A renowned educational consultant, Dr. Derrick Gay is a strong advocate for the importance of students learning cultural competency and empathy if they are to successfully navigate an increasingly diverse, globalized and multicultural society.

At the annual conference of the Michigan Library Association in Novi, he discusses the role of libraries in this crucial cause, in his closing keynote.

Jacqueline Woodson on “Harbor Me” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford.

Jacqueline Woodson’s first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories.

John Grisham on “The Reckoning” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown.

“A murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga…The Reckoning is Grisham’s argument that he’s not just a boilerplate thriller writer. Most jurors will think the counselor has made his case.”
—USA Today

Tommy Orange on “There, There” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle.

“This is a novel about what it means to inhabit a land both yours and stolen from you, to simultaneously contend with the weight of belonging and unbelonging. There is an organic power to this book—a revelatory, controlled chaos. Tommy Orange writes the way a storm makes landfall.” —Omar El Akkad

Hampton Sides on “On Desperate Ground: The Marines at the Reservoir, The Korean War’s Greatest Battle” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interview by Rich Fahle.

Nic Stone on “Odd One Out” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes an honest and touching depiction of friendship, first love, and everything in between. Perfect for fans of Love, Simon and What If It’s Us.

Steve Kornacki on “The Red and The Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle.

From MSNBC correspondent Steve Kornacki, a lively and sweeping history of the birth of political tribalism in the 1990s—one that brings critical new understanding to our current political landscape from Clinton to Trump

Michael Ondaatje on “Warlight: A Novel” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown.

From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of The English Patient: a mesmerizing new novel that tells a dramatic story set in the decade after World War II through the lives of a small group of unexpected characters and two teenagers.

Fatima Farheen Mirza on A Place For Us A Novel at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle.

The first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker’s new imprint, SJP for Hogarth, A Place for Us is a deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity, and belonging

Glynnis Macnicol on “No One Tells You This” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford.

Jason Reynolds on “Lu” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford.

Lu must learn to leave his ego on the sidelines if he wants to finally connect with others in the climax to the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Track series from Jason Reynolds.

Glory Edim on “Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown.

Remember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That feeling of belonging remains with readers the rest of their lives—but not everyone regularly sees themselves in the pages of a book.

Gregory Pardlo on “Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition & Manhood in America” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford.

From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning poet: an extraordinary memoir and blistering meditation on fatherhood, race, addiction, and ambition.

Sandra Cisneros on “Puro Armor” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown.

Rebecca Traister on “Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford.

From Rebecca Traister, the New York Times bestselling author of All the Single Ladies comes a vital, incisive exploration into the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement.

R.O. Kwon on “The Incendiaries” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interview by Rich Fahle. “Radiant…A dark, absorbing story of how first love can be as intoxicating and dangerous as religious fundamentalism.” –New York Times Book Review. A powerful, darkly glittering novel of violence, love, faith, and loss.

Ibtihaj Muhammad on her two versions of “Proud” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle.

Proud: My Fight for An Unlikely American Dream:

Growing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way.

Heather Havrilesky on “What if this Were Enough?: Essays” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford for PBS Books.

Billy Collins and Juan Felipe Hererra on “The Rain in Portugal” and “Imagine” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown.

Sara Farizan on “Here to Stay” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford.

What happens when a kid who’s flown under the radar for most of high school gets pulled off the bench to make the winning basket in a varsity playoff game?

Jamel Brinkley on “A Lucky Man” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown

In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and confront mistakes made in the past.

Peter Sagal on “The Incomplete Book of Running” at the Miami Book Fair 2018 interviewed by Rich Fahle.

Kwame Alexander on “Swing” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle.

New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo) tell a lyrical story about hope, courage, and love that will speak to anyone who’s struggled to find their voice. And the surprise ending shines a spotlight on the issues related to our current social divide,

Michael Beschloss on “Presidents of War” at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown.

From a preeminent presidential historian comes a groundbreaking and often surprising saga of America’s wartime chief executives