SAVE THE DATE!
MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL 2013
Presented and produced by The Center For Literature and Theatre @
Miami Dade College
Nov. 17 – 24, 2013
The nation’s finest
and largest literary gathering, Miami Book Fair
International, presented by The Center for Literature and Theatre @
Miami Dade College (MDC), turns 30 this year!
The beloved festival will take place November 17 – 24, 2013,
at Miami Dade MDC’s Wolfson Campus in
downtown Miami.
In commemoration of
the 500 years since Ponce de Leon landed in Florida, this year the Fair will celebrate the culture and literature of Spain. Some
of the country’s most illustrious writers and artists will present their works
at the Fair this year.
In addition, the
artist of the official Book Fair poster is one
of Spain’s most important illustrators and comics artists and winner of the
2007 Premio Nacional de Comic, Francisco Capdevila,
better known as “Max.” The official poster, along with the Generation
Genius Days poster by popular comics and graphic novels creator Paul Pope,
will be unveiled September 20 at the College’s Historic Freedom Tower as part
of a DWNTWN Arts Days celebration that will bring together all of the other
MDCulture’s departments – Miami International Film Festival, MDC LiveArts,
Galleries and Museum of Art + Design and Teatro Prometeo.
The Miami Book Fair, one
of Miami’s flagship cultural events, will treat book lovers to eight days of
cultural and educational activities, including the beloved Evenings
With… series, the IberoAmerican Authors program, literacy and
learning activities for children and teens during Generation Genius Days, and The
Kitchen, demos and panels for food enthusiasts in partnership with the college’s
Miami Culinary Institute. Fairgoers will also enjoy more
than 200 exhibitors from
around the country selling books in a festive atmosphere and hundreds of author
reading and discussing new books during the weekend Street Fair.
The Center for Literature and
Theatre @ MDC Presents Celebrates 30 Miami Book Fairs with Pre-fair Author
Events
The
Center for Literature and Theatre @ Miami Dade College
presents
seven readings by superstar authors in September, October and November as a
prelude to the nation’s finest and largest literary gathering, Miami Book Fair
International. The six author presentations, planned to celebrate the Fair’s 30th
anniversary, also celebrate a long-standing partnership between independent
bookstore Books & Books and The Center.
Thursday, Sept. 26,
7:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 30,
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 9,
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 24,
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2
Wednesday, Nov. 6,
7:30 p.m.
To celebrate the 30th Fair is a
series of special readings by Sir Salman Rushie, Elizabeth Gilbert, Helen
Fielding, Nicholas Sparks, Donna Tartt, and Billy Collins to commence in
September. Additionally, the MBFI has launched a campaign that celebrates
Miami’s love and involvement with their hometown jewel. Visit the Fair’s social
media platforms for vintage photos, author Q&As, and a sampling of the many
reasons why Miami loves Book Fair:
Miami
Book Fair International 2013 promises to be another exceptional literary event!
For regular updates on the Miami Book Fair, please visit www.miamibookfair.com
MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL AND THE CENTER FOR
LITERATURE AND THEATRE @ MIAMI DADE COLLEGE
Miami Book Fair
International is made possible through the generous support of the State of
Florida and the National Endowment for the Arts; the City of Miami; Miami-Dade
County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the
Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; Miami-Dade County
Public Schools; the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau; the Miami
Downtown Development; and the Friends of the Fair; as well as many corporate
partners.
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