CONTENTS
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THE PRIVATE LIFE OF DEBBIE HARRY
The lead singer of Blondie takes a candid, harrowing,
and humorous look back at her eventful life.8
JOHN WATERS HAS NEVER BEEN WRONG
The author, filmmaker, and provocateur’s latest book
looks back on his long career and offers some hard-earned
advice for misfits and weirdos.10
FIXING THE FEMME FATALE A new col-
lection of female noir edited by Joyce Carol Oates
looks to recast a predominantly male genre.11
STAMPING OUT RACISM National Book
Award winner Ibram X. Kendi talks about his
latest book, race, and antiracism: what it is and why it’s so
important.12
THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE
Bestselling author Stephen Chbosky’s latest novel
is a literary horror story that celebrates love, devotion,
goodness, and the importance of truth.13
EDWIDGE DANTICAT’S SMALL MO-
MENTS OF JOY The MacArthur Fellow talks
immigration and the pull Haiti exerts on her writing.14
A MAN WITH A MISSION Bestselling author
Nathan Englander opens up about religion, the
creepiness of Instagram, and why it doesn’t make any sense
to be a writer.16
THE MYSTERY OF THE TALK OF THE
TOWN PICTURE BOOK How Jamaica
Kincaid turned a New Yorker story inspired by Nancy Drew
into a children’s book.18
BRITTNEY MORRIS WANTS YOU TO BE
THE HERO OF YOUR OWN STORY The
author’s YA debut about an online gaming world tackles
race and racism head-on.19
AT JOURNEY’S END Stephanie Garber
concludes her bestselling YA fantasy series Caraval
and looks to the future.20
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT Children’s
book veterans Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
introduce readers to a civic-minded new heroine.23
CARLOS HERNANDEZ FIXES THE
UNIVERSE The bestselling author talks about
his debut children’s book, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe,
and the importance of diversity in books.24
WRITING THE PAST TO UNDER-
STAND THE PRESENT Bestselling author
Arturo Pérez-Reverte discusses his new novel, adapting his
work for television, and why you should read his books,
not his author interviews.26
GIOCONDA BELLI DREAMS OF A
BETTER NICARAGUA The author, poet, and
former Sandinista reflects on her country, her revolution,
and the state of the world.30
CROSSWORD PUZZLE Can you solve this
Miami Book Fair–themed puzzle?The Miami Book Fair will be held
on Nov. 17–24 at Miami Dade
College. Offering a wide variety of
programming—in both English and
Spanish—the Fair has something
for everyone: fiction and nonfiction,
adult titles and children’s books, and
everything in between. Here are some
of our can’t-miss authors and events.PUBLISHER Joe Murray, EDITOR Adam Boretz, ART DIRECTOR Leah Bossio, COPY EDITOR Penelope Cray, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Matia
Burnett, Adrienne Raphel, David Varno, Bill Morris, Marianne Schaefer Trench, Ed Nawotka, Billy K. Mumford, Emma Wenner, PRODUCTION
MANAGER Kady Francesconi, SALES COORDINATOR Deena Ali, PUBLISHED BY Publishers Weekly.4 MIAMI BOOK FAIR