Reading Jamaica @ Miam Book Fair International

READING JAMAICA – Reading stories that explore such themes as racial identity, gender and sexuality, family and alienation, exile and history, this panel brings to life the richness and diversity of writing from and/or about Jamaica. With Marcia Douglas, author of The Marvellous Equations of the Dread: A Novel in Bass Riddim, Alecia McKenzie, author of Sweetheart, and Alexia Arthurs, author of How to Love a Jamaican. Moderated by Geoffrey Philp, author of Garvey’s Ghost. Find the full schedule at https://mjfievre.com/readcaribbean-2018/

Garvey's Ghost: Miami Book Fair International

I will be reading from Garvey's Ghost at these two events during the Miami Book Fair International:

Follow the Clues
Saturday, November 19 @ 12:00 pm

Can these detectives solve the case before they become part of the plot?  A cheerleader throws herself off a bridge and only two people know why, in Maggie Thrash‘s We Know It Was You; teens addicted to true crime try to solve a murder with the killer hot on their heels, in Sara Shepard‘s The Amateurs Book 1. ; a ghostly lady tries to unravel the mystery behind her own death, in William Ritter‘s Ghostly Echoes: A Jackaby Novel; a mother pursues every clue to find her missing daughter in Geoffrey Philp‘s Garvey’s Ghost

Reading Jamaica: Fresh Poetry and Prose
Saturday, November 19 @ 4:30 pm


In Garfield Ellis’s novel, The Angels’ Share, a Jamaican father and his adult son travel across the island together in a touching and humorous novel that explores family reconciliation. A-dZiko Simba Gegele’s debut YA novel, All Over Again, is a hilarious and enchanting coming-of-age story about a young boy who goes through the trials and joys of puberty. Tanya Shirley’s latest collection of poetry, The Merchant of Feathers, longlisted for the 2015 Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, is full of poems that have their finger on the pulse of contemporary Jamaica in all its exuberance and brokenness. In Geoffrey Philp‘s Garvey’s Ghost, a mother pursues every clue to find her missing daughter  Moderated by Kellie Magnus.

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Miami Book Fair International: #ReadCaribbean

Here are all the #ReadCaribbean events at the Miami Book Fair International. See you soon!

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My Ideal Schedule: Miami Book Fair International

Havana and Haiti: Two Cultures, One Community
An Evening with Robert B. Reich
World’s Smallest Poetry Reading: An O, Miami Party
A Special Evening With 2015 Man Booker Prize-winner Marlon James
An Evening With Gary Snyder
Authors Congressman John Lewis, and Andrew Aydin
An Evening With the National Book Awards Winners, Finalists, and Longlisted Authors
Four 2015 National Book Award Finalists in Poetry: A Reading
True Tales of Miami Hip Hop
Voices of the Caribbean: New Poetry
Cultivating the New American Canon
On American Civil Rights: March: Book Two
Caribbean Literature: The Steel Pan of the 21st Century
American Lives: Memoirs from Literary Greats
Hair: A Cultural Exploration
It’s All Greek Heroes to Me!
Land of Upheaval: A Literary Journey Through Haiti’s Modern History
Four Poets: A Reading
City Lights Publishers at 60
In Search of Our Roots: Genealogy and the African Diaspora
Bridges to/from Cuba
New Poems: A Reading
Saved by the Sunshine State: Writers Find Themselves in Florida
Two U.S. Poets Laureate: A Reading and Conversation
Two Trailblazers in Music
Sven Birkerts in Conversation with Albert Goldbarth: Reading in a Digital Age
Short Stories, Tall Tales
Poems: Readings from New Books
American Lives: Two Memoirs

To create your own schedule, visit: http://miamibookfair.com/

The Miami Book Fair International, 2015

More than 200 national and international book exhibitors and publishers, bestselling authors, artists, entertainers, and food vendors will participate in the Street Fair Weekend as part of the 32nd Miami Book Fair,  the largest and finest literary event in the U.S., presented by Miami Dade College (MDC). The Street Fair runs Friday – Sunday, Nov. 20 – 22, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.


The Street Fair brings together all the elements of the Fair during one jam-packed weekend! In addition to the more than 200 publishers and exhibitors, there will be book presentations and readings by some of the world’s most celebrated authors and poets, representing various genres and in multiple languages. The Swamp, a pop-up lounge and stage, and The Porch, the central gathering place for the Fair, will feature round-the-clock performances, live music, poetry readings, theater, and more. In addition, there are literacy and learning activities for children/tweens/teens during Generation Genius Days and The Kitchen will offer demos and panels for food enthusiasts in partnership with the MDC’s Miami Culinary Institute. The International Food Court at the southeast corner of 3rd St. and 1st Ave. will offer a variety of treats, including shish kabobs, frozen lemonade, crepes, ice cream, and more.   
This year, the Fair will also host several celebrities, including John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Paul Giammatti, Jesse Eisenberg, and Kunal Nayyar, as well as hip-hop legends Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell, Christopher “Fresh Kid Ice" Wong Won and FAB 5 FREDDY, among others.
Admission to the Street Fair is free Friday, Nov. 20. General admission Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21 – 22, is $8; admission for those 13-18 or over 62 is $5; those 12 and under are admitted free. The Street Fair will be located on N.E. 2nd Ave. between N. 3rd St. and N. 5th St., and along adjacent side streets. The Street Fair is presented with the generous support of OHL Arellano Construction.  
"OHL-Arellano takes pride in giving back to the community by supporting the Miami Book Fair, internships, philanthropic and educational programs,” said Alicia Cuervo, Regional Director for OHL-Arellano Construction. “We believe that philanthropic endeavors are the private sectors' opportunity to look at our past for lessons and inspiration while looking forward to successful projects and events like the Miami Book Fair that enrich our community.
For a complete list of Street Fair exhibitors and activities, please visit the Miami Book Fair site and download the printable guide at www.miamibookfair.com..

My Ideal Schedule - Miami Book Fair International 2013

Saturday, November 23

Time	Event
10:00 a.m.	SHARON OLDS on Stag's Leap, AUGUST KLEINZAHLER on The Hotel Oneira, and MARY JO SALTER on Nothing by Design
11:00 a.m.	ROBERT ANTONI on As Flies to Whatless Boys, ELSIE AUGUSTAVE on The Roving Tree, and OONYA KEMPADOO on All Decent Animals
11:30 a.m.	Three Generations: ROBERT PINSKY on Singing School: Learning to Write (and Read) Poetry, CAMPBELL MCGRATH on In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys: Poems, and RICHARD BLANCO on Looking for the Gulf Motel
12:00 p.m.	Father/Daughter TENNESSEE REED on Life Among The X Challenged with Ishmael Reed in conversation about inspiration and the writing life
1:00 p.m.	D.T. MAX on David Foster Wallace , STANLEY CROUCH on Charlie Parker , ELIZABETH WINDER on Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 and GREG BELLOW on Saul Bellow's Heart: A Son's Memoir
2:00 p.m.	WALTER MOSLEY on Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery, in conversation with author and NPR's "voice of books," ALAN CHEUSE
3:00 p.m.	LUIS ALBERTO URREA on Queen of America, JAMAICA KINCAID on See Now Then, and RUSSELL BANKS on A Permanent Member of the Family
3:00 p.m.	JAMES ALLEN HALL on Now You're the Enemy , JULIE MARIE WADE on Postage Due , ORLANDO RICARDO MENES on Fetish: Poems , and JEN KARETNICK on Landscaping for Wildlife
3:30 p.m.	ANDRE DUBUS III on Dirty Love, VICTORIA REDEL on Make Me Do Things: Stories, and FIONA MAAZEL on Woke Up Lonely
4:00 p.m.	KWAME DAWES on Duppy Conqueror: New and Selected Poems and Nilo Cruz on Color of Desire/Hurricane: Two Plays
4:00 p.m.	LUCIE BROCK-BROIDO on Stay, Illusion: Poems , ALFRED CORN on Tables: Poems , and JONATHAN GALASSI on Left-Handed: Poems
4:30 p.m.	Thirty-Fourth Annual AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS Ceremony

 

Sunday, November 24

Time	Event
10:00 a.m.	JUNOT DIAZ on This is How You Lose Her
11:30 a.m.	NIKKI GIOVANNI on Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid
12:30 p.m.	AMY TAN on The Valley of Amazement
12:30 p.m.	JAMES W. HALL on Going Dark, GREG ILES on The Devil's Punchbowl, JEFF ABBOTT on Downfall, and ADAM MANSBACH on The Dead Run
1:30 p.m.	EDWIDGE DANTICAT on Claire of the Sea Light in conversation with Alfred A. Knopf editor, Robin Desser
2:00 p.m.	KEVIN BARRY on Dark Lies the Island, JOHN DUFRESNE on No Regrets, Coyote, and BOB SHACOCHIS on The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
2:30 p.m.	RICHARD RUSSO on Elsewhere: A Memoir
3:00 p.m.	BENJAMIN ALIRE SAENZ on Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and M. EVELINA GALANG on Angel de la Luna and the 5th Glorious Mystery
4:30 p.m.	RICHARD BLANCO on For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet's Journey
4:30 p.m.	JACINTO LUCAS PIRES on The True Actor, PRESTON ALLEN on Every Boy Should Have A Man, and BRIAN BANDELL on Mute
5:00 p.m.	2013 Miami Book Fair Closing Author CHRIS MATTHEWS on Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked
5:00 p.m.	ANDREA ASKOWITZ, JAN BECKER, M.J. FIEVRE, M. EVELINA GALANG, NICHOLAS GARNETT, and FABIENNE SYLVIA JOSAPHAT on All That Glitters: Non-Fiction from Sliver of Stone

To build your own schedule, please follow this link: http://www.miamibookfair.com/myschedule.aspx

"Set the captives free..."

Geoffrey Philp, author of Marcus and the Amazons
Contact: geoffreyphilp101 [at] gmail.com

My Schedule: Miami Book Fair International 2012

My Schedule - Miami Book Fair International 2012

Monday, November 12

Time	Location	Event
6:30 p.m.	Chapman Conference Center	An Evening With Junot Diaz
8:00 p.m.	Chapman Conference Center	An Evening With Chris Hayes

Tuesday, November 13

Time	Location	Event
8:00 p.m.	Chapman Conference Center	An Evening With Sandra Cisneros

Saturday, November 17

Time	Location	Event
10:30 a.m.	Batten	So Spoke the Earth: Giving Haiti Voice with Joanne Hyppolite, Edwidge Danticat, Liliane Nerette-Louis, Mahalia Solages, Chantalle Francesca Verna, and Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel. Moderated by M.J. Fievre
11:00 a.m.	Room 8301	The Copyright Clearance Center Presents: Meet the Reporters: Andrew Albanese, Edward Nawotka and Alan Cheuse with moderator Christopher Kenneally
12:00 p.m.	Auditorium	Camille Paglia on Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art From Egypt to Star Wars
12:30 p.m.	Room 8302	James W. Hall on Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers, Susan Isaacs on Goldberg Variations and Joseph Kanon on Istanbul Passage
12:30 p.m.	Room 8303	A Poetry Reading: Kevin Young on Poems of Food and Drink, Campbell McGrath on In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys, Dana Gioia on Pity the Beautiful, and Richard Blanco on Looking For The Gulf Motel
2:00 p.m.	Centre Gallery	Three Poets: A Reading C.M. Clark, Charles Deering Forecasts the Weather & Other Poems, Catherine Esposito Prescott, The Living Ruin and Terri Witek, Exit Island
2:00 p.m.	Room 8316	Stories of the Caribbean and Beyond: Teresa Dovalpage on The Astral Plane, Anne Fountain onDisconnect/Desencuentro, and Diana McCaulay on Huracan
2:30 p.m.	Room 8501	New Novels: A Reading: William Heffernan on When Johnny Came Marching Home, Leonard Pitts, Jr. on Freeman and William Martin, The Lincoln Letter
3:30 p.m.	Centre Gallery	Lit Takes a Schvitz: The Sweat Broadsheet Collaboration: Michael Hettich, Geoffrey Philp, C. M. Clarke and many others.

Sunday, November 18

Time	Location	Event
10:30 a.m.	Centre Gallery	New Poems: Jesse Millner, Dispatches from the Department of Supernatural Explanation, Carol Lynne Knight on Quantum Entanglement, Lola Haskins on The Grace to Leave, and Tennessee Reed on New and Selected Poems
10:30 a.m.	Room 8303	Literary Crimes: A Discussion: Lynne Barrett, Joseph Olshan, Joy Castro and Emily St. John Mandel
11:00 a.m.	Room 8302	Kurt Vonnegut: Life and Letters with Mark Vonnegut, Dan Wakefield and Don Farber
11:30 a.m.	Room 8502	Crime and Creativity in Jamaica: A Conversation: Kwame Dawes, Orlando Patterson., Deborah Thomas and Colin Channer, moderator
12:00 p.m.	Chapman Conference Center	James Patterson on Reading: A Whole Family Event
12:00 p.m.	Centre Gallery	On Creativity: Craft Talk for Writers and Artists with Conor McCreery, creator, Kill Shakespeare
12:30 p.m.	Room 8502	Florida Book Award Winners 2012: Lynne Barrett on Magpies, Bob Graham, Keys to the Kingdom, Jessica Martinez on The Space Between Us and Stephen Kampa on Cracks in the Invisible: Poems
1:00 p.m.	Chapman Conference Center	The Last Four Years: David Maraniss on Barack Obama, Michael Grunwald on The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era and Neil Barofsky on How Washington Abandoned Main Street
1:00 p.m.	Auditorium	Anne Lamott on Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
1:30 p.m.	Room 8302	Memoirs: Andre Dubus III on Townie, Melissa Coleman on One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family's Heartbreak, Marco Roth on The Scientists, and Laura Bell on Claiming Ground
2:00 p.m.	Room 8502	City Noir, Desert Noir: Colin Channer and Kwame Dawes on Kingston Noir and Robert Arellano onCurse the Names
4:30 p.m.	Batten	The 99 Percent: James A. Robinson, Chris Hedges, Ishmael Reed, and Bryan Mealer
4:30 p.m.	Room 8316	A Miami Picaresque: J.J. Colagrande on Decò and Yousi Mazpule on Jinetera: Story of a Cuban Prostitute

Build your own schedule: http://www.miamibookfair.com/myschedule.aspx

See you at the Fair!

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