In Connie: A Memoir (Grand Central Publishing), trailblazing Asian American journalist Connie Chung pulls no punches as she shares a behind-the-scenes tour of her life and career, from showdowns with powerful men in and out of the newsroom – where overt sexism was a way of life – to the stories behind some of her […]
In this live event on Miami Book Fair Online, Caribbean artists and authors will share their work and perspectives through a series of individual interviews. ESTELLE-SARAH BULLE (Basses terres) will explore the richness of Caribbean identities through her stories, while ARTHUR FRANCIETTA will reveal how his designs reflect the cultural influences of the Caribbean. MICHAEL ROCH (Tè mawon) will delve into […]
Fifty years ago, the Carnation Revolution brought profound social and artistic transformations to Portugal. These changes were vividly reflected in literature, giving rise to a celebrated new generation of post-revolution writers. As we commemorate 50 years of creative freedom in Portuguese literature, we’ll explore the impact of these historical milestones on the art of writing. […]
El periodista y escritor mexicano JORGE RAMOS presenta Así veo las cosas: Lo que nunca te conté, obra donde reúne sus textos más personales y literarios escritos a lo largo de cuatro décadas de carrera. En conversación con la periodista LUZ MARÍA DORIA. Compra Así veo las cosas: Lo que nunca te conté – Ramos
In this strange age of crisis where there really is no front line, conflict journalist Clarissa Ward has moved from one hot zone to the next. With multiple assignments in Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, and Afghanistan, Ward – who speaks seven languages – has been based in Baghdad, Beirut, Beijing, and Moscow. She has seen and documented […]
Four dynamic voices whose works reflect the rich cultural legacies of the Latinx and Caribbean experience. Haitian author BERWICK AUGUSTIN’s The Education Formula: Maximizing the Village tackles the crucial role of education in social development. EDWARD PAULINO’s Refranes de mi Abuelita revisits timeless Dominican sayings that convey ancestral wisdom, with illustrator SCHEREZADE GARCÍA enhancing the journey through vibrant artwork that captures the spirit […]
La Feria presenta una obra que es una celebración, un homenaje, un tributo a uno de los mejores futbolistas de todos los tiempos. Esta compilación de ensayos plantea un recorrido en el que destacadas figuras internacionales transitan aventuras, personajes y momentos que van perfilando la figura de Lionel Messi. Participan: PABLO BRESCIA, RUBÉN COSTA, ANA […]
In Bone of the Bone, journalist Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our times – class division, political fissures, gender inequality, environmental crisis, media bias, and the rural-urban gulf – a longtime focus on the cultural dissonance that many in her industry have neglected until recently. Now, this thought-provoking […]
El director y guionista cubano PAVEL GIROUD llega con Habana nostra, una novela documental con personajes reales que resume un episodio apasionante de la historia del crimen organizado. Una obra que huele a pólvora, a salitre, a ron y a salsa amatriciana. Un viaje a lo largo de cuarenta años a Sicilia, a la Cuba […]
Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Abraham Lincoln’s November 6, 1860, election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter – a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were “so […]
American women have been mostly minor characters in the literature of the Vietnam War, but in Alice McDermott’s Absolution they take center stage. Tricia is a shy newlywed, married to a rising attorney on loan to navy intelligence; Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse and mother of three, a beauty and a bully. In 1963 […]
On the morning of October 7, 2023, Amir Tibon and his wife were awakened by mortar rounds exploding near their home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, a progressive Israeli community less than a mile from Gaza City. Soon, they were holding their two young daughters in the family’s reinforced safe room, urging them not to cry […]