Upcoming Events

Books & Books is proud to present an evening with Christopher B. Strain discussing Driving Lessons: A Road Trip through American Travel Literature (University Alabama Press, $34.95) ***Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Avenue. Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Can’t make the event? Order your copy here. Weaves the author’s own four-month cross-country sojourn in a VW van with thoughts on travel narratives across the history of American literature In Driving Lessons,…

Join Books for Free as they pass out books to children and families attending the Health Fair by Empower U.…

August 12th, 2025 / 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM / via Zoom Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Theme: “Rescuing Yourself” In this generative workshop, we’ll write from prompts that send you back in time to visit a younger version of yourself. What will you say and what would your former self do with that knowledge?…

August 18-29 Various times, as appointed (Mon. – Fri.). All appointed times in EST. 15-minute manuscript consultations are limited to 22 people | $55 Online via Google Meet | Register to receive link Genres Accepted: Literary fiction, book club fiction, upmarket women’s fiction, suspense/thriller, and speculative fiction.Genres Not Accepted: Children’s (YA/picture book/middle grade), hard SFF, romance/erotica, memoir, and self-help. Manuscript materials must be formatted in a single document as follows: A query letter or 1-page synopsis. The opening 10 pages of your manuscript.…

Narts Foundation, Miami Book Fair y el Koubek Center presentan la primera edición de Noir Week Miami, un atrapante festival literario y cultural que se desarrollará del 26 al 30 de agosto de 2025, y que pondrá el foco en el fascinante universo del género negro y policial. Durante cinco días, el público podrá disfrutar de una programación que combina presentaciones de libros, debates, talleres, fotografía, moda, música, gastronomía y cine, culminando con una intensa jornada el sábado 30,…

One day seminar, August 28, 2025 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. / Online via Crowdcast (Register to receive link) Registration: $35 Our seminar will cover the path to traditional publishing, including querying and working with literary agents, what to expect from submission, publishing deal terms, working with an editor and the different stages of a book deal and publication. There will be ample time for questions! Scholarships Available for MDC Students Miami Book Fair is offering two (2) full-tuition scholarships for MDC students interested in attending the above-listed seminar.…

Si ya no hay cupo para el taller, por favor registre sus datos en esta lista de espera: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-z2WK9vHHJVmd9LmPt9-8cswb52aeZuovwOlGH3kGW4HOlQ/viewform. Le informaremos si surge una oportunidad de que participe. Gracias por su interés. Actividad presencial DESCRIPTION:Dictado por el Prof. Emilio Sánchez, este ciclo propone una relectura crítica y apasionada del fenómeno literario que cambió para siempre la narrativa en lengua española: el Boom hispanoamericano. Más que un simple listado de nombres célebres, esta serie de encuentros busca pensar el Boom como movimiento,…

If this workshop is sold out and you would like to be added to the waitlist, please contact Rachel Gil de Gibaja: rgildegi@mdc.edu. 4 Saturdays: September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (2 hours) / In-Person, MDC Wolfson Campus Pay-What-You-Can Pricing: To ensure that these special workshops facilitated by our Emerging Writer Fellows are as accessible as possible to the widest audience possible, we’re putting it into your hands to pay what you can for this workshop. …

September 9, 2025 / 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM / via Zoom Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Theme: Sound in Poetry This workshop will focus on sound and the act of reading, writing, and thinking with our ears. Sound is a fundamental and often less-considered element in creative writing.…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dan Brown is the author of numerous #1 international bestsellers, including Origin, Inferno, The Lost Symbol, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Deception Point, and Digital Fortress. ABOUT THE BOOK: The world’s most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship.…

Saludo del Consul General de Argentina en Miami Marcel F. Gilardoni. La Feria del Libro de Miami del Miami Dade College, el Consulado de la República Argentina en Miami y la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española invitan al homenaje al escritor argentino Manuel Mujica Lainez. ______________ Adriana Bianco: profesora de Filosofía y Letras de Universidad Buenos Aires, Argentina, con post-grado en la Universidad de La Sorbonne. Miembro Correspondiente de la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española-ANLE.…