In Person
- November 22, 2026 - 11:00 am
- Chapman Conference Center (Building 3, 2nd Floor, Room 3210)
Free
In Cool Machine: A Novel, the final volume of Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy, 1980s New York emerges from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Amid the roiling transformation, successful business owner and master fence Ray Carney gambles on one last heist, entangling him with a legendary criminal mastermind. His friend and partner in crime, Pepper, takes a bodyguarding gig that plunges him into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scenes, where he discovers brutality is a universal language. And as the decade moves closer to its end, Carney comes out of retirement to rescue his cousin’s son from the city’s violent forces, risking the safety he’s spent years building for his family. Traversing Harlem to the Meadowlands, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, revealing what lies beneath its shimmering surface.
This is a ticketed event that includes one copy of the book and entry for one person ($35); companion tickets ($10 each; one per purchased book-bundled ticket) do not include a book. Books purchased from other retailers will not include a ticket to enter this event.
Friends of the Fair may use their available complimentary Evenings With tickets to attend the event without receiving a copy of the book; if you wish to receive a copy of the book, you may opt to do so and receive $15 off the price of the book; total cost for FOTF will be $20 (plus fees) per attendee.
Each purchased, companion, and complimentary FOTF Evenings With ticket includes a free pass to the weekend Street Fair, where you’ll find literary events, live music, children’s activities, booksellers, local artisans, and gourmet delights! For information on how to access all MBF26 programs, visit the Miami Book Fair 2026 webpage.
Evenings With tickets are available to Friends of the Fair – who enjoy early access to these programs – exclusively at this time. If you’d like to take advantage of the same benefit and more, consider becoming a member of the FOTF family today!