Don’t Stay Home With a Good Book This Weekend; Take in the Miami Book Fair Instead

If your idea of a great time is curling up with a book, you probably won’t want to miss the Miami Book Fair now through Sunday.

Billed as the largest event of its kind anywhere in the United States, the eight-day Book Fair, which opened last weekend, is hosted by Miami Dade College.

“It seems like each year we top the previous year. This year we have more than 600 authors from around the world,” event spokesman Juan Mendieta told Patch.

“We also have amazing weather this year,” he added, describing the event as “eight days of the best literary programming in the nation.”

The event takes place at 300 NE 2nd Ave., Miami.

James Rosen, a Washington, D.C. reporter for The Miami Herald, told Patch that he was looking forward to doing a reading from his new spy thriller, "High Hand" on Saturday. His reading was to take place at 2 p.m. in Room 7128 of Building 7.

"It is an international thriller that has received high praise from senior national security, journalism and literary figures," Rosen explained. "I'm honored to appear at the country's biggest and most important book fair."

Here are some selected highlights from this weekend's events:

Saturday, Nov. 19

• Award-Winning Readings: National Book Award Nominees: Poetry, at 11 a.m., Room 3315
• Award-Winning Readings: National Book Award Nominees: Young People’s Literature, at 12:30 p.m.,
• Award-Winning Readings: National Book Award Nominees: Nonfiction, at 2 p.m., Room 3315
• Award-Winning Readings: National Book Award Nominees: Fiction, at 3:30 p.m., Room

For more information and a complete schedule, visit www.miamibookfair.com, call 305-237- 3528, or email wbookfair@mdc.edu. Tip: Check out the Miami Book Fair Facebook page for a quick summary of each days's events.