{"id":7813,"date":"2010-11-15T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T18:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=7813"},"modified":"2016-05-12T13:40:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T17:40:00","slug":"close-to-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/close-to-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Close To Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six Miami Dade College professors will be reading their literature at the Miami Book Fair International.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preston Allen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preston Allen will be reading from his book Jesus Boy on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. in Prometeo Theater, located in building one of Wolfson Campus in Room 1101.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Allen\u2019s previous works include <em>All or Nothing<\/em>, and <em>Churchboys and Other Sinners<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Allen teaches creative writing at North Campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alfredo Triff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philosophy professor, Alfredo Triff, will be reading from his new book, <em>Higado Al Ensayo<\/em> at this year\u2019s Miami Book Fair International on Monday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 3209.<\/p>\n<p>The reading will be in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>Triff\u2019s previous works include <em>Pulpa<\/em> and <em>Miami Arts Explosion: The New Times Column<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Triff teaches philosophy at Wolfson Campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Octavio Roca<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Octavio Roca, chairperson of the arts and philosophy department at North Campus, will be reading from his book <em>Cuban Ballet<\/em> on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 7106.<\/p>\n<p>Among his works are <em>Scotto, More Than a Diva<\/em> and <em>American Dance: A Constantly Evolving Tradition<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Roca teaches philosophy at North Campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Hettich<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor Michael Hettich will be reading from his book, <em>Like Happiness<\/em> on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 3410.<\/p>\n<p>Among Hettich\u2019s previous works are <em>Flock and Shadow: New and Selected Poems, Swimmer Dreams<\/em> and <em>Singing with My Father<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Hettich teaches English and creative writing at Wolfson Campus. He is also the co-adviser for Wolfson\u2019s literary magazine, <em>Metromorphosis<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Adkins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Adkins will be reading from his new book <em>Animals Get Scared Too, Just Like You!<\/em> at the Children\u2019s Alley on Friday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 12:30 p.m. and at 4:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Adkins is a professor and chairperson of the arts and philosophy department at Kendall Campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geoffrey Philp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Geoffrey Philp, chairperson of the college prep department at North Campus, will participate in this year\u2019s Miami Book Fair International by reading from his new poetry book, <em>Dub Wise<\/em> on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. in Room 3410.<\/p>\n<p>Philp\u2019s earlier works consist of <em>Uncle Obadiah and Alien, Grandpa Sydney&#8217;s Anancy Stories<\/em>and <em>Twelve Poems and A Story for Christmas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Philp teaches creative writing and English Composition at North Campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six Miami Dade College professors will be reading their literature at the Miami Book Fair International. 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