"Writers on Bicycles" is an enchanting one-hour film that explores Key West through the eyes of its writers, both past and present. It offers a unique glimpse into American literature by showcasing a diverse group of authors shaped by this vibrant island town.
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"Writers on Bicycles" is an enchanting one-hour film that explores Key West through the eyes of its writers, both past and present. It offers a unique glimpse into American literature by showcasing a diverse group of authors shaped by this vibrant island town.
Nicholas Boggs is the New York Times bestselling author of Baldwin: A Love Story, the first major biography of the iconic figure in over three decades. He also co-edited a new edition of Baldwin’s collaboration with French artist Yoran Cazac, Little Man, Little Man: A Story of Childhood (2018). He is the recipient of a 2023 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant and fellowships from the Leon Levy Center for Biography, the Scholars-in-Residence program at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Gilder Lehrman Center and Beinecke Library at Yale, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell. Most recently he was the 2024-2025 John Hope Franklin Fellow at the National Humanities Center.
"Writers on Bicycles" is an enchanting one-hour film that explores Key West through the eyes of its writers, both past and present. It offers a unique glimpse into American literature by showcasing a diverse group of authors shaped by this vibrant island town.
Get ready to rock with a high-energy, family-friendly screening of the 2003 comedy School of Rock!
Follow a down-on-his-luck guitarist who poses as a substitute teacher and turns a class of straight-A students into a mind-blowing rock band.
Robert W. Fieseler will speak about his book, American Scare: Florida’s Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives, a history of how Black activists and gay teachers were targeted by a legislative inquest in Florida in the 1950s and how the story was recovered and revealed after authorities tried to hide it.
"Writers on Bicycles" is an enchanting one-hour film that explores Key West through the eyes of its writers, both past and present. It offers a unique glimpse into American literature by showcasing a diverse group of authors shaped by this vibrant island town.
Sarah Stewart Taylor is the author of the Sweeney St. George series and the Maggie D’arcy mysteries. She has been nominated for multiple awards, including the Dashiell Hammett Prize and the Sue Grafton Memorial Award. Her latest book, Hunter’s Heart Ridge, the second in new series, is set in Vermont in the 1960s.
Held monthly in the Library Palm Garden from December to March, the Friends of the Key West Library Book Sale is a place that brings the community together. It is amazing what gems can be found among the 3,000 donated books: a book or two, a friend or two, a good conversation, or even a book for a gift. There is always a line of customers waiting for the gates to open.
Liv Constantine is the pen name of sisters Lynne Constantine and Valerie Constantine. They are The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today international bestselling authors with over two million copies sold worldwide. Their latest book is The Next Mrs. Parrish. Their previous book, The Last Mrs. Parrish, was a Reese’s Book Club pick.
Karen Dukess is the author of The Last Book Party and Welcome to Murder Week, a “ … delightfully funny and heartfelt new novel,” (The New York Times). She is also the host of The Castle Hill Author Talks, a series of virtual and in-person interviews with some of today’s most exciting authors.
Mirta Ojito has worked at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, and The New York Times. She received an Emmy for the documentary Harvest of Misery and a shared Pulitzer in 2001 for a series about race in America. She author of two award-winning nonfiction books. Deeper than the Ocean is her debut novel.
Noted American businessman Bob Rich is an avid outdoorsman and the author of five books, including Fish Fights, The Fishing Club, and The Right Angle. His novel, Looking Through Water, was awarded a gold medal by Readers’ Favorite in the category of Southern Fiction and has been made into a film now streaming on multiple platforms, including Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play.
Held monthly in the Library Palm Garden from December to March, the Friends of the Key West Library Book Sale is a place that brings the community together. It is amazing what gems can be found among the 3,000 donated books: a book or two, a friend or two, a good conversation, or even a book for a gift. There is always a line of customers waiting for the gates to open.
A former librarian, Jenn McKinlay is a The New York Times bestselling author, who writes in multiple genres—mystery, romance, and fantasy. Her latest book is Booking for Trouble. A TEDx speaker, she is always happy to talk books, writing, reading, and the creative process.
Christopher Castellani is the author of six books, most recently the novel Last Seen. His previous book is Leading Men, a novel about Tennessee Williams and Frank Merlo, for which he received Fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, and MacDowell. Leading Men is currently being adapted for film.
