One City, One Author’s Muse

As Miami Beach continues to celebrate its centennial this year, the city is sponsoring a book club that features a novel that showcases a local author and the Beach’s history.

The “One Book, One City” program kicked off Wednesday at the Jewish Museum of Florida, where writer Thane Rosenbaum led a reading of his novel “How Sweet It Is!” The story is set in Miami Beach in 1972.

Residents can receive a free copy of the book by registering through the city’s website, www.miamibeachfl.gov.

Several book discussions will be held throughout November:

▪ 2-4 p.m. Nov. 7

Read-A-Thon at the Miami Beach Library Auditorium

▪ 7:30-8:30 p.m, Nov. 15

Book presentation at the Betsy Hotel

▪ 6:30-7:30 p.m., Nov. 17

Book discussion with Rosenbaum, at the Miami Beach Regional Library Branch

▪ 5:30-7:30 p.m., Nov. 18

South Shore Book Group at the South Shore Library

▪ 6-7 p.m., Nov. 25

Book Presentation at the Miami Beach Bandshell

The city hopes to continue the program with a different book each year.

This story was originally published November 18, 2015 at 11:42 AM with the headline "One City, One Author’s Muse."