novel /tags/novel novel en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 06 May 2026 15:35:10 GMT Fate or free will? A South Florida author examines the role of destiny in debut novel ‘Abundance’ /arts-culture/2026-05-06/abundance-miami-novel-hafeez-lakhani Abundance follows five members of an American Muslim family across Miami, New York and India, where each member of the family is wrestling with the question of how much of their lives do they control and how much is destined for them. SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±â€™s Alyssa Ramos spoke to the author Hafeez Lakhani about the inspiration behind his debut novel. Wed, 06 May 2026 15:35:10 GMT /arts-culture/2026-05-06/abundance-miami-novel-hafeez-lakhani Alyssa Ramos Ivonne Lamazares' 'The Tilting House' explores memory, migration and justice /arts-culture/2025-07-22/ivonne-lamazares-thetiltinghouse-migration-novel In her new novel, Ivonne Lamazares explores grief, belonging, and the immigrant experience through the eyes of a teenage girl in 1990s Havana, Cuba. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-07-22/ivonne-lamazares-thetiltinghouse-migration-novel Helen Acevedo '54 Miles': Leonard Pitts, Jr. , takes readers on turbulent ride through Jim Crow South /arts-culture/2024-08-02/leonard-pitts-jr-jim-crow-south-alabama-54-miles In the novel 54 Miles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. tells a story of generational cycles, pain, and healing during the Civil Rights Movement in the heart of Alabama. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-08-02/leonard-pitts-jr-jim-crow-south-alabama-54-miles Natu Tweh Author Ana Menendez seeks adventure and the characters in her new book find it /podcast/sundial/2023-08-08/ana-menendez-adventure-miami-beach-the-apartment-novel Author Ana Menéndez's new novel brings an apartment in Miami Beach to life. Menéndez tells the stories of the people who live there over the span of 70 years, from newlyweds and war vets to refugees and concert pianists. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:43:53 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-08-08/ana-menendez-adventure-miami-beach-the-apartment-novel Carlos Frías, Elisa Baena, Helen Acevedo Thriller Novelist Brad Meltzer Talks About His Latest Children’s Book /show/topical-currents/2014-07-03/thriller-novelist-brad-meltzer-talks-about-his-latest-childrens-book 07/03/14 - Thursday’s Topical Currents begins with novelist and nonfiction writer, Brad Meltzer. His “Ordinary People Change the World†series of books… Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2014-07-03/thriller-novelist-brad-meltzer-talks-about-his-latest-childrens-book Why Read Moby Dick? /show/topical-currents/2013-10-10/why-read-moby-dick 10/10/13 - Thursday's Topical Currents begins with a discussion of what may be the greatest American novel: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. The novel’s… Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2013-10-10/why-read-moby-dick Joseph Cooper