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Miami Book Fair began as a two-day event in November of 1984. Founded by a small group of dedicated community members, including educators, independent booksellers, and librarians. Over the last 37 years, Miami Book Fair, which takes place in November each year, has evolved into an internationally recognized model of excellence that is a landmark cultural event in the South Florida community.

Hundreds of authors participate each year in the Miami Book Fair, ranging from Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winners, biographers and journalists, to novelists and poets. Past attendees have included: Isabel Allende, Maya Angelou, Dave Barry, Stephen King, Amy Tan, Toni Morrison, Ray Bradbury, Elie Wiesel, Barack Obama, Frank McCourt, Gloria Estefan, John Updike, Saul Bellow, Mario Vargas Llosa, Gore Vidal, Caroline Kennedy, Mike Wallace, Tom Brokaw, Trevor Noah, Colson Whitehead, John Grisham, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Tayari Jones, and Doris Kearns Goodwin amongst thousands of others.
 
The 2021 Miami Book Fair will be a hybrid event with online an in-person events.  This year’s Book Fair will encompass author presentations, national and international book publishers and exhibitors, educational children’s activities, cultural performances, and a three-day street fair. The 2021 Book Fair will take place at the downtown Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College on November 14 - 21, 2021.