Spain at the Miami Book Fair International

The nation’s finest and largest literary gathering will celebrate its 31st edition with several authors from Spain.

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 authors reading and discussing new books during the weekend Street Fair.

Spanish authors at Miami Book Fair International

On Wednesday, November 19

• ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Platero! With Daisy Valls and Carlos Pintado. At Koubek Theater, 7 pm.

On Saturday, November 22

• Palabras de mujer. With Estrella Flores-Carretero and Gloria Leal. Room 3209 at 11 am.
• Revisar el pasado, descubrir el presente: novelas iberoamericanas. With Carlos Mesa Gisbert, Fermín Goñi and Jorge Zepeda Patterson. Room 3209 at 12:15 pm.
• The World in Translation: Valerie Miles on A Thousand Forests in One Acorn: An Anthology of Spanish-Language Fiction. Room 8303 (Building 8, 3rd Floor) at 1 pm.
• Conversaciones trasatlánticas: El escritor, su obra y la sociedad en que vive. Roberto Ampuero, Fermín Goñi y J. J. Armas Marcelo conversan con Pablo Barrios. At Room 3314 at 2:30 pm.
• La poesía nuestra de cada día. With Jordi Doce and Julio Trujillo. Room 3209 at 3 pm.
• Una tarde con Julia Navarro. Room 3209 at 4:15 pm.
• Una tarde con Clara Sánchez, Premio Planeta 2013. Room 3314 at 5 pm.

On Sunday November 23

• Conversaciones trasatlánticas: Los retos del escritor en tiempos de crisis editorial.
• Jorge Franco, Clara Sánchez, Pablo Simonetti and Jorge Zepeda Patterson in conversation with Pablo Barrios. Room 3314 at 12:30 pm.
• Novelistas de hoy. With Roberto Ampuero y J.J. Armas Marcelo. Room 3209 at 12:45 pm.
• Rumbos de la literatura vasca. Harkaitz Cano and Mari Jose Olaziregi in conversation with Pablo Barrios. Room 3209 at 2 pm.
• De viva voz. Farewell session with brief readings by Harkaitz Cano, Daína Chaviano, Anjanette Delgado, Jordi Doce, Jorge Galán, Chely Lima, Guillermo Martínez, Carlos Pintado, Ana María Shua, Pablo Simonetti and Julio Trujillo. Room 3314 at 5:30 pm.