Over the past few weeks we've met with some of the authors scheduled to appear at the 2012 Miami Book Fair International thanks to our friends at "Books and Books."
Take a look at some of the interviews and then make your plans to see the authors live at the book fair.
Irvine Welsh
Debra Dean
Michael Grunwald
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"Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs have taken us inside one of the most powerful and unusual families in American life – the brotherhood of former presidents of the United States. Political junkies, historians, psychologists and main street citizens will find the tales of friendship, envy, conspiracy, competition and common cause irresistible."
-Tom Brokaw, bestselling author of The Greatest Generation
The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches closed its season by taking you inside the world's most exclusive fraternity. TIME magazine editors Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, authors of The New York Times bestseller The Presidents Club, talked about the secret society of presidents and what binds the Bushes and Obama in a bipartisan way – overriding both politics and party.
Nancy Gibbs is the deputy managing editor of TIME magazine and coauthor with Michael Duffy of The New York Times bestseller The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House. Named by the Chicago Tribune as one of the 10 best magazine writers in the country, she is the author of more than 150 TIME cover stories.
Michael Duffy is a TIME executive editor and directs the coverage of presidents, politics and national affairs for the magazine. He joined TIME in 1985 as a Pentagon correspondent and ever since has covered Congress, the White House, national politics and national security. He has appeared regularly on PBS’s “Washington Week” for the past 15 years.
Forum Club Presidents Club Pt.1 Forum Club Presidents Club Pt.2 Forum Club Presidents Club Pt.3
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The Norton Museum of Art opens it s summer exhibition schedule on the evening of June 7, 2012 with Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey. Gorey is among the rare breed of artist whose work is as much beloved by children as it is by adults.
The exhibition includes more than 150 drawings that Gorey, who died in 2000 at 75, created for many of his books, including The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Unstrung Harp, The Gilded Bat, among others. An illuminating array of sketchbooks, illustrated envelopes, book-cover ideas, and theatrical costume designs are also included in the exhibition. The exhibition, which is organized by the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust and Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA, runs through Sept. 2, 2012. Mention the name of the late artist and illustrator and adjectives such as ghoulish, gothic, and well, gory, often come to mind. But that’s not even half the story says noted art historian, curator, and author Karen Wilkin who was also a friend of the artist, and has worked diligently to set the Gorey story straight. She is the author, or co-author of three books about the artist, including Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey (2009), which also serves as the catalog for the exhibition.
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Freeman, a new novel from writer Leonard Pitts Jr. jolts you back to the chaos of post-Civil War America. At a time when families of slaves were freed — but not necessarily together.
We had a chance to speak with Mr. Pitts prior to a reading at Books and Books in Coral Gables.
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If you missed a chance to hear your favorite author or find a new one to explore, maybe we had a chance to sit with them and talk. Take a look at some of the interviews from uVu's weekend at the Book Fair.
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In his latest novel, Toure examines what it means to be Black in America today. Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness asks critical question about identity, stereotypes end expectations on the Black race as ageneral.
Host of WPBT2' Pulse, Jessy Schuster, met with journalist, tv host, reporter and author Toure during the 2011 Miami Book Fair International.
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Lauren Book, founder of Lauren's Kids, was a victim of childhood sexual abuse for six years at the hands of her nanny. Armed with the knowledge that 95 percent of sexual abuse is preventable through education, Lauren sought to turn her experience into a vehicle to prevent childhood sexual abuse and heal survivors. She wrote "It's Ok to Tell: A Story of Hope and Recovery" to help survivor cope with their abuse and share their stories with other. Katia Valencia interviewed her during the Miami Book Fair International 2011.
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Representing two books, Deadline Artists and Tabloid City, veteran journalist Pete Hamill sat down with uVu at the Miami Book Fair International.
Deadline Artists is an anthology collection of stories by some of the greatest newspaper writers of the last century and in Tabloid City is a novel about a veteran reporter decides to quit when his newspaper converts to a Web-only publication. But he still has stories to chase.
During our conversation, Hamill reflected on the state of journalism, the fate of newspapers and the double edged promise of writing for online.
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Miami's resident author, Dave Barry and mystery writer Ridley Pearson are alos the co-authors of a series of children's stories based on a prequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan.
At the opening session for the Idea Expo and Teachers Conference, the two explained how they began working together and where the inspiration came from. As Barry points out, there are now 5 books in their trilogy.
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On September 14, 2011, Padre Alberto Cutié spoke to the congregation at St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church in Plantation, FL about his candid memoir, “Dilemma” which told the story of his personal experiences for 25 years as a young man discerning, preparing and living in the Roman Catholic priesthood.
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