Nonfiction

This is a FREE ticketed event. For information on how to access all MBF24 programs, visit MiamiBookFair.com. FREE special opening day program: The real story of Miami’s “Cocaine Cowboys” Join veteran Miami journalist JIM DEFEDE and filmmakers BILLY CORBEN and ALFRED SPELLMAN as they share memories of Miami in the wild 1990s through the strange-but-true exploits, excesses, and ultimate downfall of two local drug kingpins. DeFede’s decadelong coverage of the federal government’s pursuit of Augusta “Willy” Falcon and Salvador Magluta,…

In Bone of the Bone, journalist Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our times – class division, political fissures, gender inequality, environmental crisis, media bias, and the rural-urban gulf – a longtime focus on the cultural dissonance that many in her industry have neglected until recently. Now, this thought-provoking collection of more than 30 of her highly relevant, previously published essays from the past decade, ranging from personal narratives to news commentary,…

La Feria presenta una obra que es una celebración, un homenaje, un tributo a uno de los mejores futbolistas de todos los tiempos. Esta compilación de ensayos plantea un recorrido en el que destacadas figuras internacionales transitan aventuras, personajes y momentos que van perfilando la figura de Lionel Messi. Participan: PABLO BRESCIA, RUBÉN COSTA, ANA MARÍA OSPINA, y FERNANDO SEGURA TREJO. Modera: RAMSÉS SANDOVAL. CON EL APOYO DE Compra Messi,…

Four dynamic voices whose works reflect the rich cultural legacies of the Latinx and Caribbean experience. Haitian author BERWICK AUGUSTIN’s The Education Formula: Maximizing the Village tackles the crucial role of education in social development. EDWARD PAULINO’s Refranes de mi Abuelita revisits timeless Dominican sayings that convey ancestral wisdom, with illustrator SCHEREZADE GARCÍA enhancing the journey through vibrant artwork that captures the spirit of migration and memory. RAQUEL REICHARD’s Self-Care for Latinas: 100+ Ways to Prioritize &…

El periodista y escritor mexicano JORGE RAMOS presenta Así veo las cosas: Lo que nunca te conté, obra donde reúne sus textos más personales y literarios escritos a lo largo de cuatro décadas de carrera. En conversación con la periodista LUZ MARÍA DORIA. Compra Así veo las cosas: Lo que nunca te conté – Ramos…

Fifty years ago, the Carnation Revolution brought profound social and artistic transformations to Portugal. These changes were vividly reflected in literature, giving rise to a celebrated new generation of post-revolution writers. As we commemorate 50 years of creative freedom in Portuguese literature, we’ll explore the impact of these historical milestones on the art of writing.   Joining us are JOSÉ LUÍS PEIXOTO, distinguished Portuguese writer, poet, and recipient of the 2001 José Saramago Award, whose work has been published and translated into 30 languages,…

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, ANGELA SHANTÉ, and more! For more information and to RSVP, contact Rachel Gil de Gibaja at rgildegi@mdc.edu. Grades 6-12   PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH  …

As a child, BARBARA DRAKE-VERA loved writing almost as much as she adored her father. But her successes sparked his rage, so for years, she silenced her voice. She was 49, a journalist and married, when her father was diagnosed with advancing Alzheimer’s. Taking him into her home, she began a process of self-discovery that uncovered a path toward personal and family healing. Melted Away: A Memoir of Climate Change and Caregiving in Peru is the story of how a writer at midlife reclaimed her agency,…

The Mary Years is a nonfiction novella that chronicles one young woman’s quarter-century love affair with The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Part bildungsroman and part televisual ekphrasis, this is the story of Mary Richards re-seen through the eyes of JULIE MARIE WADE. Buy The Mary Years – Wade…

How can you navigate life as the “normal” child of an extraordinary creative? In Earth to Moon: A Memoir, MOON UNIT ZAPPA writes about the wonders and challenges of growing up the daughter of Frank Zappa. But while every family faces unique problems related to their particular makeup, the journey to growing into yourself with grace is as universal as it gets.   Buy Earth to Moon: A Memoir – Zappa…

SEAN PITTMAN‘s Disaffected! Access vs. Apathy: Why Every Election is The Election of a Lifetime is a heartfelt call to action and an eye-opening explanation of how the power of voting is the one true solution to address the critical issues we face today. Through detailed research and firsthand interviews, Pittman explains how all people are impacted by the results of every election – whether they cast a ballot or not.   Buy Disaffected! Access vs. Apathy: Why Every Election is The Election of a Lifetime – Pittman…

V (FORMERLY EVE ENSLER)’s Reckoning recounts her creative journey and process across 40 years, representing the ideas that have become global movements and the methods through which she survived abuse and self-hatred. Seamlessly moving from the internal to the external and the personal to the political, Reckoning is a moving and inspiring work of prose, poetry, dreams, letters, and essays drawn from V’s lifelong journals. SPONSORED BY Buy Reckoning – V…

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.  …

MARIE ARANA’s LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority – a sweeping yet personal overview of the Latino population in America – celebrates Latino resilience and character and shows why we must understand the largest and fastest-growing minority in America. PAOLA RAMOS’ Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America explores how race, identity, and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos,…

The Lucky Ones: A Memoir is a moving personal story from ZARA CHOWDHARY, a survivor of anti-Muslim violence in contemporary India. Tracing a multigenerational Muslim family back to India’s brave but bloody origins, it offers a glimpse into the precious, everyday lives of contemporary Muslims who are under siege but still offer grace as the world outside – and their place in it – falls apart. Joining her in conversation is author and journalist MEENA AHAMED.…

In the alt-culture scene of 1980s Miami, artists, music makers, and scenesters mixed in the few party and cultural spaces the city offered, creating multidisciplinary events we thought of as “just parties and shows.” During that decade, more and more creatives settled in Miami, joining the natives who’d kickstarted it all in the grittier parts of South Beach, the Design District, and other neighborhoods west. By the time Hurricane Andrew hit in ’92, Miami was already entering its 2.0 cultural phase and heading toward what it is today,…

R. DEREK BLACK’s The Klansman’s Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism is a memoir from the child of a former Grand Wizard in the Ku Klux Klan and the once-heir apparent to white nationalism. After an early life built on fear, Black publicly renounced white nationalism, showing how a child indoctrinated with hate can become an anti-racist adult and a powerful driver of change. CNN correspondent ELLE REEVE was not surprised by the January 6 insurrection.…

In Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering, MALCOM GLADWELL revisits the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time to explain the dark side of contagious phenomena. Through a series of riveting stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new, troubling form of social engineering, offering a guide to making sense of today’s contagions. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MDC TECH, SCHOOL OF GLOBAL BUSINESS & THE IDEA CENTER. Buy Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories,…

Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies, Mothers, and Material Girls is SUSAN SEIDELMAN’s first-person story of her trailblazing four-decade career in film, which began when few women were directing movies. From her Twiggy-obsessed girlhood through the women’s liberation movement of the early 1970s, the Madonna-mania of the ’80s, and beyond, Seidelman offers a keen perspective on the times she has lived through. Moderated by writer, director, producer, and cinematographer BILL TECK. Buy Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies,…

In GLORY EDIM’s Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me, she celebrates the Black writers who changed her life with their words, and recounts how they taught her to find her own voice and uplift other Black women’s stories. In My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future, ALICE RANDALL chronicles her search for the first family of Black country music, through which she found inspiration in a community of people who rose through hard times to create beauty and joy through music.…

Explore the intersection of creativity and technology as artists JENNIFER FARAH, NATASHA TSAKOS, and HUANG YI discuss how innovations are transforming artistic practices – expanding the boundaries of human expression and offering new possibilities for the future of art. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LIVE ARTS MIAMI AT MDC & WITH MDC TECH, SCHOOL OF GLOBAL BUSINESS & THE IDEA CENTER.…

Explore the complexities of family, love, self-determination, and resilience, spanning both Haitian and Black American experiences. MYRIAM J. A. CHANCY’s Village Weavers A Novel tells the enduring story of two families bound by their homeland and long-kept secrets. EDWIDGE DANTICAT’s We’re Alone: Essays, reflects on identity, belonging, and the human spirit. And FABIENNE JOSAPHAT’s Kingdom of No Tomorrow: A Novel delves into the revolutionary fervor of the 1960s in the U.S., focusing on a young Haitian woman’s involvement with the Black Panther Party.…

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.…

In her memoir Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, KATHLEEN HANNA, punk singer, writer, artist, and the frontwoman of the influential bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, takes us from her tumultuous childhood to her formative college years and her first shows. Being in a punk “girl band” was not an easy gig, or a safe one, as violence and antagonism threatened at every turn. Joining Hanna in conversation is author ADA CALHOUN.…

COCO KRUMME’s Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization highlights how optimization has become a driving force of today’s world and makes an urgent case for a new approach. DANIELA RUS’ The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots, co-written with Gregory Mone, is an overview of the interconnected fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. They argue this technology will make us more capable, productive, precise – and even more human.…

In Have a Good Trip: Exploring the Magic MushROOM Experience, EUGENIA BONE presents a definitive guide to how and why people from all walks of life use “magic” mushrooms to enhance their lives – from microdosing to heroic trips – and shares her personal journey through this world. BENJAMIN BREEN’s Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science follows anthropologists and lovers Margaret Mead and Gary Bateson, whose partnership unlocked an untold chapter in history.…

In Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation, Emmy Award-winning actor JIM O’HEIR offers a heartfelt behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s most beloved sitcoms – including never-before-told stories and dozens of unseen photos. Joining him in conversation is comedy writer ALAN ZWIEBEL, author of Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier.   SPONSORED BY   Buy Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation – O’Heir Buy Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier – Zwiebel…

KARA SWISHER’s Burn Book: A Tech Love Story – part memoir, part history – tells the inside story of Silicon Valley and tech’s most powerful players, including Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Bob Iger, and Mark Zuckerberg. Together and at odds, they ruled over an explosion of world-changing innovation that has both helped and hurt our world. Joining her in conversation is author BEN MEZRICH. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MDC TECH,…

Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir captures ZOË BOSSIERE’s experience as a trans child growing up in an Arizona trailer park. As they reckon with the sexism, racism, substance abuse, and violence endemic to the traditionally masculine, working-class men in their life, they struggle to escape what it means to live in a gendered body. American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era is a moving portrait of eight transgender and nonbinary teenagers.…

Highlighting significant publications related to Cuban and Cuban diaspora art, GEAN MORENO, director of the Knight Foundation Art + Research Center; ELIZABETH THOMPSON GOIZUETA, curator at the McMullen Museum of Art; and artist and author CÉSAR E. TRASOBARES will discuss The Lost Generation: Women Ceramicists and the Cuban Avant-Garde, Carlos Alfonzo: Late Paintings, and Juan Francisco Elso: Essays on América. Each title shifts perspectives and offers new approaches to understanding modern and contemporary art,…

DAVID GREENBERG’s John Lewis: A Life captures the legacy of the civil rights icon through long-lost footage, never-before-used FBI documents, and interviews with hundreds of people who knew him, including Lewis himself. In LEONARD PITTS JR.’s 54 Miles: A Novel, a family confronts painful memories, past trauma, and racial injustice during a few pivotal weeks in American history in March 1965 – from the infamous Bloody Sunday march in Selma, Alabama, to the triumphant entry into the Alabama State Capitol.…

The National Book Foundation’s National Book Awards recognizes some of the most outstanding works of translated literature 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.…

But What Will People Say?: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures rethinks traditional therapy and self-care. SAHAJ KAUR KOHLI, MA.ED, LGPC, weaves personal narrative, anecdotal analysis, and comprehensive research, offering tools to navigate generational trauma, guilt, and boundaries, and breaking down stigmas around therapy as she celebrates cultural duality. RAQUEL REICHARD’s Self-Care for Latinas: 100+ Ways to Prioritize & Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, & Spirit offers more than 100 exercises for wellness,…

In Fast Like a Girl, DR. MINDY PELZ, author of the bestselling The Menopause Reset, introduced a fasting lifestyle that her readers credit for the return of regular menstrual cycles, improved fertility, and weight loss. In Eat Like a Girl: 100+ Delicious Recipes to Balance Hormones, Boost Energy, and Burn Fat, she follows up by sharing more than 100 recipes to enhance these benefits. SPONSORED BY Buy Eat Like a Girl: 100+ Delicious Recipes to Balance Hormones, Boost Energy,…

A wildlife conservation legend affectionately hailed as the “Snakeman of India,” ROMULUS WHITAKER has had a lifelong love affair with the “fierce creatures” that share our planet. Snakes, Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll: My Early Years is the first volume of his memoir and brings to life the India of the 1950s and the U.S. of the ’60s, co-written with his wife, columnist and author JANAKI LENIN. Joining them are conservationist NAIA HANNAH HAAST and biologist JOE WASILEWSKI of the nonprofit King Cobra Conservancy;…

In Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth, DANIEL R. PORTERFIELD presents a compelling argument about the value of residential undergraduate education and its role in developing students’ growth mindsets. He argues that college helps students build the skills and self-confidence needed for lifelong discovery, creativity, mentorship, teamwork, and striving – five mindsets that are critical for thriving in today’s world. Moderated by author BENJAMIN HEROLD.   SPONSORED BY   PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MDC TECH,…

Join KWAME ALEXANDER – poet, educator, publisher, Emmy Award-winning producer, and No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of 40 books – as he reads from and discusses his two most recent projects. This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets is a breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heritage from the most prominent and promising Black poets and writers of our time. Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes, and Remembrances is an intimate and nontraditional (or “new-fashioned”) memoir featuring poetry,…

Sonic Life: A Memoir is a passionate account tracing THURSTON MOORE’s life and art in an era of explosive creativity. From his music-obsessed teen years in small-town Connecticut to the formation of his legendary rock group – a fixture in New York’s burgeoning “No Wave” scene that paved the way for bands like Nirvana – Sonic Life celebrates 30 years of creation, experimentation, and wonder. Moderated by JOHNNY TEMPLE, publisher, professor, musician, and editor-in-chief of Akashic Books.…

The ROCK BOTTOM REMAINDERS, an endearingly ragtag cover band established in 1992 and mostly made up of high-profile published authors, performed at Miami Book Fair more than a dozen times over the years. And they’re reuniting right here this year, bringing together a lineup not seen together on stage for more than a decade! Meet the latest iteration of the group – which includes MITCH ALBOM, DAVE BARRY, SAM BARRY,…

NEMONTE NENQUIMO was born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest and is one of the most forceful voices in climate change activism. We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People, written with her husband, MITCH ANDERSON, digs into generations of oral history and centuries of conquest, hacking away at racist notions of Indigenous peoples and revealing a life story as rich, harsh, and vital as the rainforest itself. Moderated by JONATHAN VIGLIOTTI,…

MARIANNE LEONE’s Five-Dog Epiphany: How a Quintet of Badass Bichons Retrieved Our Joy is a poignant memoir about living through unimaginable grief and rediscovering joy after loss. When their only son died unexpectedly when he was just 17, Leone and her husband found mutual healing – and their way to a new life – alongside a pack of rescue dogs. Moderated by author ANN HOOD. Buy Five-Dog Epiphany: How a Quintet of Badass Bichons Retrieved Our Joy – Leone Buy The Stolen Child: A Novel – Hood…

On October 7, 2023, Jews in Israel were attacked in the largest pogrom since the Holocaust. On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates – an intimate collection of smart, meaningful, funny, emotional, and inspiring essays, edited by ZIBBY OWENS – gives voice to 75 contributors who shared their thoughts on what it means to be Jewish today in the wake of that violence. Joining Owens are authors/contributors KEREN BLANKFELD, DARA LEVAN,…

Sociopath: A Memoir by PATRIC GAGNE, PH.D., shares her struggle to understand her own sociopathy and shed light on the often-misunderstood mental disorder. After lying, stealing, and committing violent acts throughout her childhood, Gagne learned she was a sociopath. Only when she falls in love does she realize that she isn’t a monster – and embarks on a journey to change her fate. Buy Sociopath: A Memoir – Gagne…

MADELEINE BLAIS’ Queen of the Court: The Many Lives of Tennis Legend Alice Marble is the colorful story of the legendary tennis star and international celebrity who in 1939 won unprecedented multiple tennis titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Blais presents Marble as one of our greatest female athletes – and a multihyphenate who left behind an inspiring legacy. In The Brazil Chronicles, STEPHEN G. BLOOM shares the wild, colorful history of the Brazil Herald newspaper,…

With Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me, ADA CALHOUN sets out to complete an unfinished biography started 40 years earlier by her father, celebrated art critic Peter Schjeldahl. Grief Is for People is SLOANE CROSLEY’s moving memoir and a portrait of friendship that explores multiple kinds of loss after the death of her closest friend, Russell, to suicide. We’re Alone: Essays includes EDWIDGE DANTICAT’s personal narrative, reportage, and tributes to mentors such as Toni Morrison,…

In Warrior Judge: One Man’s Journey from Gridiron to Gavel, ED NEWMAN and daughter HOLLY NEWMAN GREENBERG go inside the unforgiving world of the NFL from the perspective of a former player. Warrior Judge chronicles Newman’s journey playing for the Miami Dolphins – where he overcame culture shock, hazing, coaches’ doubts, cancer, injury, and antisemitism – to becoming an elected judge after a career-ending injury. Buy Warrior Judge: One Man’s Journey from Gridiron to Gavel – Newman Buy Warrior Judge: One Man’s Journey from Gridiron to Gavel – Greenberg…

DANIELA RUS’ The Mind’s Mirror: Risk and Reward in the Age of AI, co-written with Gregory Mone, is an introduction to the true potential of AI and a lively exploration of the underlying technology and its limitations and possibilities. In Mindless: The Human Condition in the Machine Age, ROBERT SKIDELSKY explores our relationship with machines, from humanity’s first tools to the present and into the future. It raises the crucial question of why some parts of the world developed a “machine civilization,” and others didn’t,…

In GLORY EDIM’s Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me, she celebrates the Black writers who changed her life with their words, and recounts how they taught her to find her own voice and uplift other Black women’s stories. EVAN FRISS’ The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore draws on oral histories, archival collections, municipal records, diaries, letters, and interviews with leading booksellers to offer a fascinating look at a beloved yet endangered institution.…

El productor OMER PARDILLO CID, creador de la Fundación Celia Cruz, llega con una obra que ofrece una mirada profunda a la vida y el legado de la inolvidable “Reina de la Salsa”. ARMANDO DE ARMAS presenta una obra que teje romance, violencia y misterio alrededor de la vida de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda. Los autores conversarán con el periodista cultural y crítico de cine ALEJANDRO RÍOS. Compra Celia Mi Vida: Una autobiografía – Pardillo Cid Compra Avellaneda al atardecer: Historia del amor oculto – de Armas…

PAYAM ZAMANI escaped religious persecution in Iran at 16, and made his way to America as a refugee. At 28, he secured a billion-dollar IPO. But he also learned the hard way that modern capitalism can be harmful to the human soul. Blending business acumen with spiritual beliefs, in Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life’s Difficult Journeys Zamani offers a path to a new model of capitalism. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MDC TECH, SCHOOL OF GLOBAL BUSINESS &…

Relics of the Heart: Stories of My Family is an exciting journey through the memories and experiences of OSCAR FUENTES’ family. Fuentes, “The Biscayne Poet,” weaves real, emotional remembrances, from simple to significant – sharing a meal, celebrating a birth, enjoying a vacation, facing the complexities of Alzheimer’s disease – that capture the essence of family life and the importance of the emotional ties that unite us. Joining him is blues musician and storyteller UNCLE SCOTCHY,…

The House on G Street: A Cuban Family Saga tells Cuba’s story through the lens of LISANDRO PÉREZ’s own family: the tales of two officers who fought for Cuban independence; a plantation owner who smuggled himself onto a ship; families divided by politics; an orphaned boy who went on to amass a fortune; a fatal lovest triangle; and the ever-growing presence of the U.S. Moderated by MICHAEL J. BUSTAMANTE, PH.D., director of the Cuban studies program at the University of Miami’s College of Arts &…

Profiles in Mental Health Courage follows the journeys of a diverse group of Americans who have struggled with mental health. PATRICK J. KENNEDY and STEPHEN FRIED share compelling stories about the resilience of those living with mental illness and addiction – people of all ages, backgrounds, and futures; some recovering, some relapsing, some barely holding on – all sharing critical experiences and insights. Joining them are contributors GABRIELLE ANWAR, actress, activist, and writer, and SHAREEF MALNIK,…

In Women, Money, Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality, JOSIE COX tells the compelling story of women’s fight for financial freedom, and the social and political hurdles that have kept them from equal access to money and the power that comes with it. In Remember, You Are a Wiley, MAYA WILEY shares a story of growing up in a household that prioritized activism, hope, and resilience above all else, and speaks of surviving trauma, the power of activism,…

JUAN CHIPOCO has built a hospitality juggernaut in South Florida, where he arrived as an immigrant with a dream. His success is no surprise – his work ethic and passion for creating authentic yet modern Peruvian cuisine has resulted in restaurants that delight the palate and help create charmed experiences for all guests. In Juan Chipoco: The Brand Behind the Brand, written by Josefina Barrón, Chipoco breaks down his formula for success, but also introduces his latest venture, the Juan Chipoco Foundation.…

With more than 365 photographs taking you through a single year, A Book of Days offers a new way to experience the expansive mind of PATTI SMITH – visionary poet, writer, and performer. Including photos from her Instagram account, vintage images, and archives, the book charts her passions, devotions, obsessions, and whims, and opens with an introduction by Smith herself that explores her documentary process.   SPONSORED BY Buy A Book of Days – Smith…

A special event featuring many of this year’s National Book Foundation National Book Awards honorees in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature. Moderated by RUTH DICKEY, executive director of the National Book Foundation.…

Published by DAVID CASTILLO, Belkis Ayón is a bilingual monograph focusing on the voice and work of the late printmaker that includes historical interviews with filmmaker Ines Anselmi and the late journalist Jaime Sarusky, providing insights into Ayón’s methods, style, and exploration of Abakuá fraternal society in Cuba. Ayón’s words reveal the significance of the society’s origin story, iconography, and practices in shaping her own visual language. Alongside these interviews, the book features full-page plates showcasing notable works created by the artist between 1989 and 1999.…

KATHIE KLARREICH founded the Miami-based prison writing nonprofit Exchange for Change in 2014, after a 24-year career as a journalist. Don’t Shake the Spoon: A Journal of Prison Writing is a collection of Exchange for Change students’ stories, poems, and essays. Joining Klarreich are contributors to the anthology, JORGE CUESTA, WENDY HINSHAW, and MARIE PETIT-LOUIS.…

Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age is a history of the senior experience in modern America, revealing how security exists only for some. Historian JAMES CHAPPEL shows how old age first emerged as a distinct stage of life and then evolved, urging us to look to the past to better understand old age today – and how it could be better tomorrow. In The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond,…

ALICE DRIVER’s Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company is an expose of toxic labor practices at a chicken processing plant in Arkansas. After gaining the trust of immigrant essential workers who survived a deadly chemical accident, Driver documents their courage as they fight back against the behemoth Tyson Foods. BENJAMIN HEROLD’s Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America’s Suburbs explores stories that include a middle-class Black family battling a school that’s determined to punish their teenage son and undocumented Hispanic parents with a gifted son in a remarkable elementary school.…

In VANESSA CHAKOUR’s Earthly Bodies: Embracing Animal Nature, she draws parallels from struggles she has weathered in her own life to those endured by 23 different wild animals, exploring our unease of feeling like prey; challenging the entrapment of our limiting beliefs; contextualizing the turmoil of fractured landscapes; and affirming our primal ache to belong. In BRANDON KEIM’s Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World, the science journalist observes that honeybees deliberate democratically,…

BEN MEZRICH‘s Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History examines the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our time and the company that represents our culture’s dearest hope for a shared global conversation. BEN SMITH’s Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral is the origin story of the post-truth age. This is the tale of rivals Nick Denton at Gawker and Jonah Peretti at HuffPost and BuzzFeed – where Smith was editor-in-chief – whose pursuit of attention helped release the dark forces that would overtake the internet and American society.…

JOE CONASON’s The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism tells the story of the partisan con artists who have corrupted conservative politics in our time, creating a toxic phenomenon that culminated in the election of Donald Trump. But long before he appeared, Trump’s path to power was blazed by the motley horde of swindlers and quacks who preceded him. In Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future, Yale professor JASON STANLEY presents a dire warning to the world: The worst fascist movements in history began in schools,…

CESAR BECERRA’s The Kaimiloa Project is the story of Medford “Med” Ross Kellum, who in 1924 was already an old man by the standards of the day. But ever since he first stood on the Key West piers as a child, he’d dreamed of following the great schooners to see unknown islands and cross vast seas. And he set off to do just that. Jewish Miami Beach, written by PAUL S. GEORGE, PH.D., and HENRY GREEN,…

In Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion, fashion journalist and historian NANCY MACDONELL chronicles how the Nazi invasion of France in 1940 cut the capital of fashion from the rest of the world and opened the doors to the rise of the nearly $500 billion American fashion industry. JULIE SATOW’s When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion examines the 20th-century American department store,…

Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir captures ZOË BOSSIERE’s experience as a trans child growing up in an Arizona trailer park. As they reckon with the sexism, racism, substance abuse, and violence endemic to the traditionally masculine, working-class men in their life, they struggle to escape what it means to live in a gendered body. In EMMA COPLEY EISENBERG’s Housemates: A Novel, two new roommates begin an intense friendship. When one woman receives a complicated inheritance from a former professor,…

EDDIE GLAUDE JR.’s We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For argues that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes that our democracy needs. In MAYA WILEY’s Remember, You Are a Wiley, she recounts growing up in a household that prioritized activism,…

I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love is CHARLES BOCK’s frank, tender memoir of parenting his young daughter while dealing with immense grief in the wake of his wife’s untimely death. In Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones: A Memoir, PRIYANKA MATTOO chronicles her search for home across 40 years and 32 addresses. From leaving her beloved Kashmir as a child amid mounting violence and finding – and losing – friendships in a Saudi Arabian compound to finally settling in Los Angeles,…

KEREN BLANKFELD’s Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story is a remarkable saga about Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia, who fell in love in Auschwitz, were separated upon liberation, led extraordinary lives apart following the war, and then found each other more than 70 years later. Blankfeld will be in conversation with CHARLES KOCHMAN, editor-in-chief of Abrams ComicArts. Buy Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story – Blankfeld…

LORI TUCKER-SULLIVAN’s I Can’t Remember If I Cried: Rock Widows on Life, Love, and Legacy is part music history, part memoir, based on interviews with women who stood next to some of rock’s greatest icons. What became of them? How did they survive their losses? With each interview, Tucker-Sullivan, a widow herself, learned lessons in love, forgiveness, coping, and moving on. Heard from in the book are Judy VanZant, Sandy Chapin, Crystal Zevon, Jamie Weiland, and VERA RAMONE KING,…

ISABELLE CAMILLE’s Sole’s Mom: A Transgender Journey of Love, Loss, and Letting Go offers a deeply poignant exploration of a mother’s emotional journey as she navigates her child’s gender transition within the context of Haitian society. JAN J. DOMINIQUE’s Tu Nous Manques transports readers to 1980s Haiti, a time of political turmoil and upheaval, presenting a powerful narrative of the personal struggles that arise in a turbulent era. And NADÈGE FLEURIMOND’s Haiti Uncovered: A Regional Adventure into the Art of Haitian Cuisine (10th Anniversary Edition) is a culinary journey through Haiti’s diverse regional cuisines,…

ABRAHAM JIMÉNEZ ENOA presenta unas crónicas que incluyen sus impresiones al llegar a Europa, pero también los recuerdos de sus últimos años en Cuba, donde pasó a ser un apestado social; MARÍA CRISTINA FERNÁNDEZ llega con una novela del pintor y poeta cubano NICOLÁS LARA (La Habana,1943 – New York, 2022), que representa una radiografía de la Cuba de los últimos cincuenta años, desde el Caso Padilla hasta la década del ’90. En conversación con el periodista cultural y crítico de cine ALEJANDRO RÍOS.…

In Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It, RICHARD V. REEVES argues that boys and men are conflicted and battling strife. And while feminism has done a huge amount of good, we now need its corollary – a positive vision of masculinity compatible with gender equality. Buy Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters – Reeves…

In Building Material: The Memoir of a Park Avenue Doorman, STEPHEN BRUNO writes about life as a sentinel of a high-end residential building. There are class matters, hilarity, and drama as he learns the dos and don’ts and witnesses the antics behind the front entrance. FIROOZEH DUMAS’ Sob is a one-hour audio story about grief, healing, and miracles. With her signature wit, she recounts her personal journey through this uncharted and unplanned chapter, one that led to a deeper truth about herself.…

ERNEST SCHEYDER’s The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives explores the battle between industry titans, conservationists, community groups, and policymakers over the sourcing of materials needed to power millions of devices. It’s an honest picture of what’s at stake in this fight for energy independence and the ethical implications that affect us all. Blending science, history, and literary verve, NICOLA TWILLEY’s Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet,…

MAX BOOT brings America’s 40th president to three-dimensional life in Reagan: His Life and Legend. Drawing on more than 100 new interviews and thousands of newly available documents – and acknowledging Ronald Reagan’s inscrutability and profound contradictions – this is an epic story of the Depression-era poor boy, former movie star, and mesmerizing politician who transfixed and transformed the nation. In his essay collection The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians, New York Times columnist CARLOS LOZADA dissects all kinds of texts,…

In Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People, EVAN P. BENNETT explores the environmental history of Florida’s largest open-water estuary – the focus of modern environmental struggles and action. In Florida Springs: From Geography to Politics and Restoration, CHRIS MEINDL offers a clear and comprehensive overview of the geography, history, science, and politics of the 1,000-plus freshwater springs in the state, and the issues they’re currently facing. And in IAN WILSON-NAVARRO’s Dry Tortugas: Stronghold of Nature,…

DEBORAH PAREDEZ’s American Diva: Extraordinary, Unruly, Fabulous explores the impact divas have had on her life and on American culture. Tina Turner’s spellbinding performances, Celia Cruz’s command of the male-dominated salsa world, and the excellence of Venus and Serena Williams not only shaped her life, Paredez argues, they’ve challenged American ideas about feminism and freedom. In My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future, ALICE RANDALL chronicles her search for the first family of Black country music,…

SIMON DOONAN’s The Camp 100: Glorious flamboyance, from Louis XIV to Lil Nas X celebrates all things camp – the strange, hard-to-define quality shared by Grace Jones, Benjamin Disraeli, Salvador Dalí, RuPaul, and other iconic figures. Featuring 100 unapologetically camp people, objects, art movements, and more, The Camp 100 is a manifesto that brings humor and irony to an all-too-serious world. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MIAMI FASHION INSTITUTE AT MDC.   SPONSORED BY    Buy The Camp 100: Glorious flamboyance,…

SHALOM AUSLANDER was raised in a dysfunctional family in the Orthodox Jewish community of Monsey, New York: the son of an alcoholic father, guilt-wielding mother, and a violent, overbearing God. But he began to suspect that what plagued him was something worse: a story called “Feh.” Feh: A Memoir is his midlife journey to rewrite that tale. In And Then? And Then? What Else?, DANIEL HANDLER recounts his journey to becoming one of the most successful writers of the 21st century.…

XALBADOR GARCÍA presenta una obra que narra los logros y fracasos futbolísticos mexicanos de las últimas décadas como un espejo de la identidad nacional; ALFREDO TRIFF llega con un ensayo-nouvelle sobre el escritor francés Barbey d’Aurevilly, un verdadero dandy que dejó huella en la cultura burguesa; WILEMA WONG ofrece una novela cuya protagonista transita un viaje hacia sí misma y una vida que gira en torno a una trágica muerte. En conversación con el poeta,…

In the updated edition of Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen’s Guide to Transformational Advocacy, SAM DALEY-HARRIS applies decades of experience leading citizens’ advocacy groups to expand the road map for global involvement, offering an indispensable guide to engaged citizenship and transformational advocacy. When insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, AQUILINO GONELL faced down the mob, and the brutal injuries he sustained ended his career in law enforcement. But when some of the very people he put his life on the line to protect denied the truth of that day,…

With an insider perspective on the insanity of high finance and venture investing, The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble follows ALOK SAMA’s journey as chief dealmaker at the most influential technology investor in the world, SoftBank, alongside its iconic founder, Masayoshi Son. Ultimately a morality tale, The Money Trap reminds us that in life – and technology investing – more money isn’t always the answer.  The sole assistant to the billionaire founder of one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world,…

The hidden and often untold stories of Haiti and its diaspora offer a deeper understanding of the cultural, political, and historical forces that shape Haitian life. BITO DAVID’s My Haitian Neighbor: A Cultural Handshake is a heartfelt guide to understanding Haiti’s rich cultural heritage, filled with personal stories and practical advice that help bridge the gap between Haitian and non-Haitian communities. HERVÉ FANINI-LEMOINE’s Forgotten Essentials critically examines Haiti’s political and social turmoil, exploring whether true progress is possible.…

Manboobs: A Memoir of Musicals, Visas, Hope, and Cake is KOMAIL AIJAZUDDIN’s story of courage, love, and bravery. Growing up in Pakistan, ashamed of his body and knowing he was different, he believed his only chance at happiness existed in a gay-friendly America. But after arriving in a post-9/11 world, he was forced to navigate prejudice and self-doubt in his quest for a meaningful life. In his part memoir-in-essays, part cultural critique Mean Boys: A Personal History, queer Chinese American writer GEOFFREY MAK speaks of boys wielding cruelty to claim their place in the pecking order.…

In I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine, neuroscientist and composer DANIEL J. LEVITIN explores the deep connections between music and healing. He presents numerous studies on music and the brain, demonstrating how the former can contribute to the treatment of a host of ailments, from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s to cognitive injury, depression, and pain. Levitin will be joined on stage for a musical performance by celebrated pianist and producer SHELLY BERG,…

In The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East, STEVEN A. COOK covers the relationship between the U.S. and the Middle East since the end of World War II. He argues that despite setbacks and moral costs, the U.S. has successfully protected its core national interests, while overly ambitious policies to leverage domestic power have rendered the Middle East unstable. Buy The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East – Cook…

DAVID F. WALKER’s Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined, illustrated by MARCUS KWAME ANDERSON, is a graphic novel that proposes a radical retelling of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This modern update follows Jim, an enslaved Black man searching for his kidnapped family alongside his sidekick, Huckleberry Finn, while highlighting a bond that transcends the gruesome racism of the Civil War era. In Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation,…

For her podcast Family Secrets, author DANI SHAPIRO interviews actor, director, producer, and writer GRIFFIN DUNNE about his dazzling new book, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir – an exploration of what it means to be from a family of storytellers, justice-seekers, and secret-keepers in Hollywood. The fame at this illustrious family’s core has defined them. But beneath that fame are the secrets that shaped them. Buy The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir – Dunne Buy Signal Fires – Shapiro…

In 7 Rules of Self-Reliance: How to Stay Low, Keep Moving, Invest in Yourself, and Own Your Future, MAHA ABOUELENEIN draws upon her experience as a strategic communications and global branding expert, delving into essential practices such as embracing a growth mindset and reputation management in the digital age, providing transformative lessons that are both practical and empowering. In Nobody Cares About Your Career: Why Failure Is Good, the Great Ones Play Hurt, and Other Hard Truths, ERIKA AYERS BADAN presents the ultimate playbook for professional success.…

EDDA L. FIELDS-BLACK’s Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War is the story of the Combahee River raid, during which Tubman ventured into South Carolina slave territory to live, work, and gather intelligence for an attack on major Confederate plantations – an extraordinary accomplishment that helped to define the distinctly American Gullah Geechee dialect, culture, and identity. TIYA MILES’ intimate Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People (Significations) adds depth and humanity to someone who otherwise might seem more a comic book superhero than a historic icon.…

Video games, TTRPGs, and questing fellowships collide in these three graphic novels. In JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS’ Gamerville, Max Lightning is a lone wolf video game champion who wants to take home the trophy at a high-stakes video game tournament, but a forced retreat at Camp Refresh with no devices, mandatory teamwork, and some fresh air might make him rethink his virtual victories. JOHN HENDRIX’s Mythmakers dives into the legendary friendship between the fathers of fantasy: C.S.…

In Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI, retired FBI agent JANA MONROE – the model for Jodie Foster’s character in The Silence of the Lambs – writes about the cases that have stayed with her most and offers insights into the minds of some of the world’s most terrifying serial killers. Former special agent FRANK FIGLIUZZI’s Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers examines the FBI Highway Serial Killings Initiative’s hunt for the truckers responsible for more than 850 gruesome murders – and the heroes working to end the horror.…

FRANCINE PROSE’s political coming-of-age tale 1974: A Personal History is framed around her relationship with activist Tony Russo – indicted and tried for working with Daniel Ellsberg to leak the Pentagon papers – and the disturbing and dramatic end of that relationship. Consent: A Memoir explores JILL CIMENT’s decadeslong marriage to a 47-year-old married man she met when she was 17, and her reassessment of their improbable but blissful marriage that lasted until her husband’s death 45 years later.…

AMANDA BECKER’s You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America is an inspiring, on-the-ground story of emerging grassroots leaders in the abortion rights movement following the pivotal 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade. In The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America, ELIZABETH DIAS and LISA LERER reveal how a determined network of elite Christian conservatives worked methodically to end abortion rights in one of the greatest political defeats in American history.…

From the forefront of AI research, JOY BUOLAMWINI’s Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines is the story of how she uncovered “the coded gaze” – evidence of encoded discrimination and exclusion in tech products – and galvanized the movement to prevent AI harms by founding the Algorithmic Justice League, encouraging experts and non-experts alike to join the fight. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MDC TECH, SCHOOL OF GLOBAL BUSINESS & THE IDEA CENTER.…

For many, Jesus has become a precious relic, revered yet lacking the immediacy of authentic spiritual force. In The Mystic Jesus: The Mind of Love (The Marianne Williamson Series), MARIANNE WILLIAMSON writes of a Jesus who transcends glib imagery and religious dogma. This is not just a historical figure but an ever-present teacher who is, in the words of St. Augustine, “ever ancient, ever new.” Joining Williamson in conversation is REV. JUAN DEL HIERRO,…

In Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis, climate scientist MICHAEL E. MANN notes that what made it possible for humans to live on Earth is the very thing that now threatens us – climate change. The conditions that allow our existence are incredibly fragile, he warns, and we are living in an unfolding climate crisis. In Before It’s Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America,…

PAULA ARRIETA GUTIÉRREZ presenta una serie de relatos/ensayos que cruzan arte y memorias, tanto personales como colectivas de los últimos 50 años de la historia de Chile; LEGNA RODRÍGUEZ IGLESIAS llega con un catálogo de raros, el diario de campaña miamense de una migrante o una libreta de apuntes sobre la conquista del territorio de la América gringa por parte de los artistas. En conversación con la poeta e investigadora SILVIA GOLDMAN. CON EL APOYO DE Compra Mirar hasta el final.…

Through poetry, interviews, and images, Daniela Perez Miron’s Ventanitas: A Window into Miami’s Coffee Culture, photographed by GESI SCHILLING, celebrates the lives of the people who gather at the city’s coffee windows for conversation and human connection. Joining Schilling are contributors EILEEN ANDRADE, CARLOS FRÍAS, TERE ESTORINO, and MIKE ROMEU; moderated by MELODY SANTIAGO CUMMINGS, executive director of O, Miami.   SPONSORED BY Buy Ventanitas: A Window into Miami’s Coffee Culture…

PAOLA RAMOS presenta un ensayo que que explora cómo la raza, la identidad y el trauma político han influido en el incremento de un sentimiento de ultraderecha entre los latinos de Estados Unidos; HENRIQUE CYMERMAN nos ofrece en sus memorias un viaje apasionante por Oriente Próximo para adentrarnos en sus conflictos geopolíticos de la mano de personajes decisivos. En conversación con la periodista y conductora ILIA CALDERÓN. Compra Desertores – Ramos Compra Conversando con el enemigo – Cymerman…

KEREN BLANKFELD’s Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story is a remarkable saga about Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia, who fell in love in Auschwitz, were separated upon liberation, led extraordinary lives apart following the war, and then found each other more than 70 years later. Inspired by historical events, LAUREN GRODSTEIN’s We Must Not Think of Ourselves: A Novel is the story of an underground group of archivists who fought to preserve humanity inside the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.…

In The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust, FRANCIS S. COLLINS draws on his work from the Human Genome Project and National Institutes of Health, providing a moral, philosophical, and scientific framework to address the problems of our time – distrust of public health, partisanship, racism, response to climate change, and threats to our democracy. ERIC KLINENBERG’s 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed is the first book to capture the full human experience during one of the most consequential years in history.…

Author and award-winning journalist FRANK BRUNI’s The Age of Grievance examines how resentments over injustice – perceived or real – has come to define today’s culture and politics. At a time when more and more Americans are convinced they’re losing because someone else is winning, and people are taking their grievances to new extremes, Bruni explores how we got here, what it says about us, and the path forward. Buy The Age of Grievance – Bruni…

JOSÉ FERNÁNDEZ PEQUEÑO presenta un ensayo sobre el escritor, poeta, profesor y diplomático dominicano Max Henríquez Ureña; ERNESTO G. descubre secretos de la Pequeña Habana a través de un volumen de crónicas y GABRIELA GUERRA REY toma como punto de partida la historia del exilio cubano y la nostalgia para enfocarse en la figura de Eliseo Alberto Diego. Compra En el espíritu de las islas. Los tiempos cubanos de Max Henríquez Ureña. – Pequeño Compra Nostalgia,…

Raped at a young age, BROOK BELLO ran away from her broken family only to be forced into drug addiction and the world of human trafficking. In Shame Undone: A Memoir, she writes about turning her torment into a force for healing and education. Bello is the founder of More Too Life foundation, which provides opportunities to turn “victims to survivors, survivors to thrivers, and thrivers into champions.” In the fight to attack human trafficking, MTL provides care to its victims and prevention to those on the fringe.…

LEON FORD was 19 when he was shot five times by a police officer during a traffic stop. When he woke up, he discovered he was a new father and paralyzed from the waist down. An Unspeakable Hope: Brutality, Forgiveness, and Building a Better Future for My Son is his memoir and manifesto, and offers fresh, counterintuitive ways to effect social change. Joining him in conversation is CHRIS ADAMO, a founding partner of Flamingo Capital. This session is part of the Transformational Deep Dives with Chris Adamo and Stuart Sheldon series.…

Months into his new job at The Washington Post, journalist MARTIN BARON received news that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would buy the paper. Two years later, Donald Trump won the presidency. Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and The Washington Post explores the nature of tech, media, and power in the 21st century. Moderating is MATT HAGGMAN, executive vice president of One Community One Goal, an initiative of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council Foundation. Buy Collision of Power: Trump,…

With The Precipice, Miami-based biomedical photographer ANTONIO “TONY” CHIRINOS threads the needle between the delicate, often brutal world of surgical intervention. Organized in three sections – surgical photographs of living subjects, exquisitely photographed tools, and the journey to the afterlife – the book is a celebration of life and an unflinching observation of what follows. Buy The Precipice. – Chirinos…

Complete with more than 50 full-color images, BRAD FOX’s The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths is a wide-ranging, sensual account of early deep-sea exploration and its afterlives. ADAM GOODHEART’s The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth is both a history and travel book, as well as a meditation on the dangers of our hyperconnected, global society. And GREGORY WALLANCE’s Into Siberia: George Kennan’s Epic Journey Through the Brutal,…

In Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia, NATASHA LANCE ROGOFF shares how a dedicated Moscow team brought Sesame Street to Russian children after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite many odds, Lance Rogoff and her team remained determined to bring laughter and learning to children across the former Soviet empire. Buy Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia. – Rogoff…

OCTAVIA YEARWOOD’s How The Hell Did You Do That?! is an interactive journey meant to facilitate self-healing. Sharing stories from her troubled childhood and past, she provides inspiration to those seeking it. Joining her in conversation are CHRIS ADAMO, a founding partner of Flamingo Capital, and STUART SHELDON, co-host of the Swan Dive podcast. This session is part of the Transformational Deep Dives with Chris Adamo and Stuart Sheldon series. Buy How The Hell Did You Do That?!…

Founded in 1971 by journalist and activist Gloria Steinem, Ms. was the first national American feminist magazine that subverted the male-dominated print industry. Join us in celebrating 50 years of this iconic publication with its executive director for partnerships and strategy, JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF, Ms. contributor JANE CAPUTI, and poet JULIE ENSZER, a member of the Ms. Committee of Scholars. 50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution,…

Weaving together stories of average traders and victims, colorful crypto “visionaries,” Hollywood’s biggest true believers, anti-crypto whistleblowers, and government operatives, BEN MCKENZIE’s Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of irresponsibility and criminal fraud. In The End of Reality: How Four Billionaires are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars, and Crypto, JONATHAN TAPLIN explores the personal backgrounds and cultural power of Peter Thiel,…

In Sink: A Memoir, JOSEPH EARL THOMAS revisits his volatile coming-of-age, laying bare his loneliness and illuminating the reprieve he found in geek culture. In The Girl in the Yellow Poncho: A Memoir, KRISTAL BRENT ZOOK – abandoned by her white father and raised by her African American mother and grandmother – shares a story of strong Black women and the generational cycles of oppression and survival that seemingly defined their lives. Buy Sink: A Memoir. – Thomas Buy The Girl in the Yellow Poncho: A Memoir.…

PABLO BRESCIA’s Diego Maradona: A Socio-Cultural Study tells the story of one of the greatest soccer players in history, who also became a culturally constructed political figurehead. In Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided, SCOTT EYMAN offers an insightful portrait of a genius and his fall from grace in an America consumed by political turmoil. And in ADRIAN MATEJKA’s Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century,…

Somber, funny but above all provocative, Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own is ELIZABETH BENEDICT’s unconventional memoir about her cancer journey. In JOHN HENDRICKSON’s Life on Delay: Making Peace With a Stutter, he writes candidly about the bullying, isolation, substance abuse, and depression that stutterers like him face. SANDEEP JAUHAR’s My Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s, shares his father’s descent into Alzheimer’s alongside his own journey toward understanding the disease.…

ASKOLD MELNYCZUK, novelist, short story writer, and co-editor of From Three Worlds, an anthology of Ukrainian writers, presents a panel on the war in Ukraine with guests HÉCTOR ABAD FACIOLINCE, Salvo mi corazón, todo está bien; CAROLYN FORCHÉ, What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance; CHRISTOPHER MERRILL, On the Road to Lviv; and OKSANA LUTSYSHYNA, Ivan and Phoebe.…

After growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, CHRIS WILSON killed a man in self-defense and was sentenced to life in prison. The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose is his unforgettable story of self-improvement – reading, learning languages, even starting a business – and early release from jail. Joining him in conversation is CHRIS ADAMO, a founding partner of Flamingo Capital. This session is part of the Transformational Deep Dives with Chris Adamo and Stuart Sheldon series.…

In Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust, MERYL FRANK explores the life and tragic end of her cousin Franya Winter, the leading light of Vilna’s Yiddish theater. In KERRI MAHER’s All You Have to Do Is Call: A Novel, the true story of the underground women’s health organization Jane Collective and its brave volunteers unfold. And in A Right Worthy Woman: A Novel, RUTH P.…

Different viewpoints of the Magic City emerge with ANDREW OTAZO’s The Miami Creation Myth – which offers modern legends that explain, celebrate, and lampoon what makes Miami a globally unique metropolis – and Waterproof: Evidence of a Miami Worth Remembering, edited and with an introduction by MARIO ALEJANDRO ARIZA. It’s a collection of micro-elegies to Miami places in which Miamians were asked, “What will you miss when Miami is gone?” Their answers: 197 pieces from 165 writers and artists,…

KELLE GROOM answers the question of How to Live: A Memoir-in-Essays by traveling from the East Coast to the West, to places she’s never been, then back to her childhood home in New England’s Cape Cod. In SOPHIE KLAHR’s There Is Only One Ghost in the World follows the fragmented meditations of a multilayered voice, an intimate witness to our times that delicately and bluntly reveals the best and the worst in all of us. And JULIE MARIE WADE’s Otherwise: Essays presents a series of intimate,…

In The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens, DR. RICHARD HAASS offers a provocative guide to reenvisioning citizenship if American democracy is to survive. The United States faces dangerous threats from Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, terrorists, climate change, and future pandemics, but, writes Haass, the greatest danger comes not from abroad but from within, from ourselves. Buy The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens. – Haass  …

In Optical Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization, COCO KRUMME explores how optimization has taken over the world – and the urgent case for a new approach. In Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech, BRIAN MERCHANT discusses how automation changed our world and how it’s shaping our future. Moderated by NATALIA MARTINEZ-KALININA, founder and principal of NMK Group. Buy Optical Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization. – Krumme Buy Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech.…

CNN anchor JIM SCIUTTO, the network’s chief national security analyst, details a new post–post–Cold War era, the increasingly aligned Russian and Chinese governments, and the flashpoint of a new global nuclear arms race in The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War. Joining him in conversation is STUART SHELDON, co-host of the Swan Dive podcast. This session is part of the Transformational Deep Dives with Chris Adamo and Stuart Sheldon series.…

In Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey, EDEL RODRIGUEZ tells the story of a Cold War childhood, an exiled family’s displacement, and a tenacious longing for those left behind. In Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile, and Repair, ROSA LOWINGER chronicles her Cuban Jewish family’s intergenerational trauma in a story about repair and healing that will change how you see the places we cherish. Moderated by DR. MICHAEL J. BUSTAMANTE, director of the Cuban studies program at the University of Miami’s College of Arts &…

In A Kids Book About Blockchain, HAROLD HUGHES asks readers, “What if I told you that someday, you’ll use blockchain everywhere? You’ll use it in school, playing your favorite video game, when you buy something, even when you make art!” fostering curiosity and conceptual discussion of the evolving technology. Moderating is journalist JEFF CARVALHO, co-host of the Culture Club Show podcast.  This session is part of the Transformational Deep Dives with Chris Adamo and Stuart Sheldon series.…

In The Guardians of Art: Conversations with Major Collectors, DANI LEVINAS brings together the most outstanding names in contemporary art collecting, discussing the motivations behind their drive to collect and how they share their passion for art with the broader public. Moderating is author and chair of the O, Miami Poetry festival, TOM HEALY. Buy The Guardians of Art: Conversations with Major Collectors. – Levinas Sponsored by …

Labeled: Ward of the State: A Memoir is KENISHA E. ANTHONY’s powerful story of an abandoned child of drug-addicted parents and Florida’s broken child welfare system, who went on to earn graduate degrees and become an advocate for change. Moderating is LANITA PATTON, consumer business strategist. Buy Labeled: Ward of the State: A Memoir. – Anthony Sponsored by…

JOSEPH SASSOON’s The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire is a saga of the making – and undoing – of a family dynasty. In The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America, DANIEL SCHULMAN shares the story of the German-Jewish immigrants who influenced what would become some of the largest investment banks in the world. Buy The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire.…

In A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America, CAL THOMAS takes readers through more than five decades of journalism and American history – from the Reagan era to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a living history of our times: who we were, who we are now, and who we might become in the future. Buy A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America. – Thomas…

MICHELE OKA DONER is an artist whose work encompasses sculpture, prints, drawings, furniture, jewelry, public art, functional objects, video, costume and set design, and artists’ books. Her permanent art installations include Radiant Site at New York City’s Herald Square 34th Street subway station and A Walk on the Beach, the mile-and-a-quarter-long bronze terrazzo concourse at Miami International Airport. Her work is also part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago,…

In Nightlife Lessons: How I Conquered the Business of Partying with Tech and a Glimpse into Its Future, SHANE NEMAN blends his passion for partying and nose for technology into a multimillion-dollar cocktail. In MICHAEL SAYMAN’s App Kid: How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream, the story of how he went from second-generation Latino immigrant to 13-year-old coder to successful entrepreneur unfolds. And in The Bad Bitch Business Bible: 10 Commandments to Break Free of Good Girl Brainwashing and Take Charge of Your Body,…

Drag’s evolution as an art form, a community, and a mode of liberation is chronicled in ELYSSA MAXX GOODMAN’s Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City, in all its dramatic, provocative, and sparkly glory. In Naked: On Sex, Work, and Other Burlesques, FANCY FEAST delivers an incisive, poignant, and wildly entertaining collection of personal essays that is part exclusive backstage pass and part long-form literary striptease. Buy Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City.…

King: A Life is the first major biography of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. in decades; in it, JONATHAN EIG offers an intimate view of an emotionally troubled man who was rarely at peace with himself. In Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity, LAURA MECKLER tells the story of a decadeslong pursuit in Shaker Heights, Ohio, to become a national model for housing integration, uncovering the persistent roadblocks that have threatened the progress of racial equity.…

SUZANNE NOSSEL, CEO of PEN America, discusses freedom of expression in the U.S. and around the world, and PEN’s role in addressing attempts at censorship. She is joined by RENEE O’CONNOR, South Florida high school teacher, and BEN FOUNTAIN, recipient of the PEN Hemingway Award and author of Beautiful Country Burn Again: Democracy, Rebellion, and Revolution and his latest, Devil Makes Three: A Novel, a tale of greed and American complicities in Haiti.…

ERNESTO FUNDORA se cuestiona el fracaso de las revoluciones políticas y culturales, que en un principio parecían reacciones espontáneas; FAISEL IGLESIAS propone la reconstrucción de Cuba a través de un nuevo sistema de derecho; FRANCISCO LARIOS parte de La Rebelión de los Autoconvocados de Nicaragua de 2018 para interpretar el devenir hispanoamericano, mientras ALFREDO TRIFF intenta encontrar respuestas al apoyo al castrismo en el siglo XXI. Compra El pacto social postmoderno. – Iglesias Compra Contra el poder (Nicaragua y la lucha por la libertad en América Latina).…

We may assume all languages categorize ideas and objects similarly, reflecting our shared human experience, but that isn’t the case. In A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think, CALEB EVERETT explains what linguistic diversity tells us about human culture. Moderating is LES LEVI, Executive-In-Residence at the University of Miami, and president/CEO of HC2 Broadcasting. Buy A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think. – Everett Sponsored by…

In Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism, JEFFREY TOOBIN details the profound legacy of McVeigh, from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Featuring interviews with key figures such as Bill Clinton, Homegrown provides not only a powerful retelling of one of the great outrages of our time, but a warning for the future. Moderating is author and journalist MICHAEL GRUNWALD, senior writer for Politico magazine. Buy Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism.…