{"id":30316,"date":"2025-11-02T16:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T16:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/30316\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T16:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T16:53:09","slug":"literary-extravaganza-florida-weekly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/30316\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Extravaganza – Florida Weekly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Miami Book Fair, presented by Miami Dade College, returns for its 42nd edition. -MDC\u2019S 42ND MIAMI BOOK FAIR \/ COURTESY PHOTOS<\/p>\n

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Miami Book Fair\u2019s will feature eight days of author panels, live music and book signings. -MDC\u2019S 42ND MIAMI BOOK FAIR \/ COURTESY PHOTOS<\/p>\n

Get ready for books and island breezes, as Miami\u2019s literary scene gears up for an eight-day extravaganza. The Miami Book Fair, presented by Miami Dade College, returns for its 42nd edition from November 16 to 23, bringing together more than 550 authors from more than 35 countries across six continents. It\u2019s the nation\u2019s longest-running literary festival, initially launched in 1984.\n<\/p>\n

Founded as a joint effort by Miami Dade College, then Miami-Dade Community College, the Miami-Dade Public Library System and local bookstores, the Book Fair has grown into a massive street-fair meets author\u2010talks festival that sprawls through Downtown Miami\u2019s Wolfson campus and the surrounding area.\n<\/p>\n

There will be eight days of author panels, live music, book signings, international food trucks, and thousands of books in multiple languages lining endless tables.\n<\/p>\n

The main-stage program features big-name guests this year, including Padma Lakshmi, Larry Charles, Art Spiegelman, and Edwidge Danticat.\n<\/p>\n

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Kenny Chesney. -PHOTO CREDIT: DANNY CLINCH<\/p>\n

Extra special this year, the \u201cEvenings With\u201d series will feature country music superstar Kenny Chesney. \u00a0On Sunday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m., Chesney will open up about his new book, \u201cHeart Life Music.\u201d \u00a0His appearance promises anecdotes, reflections, and behind-the-scenes stories.\n<\/p>\n

Chesney will be joined by award-winning music critic and journalist, and his longtime friend and co-writer, Holly Gleason, who co-authored Chesney\u2019s 2025 memoir.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great story that affirms that Springsteen adage \u2018It ain\u2019t no sin to be glad you\u2019re alive,\u2019\u201d explains Gleason. \u201cWhether you\u2019re into sports \u2013 and read about Kenny and the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl win in Miami (trust me, a great story), or unthinkable moments \u2013 being asked to play Sammy Hagar\u2019s birthday party in Cabo, then leaving having written the iconic \u201cBeer In Mexico\u201d \u2013 these are the moments us mere mortals will never see. He\u2019s got that charmed Ferris Bueller thing, and the heroes who end up being his friends: Jimmy Buffett, the Wailers, Eddie and Alex Van Halen, Steve Miller, as well as George Jones and Willie Nelson. It is fantasy camp.\u2028It also reminds you: there\u2019s magic everywhere, don\u2019t miss it; because the more you see, the more you\u2019ll find.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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Author Holly Gleason is a Palm Beach County resident. -PHOTO CREDIT: ALISTER ANN<\/p>\n

Gleason, who also co-wrote Chesney\u2019s 2008 #1 hit \u201cBetter as a Memory\u201d under the pseudonym Lady Goodman is a West Palm Beach resident and a recurring presenter at the fair. \u00a0\u201cI love, love, love the Miami Book Fair! I\u2019ve seen Patti Smith, Richard Ford, Edwidge Danticat and Evelyn McDonnell on Joan Didion! \u00a0It is always such a great place to find island and Latin writers, but they recognize science, pop culture, and social commentary to create this gorgeous stained glass that lets so many kinds of light in,\u201d Gleason says. \u201cAnd the attendees, who are equally diverse, are all people who are seekers, open to the programming.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

So, whether you\u2019re a dedicated reader or a music fan, the 2025 Miami Book Fair promises something special. For more, visit miamibookfair.com<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami Book Fair, presented by Miami Dade College, returns for its 42nd edition. -MDC\u2019S 42ND MIAMI BOOK…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30317,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":{"0":"post-30316","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-hialeah","9":"tag-hialeah-headlines","10":"tag-hialeah-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}