Under The Sun

Edwidge Danticat Wins “Genius Award”

Miami author Edwidge Danticat-- featured in Under the Sun's recent episode on literary bright lights-- has won the prestigious and lucrative MacArthur "Genius" award. Listen in, as Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books interviews Danticat about her experience as a Haitian immigrant in the United States and about her memoir, "Brother, I'm Dying."

End of the Line: South Beach Serial Killer

Miami Beach was the end of the line for serial killer Andrew Cunanan. But five years earlier, a different serial killer, this one from Austria, led police on an international manhunt that ended in South Beach.

End of the Line: Last Train to Paradise

This month marks the centennial anniversary of the Flagler railroad to Florida. It was known as Flagler's Folly: Henry Flagler's quixotic quest to build a railroad to Key West. All that's left now are some tracks that stop mid-air. Books & Books' Mitchell Kaplan interviews author Les Standiford about his book, Last Train to Paradise. Listen to that interview here.