Podcasts about miami book fair

On today's episode, Samantha Nickerson speaks with fiction writer Rufi Thorpe about her striking novel Margo's Got Money Problems. In this episode, you learn about more than just Margo's money problems. Samantha and Rufi discuss Only Fans, wrestling, creating characters, and motherhood's thorny identity. Samantha then speaks to Susan My-Nutt about erotic obsession, alienation, hyper-thinking, and the presentation of dialogue without quotation marks as they appear in her new novel, Don't Be a Stranger.

How are book lovers combatting censorship in Florida? What does it take to thrive as a bookstore in the digital age? Today's guest is tackling those questions and much more! In this episode of Cut to the Chase: Podcast, Gregg chats with Mitchell Kaplan, a co-founder of Books & Books and the Miami Book Fair. Together, they explore the evolution of Miami from the turbulent days of the early 80s to its current cultural renaissance. Mitchell shares his journey from law school dropout to successful entrepreneur, opening a bookstore against the backdrop of a struggling Miami. In this discussion, you'll discover the keys to survival in the book industry amidst the rise of large chain stores and digital transformation. He also shines light on the importance of community engagement and cultural preservation in all communities. Plus, Mitchell shares his thoughts on combating book censorship, fostering a love of reading, and maintaining an independent spirit in a rapidly changing world. What to expect in this episode: Survival of Independent Bookstores: How Books & Books thrived against chains and Amazon by prioritizing ambiance, service, and community. Cultural Evolution in Miami: Learn about Miami's transformation from crisis to a thriving cultural and literary hub. Community as the Core: Hosting 400–600 events annually, Books & Books fosters literary culture through author engagements and its Literary Foundation. Combating Book Censorship in Florida: How Mitchell champions academic freedom, highlighting National Banned Book Week's role in resisting book bans. Diversification and Adaptation: Beyond books, Mitchell turns literature into film and shares insights from his podcast journey. Upcoming and Noteworthy Reads: Mitchell teases exciting new releases from South Florida authors like Dave Barry, Carl Hiaasen, and Brad Meltzer. Key Actionable Takeaways for Business Owners: Emphasize community engagement to build loyalty and support. Cultivate a unique ambiance and personalized service to differentiate from larger competitors. Embrace diversifying offerings and adapt to digital landscapes to stay relevant. You can always try exploring related ventures (similar to films for bookstores). Reinforce identity by upholding values like opposing censorship or unethical practices. Nurture strong, long-term client and staff relationships to enhance loyalty and brand strength. Support your local bookstores, authors, and filmmakers! Stay tuned for more updates, and don't miss our next deep dive on Cut to The Chase: Podcast with Gregg Goldfarb! Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode of the Cut to the Chase: Podcast to stay ahead in your legal practice!   Resources: Visit the Books and Books website: https://shop.booksandbooks.com Connect with Mitchell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchell-kaplan-10a442a Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellakaplan Listen to The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-literary-life-with-mitchell-kaplan/id1433854266 The Mazur Kaplan Company: https://www.mazurkaplan.com Chapman Partnership: https://chapmanpartnership.org This episode was produced and brought to you by Reignite Media.

This week's show collects three interviews with prose writers Daniel Handler, Griffin Dunne, and Ridley Pearson in joyful, fun conversations conducted last November at Miami Book Fair.

This week's show collects three interviews with poets David Kirby, Traci Brimhall, and Robert Pinsky in joyful, fun conversations conducted last November at Miami Book Fair.

In a re-broadcast of The South Florida Roundup, we revisited conversations we aired last month with local Miami Book Fair authors. Asha Elias talks about her new novel of Miami Beach dysfunction, Pink Glass Houses (01:11); Haitian-American educator Isabelle Camille discusses her poignant memoir of her child's transgender journey, Sole's Mom (18:28); and Jamaican-American poet Geoffrey Philips tells us about his graphic biography of Black nationalist hero Marcus Garvey for young readers, My Name Is Marcus (34:56).

On the South Florida Roundup, we talked with three of the Miami Book Fair's featured local authors. Asha Elias' new novel Pink Glass Houses shows us Miami Beach social climbers battling for control of their kids' school PTA (01:11). Haitian-American educator Isabelle Camille's poignant memoir Sole's Mom embraces her child's transgender journey (18:28). And Jamaican-American poet Geoffrey Philip's graphic book My Name Is Marcus presents young readers to Black nationalist hero Marcus Garvey (34:56).

Many books habe been written about musical stars who have lost their lives early in their lives. However, none have taken a closer look into the widows as author Lori Tucker-Sullivan in "I Can't Remember If I Cried: Rock Widows on Life, Love, and Legacy". The Roman Show spoke to Tucker prior to her apperance at the upcoming Miami Book Fair starting November 17.  She opens up about her personal journey, the widows she spoke to and who impacted her the most and more.  Hear this week's episode of The Roman Show.  Follow us on on our socials: X, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and website. 

Dara Levan is an author and storyteller who explores resilience, healing, and the power of connection in her work. Known for her podcast "Every Soul Has a Story," Dara uses her writing and podcast to foster genuine conversations on topics like breaking cycles, family dynamics and self discovery. In her debut novel, It Could Be Worse, she delves into themes of toxic parenting, healing, and redefining personal narratives. Dara lives in South Florida, where she draws inspiration from her family, community work, and a love of transformative storytelling.

Former Miami Dolphins player turned judge Ed Newman is the perfect example of when one works hard anything can be achieved despite difficult circumstances. In his new book, Warrior Judge: One Man's Journey from Gridiron to Gavel opens up about his days on the filed while studying to become a judge.  Also, how he overcame a health battle but managed to raise above the despite the hurdles.  The Roman Show spoke to Mr. Newman, who spoke about his book and his apperance at the upcoming Miami Book Fair, which starts November 17.  Hear the interview on this week's episode.  Follow us on on our socials: X, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and website. 

Ernest Scheyder is an award-winning journalist, author, and senior correspondent for Reuters. He specializes in distilling complex topics for a wide range of audiences, including and especially everyday consumers directly affected by regulatory, political, and industry transitions. In 2024, he published the widely acclaimed book, "The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives" (One Signal/Simon & Schuster), a human-focused narrative exploring the people that live on the energy transition's front lines and an urgent guide to the rapidly growing critical minerals supply chain. The book was named a top pick by Fortune's editors and earned plaudits from The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Marketplace, Barron's, WBUR's On Point, Science magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, BBC World, Kirkus (starred review) and many others. Energy historian Daniel Yergin declared the book “vividly captures the physical and political landscape over which the future is being fought.” Ernest was our guest on Episode 149 of the Agents of Innovation podcast. You can also watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ClJUJpwqGak You can learn more about Ernest Scheyder and his book at: https://www.ernestscheyder.com Ernest will have two appearances in Miami during the Miami Book Fair: Saturday, November 23 Panelist, National Book Award Long List Top 10 List Recipient for Non-Fiction, Room 8301, moderated by Ruth Dickey Sunday, November 24 1:00 PM in the AI Center Find more details about the Miami Book Fair at: https://www.miamibookfair.com Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationradio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/agentinnovation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast Subscribe to this channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRFF3p8qmrEG4l4uR1BDZQg You can also subscribe to the Fearless Journeys travel channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwAHpA_AXxBafhI2jH8_rtg You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys You can also join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/

On #641, John and Samantha Nickerson catch up and discuss Miami Book Fair, Celebrity Poetry, the comic mask, and the acting careers of James Franco, Jack Nicholson, and Robin Williams in a totally linear conversation.

Ismée Williams is the award-winning author of the young adult novels Water in May and This Train Is Being Held, which won an International Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Romance, and a coeditor of the anthology Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities. Her debut picture book, Abuelo, the Sea, and Me, is available for pre-order now. Coming in May 2024,  Abuelo, the Sea, and Me is a tender, heartwarming picture book that vividly explores intergenerational connections, family history, and the immigrant experience.Ismée has been an invited speaker at The Virginia Festival of the Book, The Miami Book Fair, The NYC Teen Author Festival, The Southern Kentucky Book Festival, The Texas Book Fesival and The Bronx Book Festival among others. Ismée is a co-founder of the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival as well as a pediatric cardiologist in New York City where she lives with her family. She is the daughter of a Cuban immigrant and grew up listening to her abuelo's bedtime stories. Follow her on X  and IG @IsmeeWilliams and her website: ismeewilliams.com.The Latinx KidLit Book Festival was created in 2020 during the COVID pandemic by members of Las Musas Books. Their aim was to connect Latinx authors and illustrators with readers and educators in classrooms around the globe. Since then, and with the help of countless volunteers, the festival has continued to foster a love of story and literacy as well as increase empathy and conversation among educators, students, and book lovers while uplifting the voices of Latinx kidlit book creators. https://www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.com/Support the showRead the full show notes, visit the website, and check out my on-demand virtual course. Continue the adventure at LinkedIn or Instagram. *Disclosure: I am a Bookshop.org. affiliate.

On #613, Chelsea Alice speaks with Jamel Brinkley about his new short story collection Witness, plus John King speaks with M. Evelina Galang about her new short story collection, When the Hibiscus Falls. Special Thanks to Miami Book Fair.

Book lovers unite! When Mitchell Kaplan opened Books and Books in Miami in the 1980s, the city was far from the cultural mecca it is today. He's been on the forefront of the city's evolution, founding the Miami Book Fair and growing from one shop to a statewide place to be. Mitchell (Alisha's ex-boss!) joins to chat about book bans, the Harry Potter effect and why bookstores are so hot right now.*Show Notes* Read along with Mitchell's references: The Year of Dangerous Days: Riots, Refugees and Cocaine in Miami 1980 by Nicholas Griffin The Reformatory by Tananarive DueSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt VonnegutHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling My What If Year by Alisha Fernandez Miranda (your host!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show, John King chats with journalist Rebecca Renner and poet Major Jackson at Miami Book Fair.

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I'm thrilled to be joined by MJ Fievre, a woman who wears so many hats in the writing world! She's an editor, a publisher, a coordinator for the Miami Book Fair, and an author of multiple genres! She shares when she first fell in love with writing as well as her writing journey and in our conversation she also dives into: The specific things that all publishers want to see. What to do even before you start reaching out to publishers. Why you don't have to wait until you have a book out to start your writing career – and what you can do in the meantime.  The benefit of having a writing community. The role authenticity plays when connecting with acquisition editors. After listening I think you'll feel empowered to begin building your audience and brave enough to lean into your authenticity. About MJ: Born in the vibrant city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M.J. Fievre moved to the United States in 2002, carrying with her an unquenchable thirst for storytelling. She's the brain and the heart behind the best-selling series Badass Black Girl, empowering many to embrace their identities fearlessly. As a writing coach, she helps others write their way through trauma, build community and create social change. She works with veterans, disenfranchised youth, cancer patients and survivors, victims of domestic and sexual violence, minorities, the elderly, those with chronic illness or going through transition, and any underserved population in need of writing as a form of therapy—even if they don't realize that they need writing or therapy. M.J. can also be found shaping narratives at Mango Publishing, where she is a senior editor, and fostering the literary culture in her role as a program coordinator for the Miami Book Fair.If you need a plan and someone (me!) to guide you to unlock your AUTHORity, take the first step towards becoming a published author and register for Your Book Roadmap today. You'll have your first chapter D-O-N-E by the end of March! Find all the details HERE. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dallas-woodburn/support

Today's show features novelist Meg Cabot and memoirist Kelle Groom in conversation with TDO correspondent Samantha Nickerson, recorded during Miami Book Fair 2023.

Michael Sayman is the author of "App Kid: How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream," an inspiring and deeply personal story of one of Silicon Valley's most extraordinary entrepreneurs, who taught himself to code when he was thirteen and thus began his American dream. Watching his parents lose their jobs in the Great Recession, Michael Sayman, then thirteen, did a Google search: “How to code?” Within a year he had already launched an iPhone application and with it he was earning thousands of dollars a month, enough to keep his family afloat and without having to leave the United States. Completely self-taught, Michael went from high school straight into the professional world, and when he was seventeen, he was Facebook's youngest employee, creating new features that wowed Mark Zuckerberg. Three years later, he decided to go to Google, where he became a product manager and a founder in residence. After his stint in Silicon Valley, he now splits time between his hometown of Miami, Florida and Connecticut. He was our guest on Episode 137 of the Agents of Innovation podcast. You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VfDIt3ftqPg You can learn more about Michael Sayman at: https://twitter.com/michaelsayman Find his book, "App Kid," at: https://amzn.to/3Hdo1P3 Special thanks to our friends at the Miami Book Fair. Learn more at: https://www.miamibookfair.com Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationradio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/agentinnovation You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys You can also join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/

Harold Hughes is the founder & CEO of Bandwagon, a South Carolina-based experience technology company. Under his leadership, Bandwagon has raised more than $3M in venture capital and successfully acquired IdealSeat, Inc. in 2020. Harold has had his ideas validated as a graduate of the Founder Institute Accelerator (and now serves as Director for their Austin chapter), one of the inaugural companies in Google for Startups Black Founders Exchange Program, and most recently, the inaugural cohort of the IBM Blockchain Accelerator in 2019. A man of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Harold is actively involved in his community, participating on the Board of Directors for BEAM, a non-profit that focuses on the advancement of women entrepreneurs as they grow their companies as well as a founding team member of Amass, an end-to-end wealth building platform for Black Americans. To that end, Harold is also an active angel investor, investing in women, people of color, and Black founder-led companies. Most notably, he has invested in Partake Foods, the Jay-Z-backed CPG company making allergy-friendly snacks, as well as companies like Goodr, Chipper, Journey Foods, Republic, and Stix. Harold is a graduate of Clemson University, where he received Bachelor's degrees in both Economics (B.A.) and Political Science (B.A.). As a “Triple Tiger”, he also completed his MBA at Clemson before pursuing a graduate certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Stanford University. Harold is the author of "A Kids Book About Blockchain." He was our guest on Episode 136 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, filmed and recorded at the 40th Annual Miami Book Fair, on November 19, 2023. This can also be viewed on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/3QlX_ch7DtY You can learn more about Harold Hughes at: https://bandwagonfanclub.com/team/harold-hughes/ Find his new book at: https://amzn.to/4azCnqC Learn more about the Miami Book Fair at: https://www.miamibookfair.com Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationradio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/agentinnovation You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys You can also join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/

Join Alexa Patrick and special guests for a celebration of her debut poetry collection Remedies for Disappearing. This event took place on June 6, 2023. In this beautiful debut from an exciting new poet, Alexa Patrick's Remedies for Disappearing memorializes Blackness in its quiet and unexpected forms, bringing the peripheral into focus. These poems muddy Black life and death, observe lineage and love stories, and question what “disappearing” teaches about Blackness and bodies. Remedies for Disappearing is gritty, sharp, and formally inventive, demonstrating Patrick's imaginative curiosity, lyrical restraint, and confidence in her handling of language. Moments of aphoristic confession are balanced with imagistic precision as the speaker recounts the ways her aunties, sisters, and even herself have disappeared in order to survive. Patrick's poetry is haunting and hopeful, striving to provide readers with the tools and context to acknowledge, define, and honor the complexity of Black girl/womanhood. Remedies for Disappearing connects Black girls and women to each other and to their own histories, and insists that they be fully and wholly seen. Get Remedies for Disappearing from Haymarket: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/... Speakers: Alexa Patrick is a poet and vocalist from Connecticut. She is a Cave Canem fellow and Tin House alumna. She has also been cast in the featured role of Unsung in We Shall Not Be Moved, an opera under the direction of Bill T. Jones. You may find Alexa's work published in The Quarry, The Rumpus, CRWN Magazine, and The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic. Raina León is a teacher, writer, artist, curator, scholar, and speaker. You might know her as a founding editor of The Acentos Review, the lead coordinator for Nomadic Press Philadelphia, the author of black god mother this body, and co-founder of StoryJoy, Inc. with Dr. Norma Thomas. She does lots of things and invites you to dream with her sometime. Jasmine Mans is a Black poet and performance artist from Newark, New Jersey. Jasmine's poetry book, BLACK GIRL, CALL HOME has been named one of Oprah's Most Anticipated LGBTQ Books and a TIME Magazine Must Read, to name a few; and Jasmine herself named as Essence's #1 Contemporary Black Poet to Know. Jasmine most recently collaborated with the Brooklyn Ballet on an original performance piece titled Unnatural Surrounding at the prestigious Brooklyn Academy of Music. Gabriel Ramirez, a Queer Afro-Latinx poet and teaching artist has received fellowships from Palm Beach Poetry Festival, The Watering Hole, The Conversation Literary Arts Festival, CantoMundo, Miami Book Fair, and a participant in the Callaloo Writers Workshops. You can find his work in publications like The Volta, Split This Rock, VINYL, Acentos Review as well as Bettering American Poetry Anthology, What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump and The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT. Kush Thompson, author of A Church Beneath the Bulldozer (2014), is a Chicago-born poet, painter, archivist, educator, and Cave Canem fellow. Voted runner-up best local poet of 2014 by The Chicago Reader, a 2015 Young Futurist by The Root, and a 2017 Pink Door & Luminarts Creative Writing Fellow, Thompson's contributed over a decade of performances and creative writing workshops, both nationally and internationally. Watch the live event recording: https://youtube.com/live/naG3oOfqw6g Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

It's been a long time since you've seen an author interview here on Book Dreams, but we were recently given the chance to interview Roz Chast, and who could possibly say no to that?! Roz is a beloved New Yorker cartoonist with a style all her own, and Eve and Julie have both been big fans of her work for decades. She is as funny, insightful, and distinctive in person as she is in her drawings, and it was a joy to get to speak with her. Take a listen to hear about everything from her latest book, in which she illustrates her dream world; to what it's like to submit cartoons and cover art to The New Yorker; to the role anxiety plays in her cartoons and in her life. Roz Chast is a cartoonist for The New Yorker and has published more than a thousand cartoons in the magazine since 1978. She is also the author of a number of books, including Going Into Town, What I Hate from A to Z, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant, which won the National Book Critics Circle award and the Kirkus Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her latest book, I Must Be Dreaming, is a USA Today bestseller, a New Yorker Best Book of the Year, a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, and a Washington Post Best Graphic Book of the Year. The Miami Book Fair is an “eight day literary party” founded by Miami Dade College that's been held every November in Miami, Florida since 1984. The Fair plays host to more than 450 international authors reading and discussing their work, as well as more than 250 publishers and booksellers exhibiting and selling books, with special appearances by antiquarians showcasing signed first editions, original manuscripts, and other collectibles. Many thanks to our friends at Miami Book Fair for coordinating this episode with Roz. Find us on Twitter (@bookdreamspod) and Instagram (@bookdreamspodcast), or email us at contact@bookdreamspodcast.com. We encourage you to visit our website and sign up for our newsletter for information about our episodes, guests, and more. Book Dreams is a part of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Book Dreams, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about literature, writing, and storytelling like Storybound and The History of Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Wilson was born and raised in Washington D.C, and grew up under extremely difficult circumstances. Poverty, drug addiction, and gun violence was the everyday norm in his community. At the age of 17, he was charged with a crime, convicted, and sentenced to natural life in prison. It was during times of isolation that he decided to not only to turn his life around, but to make a difference in the lives of people who currently live in poverty-stricken communities similar to his childhood surroundings. After serving more than 16 years in prison, Chris was released in 2012. He recently authored a book, "The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose." He was our guest on Episode 135 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, filmed and recorded at the 40th Annual Miami Book Fair, on November 19, 2023. This can also be viewed on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/aAbejASmiuA You can learn more about Chris Wilson at: https://chriswilson.biz/ Find his new book at: https://amzn.to/46tEzN7 Learn more about the Miami Book Fair at: https://www.miamibookfair.com Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationradio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/agentinnovation You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys You can also join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/

Brian Merchant is the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times and author of the new book, "Blood in the Machine: the Origins of the Rebellion against Big Tech." He is also the author of the 2017 book, "The One Device: the Secret History of the iPhone." Brian is a founder of VICE's speculative fiction outlet Terraform, and published a best-of anthology, "Terraform: Watch/Worlds/Burn, with MCD Books, in 2022." He was our guest on Episode 134 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, filmed and recorded at the 40th Annual Miami Book Fair, on November 19, 2023. This can also be viewed on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/7m6mZUb6JUs You can learn more about Brian Merchant at: https://brianmerchant.org Find his new book at: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/blood-in-the-machine/9780316487740/ Learn more about the Miami Book Fair at: https://www.miamibookfair.com Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationradio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/agentinnovation You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys You can also join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/

Luis Alberto Urrea is a Mexican-American poet, novelist and essayist. He'll be at the Miami Book Fair on Sunday on a panel about powerful historical fiction–– presenting his latest book 'Good Night, Irene.'

This episode's guest, Anne Hull, is one of the many fantastic authors who will be at this year's Miami Book Fair which will be held from November 12th-19th at Miami Dade College. Hull is on the podcast to talk to us about her memoir, Through the Groves. We chat about her personal experiences growing up in Florida, her parents and what it is like reflecting on Florida now. Plus we chat about the impact newspapers have had on her life.  The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Betty Mae Jumper. She was a nurse, storyteller and the first woman to lead the Seminole Tribe of Florida.  The Things that Pissed Us Off are Ron DeSantis and surprise medical bills. 

Tananarive Due is a novelist who writes in the genre of Black horror. She'll be presenting two books at the Miami Book Fair this weekend, including her latest The Reformatory.

Edwidge Danticat is the author of several books including Krik Krak and Brother, I'm Dying, which were finalists for the National Book Awards. She was born in Haiti and calls Miami home. She's being honored at the Miami Book Fair's 40th anniversary celebration.

Was it simple incompetence or something more sinister which cost Florida the chance to receive millions of dollars in federal funding to apply toward residential solar power.Our guest this week is Rebecca Renner who's new book "Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades" tells the story of an undercover Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sting to catch gator poachers.Rebecca will be featured in this year's Miami Book Fair.Thanks to Windstorm Products for supporting "Welcome to Florida" as well as all of our Patrons at Patreon.com/WelcometoFlorida where there's a new BONUS podcast episode exclusively for patrons where we here from a Florida legend about a Florida legend.

Syndicated humor writer Dave Barry joins WLRN's Carlos Frías on Sundial to talk about his newest book, Swamp Story, which features the oddities of swamp culture and TikTok. They also discuss his life growing up and how his family, especially his mother, influenced his unique sense of humor. Dave will be at this year's Miami Book Fair for two events on Saturday, Nov. 18.

Manatees in Florida could be placed back on the Endangered Species List.One of the greatest miscarriages of justice in America occurred in Port St. Joe, Florida in the case of Freddie Lee Pitts and Wilbert Lee. The two Black men were convicted of a double homicide despite no physical evidence, no credible eyewitness, confessions forced via police torture, and a subsequent confession shortly after from the actual murderer.The pair were eventually pardoned after serving 12 years. Spearheading the pardon was a Miami Herald journalist Gene Miller, and our guest this week, Pitts and Lee's defense attorney at appeal, Phillip A Hubbart. Hubbart is the author of "From Death Row to Freedom: The Struggle for Racial Justice in the Pitts-Lee Case" which he will be discussing at the 2023 Miami Book Fair."Welcome to Florida" is presented by Windstorm Products.

After a month or so hiatus due to sickness and grad school, there's a new episode.  On this episode guest we are starting our two episode celebration of the Miami Book Fair which will be held from November 12th to 19th at Miami Dade College! Halle Hill, one of the many fantastic authors who will be there, is this episode's guest.  Hill is on the podcast to talk to us about who she is, her short story collection, Good Women, and how the South influences her work. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Yolande Betbeze, 1951's Miss America and social activist. The Things that Pissed Us Off are not being able to run at night and lack of respect for the professional photographer.     

Siham Inshassi is a recipient of this year's Emerging Writer Fellowship from the Miami Book Fair. She's writing her first novel and she joins us to talk about how she's honing her voice in Miami.

Author Julia Lee on her memoir, Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America; and Books & Books and the Miami Book Fair's Mitchell Kaplan on resisting the creeping book bans of the culture war.

Back in November 2022, Chelsea Alice conducted three on-site interviews at Miami Book Fair. She discussed Self-Portrait with Ghost with Meng Jin, Pathetic Literature by Eileen Myles, and All the Flowers Kneeling with Paul Tran. At long last, the interviews are now here.

David E Hoffman and I talk about Story of a Secret State by Jan Karski and about Give Me Liberty.  Live from the Miami Book Fair!Story of a Secret State:https://www.amazon.com/Story-Secret-State-Penguin-Classics/dp/0241407389/ref=asc_df_0241407389/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509360428472&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13696059285196103915&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031144&hvtargid=pla-658372651120&psc=1Give Me Liberty:https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Give-Me-Liberty/David-E-Hoffman/9781982191191

@byjacobward Jacob Ward and I discuss AI, Cold War rationality and his book The Loop live from the Miami Book Fair.Buy The Loop:https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/jacob-ward/the-loop/9780316487207/https://www.miamibookfair.comGrock:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grok

The amazing @benmezrich and I talk about Bright Lights, Big City and about Hollywood.  Ben is one of the 25 most powerful writers according to Variety.  He wrote the books that became The Social Network, and 21.https://www.benmezrich.comThanks to the Miami Book Fair for another great episode:https://www.miamibookfair.com

This conversation was live from the Miami Book Fair. See more programming from this year's festival at MiamiBookFair.com. Rivka Galchen is the recipient of a William Saroyan International Prize for Fiction and a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, among other distinctions. She writes regularly for The New Yorker, whose editors selected her for their list of 20 Under 40 American fiction writers in 2010. Her debut novel Atmospheric Disturbances (2008) and her story collection American Innovations were both New York Times Best Books of the Year. She has received an MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Galchen lives in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Manguso is an essayist, memoirist, and now a novelist. She's written eight books, including 300 Arguments and Ongoingness (links to interviews regarding those books can be found in our archives). Very Cold People is her debut novel. It's an Amazon Editors' Pick, a National Indie Bestseller, A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and was named a best book of the year by numerous publications. Manguso joins Marrie Stone to talk about her decision to write a novel. She discusses setting a book in her childhood town and creating a sense of place and atmosphere. She talks about writing violence as background instead of foreground, as well as writing about shame, class, mothering, and writing about large concepts in intimate and specific ways. Manguso comes to the podcast from the Miami Book Fair. For more information, visit their website here. For more information on Writers on Writing and additional writing tips, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website. (Recorded in October 2022)  Host: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Co-Host: Marrie Stone Music and sound design: Travis Barrett

News dump! We process some of the latest headlines, from nonstop Elon Musk and Twitter drama, to protests in China, the World Cup in Qatar, the railway strike, and Balenciaga's issues (yikes!).  This fall has been crazy for us -- after four years of releasing weekly episodes, it's been a bummer to have life interfere in such a dramatic way, but we're back, for real this time! Thanks for sticking with us.  No we see you this week as we get back into the swing of things, but we'll resume those next week. We also have a few great interviews we've conducted with authors participating in the Miami Book Fair. We can't wait to share them with you! They were fantastic conversations.  -   feministswithoutmystique.com Support us on Ko-fi!  Twitter: @fwmpodcast Instagram: @feministswithoutmystique Facebook: facebook.com/fwmpodcast Email: feministswithoutmystique@gmail.com  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pfbyt-12fd209

When Reading Lolita in Tehran was published 20 years ago, Azar Nafisi had only lived in the United States for six years. Since then, she has watched the subtle and not-so-subtle signs of totalitarianism take root in America. Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times is Nafisi's latest book. It's an epistolary piece written to her father about the writers who Nafisi believe inform what our country, and world, are facing. From Plato to Baldwin, Atwood to Coates, Nafisi draws parallels between the treatment of women in Iran and the treatment of African Americans in the U.S. Since its release last March, the book has grown only more relevant with the Dobbs decision, the attack on Rushdie, the rising protests in her home country of Iran. Nafisi joins Marrie Stone to talk about her decision to write this book. She discusses why governments are so threatened by writers, small acts everyday readers and writers can do, the responsibilities of the artist, how to avoid being didactic in fiction, the power of the epistolary structure and much more. Nafisi comes to the podcast from the Miami Book Fair. For more information, visit their website here. For more information on Writers on Writing and additional writing tips, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website. (Recorded in October 2022)  Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettCo-Host: Marrie StoneMusic and sound design: Travis Barrett

It's a bonus clips episode!We're at the 2022 Miami Book Fair, talking to the most interesting authors, poets, writers with new works published this year. In celebration of our partnership with the Miami Book Fair, we grabbed some clips from last year's Miami Book Fair episodes. MIAMI BOOK FAIRhttps://miamibookfair.com/https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/Joshua Jay - Episodes 25 and 26SpotifyApple PodcastsHow Magicians Think by Joshua Jayhttps://www.amazon.com/Misdirection-Magicians-Think-Joshua-Jay/dp/1523507438/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=how+magicians+think&qid=1634843723&sr=8-1How Music Works by David Byrne:https://www.amazon.com/How-Music-Works-David-Byrne/dp/0804188939/ref=asc_df_0804188939/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312057344057&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13081381195153154006&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031148&hvtargid=pla-354840765753&psc=1Maggie Smith - Episodes 28 and 29SpotifyApple PodcastsThe Life, By Carrie Fountain:https://www.amazon.com/Life-Penguin-Poets-Carrie-Fountain/dp/0143136011Goldenrod, by Maggie Smith:https://www.amazon.com/Goldenrod-Poems-Maggie-Smith/dp/1982185066/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Goldenrod&qid=1636694888&s=books&sr=1-1 Kathie Klarreich - Episode 30SpotifyApple PodcastsHear Us:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FS825T9 Jane Smiley - Episodes 31 and 32SpotifyApple PodcastsJane's Latest Book, Perestroika in Paris:https://www.amazon.com/Perestroika-Paris-novel-Jane-Smiley/dp/052543609X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LBNAJWTCPCRU&keywords=perestroika+in+paris+by+jane+smileyJane's Book About Dickens:https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Dickens-Life-Penguin-Lives-ebook/dp/B000OCXGBY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638297220&sr=1-3Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens:https://www.amazon.com/Mutual-Friend-Introduction-Edwin-Whipple-ebook/dp/B07HQY57RH/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=Our+mutual+friendDenise Hamilton - Episodes 33 and 34SpotifyApple PodcastsThey Shoot Horses, Don't They by Horace McCoyhttps://www.amazon.com/They-Shoot-Horses-Serpents-Classics/dp/184668739X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=They+Shoot+Horses+Dont%27+they&qid=1639687721&s=books&sr=1-1Denise's Book, Speculative Los Angeles:https://www.amazon.com/Speculative-Los-Angeles-Denise-Hamilton/dp/1617758566Edwidge Danticat - Episode 53SpotifyApple PodcastsA Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid:https://www.amazon.com/Small-Place-Jamaica-Kincaid/dp/0374527075/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GERRCMMYZ7YJ&keywords=a+small+place&qid=1651179527&sprefix=a+small+place%2Caps%2C283&sr=8-1Learn More About Edwidge Danticat:https://edwidgedanticat.com 

On this week's program, I talk to Chelsea Alice about Salman Rushdie's playful parable from 2020, “The Old Man in the Piazza,” published in The New Yorker, plus I share Salman Rushdie's 2017 event from Miami Book Fair, in which he reads from his novel, The Golden House.

This episode's guest is Maud Newton, author of Ancestor Trouble, A Reckoning and A Reconcilitation. She is also a guest at the Miami Book Fair, an annual book festival in Miami, Florida that runs from Nov 13- Nov 20. On the episode we chat about her book, dealing with families at Thanksgiving and what it means to live in the South and learn about your ancestors. To see Maud at the MBF and find out about more authors that will be there visit miamibookfair.com and follow MBF at @miamibookfair #miamibookfair2022

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates.  Ada Calhoun is the New York Times–bestselling author of Why We Can't Sleep, St. Marks Is Dead, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give, and Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me— featured on the TODAY Show, named one of the best books of 2022 by Oprah Daily and Vogue, and called "molten with soul" in a New York Times rave. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we were lucky enough to speak with Rabia Chaudry about her second book, Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat & Family. We both loved this book and highly recommend it. Thanks to Rabia for the great conversation and to the Miami Book Fair for connecting us!   More about Rabia Chaudry: Rabia Chaudry is an attorney, advocate, and author of the New York Times bestselling book Adnan's Story and Executive Producer of a four-part HBO documentary series The Case Against Adnan Syed. Rabia is also co-producer and co-host of the podcasts; The 45th, The Hidden Djinn, Nighty Night, and Undisclosed.   More about the Miami Book Fair: For eight days in November, Miami Book Fair transforms downtown into a literary wonderland, hosting hundreds of critically acclaimed authors in three languages; talking politics, pop culture, and all manner of impactful prose. Get smart, buy books, meet authors, and bring the kids too!   Feminists Without Mystique is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you'll love at Frolic.media/podcasts!   -   feministswithoutmystique.com Support us on Ko-fi!  Twitter: @fwmpodcast Instagram: @feministswithoutmystique Facebook: facebook.com/fwmpodcast Email: feministswithoutmystique@gmail.com 

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Megan Abbott is the Edgar-winning author of the novels The Turnout. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Salon, the Guardian, Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and The Believer. Her stories have appeared in multiple collections, including the Best American Mystery Stories of 2014 and 2016. Her work has won or been nominated for the CWA Steel Dagger, the International Thriller Writers Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and five Edgar awards. M.M. Kaufman is a fiction writer based in Georgia. She is a Fulbright Scholar and earned an MFA in the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop. She is currently the Managing Editor at Rejection Letters and works on the team for Micro Podcast. Her fiction is published with The Normal School, Hobart, Metonym Journal, Sundog Lit, Daily Drunk Mag, (mac)ro(mic), HAD, Olney Magazine, the Miller Aud-cast, Pine Hills Review, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @mm_kaufman and on her website mmkaufman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can't see it, but you can smell it, and the problem is becoming worse with each successive storm in Florida: wastewater and sewage discharges.Our guest this week was born in Russia and currently lives in Miami Beach. Anastasia Samoylova is a photographer who traveled the state recording what she saw and has shared those images in a new book titled: Floridas: Anastasia Samoylova & Walker Evans.Ana will be participating in this year's Miami Book Fair (as will Craig). An exhibition of prints from her book can be seen at Dot Fifty One Gallery in Miami.Much of today's episode focused on flooding and if water inundation is a problem you're facing with your home or business, check out the amazing Quick Dam water barriers which do the work of dozens of sandbags without the mess, strain or hassle. Learn more about Quick Dam water barriers from our friends at windstormproducts.com. 

We're baaack! We explain the unplanned hiatus: spooky season started a little early for Maria. She's been dealing with a scary situation in her apartment complex. There were drug dealers squatting in the unit next door, and then a shooting at the building...it was a mess. Not a conducive environment for podcasting, or anything really.  The rest of the episode is a news dump where we try to absorb potentially a depressingly large red wave for this year's midterms, some upcoming upsetting Supreme Court cases, Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter (Erin has STRONG feelings), Ye's antisemitism...yikes... and general anxiety about global events in Ukraine, Brazil, and China. We didn't get to Iran in this episode, but there's a lot to say, and we will discuss it soon.  No we see you this week, but we'll resume those next week. We also have a few great interviews we've been conducting with authors participating in the Miami Book Fair. We can't wait to share them with you!  -   feministswithoutmystique.com Support us on Ko-fi!  Twitter: @fwmpodcast Instagram: @feministswithoutmystique Facebook: facebook.com/fwmpodcast Email: feministswithoutmystique@gmail.com 

Jacinda Townsend, a native of South Central Kentucky and author of Mother Country, is this episode's guest and in November she will be at the Miami Book Fair which runs from November 13-20th at Miami Dade College. Jacinda is on to talk with us about her book Mother Country and how her childhood in the South influences her career. The Things that Pissed Us Off are schools being segregated and Raphael Warnock not being the clear leader in his race.  Go See Jacinda at the Miami Book Fair!