Miami Book Fair /tags/miami-book-fair Miami Book Fair en-US WLRN Fri, 03 May 2024 15:01:20 GMT A local book festival wants to highlight the beauty of Haiti amid latest crisis /arts-culture/2024-05-03/little-haiti-book-festival-miami-political-crisis “We hear a lot about what's going on back home in terms of the violence, and the pain, and the fear, but we don't hear enough about ... how much beauty and delight there is in being Haitian and in growing up in Haiti,” said M.J. Fievre, a local author taking part in the Little Haiti Book Festival on May 5. Fri, 03 May 2024 15:01:20 GMT /arts-culture/2024-05-03/little-haiti-book-festival-miami-political-crisis Ammy Sanchez Live at the Miami Book Fair with the most Florida man: Carl Hiaasen /2023-11-22/miami-book-fair-carl-hiaasen-carlos-frias-wrecker Sundial host, Carlos Frías, spoke with author Carl Hiaasen before a live audience at the Miami Book Fair. They talked about his new book, "Wrecker," and growing up in Florida. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:10:32 GMT /2023-11-22/miami-book-fair-carl-hiaasen-carlos-frias-wrecker Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena, Julia Cooper, Alyssa Ramos Live at the Miami Book Fair with the most Florida man: Carl Hiaasen /podcast/sundial/2023-11-22/miami-book-fair-carl-hiaasen-carlos-frias-wrecker Sundial host, Carlos Frías, spoke with author Carl Hiaasen before a live audience at the Miami Book Fair over the weekend. They talked about his new book, "Wrecker," and growing up in Florida. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:27:29 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-11-22/miami-book-fair-carl-hiaasen-carlos-frias-wrecker Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena, Julia Cooper, Alyssa Ramos Miami Book Fair: Henry Winkler, Carl Hiaasen slated to speak /arts-culture/2023-11-17/miami-book-fair-henry-winkler-carl-hiaasen-slated-to-speak Since 1984, the Miami Book Fair has been attracting distinguished authors and fellow book lovers to South Florida for one of the biggest literary festivals in the U.S. This year, MBF is celebrating its 40th anniversary of the event, and ۰²is partnering with the festival to show our love for all things literary. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:13:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-11-17/miami-book-fair-henry-winkler-carl-hiaasen-slated-to-speak ۰²News Luis Alberto Urrea's new novel helped him understand his mother through her war story /podcast/sundial/2023-11-16/miami-book-fair-luis-alberto-urreas-good-night-irene Luis Alberto Urrea is a Mexican-American poet, novelist and essayist. He’ll be at the Miami Book Fair on Sunday on a panel about powerful historical fiction–– presenting his latest book 'Good Night, Irene.' Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:33:22 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-11-16/miami-book-fair-luis-alberto-urreas-good-night-irene Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena For its 40th edition, the Miami Book Fair is ‘a homecoming’ for authors and book lovers /arts-culture/2023-11-15/for-its-40th-edition-the-miami-book-fair-is-a-homecoming-for-authors-and-book-lovers his year marks the 40th edition of the Miami Book Fair, a local institution that has attracted authors from around the world, bolstered emerging writers and kept Miami’s bookworms busy for decades Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-11-15/for-its-40th-edition-the-miami-book-fair-is-a-homecoming-for-authors-and-book-lovers Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald Black Horror novelist Tananarive Due captivates us by weaving fact and fiction /podcast/sundial/2023-11-14/black-horror-novelist-tananarive-due-captivates-us-by-weaving-fact-and-fiction Tananarive Due is a novelist who writes in the genre of Black horror. She’ll be presenting two books at the Miami Book Fair this weekend, including her latest The Reformatory. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:37:46 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-11-14/black-horror-novelist-tananarive-due-captivates-us-by-weaving-fact-and-fiction Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena Award-winning author Edwidge Danticat on life in Haiti, Miami and the stories that made her /podcast/sundial/2023-11-13/award-winning-author-edwidge-danticat-on-life-in-haiti-miami-and-the-stories-that-made-her Edwidge Danticat is the author of several books including Krik Krak and Brother, I’m Dying, which were finalists for the National Book Awards. She was born in Haiti and calls Miami home. She’s being honored at the Miami Book Fair’s 40th anniversary celebration. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:51:26 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-11-13/award-winning-author-edwidge-danticat-on-life-in-haiti-miami-and-the-stories-that-made-her Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena, Alyssa Ramos This Miami Book Fair fellow came here to write her first novel and decolonize her voice /podcast/sundial/2023-09-15/miami-book-fair-fellowship-fiction-florida Siham Inshassi is a recipient of this year’s Emerging Writer Fellowship from the Miami Book Fair. She's writing her first novel and she joins us to talk about how she’s honing her voice in Miami. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:51:23 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-09-15/miami-book-fair-fellowship-fiction-florida Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena Sundial Now: Incarcerated writers don’t hold back in a new journal presented at the Miami Book Fair /2022-11-18/sundial-now-incarcerated-writers-dont-hold-back-in-a-new-journal-presented-at-the-miami-book-fair A literary journal penned by incarcerated people in Florida is being presented at the Miami Book Fair. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:13:19 GMT /2022-11-18/sundial-now-incarcerated-writers-dont-hold-back-in-a-new-journal-presented-at-the-miami-book-fair Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena