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Fuacatapám La India Agripina Presented by University of Miami Libraries

Join us as we celebrate the launch of Iván Acosta's latest book, “Fuacatapám: La India Agripina.” The author will be joined by the book's editors, Lic. Luis Leonel León and Dr. Rolando Pérez, for an engaging conversation. A masterful blend of storytelling, magical realism, and biting political satire, the story of “Fuacatapám” follows La India Agripina and her companion Don Liborio—symbolizing the Cuban spirit—on a surreal journey through post-revolutionary Cuba. They encounter iconic historical figures like José Martí, Antonio Maceo, and Félix Varela, yet La India's sharp wit and irreverent humor flip expectations on their heads. With echoes of Lydia Cabrera’s Afro-Cuban magic and the choteo humor so intrinsic to Cuban culture, this whimsical yet poignant satire reflects on political repression and the complex legacy of revolution. Don’t miss this vibrant exploration of imagination and identity! This event will be presented in both English and Spanish languages.

SWWIM Poetry Reading & Conversation with Nicole Cooley and Caroline Cabrera Presented by The Betsy Hotel

Join us for a poetry reading with Nicole Cooley and Caroline Cabrera at The Betsy-South Beach Library. Hosted by SWWIM as part of an ongoing series. ABOUT NICOLE COOLEY: Nicole Cooley grew up in New Orleans and is the author of seven books of poems, most recently Of Marriage (Alice James Books 2018) and Girl after Girl after Girl (LSU Press 2017), as well as the forthcoming Mother Water Ash (LSU Press 2024). She has also published two chapbooks and a novel. She has received a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, a fellowship from The American Antiquarian Society and the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. Her poems have appeared most recently in Poetry, DIODE, and Scoundrel Time . She is working on a new collection of poems titled Trash . She teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation at Queens College, The City University of New York. ABOUT CAROLINE CABRERA: Caroline Cabrera is the author of the lyric essay collection, (lack begins as a tiny rumble) from Tinderbox Editions, as well as three poetry collections, Saint X (winner of the Hudson Prize from Black Lawrence Press), The Bicycle Year, and Flood Bloom , and two chapbooks, The Coma of the Comet (winner of the Burnside Review chapbook contest) and Dear Sensitive Beard (Dancing Girl Press). She holds an MFA in Poetry from The University of Massachusetts. She serves as Artistic Director for O, Miami.

2024 Miami Book Fair Presented by Miami Book Fair @ Miami Dade College

The 41st edition of the nation’s largest and finest literary gathering, Miami Book Fair at Miami Dade College, will take place November 17-24, at the college’s Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. The famed Street Fair runs Friday, November 22, through Sunday, November 24, and will host close to 500 presenting authors, as well as 150 exhibitors from around the world.

FilmGate Fusion: Bugs & the Macabre Presented by FilmGate

Get ready for a groundbreaking collaboration between FilmGate Miami and the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science that delves into the convergence of science, technology, and art. Immerse yourself in awe-inspiring dome experiences in the Frost Planetarium, a fusion of cutting-edge tech and mind-blowing artistry that breaks down barriers, welcoming everyone to join in and learn.

An Evening With Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation With Leonard Pitts, Jr. Presented by Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and Books & Books

Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to the Arsht Center to discuss his new book, The Message, in which he travels to Senegal, Palestine and South Carolina to map the distance between nationalist myths and historical and contemporary realities. Leonard Pitts, Jr., a nationally syndicated columnist and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, will moderate the discussion. The book will be published October 1 by Penguin Random House. Coates is also the author of the essay collection We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy (which includes the groundbreaking 2014 essay “The Case for Reparations”), the memoir The Beautiful Struggle and a series of Black Panther graphic novels for Marvel.

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