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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.
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.
We’re your locally-owned, independently-minded neighborhood bookshop. Miami Beach native Mitchell Kaplan founded Books & Books in 1982. With bookshops in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Bal Harbour, Key West, and Pinecrest, our readers know that we are more than a bookshop.
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.
- 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?
Meet Mitchell Kaplan, founder of Books & Books now with 5 locations in Miami. In a world of ever-increasing screen time, Mitchell has created a legacy of community-based bookselling, bringing people together using stories and authors.
Mitchell, host of the Literary life with Mitchell Kaplan podcast, highlights all aspects of books, writing and more in this can’t miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!
