
Future Shock
From Ray Bradbury to H.G. Wells, Science Fiction writers have been predicting our future for decades. Join our own panel of visionaries as they tell

Summers of Love & War
In today’s hyper-charged political climate, two new works look at the last era of major social upheaval in the U.S. – the 1960s and 70s

Robert Sikoryak presents Carousel: Comics Performances and Picture Shows
For the first time ever, cartoonist Robert Sikoryak brings his famed Carousel event to the Miami Book Fair! What began in NYC in 1997 and

Women Wanderers
Skating, driving West, discovering a family homeland inside a pashmina shawl, living Jane Eyre’s life in modern NYC — these are stories of women looking

Old Heroes, New Powers
As superheroes surge from the standard avenues of comic stores and blockbuster theaters onto the small screen and bookstore shelf, there’s a new hunger for

Living in History
How does the comics medium make living, breathing characters of history? How do creators balance navigating the importance of accuracy with the awesome power of

The Politics of YA
Young adult fiction is more popular — and more controversial — than ever. Once there were taboos and book bans; now there’s YA Twitter. How

They Shoot Black People, Don’t They?: A Cartoonist’s Look at Police Brutality in the U.S.
Ripped from today’s headlines, Glyph/Harvey/Inkpot Award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight brings his world-renowned slideshow to the Miami Book Fair. With a deft, humorous touch, Keef highlights

Celebrating Si Lewin with Legendary Comics Artist Art Spiegelman and Abrams ComicArts Editorial Director Charles Kochman
Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey is a celebration of art and the story of recurring war as Si Lewen experienced it over the past 90 years,

Kaylie Jones Presents Two Novels from her Eponymous Imprint at Akashic Books
J. Patrick Redmond’s Some Go Hungry is a fictional account drawn from the author’s own experiences working in his family’s provincial Indiana restaurant—and wrestling with

Chronicling the Urban Landscape
A native New Yorker is fed up with life in the dregs of a drug-addled Alphabet City, where his neighbors are shut-ins and his bicycle

Child’s-Eye View: Memories and Memoirs of Youth
Wisdom doesn’t always come with age; what do adult readers learn from challenged lives lived by the very young? In her graphic memoir, Long Red