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National Book Foundation
Once again, the Fair, in partnership with the National Book Foundation, welcomes the Long List, Finalists, and Winners of the prestigious National Book Foundation’s National Book Awards in all categories.
Past Events
November 2024
THE NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
Join us to celebrate 75 years of the National Book Awards and be a part of Team Book history! For more than a decade, the Miami Book Fair and National Book Foundation have joined together to present the biggest in-person showcase of National Book Award honorees anywhere in the country. 2024 honored authors across all five National Book Award categories (Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature) will share rapid-fire readings from their recognized works and be interviewed by the National Book Foundation’s executive director,…
CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEES FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE
Each fall for more than a decade, Miami Book Fair invites the authors and translators longlisted for the National Book Awards – one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the country – to the Fair. Join us for a special discussion featuring this year’s honorees for the National Book Award for Translated Literature, who will read from and discuss their work and why awards matter. Moderated by NATALIE GREEN, director of programs and partnerships for the National Book Foundation.…
CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEES FOR POETRY
The National Book Foundation’s National Book Awards recognizes some of the most outstanding poetry collections published in the U.S. each year. Join us for a special discussion featuring this year’s nominees. Moderated by RUTH DICKEY, executive director of the National Book Foundation. Buy Silver: Poems – Phillips Buy The Book of Wounded Sparrows: Poems – Quintanilla Buy mother – RedCherries Buy Liontaming in America – Willis …
CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEES FOR FICTION
The National Book Foundation’s National Book Awards recognizes some of the most outstanding fiction works published in the U.S. each year. Join us for a special discussion featuring this year’s nominees. Moderated by NATALIE GREEN, director of programs and partnerships for the National Book Foundation. Buy Ghostroots: Stories – Aguda Buy Martyr!: A Novel – Akbar Buy The Most – Anthony Buy Creation Lake: A Novel – Kushner Buy Yr Dead – Sax Buy Rejection: Fiction – Tulathimutte …
CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEES FOR NONFICTION
The National Book Foundation’s National Book Awards recognizes some of the most outstanding nonfiction works published in the U.S. each year. Join us for a special discussion featuring this year’s nominees. Moderated by RUTH DICKEY, executive director of the National Book Foundation. Buy Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are – Boyle Buy Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling – De Léon Buy Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love,…
MIAMI BOOK FAIR & THE NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION PRESENT THE 2024 TEENS READ: NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
The 2024 National Book Award-honored authors in Young People’s Literature visit Miami Book Fair to share more about their books and answer questions from Miami-Dade County’s middle and high school students acting as journalists. Hosted by JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS, authors include OLIVIA A. COLE, JOSH GALARZA, ERIN ENTRADA KELLY, ANGELA SHANTÉ, and ALI TERESE! For more information and to RSVP, contact Rachel Gil de Gibaja at rgildegi@mdc.edu.…