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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. WLRN’s Alyssa Ramos spoke to the author Hafeez Lakhani about the inspiration behind his debut 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.

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.

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.

07/03/14 - Thursday’s Topical Currents begins with novelist and nonfiction writer, Brad Meltzer. His “Ordinary People Change the World” series of books…

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…