In Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting, neuroscientist and novelist Lisa Genova explores how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories. You might even be worried that your memory lapses could be an early sign of Alzheimer's or dementia. But, as it turns out, […]
This program is being livestreamed from MDC’s Wolfson Campus. For more information about this in-person program, please visit MiamiBookFair.com. In Rough Draft: A Memoir, MSNBC anchor Katy Tur writes about her eccentric and volatile California childhood, punctuated by forest fires, earthquakes, and police chases, all seen from a thousand feet in the air – her parents pioneered helicopter journalism and […]
Caribbean writers explore the dichotomies that permeate life in the Caribbean, a place that is vibrant and joyous but also riddled with corruption and violence. They discuss the fascinating traditions and values that bind Caribbean people, but also the literal and metaphorical walls that divide them and the struggle to overcome the consequences imposed by […]
This program is being livestreamed from MDC’s Wolfson Campus. For more information about this in-person program, please visit MiamiBookFair.com. In Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet, Robert Pinsky, a U.S. poet laureate (1997-2000) and Pulitzer Prize finalist, traces the roots of his poetry to the voices of his boyhood neighborhood, Long Branch – a historic but run-down New Jersey shore […]
Based on true-life events, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance tells the story of Jindan, who transformed herself from a daughter of the keeper of the royal kennel to a powerful monarch. As the last reigning queen of India's Sikh Empire, the once pampered wife became a warrior ruler […]
This program is being livestreamed from MDC’s Wolfson Campus. For more information about this in-person program, please visit MiamiBookFair.com. In California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival, Keith Corbin, born on the home turf of the notorious Grape Street Crips in 1980s Watts, Los Angeles, tells his story – from cooking crack at age 13 and a stint […]
This program is being livestreamed from MDC’s Wolfson Campus. For more information about this in-person program, please visit MiamiBookFair.com. In No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful, writer and former supermodel Paulina Porizkova offers a compelling exploration of heartbreak, grief, beauty, aging, relationships, reinvention, and finding your purpose. In these essays, she bares her soul and shares the […]
Before the Food and Drug Administration existed, drugmakers could hawk any potion, claim treatment for any ailment, and make any promise on a label with impunity. In Drugs and the FDA: Safety, Efficacy, and the Public's Trust, Mikkael Sekeres, M.D., a leading oncologist and former chair of the FDA's cancer drug advisory committee, tells the […]
This program is being livestreamed from MDC’s Wolfson Campus. For more information about this in-person program, please visit MiamiBookFair.com. In Head On: A Memoir, NFL Hall of Famer Larry Csonka pulls back the curtain to share how the 1972 Miami Dolphins achieved their perfect season. But moments outside the spotlight reveal the most about this larger-than-life figure, as Csonka speaks […]
This program is being livestreamed from MDC’s Wolfson Campus. For more information about this in-person program, please visit MiamiBookFair.com. In Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy, Erich Schwartzel offers an eye-opening and deeply reported narrative that explores the surprising role of the movie business in the high-stakes contest between the U.S. and China. The result […]
Four Caribbean writers discuss the unreality of reality and the truth of the fantastic in their work. Jasmine Sealy (Barbados) on The Island of Forgetting, Opal Palmer Adisa (Jamaica) on The Storyteller’s Return: Story Poems, and Ayanna Lloyd Banwo (Trinidad) on When We Were Birds: A Novel. Moderating is Myriam J. A. Chancy (Haiti), author […]
This program is being livestreamed from MDC’s Wolfson Campus. For more information about this in-person program, please visit MiamiBookFair.com. The National Book Foundation presents the 2022 National Book Award longlisters, finalists, and winners, in an annual super-sized showcase of readings and conversation, moderated by Ruth Dickey, executive director of the National Book Foundation. Featuring Fatimah Asghar, Derrick Barnes, Isaac Blum, […]