One of the highlights of the annual literary extravaganza that is the Miami Book Fair International is the awe-inspiring list of important authors who make their way to Miami each year to get up close and personal with their fans. While many might consider South Florida a cultural wasteland, our social calendar seems to garner bigger and better names each season.
The Book Fair fills the streets surrounding the Downtown Miami Wolfson Campus of Dade College with hundreds of smarty pants who wander from booth to booth and seminar to seminar in celebration of writers and writing during the all-star weekend. This year’s street fair kicks off Friday November 13 but the special events leading up to the fair are already underway.
“Evenings With…” highlights some of the most popular authors who read from their works, discuss the writing process and answer questions from the crowd following the presentation. Tickets to these special events are just $10 and can be scooped up at the Book Fair website. Monday night, food writer Ruth Reichl appears at 6pm followed by Barbara Kingsolver at 8pm. Tuesday night Jeannette Walls reads from her new memoir at 7:30. Wednesday at 7:30, novelist Richard Powers will appear and Thursday actress Isabella Rossellini takes the stage at 7pm.
Before each evening’s presentations, enjoy a free glass of wine and some gourmet nibbles at the Twilight Tastings from 5-7pm on the Chapman Center 5th Floor Terrace.
See You at the Fair!
Evenings With… are held all this week at the Chapman Conference Center, 300 NE 2 Avenue (Building 3) on the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College in Downtown Miami. For tickets and details, log onto http://miamibookfair.com/events/festivalofauthors/eveningswith.aspx
