Upcoming Events

During eight days each November hundreds of authors and thousands of readers converge on Downtown Miami for the nation's premier literary festival. And when that's over, we keep it going, month in, month out.

Friday, January 16 @ 7:00 pm EST
MDC Koubek Memorial Center, 2705 SW 3rd St., Miami, FL, 33135,

William Navarrete

William Navarrete presenta Matrimonios y descendientes en San Isidoro de Holguín (1764-1784)

William Navarrete: Nació en Cuba, en 1968. Naturalizado francés, reside permanentemente en París desde hace más de tres décadas. Estudió Historia del arte en la Universidad de La Habana y Civilización hispanoamericana en La Sorbonne-París IV. Escritor en español y en francés, periodista y traductor para organizaciones de Naciones Unidas, fue editor de la edición en español de la revista El Correo de la UNESCO. Ha organizado un centenar de presentaciones, coloquios y foros culturales...

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Saturday, January 17 @ 2:00 pm EST
Miami Dade College's Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135,

Picnic de Libros - January 2026

Presented by Koubek Center and the Miami Book Fair Picnic de Libros is a multidisciplinary, bilingual, and free event designed to bring children closer to literature and the arts through stories, poems, crafts, tongue twisters, riddles, music, and more. There will also be picnic baskets filled with books to read and enjoy. Puppet workshop with actress Danly Arango.  Bilingual storytelling Dance workshop with Lauren Gaspard. Entertainment and games with Creative Stage Productions. Book picnic,...

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Wednesday, January 28 @ 3:30 pm EST
Edison Center Branch Library, 531 NW 62nd Street, Miami, FL, 33150,

Children’s Trust Books for Free Storytime!

Join us for a fun-filled family morning featuring an engaging storytime, hands-on arts and crafts, tasty snacks, and free books to take home—perfect for kids of all ages! Featured book: Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall  

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Saturday, January 31 @ 3:00 pm EST
On Demand (Virtual),

Speak Up: Creative Writing + Performance (Spring 2026)

Saturdays, January 31-March 14, 2026 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages...

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Saturday, February 7 @ 10:30 am EST
On Demand (Virtual),

Taller virtual de escritura: Textos íntimos, con Mercedes Soledad Moresco

Febrero 7 al 28, 2026 –  4 sábados de 10.30am-12.30pm (hora de Miami) ¿Qué es la escritura personal? ¿Qué sucede cuando lo íntimo se hace público? En este taller de cuatro semanas exploraremos memorias, objetos y partes del cuerpo que guardan historias, para escribir desde lo más cercano y transformarlo en texto. A través de lecturas breves y ejercicios creativos, la idea es contar para olvidar, para recordar, para que lean otros, o no. La propuesta es escribir. Y que el texto...

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Saturday, February 7 @ 3:00 pm EST
On Demand (Virtual),

Speak Up: Creative Writing + Performance (Spring 2026)

Saturdays, January 31-March 14, 2026 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages...

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Saturday, February 14 @ 3:00 pm EST
On Demand (Virtual),

Speak Up: Creative Writing + Performance (Spring 2026)

Saturdays, January 31-March 14, 2026 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages...

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Saturday, February 21 @ 3:00 pm EST
On Demand (Virtual),

Speak Up: Creative Writing + Performance (Spring 2026)

Saturdays, January 31-March 14, 2026 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages...

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Saturday, February 28 @ 3:00 pm EST
On Demand (Virtual),

Speak Up: Creative Writing + Performance (Spring 2026)

Saturdays, January 31-March 14, 2026 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages...

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Monday, March 2 @ 7:00 pm EST
Chapman Conference Center at MDC Wolfson Campus, 254 NE 4th St. Building 3, 2nd Floor, Miami, FL, 33132,

Norah Odonnell

An Evening with Norah O’Donnell

Norah O’Donnell in convo w/ TBD about WE THE WOMEN: THE HIDDEN HEROES WHO SHAPED AMERICA Norah O’Donnell is a multiple Emmy Award-winning journalist with nearly three decades of experience covering the biggest stories in the world and conducting impactful, news-making interviews. She is CBS News’ Senior Correspondent, focused on big interviews and projects for the network, and spent five years as the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News the oldest and most revered...

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Saturday, March 7 @ 3:00 pm EST
On Demand (Virtual),

Speak Up: Creative Writing + Performance (Spring 2026)

Saturdays, January 31-March 14, 2026 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages...

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Saturday, March 7 @ 5:00 pm EST
Koubek Center Art Space, 2705 SW 3rd St., Miami,, 33135,

Kelly Martinez Grandal

Kelly Martínez Grandal presenta Ritual para nacer dos veces, en conversación con Claudia Noguera Penso

Inspirado en su trabajo con sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica, Ritual para nacer dos veces es un libro sobre la recuperación del sentido del yo: metamorfosis, conjuros, rituales y homenajes nos guían en una peregrinación a través de diversas tradiciones, mitos y contextos que iluminan lo femenino desde un lenguaje depurado y lleno de símbolos. Como bien afirma Lizette Espinosa en el texto de contraportada, estos poemas  —acompañados por collages también de la autoría de...

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Saturday, March 14 @ 3:00 pm EDT
On Demand (Virtual),

Speak Up: Creative Writing + Performance (Spring 2026)

Saturdays, January 31-March 14, 2026 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages...

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