Miami Book Fair & The Street Fair

Though the Magic City might not seem like the home of bespectacled intellectuals writing manifestos thinly veiled as fiction, the Miami Book Fair nevertheless attracts hundreds of authors and publishers from around the world for a glut of literary brilliance. This year’s highlight is an appearance by Joe Biden, promoting his book Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose. But don’t sleep on gems like the Read Caribbean program, which highlights works by writers from our neighbors to the south, and, of course, the Street Fair, where rare tomes and original manuscripts sit next to children’s books and handmade journals.

During eight days each November hundreds of authors and thousands of readers converge on Downtown Miami for the nation’s premier literary festival. And when that’s over, we keep it going, month in, month out. This year’s Book Fair will take place from November 12-19. The Street Fair dates are Friday-Sunday, November 17, 18 & 19.