This event has passed.Test Event Sept 6, 2016 Thursday, September 8, 2016 @ 4:00 pmBook Fair Mural in Wynwood 2501 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, 33127 United States blfndjskfbdsjkfbdsjkfbdjgds Free Add to Schedule + Google Calendar+ Add to iCalendar Details Date: Thursday, September 8, 2016 Time: 4:00 pm Cost: Free Authors Jesse Ball Jesse Ball is the author of four previous novels, including Silence Once Begun and Samedi the Deafness, and several works of verse, bestiaries, and sketchbooks. He has been named a finalist for the 2015 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award and a 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Ball received an NEA creative writing fellowship for 2014 and the 2008 Paris Review Plimpton Prize, and his verse has been included in the Best American Poetry series. In his fifth novel, A Cure for Suicide (Pantheon Books) —a Longlist selection for a 2015 National Book Award in Fiction—a woman "examiner" and a man, her "claimant," move into a small house where the examiner teaches the claimant the most simple functions and monitors his progress, until an encounter at a party raises doubts about everything he has learned. NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2015 Steve Sheinkin Steve Sheinkin is the award-winning author of fast-paced, cinematic histories for young readers. His works have won numerous awards, including the Boston-Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction, the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, a Newbery Honor, and a National Book Award Finalist. Steve's most recent book, a World War II civil rights story called The Port Chicago 50, is the winner of the 2014 Boston-Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War (Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan Children's Publishing Group) —Finalist for a 2015 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature— is the story of Daniel Ellsberg and his decision to steal and publish secret documents about America's involvement in the Vietnam War. NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2015 Other RSVP Required Yes Language English Occurrence Annual RSVP Please fill in the RSVP quantity, confirmation name, and email fields. You must have JavaScript activated to purchase tickets. Please enable JavaScript in your browser. Tickets are not available as this event has passed. Venue Name: Book Fair Mural in Wynwood Location: 2501 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, 33127 United States + Google Map
Details Date: Thursday, September 8, 2016 Time: 4:00 pm Cost: Free Authors Jesse Ball Jesse Ball is the author of four previous novels, including Silence Once Begun and Samedi the Deafness, and several works of verse, bestiaries, and sketchbooks. He has been named a finalist for the 2015 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award and a 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Ball received an NEA creative writing fellowship for 2014 and the 2008 Paris Review Plimpton Prize, and his verse has been included in the Best American Poetry series. In his fifth novel, A Cure for Suicide (Pantheon Books) —a Longlist selection for a 2015 National Book Award in Fiction—a woman "examiner" and a man, her "claimant," move into a small house where the examiner teaches the claimant the most simple functions and monitors his progress, until an encounter at a party raises doubts about everything he has learned. NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2015 Steve Sheinkin Steve Sheinkin is the award-winning author of fast-paced, cinematic histories for young readers. His works have won numerous awards, including the Boston-Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction, the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, a Newbery Honor, and a National Book Award Finalist. Steve's most recent book, a World War II civil rights story called The Port Chicago 50, is the winner of the 2014 Boston-Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War (Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan Children's Publishing Group) —Finalist for a 2015 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature— is the story of Daniel Ellsberg and his decision to steal and publish secret documents about America's involvement in the Vietnam War. NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2015
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