"You might think making friends at a bookstore involves lots of shushing with threats to papercut anyone who speaks. But Books & Books is no ordinary bookstore—it’s where writers hold readings, book clubs meet, and plenty of thoughtful events and panels take place. There’s also a little cafe with solid food and an outdoor patio if you want to drink wine and not use your inside voice. If you care about the power of writing and its importance in Miami, you’ll find people with similar values here. It’s not just a bookstore, it’s a community with strong coffee and opinions on pantsing vs. plotting. If it wasn’t obvious already, this writer’s mostly a pantser. " - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino