritty depiction of New York City. Night Watch is no different – but never has Fairstein written so directly about an alleged crime that was just recently in the headlines. In her 14th Alexandra Cooper novel, a maid at the Eurotel hotel in Soho claims the distinguished French West African leader of the World Economic Bureau assaulted her. Fairstein takes us into the dark underbelly of New York City’s hidden secrets and politics, and keeps us on the edge of our seats until the very end! 4pm

What is wealth? Are you good with money? Do you think money can buy happiness? Who makes the financial decisions in your family? Are you a spender or a saver? Too many credit cards all maxed out? Are you investing for your future…or want to, but don’t know how to start? These and many others are the questions that Margarita Montemar tackles in her new Women & Wealth Workshop, to be offered at Books & Books for the first time. The workshop is designed to address emotional and spiritual money issues, along with Social Security facts, traditional and Roth IRAs, stock market information and financial goals for women. Montemar, a retired professor of mathematics at Miami-Dade College for over 30 years, wants to share her experience to help you make wise financial decisions and get to the bottom of how you experience and handle money in your life. $10 per person, at the door. 5pm
Live Music in the Courtyard: STEVE KORNICKS & MARIANA MARTIN, 8pm-Midnight

Joseph Kanon is coming to Books & Books to discuss his latest historical thriller, Istanbul Passage . Kanon is the distinguished author of five previous novels, including The Good German, which was made into a film with George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. Once again, Kanon manages to flawlessly blend fact and fiction, this time with a haunting novel about the dawn of the Cold War. The novel takes readers deep inside the murky cat-and-mouse of compromise and betrayal that would come to define the entire post-war era. Rich with atmosphere and period detail, Istanbul Passage shows once again why Kanon has been hailed by The Boston Globe as the “heir apparent to Graham Greene.” 3pm

PJ Library Story Time: The national PJ Library program supports families in their Jewish journey by sending Jewish-content books and music on a monthly basis to children. Presented in collaboration with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Gordon Schools of Beth David Congregation. 10:30am
Every Harry Potter movie, every Sunday in July and August, 6pm. Wear your capes, bring your wands. Don’t forget something soft to sit on. Seating is limited, FREE tickets required, available at our Coral Gables location, only. July 22:–Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG-13). 6pm

Join Books & Books in welcoming Warren Phillips to the store for an insider’s account of the rapidly changing landscape of the newspaper business. Phillips was managing editor at The Wall Street Journal and publisher/CEO of Dow Jones & Co., and his memoir Newspaperman tells the dual story of his life as an iconic man of print and the maturation of the most influential business newspapers. Phillips gives readers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the WSJ and shows what it’s like to be a reporter as history unfolds. A must-read for anyone with an interest in the media! 3pm

Tonight, Books & Books welcomes a special performance by members of Our PRIDE Academy (OPA), a new and innovative school for individuals with developmental disabilities. As part of a unique arts curriculum, OPA students participate in full-scale theatrical productions through The Shakespeare Project. Breaking barriers and challenging stereotypes, these actors inspire, entertain and educate audiences with their unique artistic vision. Tonight’s scenes come from the company’s upcoming production of Edmund Rostand’s classic tale of the unrequited love and breathtaking valor of a long-nosed hero named Cyrano. 8pm

In Close Your Eyes (St. Martin’s, $27.99) , The New York Times bestselling duo Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen are back with a suspenseful novel about a once-blind woman with a talent for tracking serial killers. The FBI doesn’t usually consult with music therapists to solve their cases, but Kendra Michael’s astonishing powers of observation and analysis have made her a favorite of law enforcement agencies all across the country. Blind for the first twenty years of her life, Kendra learned at an early age to become hyper-aware of her surroundings, perfecting the art of picking up the most subtle audio, olfactory, and tactile cues in the world around her. Former FBI agent Adam Kyle has weapons of his own. He’s a notorious master manipulator, skillfully handling criminals and colleagues alike to get the results he wants. Now he needs Kendra’s special brand of help, but she’s not interested until Kyle reveals that Agent Robert Stedler—Kendra’s ex—is missing and may have run directly into the path of a serial killer. What began as a heinous murder investigation escalates into something even larger and more frightening: a multi-million dollar conspiracy to hide a secret that’s worth killing for, again and again and again. 8pm

In inner-city New York, horrors lurk in the unruly hallways of Malcolm High School. As in-school riots and gang violence consistently envelop the classroom, Olivia Dalton attempts to teach her students. Left with little hope she will ever have children of her own, Olivia becomes entrenched in her students’ lives. Meanwhile, Olivia’s devoted husband, Tom, is having trouble facing his own disappointments in not being able to create a family. In an effort to protect Olivia, he attempts to hold her back from the one place she feels useful and fulfilled — her career. Neither Tom nor Olivia have any idea that everything is about to change when an unassuming gift is left at their door. Shades of Gray by Susanne Jacoby-Hale is the profound story of one woman’s unpredictable journey to the truth, new beginnings, and a kind of love she never knew before. 8pm

Art restorer, assassin, spy—Gabriel Allon returns in The Fallen Angel (Harper, $27.99) , another blockbuster espionage thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva. The acclaimed author of Portrait of a Spy, Silva (“a world class practitioner of spy fiction” —Washington Post) is an undisputed master of the genre who has brought “new life to the international thriller” (Newsday). A breathtaking adventure that races around the globe, The Fallen Angel begins in Rome, where Allon is called upon to investigate a murder at the Vatican, one with disastrous repercussions that could plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. If you haven’t yet been drawn into Daniel Silva’s thrilling universe of intrigue, danger, and exceptional spycraft, start here—and see why the Philadelphia Inqurer declares that, “The enigmatic Gabriel Allon remains one of the most intriguing heroes of any thriller series.” FREE tickets available at our Coral Gables, Miami Beach, and Bal Harbour Shops locations. Presented in collaboration with The Center for Literature and Theatre at Miami Dade College. 7:30pm

One of the hottest areas of contemporary design is clearly landscape architecture. No matter what the architectural style of the moment, the green areas around houses, stadiums or corporate headquarters have taken on a considerable importance, all the more so with the emphasis on ecology and green design. Landscape Architecture Now! (Taschen, $39.99) calls on the work of the top designers of the moment, from Ken Smith, author of the “Museum of Modern Art’s” rooftop garden to West8 from Rotterdam, but also on architects ranging from Foreign Office to Tadao Ando who have long been fascinated by the environments of their buildings. Among the new names highlighted is that of South Florida-based Raymond Jungles. Raymond has thirty-one years of experience in the study and practice of landscape architecture. His passion for design and broad base of knowledge informs each and every project, from concept to completion. One of Raymond’s multiple award-winning projects is thcyanna bold, simple and timeless design for 1111 Lincoln Road, in the city of Miami. This project received the 2011 City of Miami Beach Beautification Award and Award of Excellence from the Florida Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects. The Lincoln Road project bridges the urban dweller with nature, affording vantage points and multi-functional areas for the users of this foremost historic pedestrian mall. The limit between architecture and landscape architecture is not always easy to define, but tonight Jungles opens the doors and windows of today’s architecture into the gardens of tomorrow. 8pm
Live Music in the Courtyard: THE EARTHSHINE DUO, 7-11pm

Join the staff of Books & Books to welcome Liza Klaussmann, long-time journalist from the New York Times and first-time fiction author. Klaussmann’s debut novel Tigers in Red Weather tells the story of Nick and her cousin Helena at their glorious family estate, Tiger House, on the cusp of their “real lives,” when a brutal murder is discovered and causes a quick unraveling of the family and its bonds. Don’t miss out on meeting Klaussmann for her debut into the literary world! 7pm

Live Music in the Courtyard: JAY & THE COBRAS, 8pm-Midnight

Every Harry Potter movie, every Sunday in July and August, 6pm. Wear your capes, bring your wands. Don’t forget something soft to sit on. Seating is limited, FREE tickets required, available at our Coral Gables location, only. July 29: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PG-13). 6pm

Renowned criminal defense attorney Jose Baez‘s Presumed Guilty, Casey Anthony: The Inside Story (BenBella, $26.95) exposes shocking, never-before-revealed, exclusive information from the trial of the century and the verdict that stunned the nation. The case that captured headlines for three years exploded when defense attorney Jose Baez made his opening statement that dropped bombshell after bombshell and would, on July 5, 2011, deliver one of the biggest legal upsets in American history. In this all-access pass, Baez reveals never-before-disclosed defense secrets and his experiences throughout the entire case—discovering evidence, his first Casey Anthony meeting, George and Cindy Anthony’s day after day behavior, leading defense strategy meetings and his weeks in closed door judge’s chambers. 8pm

Positing that presidents shape America’s foreign policy according to their ethnic heritage, Tom A. Breslin‘s intriguing new book examines two groups that have dominated the presidency and the distinctly different agendas that have resulted. Does presidential ethnicity really shape American foreign policy? How is American foreign policy determined? The Great Anglo-Celtic Divide in the History of American Foreign Relations (Praeger, $58) approaches that question from a fascinating perspective, arguing that, to a large extent, the answer lies in the ethnicity of the president. To make its point, this book examines the key foreign policies of American presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush and shows how their most important foreign policy decisions have tended to follow an ethnic pattern. Presented in collaboration with Florida International University’s School of International and Public Affairs. 8pm