In Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars., Joyce Carol Oates offers a gripping examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, the bonds of family are tested and each of his children react in unexpected ways, not always well. Joining her is Lisa Birnbach, award-winning journalist, cultural commentator […]
Kelli Jo Ford’s Crooked Hallelujah tells the stories of four generations of Cherokee women, and their struggle as mothers and daughters to hold on to their connections to one another and their very ideas of home. She’s speaking with There There author Tommy Orange, whose own exploration of Native Americans in search of identity and meaning was shortlisted for […]
Writers & Lovers is Lily King’s fifth book, a portrait of a writer as a young woman captured at the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another, when the conflicting demands of art and real life push her to the brink. At 31, Casey is still determined to live a creative […]
Through a series of short memoirs, Laura Valeri’s After Life as a Human visits Dog Island, a remote, amenity-deprived, hurricane-prone islet where pelicans rule, residents are resourceful, and human ambition is suspect. With uncanny observation and lyrical reflection, these essays explore the persistence, fragility, and connectedness of life on the island and off. Valeri masterfully […]
Moderated by Campbell McGrath, Nouns & Verbs: New and Selected Poems. In Summer Snow: New Poems, his first collection of poems since 2010, Robert Hass further affirms his position as one of our most highly regarded living poets. Hass’s trademark careful attention to the natural world, his subtle humor, and the delicate but wide-ranging eye […]
Event starts Monday, November 16 at 8 p.m. Book purchase required for admittance to this program; click here to purchase. Comprising 10 short stories, Nicole Krauss’ To Be A Man explores what it means to be a man and to be a woman in a relationship and beyond, a collection of tales deemed “spectacular” by […]
Grades 9 – 12 Moderated by Joan Hilty, editorial director at Nickelodeon. The Emmy award-winning American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel The Legend of Korra launched a fandom that has lasted for years. Four creators come together for a special conversation about all things in the Avatarverse, including F. C. […]
Grades 9 – 12 In Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova, Rose Mortiz has brand new powers that she doesn’t understand, and her family is still trying to figure out how to function in the wake of her amnesiac father’s return home. Then, on the night of her Death Day party, Rose discovers her father’s memory […]
Grades 9 – 12 Introduced by the Miami-Dade County Teen Court. Punching the Air, a novel-in-verse by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam, tells the story of Amal Shahid, who has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he’s seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then […]
Grades 5 – 9 Introduced by Cierra Bragan, Miami Mom Collective. Memory Superpowers!: An Adventurous Guide to Remembering What You Don’t Want to Forget is a fun and highly practical guide to helping kids achieve remarkable memorization skills. The Memory Thief wants to steal your memories! Luckily, Nelson, the Memory Champ, is on hand to […]
Grades 3 – 7 Introduced by Cierra Bragan, Miami Mom Collective Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice is a collection of poems by Mahogany L. Browne, Olivia Gatwood, and Elizabeth Acevedo that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination and empathy to acceptance and speaking out. […]
Grades PreK-2 Introduced by Cierra Bragan, Miami Mom Collective. I Am a Promise takes readers on Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce’s journey from her childhood in the tough inner-city community of Waterhouse in Kingston, Jamaica, through her development as a young athlete, to her first Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter sprint in 2008. The story […]