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Florida-based photographer Anastasia Samoylova’s Atlantic Coast retraces Berenice Abbott’s 1954 photographic journey on historic U.S. Route 1 along the Eastern Seaboard, documenting dislocation, loss, and a shifting American dream. Working in color and black and white, Samoylova ventures on her own journey to revisit those communities transformed by the interstate and the expansion of industry, commerce, and development. Moderated by Ricardo Mor, arts journalist and curator.   SPONSORED BY     Buy Atlantic Coast – Samoylova…

Explore the art of book-making with artist and educator Jose Luis Garcia as he leads a workshop in creating handmade pocket books, handy for remembering all the adventures you’ll have in Children’s Alley! Garcia will guide young artists through a series of bookmaking activities that range from simple to complex folds. The premise of the workshop is to create “Pocket Books” that fit in your pocket to keep handy for your Miami Book Fair adventures. Artists will learn about the art of bookmaking to create handmade Leporello,…

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,…

Alex Foster’s Circular Motion is a story of love, despair, and two people’s search for belonging in a world literally spinning out of control. Tanner escapes his tiny Alaskan hometown for a job at CWC, which is revolutionizing global travel, while outcast Winnie joins teen activists blaming CWC for Earth’s acceleration. As days shorten and storms rage, their lives spiral toward each other in a rapidly changing world. Bruce Holsinger’s Culpability: A Novel is a suspenseful family drama about moral responsibility in the age of AI.…

SFCPA brings its famous Drum Jam to Miami Book Fair! Everyone can participate – fun for all ages and abilities. Drum along during a guided bucket jam. Learn the basics of bucket drumming, how to play within a group, and groove together!…

Miami native Inez Barlatier is a multifaceted performer of Ayisyen (Haitian) descent. Join her for an educational concert as she celebrates Haitian art and culture through energetic drumming and singing, sharing songs and phrases in Haitian Creole that explore themes of community and gratitude.…

Carlos Manuel Álvarez’s False War: A Novel, translated by Natasha Wimmer, portrays ambivalent castaways living lives of deep estrangement from their home country. Álvarez links extraordinary stories of ordinary people from Havana to Berlin – barbers and dissidents, thieves and chess players – each immersed in a fake war waged with little real passion. In Robert  Busby’s Bodock: Stories, an ice storm hits the fictional titular Mississippi town, leaving lives and landscapes fractured. From two siblings surveying their family’s damaged orchard and a cop mourning his son to a divorced slacker aiding in his former father-in-law’s lung transplant surgery,…

Brandon Hobson’s The Devil Is a Southpaw: A Novel is a haunting novel of obsession, pride, and forgiveness. Told through Milton’s darkly comic – and possibly unreliable – account of his friendship and rivalry with gifted Cherokee artist Matthew, the story revisits their harrowing youth in juvenile detention and the lingering traumas of incarceration, pride, and survival, brought to life by Hobson’s visceral prose and original artwork. The stresses of acting on a TV show, the pressures of an elite high school,…

Anjanette Delgado presenta El sexilio, un texto delirante, transgresor e íntimo que conecta la violencia patriarcal con la violencia colonial en Puerto Rico; en conversación con la escritora y editora Dainerys Machado.     Compra El sexilio – Delgado Compra Las noventa Habanas – Machado  …

No one is ever turned away at Don Manuel and Doña Lila’s home in Uno Más, One More: A Latino Retelling of an Old Scottish Ballad, illustrated by Olivia Sua. But one day, as their “casita” overflows with friends and loved ones, the house collapses. Then their friends get to work and rebuild it. It’s a tale about kindness, community, and giving back. Grades K-3. SPONSORED BY…

Karen Russell’s The Antidote: A Novel tells the story of the fictional Uz, Nebraska, and begins as a historic dust storm ravages the town. But Uz is already collapsing, not just under the weight of the Great Depression and the dust bowl drought, but because of its own violent history. Patricia Lockwood’s Will There Ever Be Another You: A Novel chronicles a young woman’s descent into illness and insanity amid a global pandemic. Struggling with grief and a mystifying disease,…

On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, three authors discuss the challenges of telling the stories of their parents and lovers, examining love, loss, and identity across genres and generations. Becoming Ghost documents Cathy Linh Che’s parents’ experiences as refugees who escaped the Vietnam War and then were cast as extras in Francis Ford Coppola’s film Apocalypse Now, placing them at the margins of their own story. The 14 pieces in Andrew Lam’s Stories from the Edge of the Sea explore love and loss,…

Adam Aleksic’s Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language is a captivating exploration of how internet algorithms are changing language and communication. Aleksic uses original surveys, data, and internet archival research to usher us through a new linguistic landscape, while illuminating how communication is changing in both familiar and unexpected ways. In Unfinished: The Role of the Artist in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Emmy-winning composer Lucas Cantor Santiago reflects on his journey from technology skeptic to collaborating with AI to complete Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony.…

Mark Kurlansky’s Cheesecake: A Novel follows one Manhattan block as an ancient recipe – and a conniving landlord – reshape the Upper West Side. In 1970s New York, a Greek family revives Cato the Elder’s cheesecake recipe to attract more upscale customers to its restaurant, sparking obsession, real estate battles, and neighborhood upheaval.   Buy Cheesecake: A Novel – Kurlansky…

In James Grippando’s Grave Danger: A Jack Swyteck Novel, Jack’s new client fled from Iran to Miami with her daughter and is accused of kidnapping by her husband. To stop him from taking the girl, Jack must build an international case – but everything isn’t what it seems. As secrets, politics, and pressure from Jack’s wife, Andie, threaten the case and their marriage, they both must navigate a web of deceit. In Dwyer Murphy’s The House on Buzzards Bay: A Novel,…

Offering analysis and key interviews, John Masouri‘s Pressure Drop: Reggae in the Seventies chronicles reggae’s most tumultuous and influential decade. The music flourished against a backdrop of political upheaval, gang warfare, Black Nationalism, racial and class discrimination, and grinding poverty. Brutal and revelatory, it gave birth to DJs, dub, rockers, and early dancehall.   Buy Pressure Drop: Reggae in the Seventies – Masouri…

One summer. Forty-six mountain peaks. A second chance to make things right. In The Trouble with Heroes, Kate Messner takes readers on a heart-filling journey as a seventh grade boy finds his path to healing. The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri is the harrowing true story of two orphans on a treacherous journey across mountains to bring education to isolated children with a chalkboard and a satchel full of textbooks.…

What stories can flowers tell? Inspired by artist Henri Matisse and the beauty of Florida’s native blooms, this workshop invites you to create your own vibrant bouquet – no watering needed! Using torn and cut paper in an array of colors, you’ll craft stems, leaves, and petals that fit perfectly into a paper hand, traced from your own arm. Along the way, you’ll explore the shapes, textures, and colors of our local flora, learning how art can be both playful and inspired by nature.…

In Jesse Browner’s Sing to Me: A Novel, young, resourceful Hani sets out for the ruins of Troy after his father and sister vanish. With only a brilliant, brooding donkey beside him, Hani must rely on his wit, humor, and spirit to survive civilization’s collapse in this story of loss, resilience, and hope. Megan Giddings’ Meet Me at the Crossroads: A Novel is the story of Black teenage twin sisters in the Midwest, whose world is changed one summer morning by the appearance of seven mysterious doors that seemingly lead to another world.…

In Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality, Deborah N. Archer reveals how America’s transportation infrastructure – highways, roads, bus routes, even sidewalks – became tools to sustain segregation after Jim Crow. From multilane roads blocking access to white neighborhoods to suburbs designed to exclude, Archer traces a hidden architecture of inequality while offering a vision for a just system. Joining Archer in conversation is Oscar Corral, documentary filmmaker and co-director and co-producer of INTERSTATE.…

Think you have what it takes to participate in the ultimate STEAM challenge? Join us on stage to battle it out! Using the engineering design process, you’ll navigate a building task in a race against other participants.…

In this performance, Kuniko Yamamoto uses traditional Japanese music, handcrafted masks, stylized movement, and a touch of magic to create an artistic balance of illusion and reality! It’s a captivating journey through Japanese culture that merges storytelling, performance, and heritage.…

El autor colombiano Gilmer Mesa presenta Aranjuez, una novela que, a partir de los recuerdos de un narrador atravesado por la ausencia del padre y el peso de la violencia urbana en Medellín, ofrece un retrato conmovedor de la vida diaria en una comunidad frágil, abordando temas como la memoria, el duelo y la dignidad en medio de un contexto áspero y profundamente humano. En conversación con el escritor Nélson Hincapié.   Compra Aranjuez – Mesa…

This is a free event that requires a ticket for entry. The headlines are filled with news of hurricanes, tornadoes, and cataclysmic fires affecting America. And a report released in 2022 by atmospheric scientists at the University of Northern Illinois warned that winds are expected to steadily strengthen in the years ahead. In The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind, Simon Winchester explores how wind plays a part in our everyday lives. Every day we draw in two thousand gallons of air – and thousands of living things.…

Edited by Victoria Aarons, Hyam Plutzik and the Mosaic of Time: Essays and Selected Poems is an original collection of essays by scholars and poets exploring the life and work of three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Hyam Plutzik (1911-1962), whose poetry came to fruition at a time of cultural change set against the historical rupture of the Holocaust and World War II. Each chapter examines in depth the influence of modernist poetics and American Jewish identity on his richly figured work.…

The Books for Free crew is taking over the tent, reading and chilling throughout the day. So grab a beanbag and settle in for a storytime session with your new B4F BFFs! Grades K-3.   SPONSORED BY…

In Nadine Gonzalez’s Only Lovers in the Building, Liliane is spending the summer in Miami Beach, Florida, after her legal career comes to a humiliating end. She soon meets university professor-on-sabbatical Benedicto Romero, the resident tortured poet, and they begin to spend their days together reading romance novels by the pool – while trying to make sense of the sizzling chemistry between them. Ebony LaDelle’s You’ve Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs celebrates Black love through tender,…

Jorge Ferrer presenta Entre Cuba y Rusia. Contra la memoria y el olvido, una reflexión sobre el mito de la revolución y su carga de esperanza y destrucción. En Cubensis Alejandro Ríos reúne una selección de columnas que representan una mirada íntima y reflexiva sobre la identidad cubana y sus múltiples matices. Luis de la Paz llega con Crónicas miamenses, una foto en la que se intenta atrapar una parte de la cultura de Miami entre finales del siglo XX y los primeros años del XXI.…

This panel explores health in Haitian communities, encompassing mental wellness, physical care, and cultural factors that shape healing. Dr. Judite Blanc, Ph.D., contributes expertise in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, highlighting trauma, family structures, and well-being. Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charlot, M.D., draws on his dual background as OB-GYN and writer to blend science and social resilience. Dr. Angelo Gousse, M.D., of Gousse Urology, brings practical insight into delivering critical care in underserved Haitian communities.…

In Miami’s Art Boom: From Local Vision to International Presence, journalist and art critic Elisa Turner draws from more than 100 of her best profiles, reviews, and stories to capture the evolution of Miami’s visual arts community before and after the inaugural Art Basel Miami Beach in 2002. Joining her to discuss how their careers moved forward during the years chronicled in the book – and what the future may hold in these challenging times – are María Martínez-Cañas,…

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.…

Heather Clark’s The Scrapbook: A Novel begins in the late 1990s with Harvard student Anna, who falls for Christoph, a visiting German student, and follows him to his home country. Their romance unfolds amid family legacies – including those of Anna’s grandfather, an American GI, and Christoph’s, a Nazi soldier. Traumas of the past and the aftershocks of fascism haunt them, reverberating through to the present. In Maggie Stiefvater’s The Listeners: A Novel, it’s January 1942 and the aristocratic owners of the elegant Avallon Hotel &…

Discover rhythms from around the world with Miami’s own songstress, Inez Barlatier. Children and families can join in on drum rhythms and songs as she teaches you where the songs and rhythms originate and how to play them!…

In writing Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America, biographer Sam Tanenhaus had extraordinary access to his subject. William F. Buckley Jr. himself chose him to tell the full, uncensored story of his life and times, granting him extensive interviews and exclusive access to his most private papers. Tanenhaus’ account reveals the vast and often hidden universe of the man and the modern conservative revolution.   Buy Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America – Tanenhaus  …

Written over the span of a decade, Green of All Heads is a work of formal range and emotional urgency. In the coinciding wakes of tragic loss and new motherhood, Aracelis Girmay examines the entangled temporalities of an aging parent and newly born children. In A Sharper Silence, Michael Hettich reaches into the wilds to find some measure of the eternal that might wedge itself between himself and the unthinkable: the death of his beloved. He calls upon memory as if to rewind their lives together and forestall the inevitable.…

Dennard Dayle’s How to Dodge a Cannonball: A Novel is a satire of the Civil War that follows Anders, a teenage idealist whose shifting roles – from Union flag twirler to Confederate soldier to member of a Black Union regiment – force him to question identity, loyalty, and belonging. Through doomed charges, draft riots, and shifting allegiances, Dayle explores what it meant to be American during the war. In Rickey Fayne’s The Devil Three Times: A Novel,…

In AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence, journalist Gary Rivlin closely follows founders and venture capitalists and brings readers into the world of AI development in Silicon Valley. In a narrative shot through familiar names such as Musk, Zuckerberg, and Gates, Rivlin gives readers a deep understanding of what’s around the corner for AI. Stephen Witt’s The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip tells the astonishing story of how Nvidia,…

These novels-in-verse speak truth into the world. Based on a true story, A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez by Mária Dolores Águila is a vivid and uplifting middle-grade novel about one child’s courage to stand up for what is right. Told through searing free-verse, journal entries, and interspersed fill-in-the-blank poetry prompts, Truth Is by Hannah V. Sawyerr reminds readers there is always hope when a teen fights for her right to determine what happens to her body,…