In the inaugural edition of Freeman’s, the new biannual of unpublished writing, former Granta editor and National Book Critics Circle President John Freeman brings together the best new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about that electrifying moment when we arrive. Join John Freeman and contributors Aleksandar Hemon, Garnette Cadogan, and Honor Moore for a discussion of the “arrival” of an essential map to the best new writing in the world.…

From co-founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s first book to the new poetry collection of the 2015-16 U.S. Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, City Lights has earned its reputation for publishing cutting-edge fiction, poetry, memoirs, literary translations and books on vital social and political issues. Now sixty years old, City Lights is considered one of America’s major alternative presses. Join in this celebration with City Light’s publisher/executive director Elaine Katzenberger, head bookstore buyer Paul Yamazaki, president of New Directions,…

The debate over U.S. immigration policies is polarizing, and often simplistic. Discover the complex, disturbing, and heartbreaking stories of those caught up in the real-life struggle to get to, and stay, in America, with Mirta Ojito, Hunting Season: Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town; Rachèle Magloire, director of the documentary Deported; Margaret Regan, Detained and Deported: Stories of Immigrant Families Under Fire; and Eileen Truax,…

The anthology Extraordinary Rendition: American Writers on Palestine brings together the work of sixty-five prominent writers to examine America’s culpability in the denial of human rights and dignity to Palestinians in Israel/Palestine and beyond. The anthology’s editor Ru Freeman joins contributors Reginald Dwayne Betts, Jane Hirshfield, and Tom Sleigh to discuss the issues raised in the collection, including the erasure and reconstruction of histories, the examination of identity, the rights,…

Reflections on Letter from a Young Poet, by Hyam Plutzik (Trinity College/BooksandBooks Press -2015) With Poet Gerald Stern and FIU Professor Asher Milbauer. Hosted by Writer and Literary Scholar, Edward Moran.…

Over the past ten years, Europa Editions has built a catalog featuring fiction and non-fiction by authors from over twenty-eight countries, making it one of the leading publishers of international fiction in America. Europa Editions’ list now boasts four New York Times bestselling authors, three Booker Prize-shortlisted novels, seven New York Times Editors’ Picks, four New York Times Notable Books of the Year, two Goncourt Prize winners, one GermanBook Prize winner, and four winners of Italy’s Strega Prize for Fiction. Join Europa’s editor in chief,…

Business consultant John P. David‘s How to Protect (or Destroy) Your Reputation Online is an indispensable guidebook for individuals and businesses trying to protect themselves against digital attacks and misinformation.…

Nationally known lifestyle maven, celebrity chef, and Alzheimer’s patient, B. Smith and her husband, Dan Gasby, share their story of dealing with day-to-day challenges and family realities and tensions, in Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer’s.…

Like tales from the Old Testament, the illustrated stories in William Dunlap’s Short Mean Fiction are mean, rampant with sex, violence, and death—and unforgettable.…

In Harley A. Rotbart’s book of essays, Miracles We Have Seen: America’s Leading Physicians Share Stories They Can’t Forget, preeminent physicians share their experiences with inexplicable medical events. Robert Norman’s Star of David: The History, Mystery and Symbolism is an examination of the familiar symbol, its history and significance.  Sharad Paul and Robert Norman’s The Last Natural Man: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? explores cultural evolution, the meaning of the word ‘natural’,…

In Achieve the College Dream: You Don’t Need to Be Rich to Attend a Top School, Maria Carla Chicuén presents the definitive resource to help high-achieving, low-income students access the best possible college. In her guide for parents, Not Buying It: Stop Overspending and Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids, Brett Graff exposes how overspending can harm children. Dr. Isaac Prilleltensky, an award-winning community psychologist and humor writer, presents The Laughing Guide to Well-Being: Using Humor and Science to Become Happier and Healthier.…

Marcia Reisman is one of the founding board members at Casa Valentina, established in 2006 by a group of concerned women who wanted to find a way to address the immense challenges faced by young women who are “at-risk” or “age out” of foster care at 18 years old without being adopted or reunited with their families.…

In 2017, the public library is an American institution frequently under threat. The disruptive forces at work are political, fiscal and technological. Technology promises admittance to a virtual library that is polyglot and global in breadth and depth. Yet in Washington, the Trump Administration earlier this year proposed dramatic funding cuts that call into question the federal government’s role in promoting information access for all citizens. Librarians, journalists and advocates will discuss why libraries still matter in a world of smartphones and what can be done to ensure their survival.…

Marcia Kadanoff, co-author of Maker City: A Practical Guide for Reinventing American Cities, a comprehensive collection of case studies and how-to information useful for city leaders, civic innovators, nonprofits, and others engaged in urban economic development. In conversation with Ric Herrero, founder of MANO, co-producer of Maker Faire Miami. Sponsored by:…

Alex Daly, a crowdfunding expert who has raised over $20 million for her clients’ campaigns, shows you how to get it done, in The Crowdsourceress: Get Smart, Get Funded, and Kickstart Your Next Big Idea. CEO consultant Helen Rothberg’s The Perfect Mix: Everything I know About Leadership I Learned as a Bartender reveals memorable insights about leadership developed while she worked as a bartender and restaurant manager. Sponsored by:…

Drug and alcohol treatment specialist Ben Cort presents the potential downside of getting high legally, in Weed, Inc.: The Truth About the Pot Lobby, THC, and the Commercial Marijuana Industry.…

Exactly 30 years ago, Miami New Times was born in a tiny office on South Beach. One of the aims of its founders was to publish long-form, narrative stories that would make a difference and provide a voice for the community. Surprise! It worked. Writers of magazine-length stories trained at the paper. They developed a variety of writing styles that –taken together –comprised a South Beach-inspired narrative form that spread far and wide. Join Miami New Times editors Chuck Strouse and Tim Elfrink,…

Blain Roberts’s and Ethan J. Kytle’s Denmark Vesey’s Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy is a deeply researched book that uncovers competing histories of how slavery is remembered in Charleston, South Carolina—the heart of Dixie. Tera W. Hunter’s Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century is the first comprehensive history of African American marriage in the nineteenth century.  Jim Jordan’s The Slave-Trader’s Letter-Book: Charles Lamar, the Wanderer,…

Rowan Moore Gerety’s Go Tell the Crocodiles explores the efforts of ordinary people to provide for themselves where foreign aid, the formal economy, and the government have fallen short. In Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America, Alissa Quart examines the lives of many middle-class Americans who can now barely afford to raise children.…

Mona Hanna-Attisha tells the dramatic story of the Flint water crisis—an inspiring tale of scientific resistance by a relentless physician who stood up to power in What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City. In the first full account of this American tragedy, Anna Clark‘s The Poisoned City recounts the gripping story of Flint’s poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it.…

In Pam Kelley’s Money Rock: A Family’s Story of Cocaine, Race, and Ambition in the New South meet Money Rock―young, charismatic, and Charlotte’s flashiest coke dealer. In We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and The Art of Survival, Jabari Asim disrupts what Toni Morrison has exposed as the “Master Narrative” and replaces it with a story of black survival and persistence through art and community. Michael K. Honey’s To the Promised Land goes beyond the iconic view of Martin Luther King Jr.…

“Niños, esperanza del mundo”, organizado por la Fundación Cuatrogatos y la Feria del Libro de Miami Los libros, la lectura y nosotros, con Mónica Rodríguez (España), Roxana Méndez (El Salvador), John Fitzgerald Torres (Colombia) y Fanuel Hanán Díaz (Venezuela)  …

“Niños, esperanza del mundo”, organizado por la Fundación Cuatrogatos y la Feria del Libro de Miami Niños, literatura y futuro con Menena Cottin (Venezuela), Legna Rodríguez Iglesias (Cuba), José Ignacio Valenzuela Chile), David Unger (Guatemala) y María Cueto (Cuba-Estados Unidos)     …

“Niños, esperanza del mundo”, organizado por la Fundación Cuatrogatos y la Feria del Libro de Miami Escribir para las nuevas generaciones con Juan Villoro (México) y Antonio Orlando Rodríguez (Cuba-Estados Unidos)  …