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

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

CHAIRPERSON’S CIRCLE | $5,000

Anonymous • Monica Bloom • Robert C. & Karen Dinerstein • Asha Elias • Jula Tüllmann & Davey Frankel • Alexandra Villamizar & Greg Frankel • Matt Haggman • Donna & Mark Kass • Lisa Sloat & Hank Klein • Danet Linares • Ellen Nusbaum • Eduardo J. Padrón • Lisa Palley • Tim Regier • Alita & Rick Rogers • Karen Safarik • Nadine Asin & Thomas van Straaten  • Guy & Candis Trusty • Anick Vorbe • Dale Webb • Mary Whitehead

PUBLISHER | $2,500

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

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | $1,000

Carol & Mark Brooks • Darci Dore • Marcia Dunn • Susan Gershman • Mimi Ghandour • Monique Halberstein • Tom Hawkins • Tom Healy & Fred Hochberg • 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 • Aileen Sabanal • Anya & Albert Salama • Rosanne & Ben Shore • Jean & Bill Soman • Eileen Diamond & Lillian Tamayo • Jon Varese • Audrey Weiner

AGENT | $500

Robertson Adams, Coral Gables Community Foundation • Deborah & Alan Annex • Michael R. Band • Emily Berlin • Lisa & Bob Better • Monica Bloom • Anne Donovan Bodnar • Patricia Bona • Norman & Bonnie Brooks • Brittany Buhler • Natalie Butto • Lori & Gustavo Calleja • Abbey Chase • Liz Chifari • Cynthia Christoph • Leslie & Craig Coller • Madhavi & Ravi Chunduru • Nicole Comotti • Diane Berman & Walter Dorfman • John & Maggie Eubanks – PBA Schools • June Felix • Peter Ferrero • Vanessa Figueroa • Paula & Mickey Finkle • George & Bernie Freeman • Dr. Julio Gallo • Susan & Tom Glick • Reggie & Jeff Goldstein • Laura Van Gorden • Rosie Gordon-Wallace • Stacie Gray • Diane & Werner Grob • Michelle Haast • Ossie Hanauer • Catherine S. Hanus-Zank • Jana & Andrew Hertz • Joshua & Zander Hertz • Kim Hoover • Jinny Johnson • Kathie Klarreich • Deborah Koch • Myles & Eric Krieger • Lynn Kislak & Ben Kuehne • Tim Lawler • Jennifer Lee • Tiffani G. Lee • Rosa Lowinger • Elizabeth Mahaffey • Lois Mamula • Mindy Marques • Stewart Merkin • Tim Minerd • Rolando & Marivi Montoya, Ed.D. • 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 • Linda M. Smith • Silvia Veitia Smith • Jim Solomon • Crispy Soloperto • Tracey Stein • Esther Devarona & James C. Veber • Kathryn Lotspeich Villano • Tom Virgin • Mauricio Vivero • Susan Cumins & Steve Wahl • Bob Wasserman • Susan Werth • Nancy Zaretsky • Chris Erickson & Joe Zoellers

WRITER | $250

Lars Altman • Elizabeth S. Baker • Jeanette W. Beatty • Sheryl E. Berkowitz • Elena Postal & Lauren Butcher • Natalie Butto • Elizabeth Chidsey • Yvonne Conza • Miguel A. Crespo • Derrick Danzy • Robin Diamond • Joanna Drowos • Karin Dunne • Patti Elias • Donna English • Carol Faber • Judith Farber • Ann Fries • Julie Gagnon • Orlando Garcia-Piedra • Bobby Gilbert • Maureen Glabman • Conrad Gleber • Connie Goodman-Milone • Beverly Greenberg • Maria V. Guerrero • Julia Hammond • Robin Bradley Hansel • Tina Hirr • Allison D. Hockman • Jennifer Homan •  Larry Hyer • Loretha Jones • Kerrie Juras • Cathy Kellstrom • Leila Kight • Nancy Koeppel • Joseph & Kate LaConti • Mimi Lara • Dr. Carol Lebischak • Diane Lederman • Cindy Lerner • Irene Lipof • Nature Z. Liu • Kathy MacKay • Yvonne Makenna • Russ Maney • Anne Marie Macari • Beverley Markowitz • Liz Marquardt • Alina Matas • Ritu Mauskar • Monica Melamid • Denise Minakowski • Curtis Miner • David Morton • Dale Moses • Meg Nocero • Elayne Norweb • Paul O’Malley • Kyle Paige • Charissa Paul • Valerie L. Patterson • Jacqueline Peña • Tanya Pergola • Lisa Pino • Catherine Prescott • Judith R. Rabkin • Américo Ramírez • Miriam Ramos • Brooke Roberts • Linda Robertson • Cindy Roesel • Lori Roscoe • Johanna Oliver Rousseaux • Carlos A. Salas • Michelle Samplin-Salgado • Debra Scholl • Sharon Socol • Yasmina Thompson • Gerry Tiziani • Adrianna Truby, Palmer Trinity School •  Author and Art Critic Elisa Turner • Adis Vila • Anick Vorbe • Brittany Wason • Bradley Wester • Priscilla Felisky Whitehead • Allison Williams • Eileen Yasbin • Michele L. Zakis

READER | $125

Larry & Esther Perez Apple • Olivia Arias • Pamela Arnais • Aurora Arrue • Patty Atkinson • Ricki Baker • Jessica Bancroft • Claudia Barrios • Roberta L. Bassuk • Margarita C. Batlle • Kathleen Beckman • Andres Bejerano • Sara Bensadon • Jill Berke • Melinda Meadow Berman • Cathy Bernstein • Roger Bernstein • Margrit S. Bernstein • Jonine Bernstein • Dr. Judi Berson-Levinson • Karen Bertocci • Barbara M. Beaudry • Barbara Bisno • Sabine Bittel • Chelsea Blake • Rachel Blechman • Amy Bloom • Jill A. & Leonard H. 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 • Cherry Carlis • Monica Carvajal • Susie Carvajal • Shoshanna Chambers • Susan S. Cohen • Suzi Rudd Cohen •
Lonnie Colan • Patricia & Peter Cooke • Carol Coombes • Lynne Coomes • Clarice Cooper • Connie Coopersmith • Olga M. Cormier • Valerie Crawford • Cheryl Cusmano • Debbie Dalin  • Sarah Davis • Cecilie & Joy Dearth • Karen DeNunzio • Ali Diaz • Janet Diaz • Meg Donahue • Amy Driscoll • Robin Dufournier • Anisha Durve • Margalit Edelman • Laura Elias • Wendy Elkin • Susan Ellman • Candi Lacey & John Enger • Sophia R. Espaillat • Michelle Espinosa • Miriam Espinosa • Roy Austin Faircloth • Donna Fales • Lynda & Stuart Farber, MD • Yxsa Farizo • Roxanne Featherly • Phyllis Luber & Phillip Feinstein • Nancy Fender • Donald Goodstein & Elizabeth Fenjves • Erika Cobiella & Claudia Fernandez • Erika Fernandez • Sandi Finn • Sandra J. Foertsch • Steve Forester • Debra Frank • Freida Frisaro • Lesley Frohman • Gina Gebara • Susan Geiger • Allison Geller • Jeannette Gelman • Jane Gilbert • Katrina  Gleber  • Shirley Glickman • Eileen Glynn • Elizabeth Godfrey • Karen Goldstein • Aimee Gonzalez • Bruce Gorsky • Dianne Gottlieb • Francisco M. Graciano • Valerie Gramling • Evan Gray • Henry Green • Barbara Gutierrez • Marcia Hackel • Lena Halasa • Marian Hardwick • Victoria Harris • Sandi Hecht-Garcia • James Heilman • Kristy Hennessey • Russ Herman • Guita Herrera • Mallory Himebaugh • Robin Landers & Rich Hirsch  • Holly D. Holcombe • Hannah & David Hostyk • Heidi Howell • Nancy L. Hullihen • Patricia Ireland • Glenda Jack • Sandi Jarrett • Alina Denis Jarjour • Sandra Jennings-Nichols • Vineeth P. John • Terry Kaplan • Barbara Karn • Sid & Diane Kaskey • Michael Keane • Julie Kennedy • Winney Kessler • Thomas Kinneary • Gayle Kirschenbaum • Linda Kolko • Joanne Harvest Koren • Thomas Krasner  • Barbara Kreisberg • Marjie Lambert • Harriet & Illana Lancaster • Melissa Landy • Mary Larrick • Monica Larriva • Zoe Lattimer • Pamela Lear • Lawrence Lebowitz • Susan Lebrun • Lilly Lee • Gayle M. Lennard • Marsha Leoni • Sara Leviten • Janie Libanoff • Nancy Lipoff • Steven Littlehale • Joe LoPresti • Carlos Luffi • Megan Lunsford-Pedraza • Peggy Maisel • Anne Manning • Stacey Marchak • Erin N. Marcus, MD • Susan Markley • Steven Mason • Patricia McCaughan • 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 • Sandra Ivonne Murado • Laurie Murray • Noel & Terry Neelands • Lynn Cameon Neifeld & Steven Neifeld  • Lynn Clements-Northland & Marco Northland •  Edward O’Donnell • Virginia Onorati • Ileana Oroza • Angelique Ortega • Howard Agress & Tami Pahl • James Paone • Naky Parker • Rebecca Patt • Andy Peretz • Doraimis Perez • Louise Petrine • Kathleen Pham • Amy Phillips • Kira Pico • Susan Pierres • Pinzur Communications • Karen & Ron Pomerantz • Beatriz Portela • Gabby Portela • Kristin Potter-Oliveri • Lyle Prescott • Barry Preter • Paige Provenzano • Maria Quiles • Rosemary Ravinal • Joyce Reingold • Vanessa & Gary Ressler • Caro Reyes • Joyce Rico, MD • Brenda Rivers • Raquel Robaina • Bob Roesler • Gail Rogers • Susan Roman • Marla Ross • Sally J. Rowley • Christopher Royer • Sondra & David M. Rube • Karen Decou & Richard Rudow • Mary Runno • Renate Ryan • Merle R. Saferstein • Adele & Joel Sandberg MD • Ana Schein • Susan Schein • Edna M. Schenkel • Barbara Schuman • Bonnie Schwartzbaum • Mark Schnapp • Kara Schwartz •  Catie Schwartzman • John & Carmen Scott • Cantor Lisa Segal • John & Suzanne Sennetti • Dina Sewell • Julie Shanks • Jani Kline Singer • Lorena Siqueira • Sally Simoes • Melissa Sherman • Rebecca Sherman • Rebekah Shoaf • Linda Siegel • Rochelle Broder-Singer & Scott Singer • Shiri Sivan • Dr. Risa Sloane • Melanie Somnitz  • Sarah & Steven Sorkin • Irene Speber • Rachel Sperber • Susan Spragg • Bob & Trudy Stalbaum • Kimberly Standiford • Janet Stearns • Linda Steckley • Lenny Steigman • Alissa Pardo Stein • Bradley & Nancy Stein • Rae & Barry Stein •  Adam Stepansky • Noel Stillings • Suzanne J. Stolar • Judith Stopek • Arthur & Karen Strouse • Andrew Susman • Cynthia Taylor • Terrence Taylor • Carli Teproff • Mia Tignor • Maria Torres • Harvey S. Traison • Brooks & Michael Turkel • Lidia V. Tuttle  • Mary Tweedy • Lynn & Thomas Valerius • 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 • Emily Wilcock • Sandra D. Williams • Laura Stein & Jeffrey Winkler • Stacey L. Wolf • Nina Weber Worth & Donald Worth • Linda Worthy • Vivian Yela • Henry Young • Roz Zacks • Bassam Zahid • Janna Zaidspiner