{"id":34047,"date":"2023-03-07T08:19:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T13:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=34047"},"modified":"2023-03-07T08:19:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T13:19:21","slug":"miami-book-fair-hosts-annual-big-read-celebration-to-promote-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/miami-book-fair-hosts-annual-big-read-celebration-to-promote-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Book Fair Hosts Annual Big Read Celebration To Promote Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big Read Miami is back for its 18th year. The program will feature multiple artists and authors during nearly two months of activities planned by the Miami Book Fair and the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/nea-big-read\/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAgOefBhDgARIsAMhqXA6BJLRoyrXOTVdIKsLnLMvRfQRSs5CtjQE0r1t22aDW3r-h_ENk4ucaAihHEALw_wcB\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Endowment for the Arts<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s edition focuses on gratitude and environmentalism, while also dissecting <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a poetry collection by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Times <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best-selling poet <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Ross Gay<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gay, who is also a professor at Indiana University, won the 2021 PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award for his book-length poem, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be Holding<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, written in honor of Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which centers around Gay\u2019s personal connections and appreciation to his family and community, won the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe want to unite everyone and celebrate what we\u2019re grateful for,\u201d said Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, the Miami Book Fair Program Coordinator and author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hour of the Ox<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big Read Miami kicked off on March 3 at the Books &amp; Books in Coral Gables with an exhibit of Florida nature paintings by <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Penny Thurer<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a local artist whose work has been featured in fine art galleries throughout the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five days later, a virtual writing workshop was held to teach participants how to develop their free writing techniques. <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Jennifer Maritza McCauley<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an acclaimed poet and author, guided the discussion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting on March 18, Big Read Miami will host 12 separate <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibookfair.com\/event\/the-big-read-2023-miami-dade-public-library-branch-book-discussions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">book discussions<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> analyzing the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The events, which will center around appreciating life and connecting with Earth, will be held at local libraries throughout Miami-Dade County until April 26.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renowned young adult author <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>John Green<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, known for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fault in Our Stars <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for Alaska<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, will participate in an in-person discussion showcasing his new book\u2014<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The discussion will be held at the Chapman Conference Center at Wolfson Campus on March 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $18 and include a pre-signed copy of Green\u2019s new book, can be purchased <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/in-person-an-evening-with-john-green-tickets-554398730527\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ross Gay will partake in a keynote event at Overtown\u2019s Lyric Theater, 819 N.W.\u00a0 2nd Ave., on March 30 at 7:30 p.m. The event will discuss the themes of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the importance of literature in our community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event will also feature <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Patricia J. Braynon<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">,<\/span> chairperson for the board for the Black Archives and Historic Lyric Theater and <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Nicole Tallman<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who serves as the Poetry Ambassador for Miami-Dade County.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On April 1, Cuban-American artist <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Nicole Salcedo<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will lead a workshop at the Bakehouse Art Complex, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">561 NW 32 St<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">., in Wynwood<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 11 a.m. The event will show attendees how to paint with materials such as leaves, tree branches and rocks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For health enthusiasts, there is a workshop on April 27 at Books &amp; Books, 265 Aragon Ave., in Coral Gables\u00a0 at 7 p.m. that will discuss how herbs can support health and spirituality. The event will be hosted by <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Kristina Napoles<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">,<\/span> a herbalist dedicated to holistic healing methods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All events, except John Green\u2019s in-person discussion, include a\u00a0 copy of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and are free and open to the public.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s good to get together, having people around you and to be able to get to know you and sort of become a closer-knit community,\u201d said Lissette Mendez, the Miami Book Fair Director of Programs. \u201cWe see their humanity in a way that maybe reading alone at home would not.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a full itinerary of events, visit Big Read Miami\u2019s website at <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mn0tjL\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mn0tjL<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Click<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><i> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. 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