The 28th edition of the nation’s finest and largest literary gathering, Miami Book Fair International, presented by the Center at Miami Dade College (MDC), took place November 13 – 20 at the college’s Wolfson Campus. The popular Street Fair with more than 200 exhibitors from around the country sold books in a festive atmosphere. This year, the Fair celebrated the literature and culture of China. This year’s event also included a Fall Writers Institute, fashioned after the Center’s very popular four-day event in May, and an expanded Student Literary Encounters program.

Photographs by Betty Alvarez copyright 2011