Miami Book Fair is proud to partner with the National Book Foundation to present the 15th annual 5 Under 35 Ceremony to honor five fiction writers under the age of 35: K-Ming Chang (Bestiary), Naima Coster (Halsey Street), Raven Leilani (Luster), Fatima Farheen Mirza (A Place for Us), and C Pam Zhang (How Much of […]
Live Q&A! Starts @ 5:30 p.m. EST. Comedian and social commentator Colin Quinn sees the United States as a fifty-states-wide couples’ counseling session whose beleaguered participants are thinking about filing for divorce, and calls everyone out state-by-state. But while Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States skewers us all – red, blue, and purple […]
Live Q&A! Starts @ 3:30 p.m. EST. In Chuck Palahniuk 's novel The Invention of Sound, a father searching for his missing daughter is given hope when a major clue is discovered nearly two decades later. But learning the truth about what happened to her could shatter the seemingly perfect image Hollywood is desperate to […]
Autores internacionales nos presentan sus obras, en una amena conversación entre amigos. Rosa Montero conversa sobre su novela La buena suerte con su editora Pilar Reyes. Narradora, ensayista y periodista, la española Rosa Montero es autora de novelas como La loca de la casa, Historia del Rey Transparente, Instrucciones para salvar el mundo o La […]
Live Q&A! Starts @ 2:00 p.m. EST. Join Sterling Watson, The Committee; Nelson George, The Darkest Hearts; Les Standiford, Miami Noir: The Classics; and Achy Obejas, author of Ruins and the editor of the well-received anthology Havana Noir; as they talk crime writing and more with Akashic Books publisher Johnny Temple.
Live Q&A: Sunday, November 22 @ 1:00 p.m. What would it take to be home in one’s body, to walk around the world as oneself, knowing the pain within and without us? In The Body Wars, Jan Beatty boldly answers that question by making a fire map of the body. These roiling poems smack into […]
Novedades de la narrativa latinoamericana actual Narraciones de tiempos extraños Perla Suez y Carolina de Robertis presentan sus últimas publicaciones, acompañadas por Mónica Prandi. La Feria del Libro de Miami presenta una selección de nuevas obras publicadas este año, comentadas por sus autores. Perla Suez, narradora y autora de literatura infantil y juvenil argentina, presenta […]
Your favorite teams from the Discovery Channel competition show “Battlebots” read you B is For Battlebots, a children's book written by Team Witch Doctor captain Andrea Gellatly, illustrated by Caleb Klemson. And be sure to stick around, because Andrea will be doing a live Q&A right after the reading – bring all your robot and engineering […]
Based on actual historical events and set against the backdrop of political, cultural, and class turmoil, Sterling Watson's The Committee is, finally, about the need to stand firm against the encroachments upon our freedom by men who believe they are doing God's work. Watson is speaking with author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane, whose work includes […]
In the dual biography The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., Peniel E Joseph upends longstanding preconceptions of the 20th century's most iconic African American leaders. In We Are Called to Be a Movement, Reverend Dr. William Barber II delivers a stirring message informed by their […]
weBilly the Otter might be a little guy in a big ocean but that doesn’t mean he can’t leap off the page! Miami street artist Luis Berros is well-known for his fine art renditions of famous characters that are dripping in paint and street art style, making his signature style a mix of urban contemporary […]
Ever wonder how the animals at Frost Science receive medical care? Get a behind-the-scenes look with our resident veterinarian to learn more about how we examine and provide veterinary care to our Frost Science animals from birds to fish, with a special appearance by one of our feathered friends! Sponsored by: In partnership […]