The stories we pass down provide an important snapshot of life in a certain place, in a certain time. They become our history, and they are the lessons we are to learn from. These stories are even more than that – they are true accounts and firsthand experiences from people who witnessed some of the […]
Ben Katchor's keen cartoonist eye for curious connections and attention to detail are highlighted in his latest graphic history. In The Dairy Restaurant, Katchor packs a dense cultural and culinary account into an entertaining read by deftly employing his sly sense of humor, wit, and charcoal palette-drawings. The Dairy Restaurant serves up a loving chronicle […]
A trio deft in navigating the macabre bring us to strange lands and times, with tales that shock, frighten, and stir the soul. Sisters in a legendary sunken Celtic palace are pulled apart after the death of their mother the Queen in MT Anderson’s The Daughters of Ys. A young underground radio host learns a […]
Música y literatura: Carlos Vives presenta Cumbiana: relatos de un mundo perdido Prepárense para acompañar al cantautor colombiano CARLOS VIVES en la presentación su libro Cumbiana: relatos de un mundo perdido, en conversación con LUZ MARÍA DORIA en la que habrá historias, música y más … La Feria del Libro de Miami siempre ha sentido la necesidad de dar espacio en su […]
Novedades de la narrativa latinoamericana actual Cuando literatura y realidad confluyen La Feria del Libro de Miami presenta una selección de nuevos títulos publicados este año, comentados por sus autores, en esta ocasión Pola Oloixarac y Martín Kohan. La narradora y ensayista argentina Pola Oloixarac presenta Mona (Literatura Random House), una novela que narra la […]
Book purchase required for admittance to this program; click here to purchase. American Book Award winner Yaa Gyasi's novel Transcendent Kingdom – praised by author Ann Patchett as possessing “splendor and heart and insight and brilliance” – is a moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression, addiction and grief, and a […]
Autores internacionales nos presentan sus obras, en una amena conversación entre amigos. Alfredo Bryce Echenique habla de Permiso para retirarme con el escritor Jorge Eduardo Benavides. El consagrado escritor peruano Alfredo Bryce Echenique ganó, entre otros galardones, el Premio Nacional de Narrativa de España 1998 por su novela Reo de nocturnidad, el Planeta en 2002 […]
In partnership with Portland Book Festival and Miami’s Overtown Book Festival. It is long past time to recognize Black excellence in the culinary world the same way it has been celebrated in the worlds of music, sports, literature, film, and the arts. Black cooks and creators have led American culture forward with indelible contributions of […]
Join Miss Pamela of Bubbles & Mango TV as she reads along to I Didn’t Ask to be Creative by Dontavious Pittman, and follow along with Kyle as he creates and creates! Kyle is a kid with a lively imagination, but even he can't figure out why his mom has no time for creativity. Is […]
Picnic de Libros ¡en casa! es un evento multidisciplinario y bilingüe que busca acercar a los niños a la literatura y a las artes, a través de cuentos, poemas, trabalenguas, adivinanzas y música. Contaremos con la música de la gran Lena Burke, ganadora del Latin Grammy, quien nos deleitará con música tradicional Cubana para niños. También regresan los jóvenes estudiantes del […]
Ashli St. Armant is a celebrated vocalist, writer, arts educator, and founder of Leaping Lizards Music, a music and theater education program for students, preschool through 12th grade. She tours the United States with her band, Jazzy Ash and the Leaping Lizards, performing jazz for young audiences. Together they have performed at numerous venues including […]
Now that you’ve created your own instruments from things you had at home, you have to promote your at-holme concert with a poster! Follow along with Justin to make your own band poster and get the show started! All you need is: Piece of paper, or poster board Markers Pencil A band name! Justin Roberts […]