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November 2025

Wednesday, November 19 @ 7:00 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Alicia Escardo

MIAMI EN TINIEBLAS: UNA NOCHE SOBRE LITERATURA NOIR – NO FICCIÓN

Una charla sobre los principales hitos y estereotipos que han definido al género negro y policial. Pondremos el foco en las diferencias entre su evolución en Iberoamérica y la tradición anglosajona. Un recorrido que invita a descubrir cómo, detrás de cada crimen ficticio, se refleja la historia y la identidad de cada lugar. Con Alicia Escardó, Alicia Mercado Harvey, Pablo Brescia y Pedro Medina León. EN COLABORACIÓN CON   Compra A pesar del naufragio – Escardo Compra La muerte no tiene traducción – Mercado Harvey Compra El Blues del Comanche – Medina León…

Thursday, November 20 @ 7:00 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Javier Marin

JAVIER MARÍN Y LA TELEVISIÓN LATINA EN ESTADOS UNIDOS – NO FICCIÓN

Javier Marín presenta En vivo desde América. Cómo la TV latina conquistó Estados Unidos, una obra que relata cómo una familia mexicana y un operador estadounidense fundaron Univisión, empresa que logró definir la identidad hispana en EE.UU. y revolucionó los medios, con historias de ambición y sueño por dar voz a una comunidad en crecimiento. En conversación con el periodista Ricardo Brown.   Compra En vivo desde América. Cómo la TV latina conquistó Estados Unidos – Marín…

Friday, November 21 @ 10:00 am
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

TEENS READ THE 2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS – ALL GENRES

The 2025 National Book Award-honored authors in young people’s literature – including María Dolores Águila, K. Ancrum, Daniel Nayeri, Hannah V. Sawyerr, Maria van Lieshout, and Ibi Zoboi – visit Miami Book Fair to share from and about their books, and answer questions from Miami-Dade County students. Hosted by Ebony LaDelle, author of You’ve Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs and This Could Be Forever. For more information and to RSVP,

Friday, November 21 @ 7:00 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

SALVAR LA FRONTERA: UNA ANTOLOGÍA DE AUTORES VENEZOLANOS MIGRANTES – FICCIÓN

En una noche dedicada a la literatura venezolana, presentamos Salvar la frontera: Muestra de cuentos de autores venezolanos migrantes, una compilación editada por Equidistancias que incluye treinta relatos caracterizados por la multiplicidad temática y estilística de sus textos, así como la diversidad generacional, residencia y trayectoria vital de sus autores. Presentado por Naida Saavedra, Keila Vall de la Ville, Juan Carlos Méndez Guédez y Juan Carlos Chirinos, en conversación con el periodista César Miguel Rondón.   Compra Salvar la frontera: Muestra de cuentos de autores venezolanos migrantes

Saturday, November 22 @ 10:00 am
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Gene Pressman

PEERING THROUGH THE WINDOWS AT BARNEYS – MEMOIR

In They All Came to Barneys: A Personal History of the World’s Greatest Store – co-written with New York Magazine’s Matthew ShneierGene Pressman tells the inside story of Barneys New York, from its beginnings as a discount shop to the rise – and eventual fall – of the global fashion empire. He recalls three generations of his family and how they shaped the retail legend, world-famous designers, and cultural icons, capturing fashion’s evolution through turbulent decades and the ambition that built – and unraveled – one of its most well-known destinations.…

Saturday, November 22 @ 11:00 am
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Ariel Sullivan

DEMONS, CHAOS & REBELLIONS: NEW ROMANTASY

In Jaysea Lynn’s For Whom the Belle Tolls, Lily enters the Afterlife on her own terms and finds it more magical than she imagined. From coffee shops for deities to demons in Hell, she carves out a sassy new role sending souls to their circles. But when a bond with Bel, a demon general, sparks into something more, they must fight like hell to save their world. In Melissa K. Roehrich’s Dawn of Chaos and Fury – the fourth book in The Legacy series – Tessalyn,…

Saturday, November 22 @ 12:00 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

THREE MASTERS OF HORROR – FICTION

In Quan Barry’s The Unveiling, Black film scout Striker photographs locations for a big-budget film, only to become stranded with wealthy tourists after a kayaking disaster. Amid desolate Antarctic islands, geothermal vents, and vicious wildlife, survival forces the revelation of the group’s secrets, prejudices, and inner demons, including truths from Striker’s past that could irrevocably shatter her world. Stephen Graham Jones’ The Buffalo Hunter Hunter follows a vampire haunting the Blackfeet reservation in search of justice.…

Saturday, November 22 @ 1:30 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

FROM SEINFELD TO BORAT: 40 YEARS OF COMEDY WITH LARRY CHARLES – NONFICTION

In Comedy Samurai: Forty Years of Blood, Guts, and Laughter, Emmy-winning writer and director Larry Charles shares behind-the-scenes stories from his legendary career in modern American comedy. From Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm to Borat and Religulous, Charles offers never-before-told anecdotes about iconic shows, films, and performers, giving fans an insider’s look at the humor, chaos, and genius that shaped a generation of comedy. Buy Comedy Samurai: Forty Years of Blood, Guts, and Laughter – Charles…

Saturday, November 22 @ 2:30 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Tim Weiner

AMERICAN HISTORY UNCLOAKED – NONFICTION

In The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II, David Nasaw writes about its veterans and their loved ones as they confronted the aftershocks of the war. Suffering from recurring nightmares, uncontrollable rages, and social isolation, soldiers were treated by doctors who had little understanding of PTSD. Divorce rates doubled. Alcoholism was rampant. Racial tensions heightened. It’s a hidden chapter of American history. In The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century, Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Weiner tells the high-stakes story of the CIA through the first quarter of this century.…

Saturday, November 22 @ 3:30 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Margaret Stohl

WOMEN IN COMICS – NONFICTION

In Super Visible: The Story of the Women of Marvel Comics, Margaret Stohl celebrates unsung yet critical contributors to comic lore’s “House of Ideas” from 1939 through today. Packed with biographies and illustrations from creators, interviews, graphical reprints, and excerpts of historic Marvel comics, it’s an essential read on the women who helped make Marvel one of the most successful comics and entertainment companies in the world. Joining her for this panel are Charlie Jane Anders,…

Saturday, November 22 @ 4:30 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Emma-Leigh Knight

READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICKS – FICTION

In Emma Knight’s The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, Pen arrives at the University of Edinburgh and is drawn into the orbit of a famous writer tied to her parents’ past. As she uncovers their secret and falls in love for the first time, she faces the shocks of adulthood in this portrait of campus life, sexual awakening, and the many ways women become mothers. In Jessica Soffer‘s This Is a Love Story: A Novel,…

Saturday, November 22 @ 5:30 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Elliot Ackerman

RAZOR-SHARP THRILLERS – FICTION

Elliot Ackerman’s Sheepdogs: A Novel is the story of a high-stakes heist gone wrong, when ex-CIA operative Skwerl and former Afghan pilot Cheese are recruited on a mission to repossess a multimillion-dollar private jet stranded on a remote African airfield. From Uganda to France, they navigate deception, betrayal, and shifting loyalties in an action-packed thriller where the line between hunters and the hunted is razor thin. In Dan Fesperman’s Pariah: A Novel, Hal, a disgraced comedian-turned-politician,…

Sunday, November 23 @ 11:00 am
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Michael Grunwald

ON THE ECOLOGICAL BRINK: REMODELING FOOD & LAND SCARCITY – NONFICTION

In We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate, bestselling author Michael Grunwald argues that the greatest challenge facing our species is slowing our relentless expansion of farmland into nature. Even if we quit fossil fuels, we’ll keep hurtling toward climate chaos if we don’t solve our food and land problems – now. In Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie, Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty spotlight an ecological marvel under siege.…

Sunday, November 23 @ 12:30 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Dan Chaon

DARK, SINISTER & MACABRE – FICTION

Dan Chaon’s One of Us: A Novel is a macabre and thrilling tale of orphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle. In 1915, Bolt and Eleanor find refuge in a bizarre traveling carnival of misfits and wonders. But as their bond frays and danger closes in, they must confront terrifying truths that will change their lives forever. Ron Currie’s The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne follows the title character, a grandmother and crime boss in Maine whose empire begins to unravel when her daughter,…

Sunday, November 23 @ 2:00 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Christian Davenport

HOW TECH BILLIONNAIRES ARE SHAPING OUR FUTURE – NONFICTION

Christian Davenport’s In Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race is an account of the science fiction dreams that may soon become reality. From SpaceX launchpads to China’s moon-mining ambitions, Davenport delivers a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the global battle to shape humanity’s off-planet future. Faiz Siddiqui’s Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk offers a portrait of a man once frequently heralded as a modern-day Edison who took a new place in the public consciousness with his desire to disrupt not just the automotive and space industries but the policies that shape our nation.…

Sunday, November 23 @ 3:00 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

IMMIGRATION & AMERICA: A CONVERSATION – NONFICTION

In Indian Genius: The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America, Meenakshi Ahamed shares fascinating portraits of the Indian Americans at the forefront of the wave of Indian success stories. Based on a series of interviews and featuring portraits of well-known figures and fresh, surprising stories, Indian Genius reveals the private strengths behind these individual’s public achievements. Joining Ahamed in conversation are author-panelists George Packer and Todd S. Purdum.   Buy Indian Genius: The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America – Ahamed Buy The Emergency: A Novel – Packer Buy Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television – Purdum…

Sunday, November 23 @ 4:00 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

ALONE IN ANNE FRANK’S HOUSE – NONFICTION

In 2021, French writer Lola Lafon was granted permission to stay overnight – alone for 10 hours – in the Annex in Amsterdam, where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis. In When You Listen to This Song: On Memory, Loss, and Writing, she reflects on what we tell ourselves about tragedy, grappling with loss, and why, facing danger and confinement, women write. Moderating is Michael Glickman, CEO and founder of jMUSE, Jewish Museums Project,…

Sunday, November 23 @ 5:00 pm
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Ismail_Aymann

FATHERS & SONS: STORIES OF RESILIENCE, SURVIVAL & LOVE – NONFICTION

In Becoming Baba: Fatherhood, Faith, and Finding Meaning in America, Aymann Ismail shares his journey as the son of Egyptian immigrants, coming of age as a Muslim in the shadow of 9/11. As he builds a career in political journalism and starts his own family, Ismail reckons with religion, masculinity, and inheritance, asking what it means to be a Muslim man – and a father – in America. Julian Brave NoiseCat’s We Survived the Night interweaves oral history,…

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