2010 Fairgoer's Guide - Miami Book Fair International

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Sunday, Nov. 14
Inaugural Ceremony
5:30 p.m. | Auditorium (Bldg. 1, 2nd Floor) | Free and open to the public
The official inauguration of the 27th Miami Book Fair International kicks off
with renowned Mexican actress Alma Muriel, pianist Virginia Covarrubias
and Folkloric dance troupe Ballet Mexcaltitán highlighting Miami Book
Fair’s week-long celebration of their country’s bicentennial. The program will
also include remarks by Fair organizers and Mexican dignitaries.
Reception immediately following (Building 1, 4th floor terrace), free and
open to the public.
Inaugural Afternoon with
President George W. Bush
Chapman (Bldg. 3, 2nd Floor) | 4 p.m.
Admission: $40 (includes an autographed copy of
Decision Points)
Shattering the conventions of political
autobiography, former President George W.
Bush offers a journey through the defining
moments of his life in the much-anticipated
Decision Points (Crown, $35). Bush brings
readers inside the Texas Governor’s Mansion
on the night of the hotly contested 2000
election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11; at the head of the table in the Situation
Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq; and behind the Oval
Office desk for his historic and controversial decisions on the financial crisis,
Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, Iran, and other issues and events that have
shaped the first decade of the 21st century. With candor, Bush addresses his
initiatives to reform education, treat HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguard the
country. He also offers intimate details about his decision to quit drinking, his
discovery of faith, and his relationship with his family.
An Evening with
Carlos Fuentes
Chapman (Bldg. 3, 2nd Floor)
7:30 p.m. | Admission: $10
(in Spanish with simultaneous English interpretation)
Carlos Fuentes is one of the most
recognizable and acclaimed authors and public
intellectuals in the world. The son of the legal
counsel assigned to the Mexican diplomatic
corps, Fuentes grew up steeped in international
events and issues. He entered the Mexican
diplomatic service, but left when the success
of his novel, Where the Air is Clear, allowed him to pursue a career as a fulltime
writer. In 1962, he published The Death of Artemio Cruz — inspired in part
by the stories his grandmothers had told him of the Mexican revolution and its
aftermath — a masterpiece of world literature and one of the signature works of
El Boom, a period of intense creativity in Latin American fiction.
Besides the more than fifteen novels he has published to date, Fuentes has
also authored collections of short stories, essays and outspoken — sometimes
controversial — political commentary. His awards include the prestigious
Cervantes Prize, the Royal Spanish Academy Prize for Best Book, the Biblioteca
Breve Seix-Barral Prize, the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize, Príncipe de Asturias Prize
and the Don Quijote de la Mancha Prize.
Fuentes returns to Miami Book Fair International — he was a presenting guest
at the third Fair in 1987 — to discuss his remarkable life and literary career on
the occasion of the Fair’s celebration of Mexican culture.
And in Spanish… (For more information, see page 23.)
4 p.m. - Mexican Essayist Gonzalo Celorio
Monday, Nov. 15
Official Inauguration of Plaza Mexico
(N.E. 3rd Street and 1st Ave.)
5 p.m. - Visit the pavilion and browse through thousands of
books, delight in the sights and sounds of Mexico, enjoy colorful
folkloric dances, and savour Mexican delicacies and beverages.
Jay-Z in conversation with Dr. Cornel West
at the New York Public Library (Live Telecast)
7 p.m. | Auditorium (Bldg. 1, 2nd Floor) | Free and open to the public
Decoded, the first book written by the multi-platinum, 10-time
Grammy Award winning, Jay-Z, offers an intimate, first-hand
account of an artist, his work, and the culture that so powerfully
shaped him. This once-in-a-lifetime conversation between the hiphop
entrepreneur and icon and Dr. Cornel West, one of America’s
most provocative public intellectuals, will be streamed live at just a
few venues in the U.S.
A limited number of signed books will be available for sale on a
first-come, first-served basis.
An Evening with
Nora Ephron
Chapman (Bldg. 3, 2nd Floor)
8 p.m. | Admission: $10
Nora Ephron returns to
the Miami Book Fair with I
Remember Nothing and Other
Reflections (Knopf, $22.95),
which Publishers Weekly called
“an intelligent, alert, entertaining
perspective that does not take
itself too seriously.” Ephron
recalls with signature clarity and
wisdom everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten, and all the while,
gives candid, edgy voice to everything women who have reached
a certain age think — but rarely acknowledge.
Ephron is one of the country’s most well-known and beloved
screenwriters and directors. She recently wrote and directed
the hit movie Julie & Julia, and has received Academy Award
nominations for best original screenplay for the immensely
popular and critically acclaimed When Harry Met Sally, Silkwood,
and Sleepless in Seattle, which she also directed.
And in Spanish… (For more information, see page 23.)
6:30 p.m. - Alfredo Triff
6:30 p.m. - María Elvira Salazar
7:30 p.m. - Mario Bellatín and Rosa Beltrán
8:30 p.m. - Carlos Arboleda González
In Plaza Mexico… (For more information, see pages 25-27.)
5 p.m. - Official opening of Mexican Pavilion
6:30 p.m. - Gonzalo Celorio
6:30 p.m. - Ballet Mexcaltitán (World Stage)
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Don’t forget your tickets!
Remember that all presentations in Chapman
require a ticket for entrance (Evenings With
and Weekend Sessions). Tickets available
on Monday, November 8 at noon on our
Web site, www.miamibookfair.com.