King Peggy chronicles the astonishing journey of American secretary, Peggielene Bartels, who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 people on Ghana’s central coast, half a world away. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she… Continue Reading
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Kathleen McLeary: A Simple Thing
How far would you go to protect your children? Would you do it at the expense of your marriage? How far would you go to protect yourself? For Susannah Delaney, the answers lie thousands of miles away, off the northwest… Continue Reading
Humor on the Interwebs
Meet three authors, whose tongue-in-cheek books about readers, writers, and science are an absolute riot! Lauren Leto is the author of “Judging a Book by Its Lover: A Field Guide to the Hearts and Minds of Readers Everywhere.” Sarah Schmelling… Continue Reading
Miami Writes
Hear from a panel of outstanding Miami-based writers, fiction and non-fiction, put together and moderated by Mitchell Kaplan, legendary founder of the Miami Book Fair International, owner of one of the country’s most beloved independent book stores, Books & Books,… Continue Reading
Triumph Over Adversity
Come meet two authors with profoundly inspiring stories of overcoming adversity. Brian Boyle is the author of “Iron Heart: The True Story of How I Came Back from the Dead.” Shelby Smoak is the author of “Bleeder.”
Psychological Rollercoasters
Don’t miss these three amazing stories of peoples’ struggles with themselves; understanding and coming to terms with their behavior – and the world around them. Susannah Cahalan is the author of “Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness.” David Fitzpatrick… Continue Reading
The Mommy Bloggers
Come meet two hilarious and immensely popular authors of parenting blogs. Amber Dusick is the author of “Parenting: Illustrated by Crappy Pictures.” Jill Smokler, aka Scarry Mommy, is the author of “Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies.” Panel sponsored… Continue Reading
Stand-Up Comedy Writers Panel
Join three fabulously funny writers and veteran stand-up comics, Jimmie Walker, John Debellis and Sylvia Traymore Morrison, as they talk about their books, their careers, and the craft of writing great comedy.