Ed Irvin reminds us why we can't always trust technology to have our backs:

"Siobhan Vivian, co-author of Burn for Burn, comparing stories of name butcherings, says her college writing professor took to calling her Soybean because that's what Microsoft Word auto-corrected her name to." 

Ed Irvin is a contributor to the Florida Book Review.

If you're looking for a way to get to there or a place to park, @MiamiBookFair shared this helpful gem this morning:

How to get to Fair: Drive & park @miamiparking garage for $5; Metromover College Bayside or North; Trolley; Bike & get $3 discount #MBFI

— Miami Book Fair Intl (@MiamiBookFair) November 18, 2012

The Mystery Writers of America panel were all business. At least, they were until they became mystery writers. The panel, held in what the moderator called "the recovery room," featured three members from the association: James Grippando, Jeffrey Siger, and Sharon Potts. All three members were "over-educated lawyers and business people who have fallen upon hard times as writers."

Writer Josip Novakovich, was quoted on Twitter from Eileen Spiegler.

'No point in traveling, because the world changes so fast, it comes to you.' - Josip Novakovich #mbfi

— eileen spiegler (@espiegler) November 17, 2012

Everybody knows Junot Diaz is a cool cat. A slick dude, a sharp-talker. He’s also a literary superstar. Mix brilliance with sly wit and you’ve got a fantastic reading.

Tonight, Junot Diaz made an evening stop at the Miami Book Fair. At 6:45 pm, the Dominican-American writer sauntered up to stage wearing a faded red t-shirt and glasses. Diaz casually leaned on the podium, scanned the crowd and said, “It’s great you all came out here. It’s Monday…and you’ve got plenty of shit to do on Monday.”

Diana Moskovitz is tweeting from Hanna Rosin's talk at Miami Book Fair International today.

The End of Men is not a feminist manifesto or delusional, @hannarosin says. #MBFI

Miami Book Fair International visitor, @glenn_ebooks, tweeted a memorable moment from Harvard professor, Michael Sandel, today.

We’ve become a market society not just a market economy and it’s slowly destroying us - Michael Sandel at #MBFI

— glenn (@glenn_ebooks) November 17, 2012

The volunteers at the Book Fair have a rough job herding the audience into their seats before each event. As I entered Chapman Auditorium for the Evening with Drs. Brian and Amy Weiss, I asked one of the volunteers where I should sit. He answered, "I don't care where you sit, as long as you don't run nobody over." Looking around, I could see this might be a bit of a concern. The room was packed and the volunteers were very busy, trying to make sure all of the seats filled in an orderly fashion.