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SUMMARY:Alicia Zuckerman: The Sally J. Freedman Reality Tour with Judy Blume
DESCRIPTION:Alicia Zuckerman first started doing research for The Sally J. Freedman Reality Tour when she was about 9 years old\, making this her longest-running project. Judy Blume‘s 1977 young adult book\, Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself\, was Zuckerman’s introduction to Miami Beach\, and one of her very favorite Blume books. When she found herself living in Sally’s neighborhood a few decades later\, she was surprised by the ways in which the area felt familiar. And she wondered – would Judy Blume come take a walk with her through some of Sally’s old haunts? But what Zuckerman didn’t realize was that Sally’s Miami Beach was Judy’s Miami Beach. \n“It is my most autobiographical book\,” Blume told Zuckerman during that walk. “Those two years were the most important two years of my childhood.” \nCome along as the beloved author walks us through her old neighborhood and talks about how her time in Miami Beach shaped not only Sally J. Freedman\, but the beloved and fearless writer Blume would become.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/alicia-zuckerman-the-sally-j-freedman-reality-tour-with-judy-blume/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Here In Florida
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: On The Only Way To Play It & Eleanor
DESCRIPTION:Peter Alson‘s The Only Way To Play It tells the story of Nathan Fischer\, a struggling 30-year-old painter who is supporting his wife and young daughter by playing poker in the cutthroat underground clubs of New York City\, trying to weather the vagaries of luck that afflict card players and artists alike. In David Michaelis’ biography Eleanor\, the author provides a fascinating look at one of our country’s most revered first ladies\, Eleanor Roosevelt. The two lifelong friends are joined by Inspicio founding editor-in-chief Raymond Elman – who first met them in 1970 – as they explore the various connections between art and poker\, and the role of luck in each.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/in-conversation-on-the-only-way-to-play-it-eleanor/
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CATEGORIES:Fiction,Nonfiction
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SUMMARY:Lost in the Amazon & More: Spooky Ha-Ha Stories with Antonio Rocha
DESCRIPTION:Tall trees\, long vines\, colorful birds- sounds like a dream\, but when you’re lost in the Amazon\, things can get spooky very quickly. Thankfully\, some friendly fireflies help light the way! Join Antonio for a few spooky stories that end in smiles! \nAntonio Rocha (pronounced haw-sha) is an award winning  internationally acclaimed storyteller. His unique fusion of mime and spoken word has been featured in premier venues in the United States\, as well as at events in 15 other countries spanning six continents. With his tenor voice\, realistic sound effects\, unique characters  and mesmerizing moves\, Antonio can reach a vast age group entertaining kids and adults. He is sure to tickle your funny bone and delight your soul no matter your age. Antonio’s programs include folktales\, original personal stories\, myths\, comedy\, movement pieces\, and stories based on his immigration to the U.S. from Brazil. One such story was recently featured at a TEDx event (please click HERE to watch it). Often a featured teller in the nation’s premier storytelling events\, Antonio’s programs may be booked for schools\, museums\, libraries\,  universities\, festivals and special events where good listening is cultivated. Teaching his craft is also something Antonio loves to do. His techniques are presented with a kind and exploratory approach which is well received by performers and business leaders alike. \nhttps://storyinmotion.com/ \n  \nSponsored by:\n \nThe Children’s Trust Family Resource Guide | Romero Britto Coloring Book \nBook Club Flyer – English | Book Club Flyer – Spanish | Book Club Flyer – Creole
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/lost-in-the-amazon-more-spooky-ha-ha-stories-with-antonio-rocha/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Children’s Alley Online,Wembly Wordsmith’s Storytorium
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SUMMARY:En Casa Con Sonia: La Golondrina
DESCRIPTION:wJoin Latin Grammy nominee Sonia De Los Santos from home with En Casa con Sonia! Sing along to her beloved songs which celebrate the musical traditions of Latin America\, learn about the stories that inspire her music\, and get to know the work of some of her favorite artists. \nAcompaña a Sonia ¡desde casa! Canta sus canciones\, aprende sobre las historias que inspiran su música y conoce el trabajo de algunos de sus artistas favoritos. \nActivity 2 La Golondrina
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/en-casa-con-sonia-la-golondrina/
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CATEGORIES:Children’s Alley Online,The Rhythm Factory
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SUMMARY:Be A Reader: Iggy Peck\, Architect
DESCRIPTION:Buy your copy of Iggy Peck from Book & Books here:\nIggy Peck\, Architect by Andrea Beaty\, illustrated by David Roberts
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/be-a-reader-iggy-peck-architect/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Children’s Alley Online,Maker Faire Miami: Invent and Experiment!
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: On Brontë's Mistress
DESCRIPTION:Set in 1843\, Finola Austin’s Brontë’s Mistress tells the story of Lydia Robinson\, known for her secret affair with Branwell Brontë\, brother of the famous Brontë sisters. Dissecting Robinson’s complex character in an examination of a woman trapped in Victorian-era social mores\, Austin’s thoughtfully researched work brings contemporary relevance to these historical characters. Joining her is Carol Fitzgerald\, president and founder of The Book Report Network and host of the “Bookreporter Talks To” video/podcast series. \nThis program is presented in partnership with The Book Report Network.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/in-conversation-on-brontes-mistress/
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: On A Girl is A Body of Water
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s A Girl is A Body of Water follows Kirabo\, a 12-year-old Ugandan girl raised by a group of women\, trying to find and reconnect with the mother who abandoned her. It is a tale rich in the folklore of Uganda and an arresting exploration of what it means to be a modern girl in a world that seems determined to silence women. Makumbi is joined by Helon Habila\, author of the novel Travelers and The Chibok Girls: the Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria\, a critically acclaimed account of the shocking events that stunned the world and birthed the #BringBackOurGirls mission.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/in-conversation-on-a-girl-is-a-body-of-water/
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: On Shuggie Bain
DESCRIPTION:2020 National Book Award Finalist \nShuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a struggling working-class family in Glasgow\, Scotland\, during the Thatcher years. It’s also a heartbreaking story of addiction\, sexuality\, and love. Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize\, Douglas Stuart’s astonishing debut leaves an indelible mark. Speaking with him is LGBTQ activist and writer Garrard Conley\, author of New York Times bestseller Boy Erased: A Memoir.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/in-conversation-on-shuggie-bain/
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CATEGORIES:Fiction
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Reading the Red Carpet
DESCRIPTION:Brimming with glossy color photographs\, Embellished celebrates the vision and artistry of Indian American fashion designer Naeem Khan – who has dressed Jennifer Lopez\, Kate Hudson\, and Michelle Obama – and his impossibly chic world\, the history of which is told through sought-after red-carpet dresses\, elegant bridal gowns\, and beautifully beaded and embroidered statement pieces that are undeniably works of art. He’s talking shop with Asanyah Davidson\, chairperson of the Miami Fashion Institute at Miami Dade College.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/in-conversation-reading-the-red-carpet/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Here In Florida,Nonfiction
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SUMMARY:Kari Lizer on Aren’t You Forgetting Someone?: Essays from My Mid-Life Revenge
DESCRIPTION:In Aren’t You Forgetting Someone?: Essays from My Mid-Life Revenge\, TV comedy writer Kari Lizer – creator of the award-winning TV show The New Adventures of Old Christine – offers a collection of essays about the challenges of being a woman of a certain age and all that comes with it\, including unrealistic expectations and eternal optimism.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/kari-lizer-on-arent-you-forgetting-someone-essays-from-my-mid-life-revenge/
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CATEGORIES:Nonfiction
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Death Unbecoming
DESCRIPTION: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 and host of the podcast “5 Things With Lisa Birnbach.”
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/in-conversation-death-unbecoming/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Fiction
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SUMMARY:Kelli Jo Ford on Crooked Hallelujah
DESCRIPTION: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 the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in fiction.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/kelli-jo-ford-on-crooked-hallelujah/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Fiction
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: On Writers & Lovers
DESCRIPTION: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 life – something nearly all her old friends have let go of – and mourning the sudden death of her mother. When she falls for two very different men at the same time\, her world fractures even more. Joining King in conversation is writer Kendra Winchester\, co-founder and executive director of the “Reading Women” podcast\, part of the Lit Hub Radio network.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/lily-king-on-writers-lovers/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Fiction
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Contemplating a Paradise Lost
DESCRIPTION: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 links local history\, environmental research\, and spiritual meditations to reflect on the island’s wild beauty\, while coming to terms with the heartbreaking destruction of its fragile ecology. Sandra Beasley\, author of four poetry collections\, including the forthcoming Made to Explode\, joins her in her musings. \nSponsored by
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/in-conversation-contemplating-a-paradise-lost/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Here In Florida,Nonfiction
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SUMMARY:A U.S. Poet Laureate in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Moderated by Campbell McGrath\, Nouns & Verbs: New and Selected Poems. \nIn 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 he casts on the human experience are fully on display in his masterful collection. Touching on subjects including the poignancy of loss\, the serene and resonant beauty of nature\, and the mutability of desire\, Hass exhibits his virtuosic abilities\, expansive intellect\, and tremendous readability in one of his most ambitious and formally brilliant collections to date. \nSponsored by:
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/a-u-s-poet-laureate-in-conversation-4/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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SUMMARY:An Evening With Nicole Krauss with Lauren Groff
DESCRIPTION:Event starts Monday\, November 16 at 8 p.m. \nBook purchase required for admittance to this program; click here to purchase. \nComprising 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 Publishers Weekly. Her partner in conversation is Lauren Groff\, author of Florida\, a collection of short stories rich with memorable characters whose gravitational centers are informed by the landscape\, climate\, history\, and mindset of the Sunshine State. \nBook purchase required for admittance to this program; click here to purchase.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/an-evening-with-nicole-krauss/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Live Streams
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SUMMARY:Panel: Inside the World of Avatar\, The Last Airbender
DESCRIPTION:Grades 9 – 12 \nModerated by Joan Hilty\, editorial director at Nickelodeon. \nThe 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. Yee\, author of the Kyoshi novels; and Faith Erin Hicks\, Peter Wartman\, and Gene Luen Yang\, who wrote and illustrated the Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novels.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/panel-inside-the-world-of-avatar-the-last-airbender/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Comics,Young Adult Books
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SUMMARY:Witches\, Wolves\, and Women
DESCRIPTION:Grades 9 – 12 \nIn 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 loss has been a lie. As she rushes to his side\, the two are ambushed and pulled through a portal to the land of Adas\, a fairy realm hidden in the Caribbean Sea. If Rose wants to return home so that she can repair her broken family\, she must figure out how to heal Adas first. \nIn Romina Garber’s Lobizona\, Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who’s on the run from her father’s Argentine crime family\, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami – until her protective bubble is shattered. Without a home\, without answers\, and finally without shackles\, Manu investigates the only clue she has about her past\, which leads her to a secret world buried within our own. A world straight out of Argentine folklore\, where the seventh consecutive daughter is born a “bruja\,” or witch\, and the seventh consecutive son is a “lobizón\,” a werewolf. \nSponsored by
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/witches-wolves-and-women/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Here In Florida,Miami Reads,ReadCaribbean,Young Adult Books
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SUMMARY:Panel: The Fight for Justice & Truth
DESCRIPTION:Grades 9 – 12 \nIntroduced by the Miami-Dade County Teen Court. \nPunching 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 one fateful night\, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. “Boys just being boys” turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly\, at just 16 years old\, Amal’s bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words\, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it? \nIn Nic Stone’s Dear Justyce\, Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later\, though\, Justyce walks the illustrious halls of Yale University … and Quan sits behind bars at the Fulton Regional Youth Detention Center. Through a series of flashbacks\, vignettes\, and letters to Justyce – the protagonist of Dear Martin – Quan’s story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions. But then there’s a dead cop and a weapon with Quan’s prints on it. What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge? Not even Quan is sure. \nFREE bonus download: Punching the Air Educators’ Guide \nSponsored by:
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CATEGORIES:Poetry,Young Adult Books
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SUMMARY:Develop Your Memory Superpowers!
DESCRIPTION:Grades 5 – 9 \nIntroduced by Cierra Bragan\, Miami Mom Collective. \nMemory 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 guide you through the Forest of Forgettable Names and around the Great Word Pyramids. Nelson will help readers escape the Pirates of the Periodic Table and journey through the Himalayan Memory Palace. The quest for an infallible memory will culminate on the Number Trek to finally defeat the Memory Thief once and for all. Guided by national memory champion Nelson Dellis\, readers will learn the tricks and secrets to remembering everything from the world capitals to the elements of the periodic table to speeches and soliloquies – and even enjoy themselves in the process! \nSponsored by
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/develop-your-memory-superpowers/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Children's + Teens,Children’s Alley Online,Here In Florida,Middle Grade Books
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SUMMARY:Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice
DESCRIPTION:Grades 3 – 7 \nIntroduced by Cierra Bragan\, Miami Mom Collective \nWoke: 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. The authors’ hope is to inspire kids to stay woke and become a new generation of activists. With a special foreword by Jason Reynolds. \nSponsored by:
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/woke-a-young-poets-guide-to-justice/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Children's + Teens,Children’s Alley Online,Middle Grade Books,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Storytime with a World Champion Sprinter
DESCRIPTION:Grades PreK-2 \nIntroduced by Cierra Bragan\, Miami Mom Collective. \nI 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 charts how Shelly Ann’s commitment to hard work as well as the encouragement of loved ones helped her achieve her dreams against great odds and challenging life experiences. Most importantly\, I Am a Promise encourages young readers to believe in themselves and to maximize their own promise to the world. \n  \nSponsored by:\n \nThe Children’s Trust Family Resource Guide | Romero Britto Coloring Book \nBook Club Flyer – English | Book Club Flyer – Spanish | Book Club Flyer – Creole
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/storytime-with-a-world-champion-sprinter/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Children's + Teens,Children’s Alley Online,Picture Books,ReadCaribbean,Wembly Wordsmith’s Storytorium
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SUMMARY:Storytime: A Girl Named Rosita
DESCRIPTION:Grades PreK – 3 \nIntroduced by Cierra Bragan\, Miami Mom Collective. \nIn A Girl Named Rosita\, Pura Belpré Honor winner Anika Aldamuy Denise (Planting Stories) and New York Times bestselling illustrator Leo Espinosa (Islandborn) tell the story of Rita Moreno\, the Puerto Rican superstar best known for her Oscar-winning performance in the original West Side Story film\, in this gorgeous picture book biography. When young Rosita moved from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States\, she didn’t know what to expect\, but she knew she loved to sing and dance. Working to overcome the language barrier and bullying she experienced in a strange new country\, Rita eventually made her way to Hollywood with a dream to be a star. There\, she fought to be seen and heard and eventually reached the pinnacle of success\, landing her iconic role in West Side Story and – finally – winning her groundbreaking Oscar. \n  \nSponsored by:\n \nThe Children’s Trust Family Resource Guide | Romero Britto Coloring Book \nBook Club Flyer – English | Book Club Flyer – Spanish | Book Club Flyer – Creole \n 
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/storytime-a-girl-named-rosita/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Children's + Teens,Children’s Alley Online,Picture Books,ReadCaribbean,Wembly Wordsmith’s Storytorium
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UID:5741-1605553200-1605639599@www.miamibookfaironline.com
SUMMARY:Jorie Graham: A Reading From Runaway: New Poems
DESCRIPTION:In her formidable and clairvoyant new collection Runaway\, Jorie Graham deepens her vision of our futurity. What of us will survive? Identity may be precarious\, but perhaps love is not? Keeping pace with the desperate runaway of climate change\, social disruption\, our new mass migrations\, she struggles to reimagine a habitable present – a now – in which we might endure\, wary\, undaunted\, ever-inventive\, “counting silently towards infinity.” Graham’s essential voice guides us fluently “as we pass here now into the next-on world\,” what future we have surging powerfully through these pages\, where the poet implores us “to the last be human.” \nSponsored by:
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/jorie-graham-a-reading-from-runaway-new-poems/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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SUMMARY:A Sinking Ship is Still a Ship
DESCRIPTION:In Ariel Francisco’s Miami\, invasive lionfish are sympathetic creatures\, the beach succumbs to sea-level rise\, and “305 till I die” is a cry for help. The speakers in these hilarious and melancholy poems depict a rich and varied emotional landscape that mirrors that of the state they long to leave\, dead or alive. They imagine themselves standing on ocean garbage patches\, contemplate the crabgrass on traffic medians\, and envision the new beauty of a submerged Miami Beach: “Famed art deco replaced by fire coral / and colorful parrot fish\, neon lights / restored by pulsating swarms of moon / jellyfish\, lit up like a Saturday night.” In one moment the strange becomes familiar\, only to become strange again in the next stanza. Taking inspiration from Campbell McGrath and Richard Blanco\, among others\, Francisco’s second book of poems\, A Sinking Ship is Still a Ship\, deals with climate change and the absurdities and difficulties of being a millennial Latinx in the Sunshine State. \nModerated by Ryan Rivas\, publisher of Burrow Press; with translator José Nicolás Cabrera-Schneider. \nSponsored by:
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/a-sinking-ship-is-still-a-ship/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Here In Florida,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Two Poets on Reaching Across Borders
DESCRIPTION:Guillotine: Poems traverses desert landscapes cut through by migrants\, the grief of loss\, betrayal’s lingering scars\, the border itself – great distances in which violence and yearning find roots. Through the voices of undocumented immigrants\, border patrol agents\, and scorned lovers\, award-winning poet Eduardo C. Corral writes dramatic portraits of contradiction\, survival\, and a deeply human\, relentless interiority. With extraordinary lyric imagination\, these poems wonder about being unwanted or renounced. What do we do with unrequited love? Is it with or without it that we would waste away? \nA name for the people of Honduras\, Catrachos: Poems is a term of solidarity and resilience. In these unflinching\, riveting poems\, Roy G. Guzmán reaches across borders – between life and death and between countries – invoking the voices of the lost. Part immigration narrative\, part elegy\, and part queer coming-of-age story\, Catrachos finds its own religion in fantastic figures such as the X-Men\, pop singers\, and the “Queerodactyl\,” which is imagined in a series of poems as a dinosaur sashaying in the shadow of an oncoming comet\, insistent on surviving extinction. With exceptional energy\, humor\, and inventiveness\, Guzmán’s debut is a devastating display of lyrical and moral complexity – an introduction to an immediately captivating\, urgently needed voice. \nSponsored by: \n \nIn partnership with
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/two-poets-on-reaching-across-borders/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Here In Florida,Poetry
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SUMMARY:2019 National Poetry Series Winners
DESCRIPTION:Special introduction by Daniel Halpern\, founder of HarperCollins imprint Ecco and the National Poetry Series. \nThe National Poetry Series was established in 1978 to recognize and promote excellence in contemporary poetry by ensuring the publication of five books of poetry annually through participating publishers. In addition\, the National Poetry Series has partnered with Miami Book Fair to award the Paz Prize in Poetry\, which ensures bilingual publication for a book of poems written in Spanish. This conversation features Benjamin Garcia on Thrown in the Throat\, in conversation with the judge who selected his manuscript\, Kazim Ali\, The Voice of Sheila Chandra. \nIn a sex-positive incantation that retextures what it is to write a queer life amidst troubled times\, Garcia delves with both English and Spanish into how one survives a country’s long love affair with anti-immigrant cruelty. Rendering a family working to the very end to hold each other\, he writes the kind of family you both survive and survive with. \nSponsored by:
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/2019-national-poetry-series-winners-2/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Riots\, Refugees\, and Cocaine in Miami 1980
DESCRIPTION:Event starts Monday\, November 16 at 6 p.m. \nThe Year of Dangerous Days: Riots\, Refugees\, and Cocaine in Miami 1980 is Nicolas Griffin’s story of the rise and fall of one of America’s most popular destination cities\, that was not so long ago rife with police brutality\, an out-of-control drug epidemic\, and a bulging refugee crisis. He’s speaking with filmmaker and lifelong Miamian Billy Corben\, a Peabody Award-winning documentarian whose films includes Cocaine Cowboys\, about the rise of Miami’s cocaine trade and subsequent drug wars of the 1970s and ’80s\, and Magic City Hustle\, an examination of the forgotten sport of jai alai and its ties to the city. \nSponsored by
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/in-conversation-riots-refugees-and-cocaine-in-miami-1980/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Here In Florida,Nonfiction
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: On The Cold Millions
DESCRIPTION:Event starts Monday\, November 16 at 5 p.m. \nBook purchase required for admittance to this program; click here to purchase. \nAs it follows two brothers living by their wits in early 20th-century America\, Jess Walter’s The Cold Millions – named a most anticipated book by the New York Times Book Review\, Esquire\, and the Philadelphia Inquirer – offers a portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor\, between harsh realities and simple dreams. Essayist and critic Maris Kreizman\, host of “The Maris Review\,” a literary podcast from LitHub\, and whose work has appeared in the New York Times\, The Atlantic\, and Vanity Fair\, joins him. \nBook purchase required for admittance to this program; click here to purchase.
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/in-conversation-on-the-cold-millions/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Fiction
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SUMMARY:Spoken Word Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Guitars Over Guns mentor James Valsaint as to learn the roots of self-expression through spoken word. James will give you the tools to make art of poetry turn your experiences into powerful performance art. \nJames Valsaint was born in the neighborhood of Little Haiti in Miami. After graduating high school he traveled the world\, first to Barcelona where he managed a company\, and then to Amsterdam where he earned a bachelor’s degree in audio engineering. Upon returning to the States\, he worked with Greenpeace in Los Angeles to fight against deforestation and offshore drilling. Back home in South Florida\, James got involved with both the Occupy Movement and Black Lives Matter\, with a focus on ending the school-to-prison pipeline. James has always been both an artist and an activist who believes in utilizing the power of music and love to overcome social hardships and uplift his community. He now works with Guitars Over Guns as a mentor at North Miami Middle and Senior High schools where he teaches guitar and spoken word. \nguitarsoverguns.org/ \ngivemiamiday.org/gogo
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/spoken-word-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:On Demand
CATEGORIES:Children’s Alley Online,The Rhythm Factory
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