Can you read good? The Miami Book Fair International happens Nov. 13 - 15.

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When

Where

• Miami Dade College-Wolfson Campus
  300 NE Second Ave.
  Miami, FL 33132
• 305-237-3258
• http://www.miamibookfair.com

About

The eight-day literary feast opens with the Evenings With series, featuring six nights of readings and discussions with noted authors from the U.S. and around the world. Also showcases the Street Fair, Nov. 13-15, the highlight of which is the Festival of Authors, with more than 350 author readings and discussions. Thousands of South Florida schoolchildren kick off the Street Fair, making the trip downtown Friday, Nov. 13, to hear authors and participate in Children’s Alley activities, including theater, arts-and-crafts, storytelling and readings by children’s book authors. Comix Galaxy presents a school of comics on Friday, Nov. 13, and a section for kids and teens, plus presentations over the weekend by renowned graphic novelists and illustrators. More than 250 publishers and booksellers exhibit and sell books during Street Fair weekend; Nov. 8-15

Schedule:

Mamajuana Café and Urban Icons by Alan Solis: 5-7:30 p.m., Building 3, Fifth Floor Terrace; free.

Ruth Reichl on the New Culinary Landscape: 6 p.m., Chapman Conference Center (Building 3, Second Floor, Room 3210); free.

Colombia y Venezuela desde la escena teatral: With Beatriz Rizk and Gustavo Geirola; 6:30-7:30 p.m., Room 3208/3209 (Building 3, Second Floor); free.

Cita con Boris Izaguirre: With Boris Izaguirre; 7-7:45 p.m., Batten (Building 2, First Floor, Room 2106); free.

An Evening with Barbara Kingsolver: 7:30 p.m., Chapman Conference Center (Building 3, Second Floor, Room 3210); $10.

Chéjov vs. Chéjov: 8 p.m., Prometeo Theater (Building 1, First Floor, Room 1101); $10

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