Meet Our 2025 Friends

Thank you FRIENDS OF THE FAIR! Your committed support of Miami Book Fair helps make our beautiful city even more magical, year after year. 

SUSTAINER’S CIRCLE

Catherine C. Grieve • Zelda Kloner’s Gift Fund • Susan Rose & Alan Lafer • Stacey Mindich • Perlin Estate Planning & Probate

CHAIRPERSON’S CIRCLE | $5,000

Robert C. & Karen Dinerstein • Donna & Mark Kass • Lisa Sloat & Hank Klein • Eduardo J. Padrón • Tim Regier • Alita & Rick Rogers • Nadine Asin & Thomas van Straaten  • Guy & Candis Trusty

PUBLISHER | $2,500

Sara Adler & Eliot Abbott • Elisa Chemayne Agostinho • Stephen & Sandra Colyer • Natalia Crujeiras • Martin & Nancy Engels • Rodrick T. Miller • JL Richardson, MD • Lisa F. Rosenberg • Fred & Bonnie Shapiro

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | $1,000

Carol & Mark Brooks • Darci Dore • Marcia Dunn • Susan Gershman • Monique Halberstein • Tom Hawkins • Alina Interián • Mary Jo Francis & Anne Jackaway • Sim Aberson & Mike Jankulak  • Michael Blades & Kathy Kilroy • Vicki Dudley & Bryant Kirkland • Robin Klein • Pranati Kumar • Melissa Latus • Sara Litt • Mary McIntosh • Colleen R. McIntyre • Juan C. Mendieta • Josie G. Mendoza • Robert  Meyer • Samantha Milgram • Rosanne & Ben Shore • Jean & Bill Soman • Eileen Diamond & Lillian Tamayo • Jon Varese • Audrey Weiner

AGENT | $500

Robertson Adams, Coral Gables Community Foundation • Michael R. Band • Emily Berlin • Lisa & Bob Better • Monica Bloom • Anne Donovan Bodnar • Patricia Bona • Norman & Bonnie Brooks • Liz Chifari • Cynthia Christoph • Diane Berman & Walter Dorfman • John & Maggie Eubanks – PBA Schools • June Felix • Paula & Mickey Finkle • George & Bernie Freeman • Reggie & Jeff Goldstein • Laura Van Gorden • Rosie Gordon-Wallace • Stacie Gray • Diane & Werner Grob • Michelle Haast • Ossie Hanauer • Jana & Andrew Hertz • Joshua & Zander Hertz • Kim Hoover • Kathie Klarreich • Deborah Koch • Myles & Eric Krieger • Lynn Kislak & Ben Kuehne • Tim Lawler • Jennifer Lee • Tiffani G. Lee • Rosa Lowinger • Lois Mamula • Mindy Marques • Stewart Merkin • Tim Minerd • Lynne Barrett & Robert Morison • Jane & Norman Moscowitz • Miriam Niembro • Terri Noe • Lamar Noriega • Tanya Palmer • Judith Ratzan • Aura Reinhardt • David Rice • Letitia Richardson • Valerie & Rob Rosen • Lydia Martin & Elizabeth Schwartz • Laura Sejen • Pamela Berkowsky & Adam M. Shapiro, M.D. • Diane & Dave Shoaf • Dr. Kathie Sigler • Sharon J. Glazer & David W. Singer • Silvia Veitia Smith • Crispy Soloperto • Tracey Stein • Esther Devarona & James C. Veber • Kathryn Lotspeich Villano • Tom Virgin • Mauricio Vivero • Susan Cumins & Steve Wahl • Bob Wasserman • Nancy Zaretsky

WRITER | $250

Lars Altman • Elizabeth S. Baker • Jeanette W. Beatty • Sheryl E. Berkowitz • Natalie Butto • Elizabeth Chidsey • Miguel A. Crespo • Derrick Danzy • Joanna Drowos • Karin Dunne • Patti Elias • Donna English • Judith Farber • Ann Fries • Julie Gagnon • Orlando Garcia-Piedra • Maureen Glabman • Conrad Gleber • Connie Goodman-Milone • Beverly Greenberg • Maria V. Guerrero • Robin Bradley Hansel • Tina Hirr • Allison D. Hockman • Larry Hyer • Cathy Kellstrom • Leila Kight • Nancy Koeppel • Joseph & Kate LaConti • Dr. Carol Lebischak • Diane Lederman • Cindy Lerner • Irene Lipof • Nature Z. Liu • Kathy MacKay • Yvonne Makenna • Russ Maney • Beverley Markowitz • Liz Marquardt • Monica Melamid • Curtis Miner • David Morton • Dale Moses • Meg Nocero • Elayne Norweb • Paul O’Malley • Jacqueline Peña • Tanya Pergola • Judith R. Rabkin • Miriam Ramos • Brooke Roberts • Cindy Roesel • Lori Roscoe • Carlos A. Salas • Michelle Samplin-Salgado • Debra Scholl • Sharon Socol • Yasmina Thompson • Gerry Tiziani • Author and Art Critic Elisa Turner • Adis Vila • Bradley Wester • Priscilla Felisky Whitehead • Allison Williams • Eileen Yasbin • Michele L. Zakis

READER | $125

Olivia Arias • Pamela Arnais • Aurora Arrue • Ricki Baker • Jessica Bancroft • Claudia Barrios • Roberta L. Bassuk • Sara Bensadon • Jill Berke • Melinda Meadow Berman • Karen Bertocci • Barbara Bisno • Sabine Bittel • Rachel Blechman • Amy Bloom • Susan Bonner • Jayme Bosio • Carrie Branham • Mark & Margie Buchbinder • Dr. Amy Buchman • Donna Dial & Art Buckelew • Nolen Drew Bunker • Ana E. Campo • Mirtha & Robert Carballo • Shoshanna Chambers • Susan S. Cohen • Patricia & Peter Cooke • Carol Coombes • Lynne Coomes • Clarice Cooper • Olga M. Cormier • Valerie Crawford • Cheryl Cusmano • Debbie Dalin  • Sarah Davis • Cecilie & Joy Dearth • Ali Diaz • Meg Donahue • Amy Driscoll • Robin Dufournier • Anisha Durve • Laura Elias • Wendy Elkin • Candi Lacey & John Enger • Sophia R. Espaillat • Michelle Espinosa • Donna Fales • Roxanne Featherly • Phyllis Luber & Phillip Feinstein • Nancy Fender • Erika Cobiella & Claudia Fernandez • Sandi Finn • Steve Forester • Freida Frisaro • Gina Gebara • Allison Geller • Jeannette Gelman • Katrina  Gleber  • Shirley Glickman • Eileen Glynn • Elizabeth Godfrey • Karen Goldstein • Bruce Gorsky • Dianne Gottlieb • Valerie Gramling • Evan Gray • Henry Green • Lena Halasa • James Heilman • Kristy Hennessey • Russ Herman • Guita Herrera • Mallory Himebaugh • Robin Landers & Rich Hirsch  • Holly D. Holcombe • Patricia Ireland • Glenda Jack • Alina Denis Jarjour • Barbara Karn • Sid & Diane Kaskey • Julie Kennedy • Winney Kessler • Thomas Kinneary • Gayle Kirschenbaum • Linda Kolko • Joanne Harvest Koren • Thomas Krasner  • Marjie Lambert • Harriet & Illana Lancaster • Melissa Landy • Mary Larrick • Pamela Lear • Lawrence Lebowitz • Susan Lebrun • Gayle M. Lennard • Sara Leviten • Janie Libanoff • Nancy Lipoff • Joe LoPresti  • Megan Lunsford-Pedraza • Peggy Maisel • Anne Manning • Stacey Marchak • Erin N. Marcus, MD • Steven Mason • Kimberley McKenney • Helis Miido • Cathy Miller • Lauren Firtel & Adam Mirmelli • Parks Morgan • Jill Morris • MaryJo Mosca • Susan Moss • Jane P. Graham & John T. Moter • Tracey Mulholland • Laurie Murray • Lynn Cameon Neifeld & Steven Neifeld  • Edward O’Donnell • Virginia Onorati • Ileana Oroza • Angelique Ortega • Naky Parker • Rebecca Patt • Andy Peretz • Louise Petrine • Amy Phillips • Kira Pico • Pinzur Communications • Karen & Ron Pomerantz • Beatriz Portela • Kristin Potter-Oliveri • Lyle Prescott • Paige Provenzano • Maria Quiles • Rosemary Ravinal • Joyce Reingold • Caro Reyes • Joyce Rico, MD • Brenda Rivers • Raquel Robaina • Bob Roesler • Gail Rogers • Susan Roman • Karen Decou & Richard Rudow • Mary Runno • Renate Ryan • Merle R. Saferstein • Adele & Joel Sandberg MD • Ana Schein • Edna M. Schenkel • Barbara Schuman • Bonnie Schwartzbaum • Catie Schwartzman • John & Carmen Scott • John & Suzanne Sennetti • Dina Sewell • Julie Shanks • Lorena Siqueira • Sally Simoes • Melissa Sherman • Rebecca Sherman • Rebekah Shoaf • Linda Siegel • Rochelle Broder-Singer & Scott Singer • Shiri Sivan • Melanie Somnitz  • Sarah & Steven Sorkin • Irene Speber • Rachel Sperber • Bob & Trudy Stalbaum • Janet Stearns • Linda Steckley • Alissa Pardo Stein • Rae & Barry Stein • Adam Stepansky • Suzanne J. Stolar • Arthur & Karen Strouse • Cynthia Taylor • Terrence Taylor • Carli Teproff • Lidia V. Tuttle  • Mary Tweedy • Crystal Varga • Liana Vasseur • Ana Veciana-Suarez • Jody Verrengia • Ruthanne Vogel • Stuart Waldman • Allita Wax • Cheryl Weiner • Jonathan Welsh • Hilary Wendel • Geoffrey & Mary Wheeler • Linda Whitmyre • Patricia Widener • Marcy Wiggle • Stacey L. Wolf • Nina Weber Worth & Donald Worth • Linda Worthy • Henry Young • Roz Zacks • Bassam Zahid