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 […]
Grades PreK – 3 Introduced by Cierra Bragan, Miami Mom Collective. In 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Special introduction by Daniel Halpern, founder of HarperCollins imprint Ecco and the National Poetry Series. The 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 […]
Event starts Monday, November 16 at 6 p.m. The 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 […]
Event starts Monday, November 16 at 5 p.m. Book purchase required for admittance to this program; click here to purchase. As 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 […]
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. James Valsaint was born in the neighborhood of Little Haiti in Miami. After graduating high school he traveled the world, […]
Recordando a Reinaldo Arenas, Carlos Victoria y Roberto Valero. Al cumplirse cuatro décadas del éxodo del puerto Mariel (Cuba) hacia Miami, la Feria del Libro convoca a autores, periodistas, ensayistas y personalidades de la cultura cubana del exilio a reflexionar acerca del impacto social y literario que tuvo para la comunidad local aquel histórico movimiento […]
Alejandro Ríos, Mirta Ojito, Rosie Inguanzo, Alfredo Triff y Lissette Méndez comparten sus experiencias. Al cumplirse cuatro décadas del éxodo del puerto Mariel (Cuba) hacia Miami, la Feria del Libro convoca a autores, periodistas, ensayistas y personalidades de la cultura cubana del exilio a reflexionar acerca del impacto social y literario que tuvo para la […]
Event starts Monday, November 16 at 10:30 a.m. For the first time, the National Book Awards Teen Press Conference will be a wholly virtual experience! Co-presented with Miami Book Fair and in partnership with 92nd Street Y, this year’s event will continue a decades-long tradition, bringing the excitement of the most prestigious literary award in […]