Miami Book Fair 2022: Guide to Queer Authors

During the Miami Book Fair, guests are surrounded by tales and conversations from all types of individuals with various backgrounds. Historically, the publishing and literary world has been dominated by cis-straight, white males, with minority and queer voices usually being pushed apart. Luckily, on the Miami Book Fair, there is a seat a the desk for everyone.

Every yr, the truthful invitations a various swath of writers, together with queer voices, to share their tales with the South Florida group. Through talks and plans, the occasion helps amplify the LGBTQ group. If you are looking for rainbow-hued authors throughout the 2022 Miami Book Fair, this is the place to start out:

Kemi Alabi is a Black queer poet and activist. Claudia Rankine chosen their ebook Against Heaven for the 2021 Academy of American Poets First Book Award. Besides having work in main publications just like the Atlantic, Alabi additionally helped arrange applications like Echoing Ida, a house for Black girls and nonbinary writers, amongst different issues. Catch Kemi Alabi on the Miami Book Fair on Saturday, November 19 for “Poets Disrupting the Status Quo” the place they’re going to be joined by fellow poets Paul Hlava Ceballos, Anni Liu, and Christopher Soto.

Zaina Arafat is an LGBTQ Arab-American fiction and nonfiction author. Her novel, You Exist Too Much, gained a 2021 Lambda Literary Award and focuses on a younger Palestinian lady struggling along with her queer identification intersecting along with her surrounding tradition and faith. She additionally has work within the New York Times and Harper’s Bazaar. Kristen Arnett is a queer creator whose debut novel, Mostly Dead Things, was a New York Times bestseller. Her most up-to-date novel, With Teeth: A Novel, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction. The novel tells the story of two moms navigating the world with their son. Both authors will seem collectively on Sunday, November 21 to debate their queer novels.

John Paul Brammer is a well-regarded creator, illustrator, and LGBTQ recommendation columnist. His charming memoir, ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons, discusses his experiences rising up queer and mixed-race in America. Brian Broome’s debut memoir Punch Me Up to the Gods was a New York Times Notable Book for 2021 and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. The ebook talks in regards to the completely different emotions and experiences Broome had whereas rising up in Ohio as a Black boy discovering he was queer. Brammer and Broome will come collectively on Saturday, November 20 to debate their work.

Paula Stone Williams is an LGBTQ activist and speaker who’s spoken on TEDWomen and Good Morning America. Her latest memoir As A Woman – What I Learned About Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy After I Transitioned focuses on how Williams, a trans pastor, navigated her religion and identification. She’ll be in dialog with Melissa Febos, creator of Girlhood, on Saturday, November 20.

Billie-Ray Belcourt is a author and educational from the Driftpile Cree Nation who writes about his queer Indigenous identification. His fourth and most up-to-date ebook, A Minor Chorus, focuses on a queer Indigenous doctoral scholar who steps away from his dissertation to put in writing a novel. Belcourt will probably be becoming a member of the Miami Book Fair just about on Friday, November 19.

Julia Armfield is the creator of Salt Slow and her most up-to-date novel, Our Wives Under the Sea. The latter facilities round a marine biologist returning dwelling to her spouse after a traumatic mission. Kristen Arnett will be part of her as they talk about Armfield’s newest work in a web-based discussion board on Thursday, November 18.