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This is a free event that requires a ticket for entry. In Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart shares powerful stories of identity, resilience, and self-discovery. From growing up between New Jersey and rural North Carolina without a father to embracing his voice as a gay Black man and rising through journalism, Capehart’s memoir is an inspiring account of identity, opportunity, and finding one’s voice along the way.…

Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History is Rich Benjamin’s account of the coup that ended his grandfather’s Haitian presidency, the secrecy that shrouded his family’s resulting wound, and his efforts to know his mother despite her painful past. Benjamin describes the emotional pain of his childhood and explores the turmoil that shaped his family, bringing a powerful story to light. In Exit Wounds: A Story of Love, Loss, and Occasional Wars, Peter Godwin longs for his childhood in Zimbabwe,…

In The River’s Daughter: A Memoir, leading whitewater guide Bridget Crocker traces her journey from a turbulent childhood in Wyoming after her parents’ divorce to rafting some of the world’s fiercest rivers. Amid danger, loss, and betrayal, the river becomes her teacher, showing her the possibilities of transformation through nature. In Trauma Plot: A Life, Jamie Hood tells the story of three decades marred by sexual violence and the wreckage it leaves behind. Hood invokes infamous figures,…

A Cat Almost Stole Mom’s Car/Un Gato Casi Roba El Auto De Mamá, illustrated by Kseniia Kudriavtseva, tells the heartwarming journey of Victoria, her dog Hamlet, and a mischievous cat named Oliver. On an ordinary Saturday afternoon in March, Victoria and Hamlet discover the hood of Mom’s car wide open. It turns out a fluffy-tailed cat had plans of his own. Grades K-3.   SPONSORED BY…

Charles C. Bohl’s The Art of the New Urbanism, Volume 1: (1980-2010), co-authored with James Dougherty, showcases how visual communication has transformed community planning and placemaking. Featuring hundreds of works by more than 100 practitioners, the book includes plans, renderings, streetscapes, precedent studies, and photographs spanning the movement’s history to contemporary hand-drawn and digital techniques. In the United States, our roads are literally killing us, with a death toll of nearly 4 million lives lost since we began counting them in 1899.…

María Cristina Fernández presenta En el nombre de la rusa, novela que destaca la importancia de la diversidad frente a la estandarización, intolerable cuando se trata de valorar la humanidad. En Los hijos de Sobek, Denis Fortún cuestiona los límites de la creación literaria, los misterios de la mente humana y las consecuencias de las obsesiones personales. Gastón Virkel llega con Hemos vencido el asco, una colección de cuentos que muestran la fragilidad de lo cotidiano y hacen de esa intemperie materia literaria.…

GRADES 3-7 Three Cuban American authors celebrate the resilient hope of the journeying heart in their newest middle grade novels. In A Raft of Dreams, Jenisbel Acevedo shares the author’s experiences immigrating from Cuba on the boat that both represented the pain of leaving everything behind, and the restoration of her ability to dream and hope. Ruth Behar’s Across So Many Seas retraces five hundred years of Jewish women who moved their families from Spain to Turkey to Cuba and finally Miami to flee persecution and find opportunity.…

Written by Conor McCreery and illustrated by Jibola Fagbamiye, the graphic novel Fela: Music Is the Weapon explores the life and times of Fela Kuti – the Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, sociopolitical powerhouse, and father of Afrobeat. A profoundly influential musician who rose to global stardom in the 1970s, Kuti was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian military regime and a fierce advocate for Pan-African unity. Joining them in conversation are music journalist-filmmaker Nelson George and writer-musician Randall Grass.…

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…

In Clémence Michallon’s Our Last Resort: A Novel, Frida and Gabriel have grown apart in recent years after a sudden, unspeakable tragedy, and search for a fresh start at the Ara Hotel in the secluded desert of Escalante, Utah. It all feels like paradise – until a beautiful young woman is murdered, Gabriel is named a suspect, and even Frida can’t ignore the evidence mounting against him. In Dwyer Murphy’s The House on Buzzards Bay: A Novel,…

Reuven Fenton’s Goyhood: A Novel is the story of Mayer Belkin, a devoutly Orthodox man who discovers in middle age that he isn’t, in fact, Jewish. Traumatized and spiritually adrift, Mayer embarks on a surreal road trip through the Deep South with his estranged twin, his mother’s ashes, an Instagram influencer, and a one-eyed dog, while grappling with God, identity, and marriage woes. In Jason Diamond’s Kaplan’s Plot: A Novel, Elijah returns to Chicago broken – his mother Eve is dying and his business has failed.…

Reginald Dwayne Betts is our foremost chronicler of the ways prison shapes and transforms American life. In Doggerel, he examines this subject through a more prosaic – but equally rich – lens: dogs. He reminds us that, as our lives are broken and put back together, the only witness often barks instead of talks. Doggerel is a meditation on family, falling in love, friendship, and those who accompany us on our walk through life. With My Back to the World by Victoria Chang engages with the paintings and writings of Agnes Martin,…

In The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything, James Barrat shares tools to navigate the complex and often chaotic landscape of modern AI during an unprecedented era of technological growth. Through interviews with AI pioneers, he delves into the unstable trajectory of the technology’s development, its potential for modest benefits – and its potentially catastrophic consequences. In More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, Adam Becker investigates the implausible and often immoral visions of tomorrow imagined by tech titans such as Elon Musk,…

  Explore physical reactions by freezing everyday objects with liquid nitrogen! Watch as balloons, flowers, and other objects undergo a physical change when exposed to extremely cold temperatures – -321°F to be exact. And be sure to stay for our grand finale, as we create a simulated cloud, thunder and all!…

Unlock your creativity and connect with nature! This workshop invites you and your family to use your green thumb with a unique twist – instead of planting seeds, design one! In this workshop, you’ll discover the beauty and variety of seeds through art and hands-on discoveries.   This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating. Tickets may be picked up at the Info Booth in Children’s Alley;…

Esther Bendahan presenta Escucha el silencio, una novela sobre memoria, dolor y resiliencia, y el papel de los silencios en la formación de la identidad. En Madre de corazón atómico, Agustín Fernández Mallo reflexiona sobre la condición humana a partir de una trama familiar, planteando la muerte no como cierre de un recorrido, sino como un inicio. Carolina Sanín llega con La mayor, un poema narrativo acerca de cuatro hermanos perdidos en el Amazonas. En conversación con la periodista Sarah Moreno.…

In Javier Fuentes’ Countries of Origin: A Novel, pastry chef Demetrio returns to Spain as an undocumented immigrant, leaving behind his beloved uncle in New York. On the flight, he meets the sensitive, aristocratic Jacobo, sparking a subtle electricity. Amid Madrid’s bars and coastal beaches, they form an intense relationship, navigating identity, class, and intimacy, until a family tragedy forces them to confront their true feelings. In Torrey Peters’ Stag Dance: A Novel & Stories,…

This is a free event that requires a ticket for entry. Told in reverse order, The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother is a brave, compassionate celebration of the life and death of Jill Bialosky’s mother, Iris, and a window into the inextricable bond between mother and daughter. Starting with her burial and cognitive decline, Bialosky chronicles Iris’ often traumatic life, centering her mother as a resilient, multidimensional and fascinating woman. Molly Jong-Fast,…

  Welcome to the infinite world of origami! In Japanese, “ori” means to fold and “gami” means paper. Using origami, music, and audience participation, our guest artist will provide a magical introduction to Japanese culture and the art of simplicity. In Origami Tales, mythological character masks and puppets, amazing flowers, and a dragon – all made from origami – set the stage, while Yamamoto shares heartfelt stories from ancient Japan.…

Unlock your creativity and connect with nature! This workshop invites you and your family to use your green thumb with a unique twist – instead of planting seeds, design one! In this workshop, you’ll discover the beauty and variety of seeds through art and hands-on discoveries. This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating. Tickets may be picked up at the Info Booth in Children’s Alley; a standby line will be available for each workshop in the event a ticketed attendee does not show up.…

The Royal We: A Memoir documents Roddy Bottum’s coming of age – and out of the closet. Bottum chronicles his travels from growing up gay without role models in Los Angeles to 1980s San Francisco, where he formed the Grammy-nominated band Faith No More. He went on to tour the world, surviving heroin addiction and the plight of AIDS, and ultimately became a queer icon. Thomas Mallon’s The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries,…

Jane Hamilton’s The Phoebe Variations: A Novel is a coming-of-age story about girls, mothers, and finding one’s way in the world. On the verge of graduation, Phoebe meets her birth family for the first time – and runs away. With her best friend Luna in tow, she makes an escape to their friend Patrick’s chaotic household, and she begins navigating the tumultuous road out of girlhood. Lily King’s Heart the Lover: A Novel is an intimate story of desire,…

In Rosie Danan’s Fan Service, small-town outcast Alex only fits in on the fan forum she built for her cult werewolf detective show. When its washed-up star Devin wakes up with claws, fangs, and no memory of the previous night, he turns to Alex – who secretly despises him – for help. The reluctant allies team up and lower their guards as they try to wrangle his inner beast. Asher Bennett and Theo Fernandez, the leads in Chip Pons’ Winging It with You,…

Literally Everyone Is Invited: An Ode to South Florida celebrates the 10th anniversary of the ZipOde – a playful, placed-based poetic form created in 2015 by O, Miami in partnership with WLRN. Edited by Gesi Schilling and Sarah Trudgeon and published by O, Miami, this vibrant collection features poems and photographs by 500 South Floridians. Literally Everyone Is Invited is part art book and part poetic love letter to South Florida, told by the people who live it. Moderated by Tom Hudson,…

Chloe Caldwell’s Trying: A Memoir is one woman’s story told through selective journaling: her struggle with infertility, the dissolution of her marriage – and an eventual reawakening to her long-buried desires and queer identity. Throughout, Caldwell kept writing, making sense of her new reality in real time. She captures the continuous process of becoming and the mysterious ways that writing informs that process. As a child, Atash Yaghmaian endured terrors at home and outside, as Iran was on fire.…

Come to The Dangerfun Show – featuring magic, comedy, juggling, and more – to learn the story of a young computer technician who quit his boring day job to pursue a full-time career in showbiz, because “if you truly believe in magic, anything is possible!” With big dreams and small means, this highly interactive, vaudeville-style performance explores the lost art of magic and variety entertainment. Fun for all ages, the show will leave you questioning your senses!…

Join us for a special panel highlighting the literary dialogue between Haiti and Jamaica. Edwidge Danticat’s Watch Out for Falling Iguanas begins with young Leila setting off for school on a rare chilly day in Miami. As her day is filled with curious encounters – roaming peacocks, chickens crossing the road – Leila can’t stop thinking about her grandmother’s warning to watch out for falling iguanas, and begins an unexpected adventure to discover why these tropical creatures fall from trees during cold fronts.…

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 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,…

GRADES 9-12 In Kalynn Bayron’s Frankenstein-tinged horror romance, Make Me A Monster, a newly certified mortician’s assistant at her parents’ funeral home discovers that the family business is a bit more complicated than it seems. Don’t miss Fortress of Ambrose, the explosive finale of the New York Times bestselling House of Marionne series by J. Elle, where deadly rivalries and deadlier love tip the scales between freedom and destruction. The Last Vampire by Romina Garber begins in a boarding school where a girl expects to find her own Mr.…

Raising America: A Visual Celebration of Educators, written by Careshia Moore with Chantel Jiroch, shines a spotlight on educators as storytellers, leaders, and builders of the future. Drawing on the powerful narratives captured in the book, panelists will reflect on how educators’ voices influence the building of strong communities, inspire change, and affirm the value of teaching and education as a cornerstone of American life. Joining the conversation are educators Keke Powell,…

Esther Chehebar’s Sisters of Fortune: A Novel is the story of three sisters in a Syrian Jewish family: a rebellious – and single – older sister; a middle sister questioning her upcoming marriage; and a baby sister sneaking around with a charming older bachelor. They find themselves caught between tradition and modernity, reckoning with what their tight-knit community wants for them against what they want for themselves. Jeanine Cummins’ Speak to Me of Home: A Novel is a multigenerational story of family and identity.…

Arístides Falcón Paradí ofrece A la otra orilla, obra profundamente introspectiva, que refleja el vínculo eterno entre el autor y su madre. Reina María Rodríguez presenta Jigs and Lures, una antología bilingüe de su obra. En La muerte y sus ojos, Armando Suárez Cobián nos advierte sobre lo que perdemos cada vez que separamos algo de nuestra contemplación inmediata. En conversación con el poeta y periodista Germán Guerra.   Compra A la otra orilla – Falcón Paradí Compra Jigs and Lures – Rodríguez Compra La muerte y sus ojos – Suárez Cobián Compra Antología personal – Guerra…

In Diana Says Yes: A Dirty Diana Novel, co-authored by Jen Besser and Shana Feste, Diana trades Parisian escapades for therapy with her husband, Oliver – where sex is forbidden. Dating her own husband rekindles passion, but that spark comes just as her secret fantasy website gains attention. From lavish parties to old flames resurfacing, Diana must balance intimacy, her growing business, and what she truly wants. Audrey Ingram’s The Summer We Ran is a story of lost love and buried secrets.…

Ever wondered what the world looks like through a bug’s eyes? In this exciting blend of art and science, you’ll discover how insects view the world in totally unique ways! Learn all about the fascinating structure of their eyes and how these tiny creatures use them to survive and thrive. Then, put your creativity to the test by designing your very own insect-inspired vision glasses! Along the way, you’ll also explore the importance of protecting Florida’s native insects and the special role they play in our environment.…

Join artist and educator Nicole Combeau for a playful workshop where young creators will design their very own pop-up accordion books! Using simple folds, colorful paper, and imaginative drawings or stories, kids will explore how books can spring to life in surprising ways. Each participant will leave with a handmade book infused with their own creative expression. Recommended for ages 5-12.   This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

In How to Be Unmothered: A Trinidadian Memoir, Camille U. Adams maps the fault lines between mother and child against the backdrop of Trinidad’s colonial violence and her family’s legacy of abandonment. Tormented by her mother’s presence and haunted by her absence, Adams presents an account of survival and self-determination, reimagining the meaning of escape, its cost, and what comes after. Sasha Bonét’s The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters is a meditation on Black motherhood.…

La Feria del Libro de Miami celebra la trayectoria del dramaturgo, productor, director de cine y teatro cubano Iván Acosta con la presentación de las nuevas ediciones Fugas de Fuacatapam, Ventanas neoyorquinas con vistas cubanas y El Super. Una conversación imperdible con su editor Luis Leonel León y  el crítico de cine y periodista Alejandro Ríos.   Compra Fuacatapam – Acosta Compra Cubensis – Ríos…