Miami Book Fair

When it comes to Cuba’s history, we know a great deal about the conditions that pushed the country into the path of revolution. But, we hardly ever hear about those who lived through those changes. In his latest book, The House on G Street: A Cuban Family Saga, Cuban American author Lisandro Perez tells the story of Cuba through the lives of his ancestors.

In ‘Latino Poetry,’ more than 180 poets write about experiences with identity, queerness, immigration, language, land and their descendants — in both English and Spanish, and spanning from the 17th century to the present.

All “Evening With” events are ticketed and include a copy of the book. Presentations take place on Miami Dade College’s Wolfson campus.

“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.

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.

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.

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 WLRN is partnering with the festival to show our love for all things literary.

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.'

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

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.

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.

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.