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Mitchell Kaplan is an American musician, music director, songwriter, arranger and producer. He is best known as the Music Director for Sandra Bernhard and for alternative comedy company Un-cabaret. He has been featured as musical director in performances with Ana Gasteyer and Cady Huffman.
- What’s the secret to Books & Books’ success? The only way one can really be successful in a small business like ours is to maintain a kind of passion and be able to hire passionate booksellers, and I think we’ve been able to do that.
- Are you worried about the future of reading? It would be foolish not to be worried about the future in general. Reading falls into that because we’re in such a period of change.
- What gives you a hunch a book will make a good movie? You have to ask yourself, is there a pathway to getting this made? Do we know directors, writers, a studio?
- What books are being adapted at Mazur Kaplan?
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.
Dec 15, 2023 · Mitchell Kaplan has been an influential fixture in publishing since he founded the bookstore chain Books & Books in Miami in 1982.
Aug 8, 2019 · Mitchell Kaplan has been a bookseller and has owned the independent bookstores Books & Books for over 35 years. Enter the Literary Life where every week you’ll hear candid conversations with Mitchell and his guests, including Dave Cullen, Min Jin Lee, Lisa Lucas, Tayari Jones, Tina Brown, and Pete Souza.
Born in Miami, Florida, Mitchell Kaplan is best known for the creation of the Miami Book Fair International, the largest community book festival in the United States and a model for book fairs across the country. Kaplan began his working career as a high school English teacher.
Sep 29, 2023 · The Author of Go As a River in Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life
