An Evening with Asha Elias and Andrew Otazo

Books & Books and the Books & Books Literary Foundation is proud to present an evening with Asha Elias discussing The Namaste Club (William Morrow, $30). She will be in conversation with Andrew Otazo. From the author of Pink Glass Houses, another delicious beach read about rich people behaving badly! The Namaste Club is a sly and hilarious send-up of the wellness industrial complex, rich ladies doing yoga, and all things fabulous and Florida.

***Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave. Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Can't make the event or want your copy early? Buy the book here.

About the Book:

“Funny, sharply-written, and very, very, Florida, THE NAMASTE CLUB is the kind of book you’ll kick back and read in a few hours, because you'll be unable to put it down. Bursting with the same weird, wonderful charm of a night out in Miami, Elias’s prose and style is reminiscent of the biting commentary of Amina Akhtar’s KISMET and Liane Moriarty’s NINE PERFECT STRANGERS. If you ever wanted to get a feel for what it’s like to live - and survive - in Miami, this is the book for you.” — Alex Segura, bestselling and award-winning author of ALTER EGO and SECRET IDENTITY

From the author of Pink Glass Houses, another delicious beach read about rich people behaving badly! The Namaste Club is a sly and hilarious send-up of the wellness industrial complex, rich ladies doing yoga, and all things fabulous and Florida.

Just inland from Florida’s sun-splashed Treasure Coast is the Namaste Club yoga center. An exclusive oasis of palms, lakes, and adorable guest villas, it’s perfect for getaways where Shakti, a serenely blond Instagram influencer, holds yoga retreats for well-heeled Miami ladies. The Namaste Club is a place of reflection, a place of release and redemption…or at least, that’s the sales pitch.

This weekend, however, is Transcendence Week, and a new bunch of South Florida burnouts have arrived. There’s Indira, fabulously wealthy after her divorce from the fast-frozen fruit king of Florida. There’s Indira’s bestie Jessica, also divorced and trying to get her groove back. There’s Barbara, heir to a massive family fortune, who’s taken a vow of silence for the retreat that will be sorely tested. And then there’s Carol Anne from Vero Beach, a happy tradwife and proud gun owner who recently did something...inadvisable; she’s just here while things cool off in her hometown.

And then, of course, there’s Daniel, the toned, man-bunned apprentice yoga instructor. He’s cute if you like that sort of thing. And many of the rich ladies do.

Last but not least, there’s Bubba, the retreat center’s resident twelve-foot American alligator. Before Transcendence Week is over, Bubba will have his moment of glory as well—when one of the visitors winds up in his jaws.

Who will be living their best life? Who will get their comeuppance? Pour yourself a spicy margarita and settle in for your new favorite read!

About the Author:

Writer, mother, and reluctant socialite Asha Elias is the author of Pink Glass Houses. She graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in print journalism, has contributed to Cosmopolitan magazine, and is the sex & dating columnist for Miami New Times. She lives with her family in Miami Beach, Florida.

About the Moderator:

Andrew Otazo is the CEO of ARO Communications, which specializes in formulating communications strategies to help organizations successfully launch products and services. He worked at several international PR agencies and served as the executive director of the Cuba Study Group. He was employed at the State Department before working as a research associate at the Harvard Business School and as Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s personal assistant. Andrew removed 28,000 pounds of trash from Miami’s mangroves. He is the award-winning author of The Miami Creation Myth.