Miami, Ep. 11

November 23, 2019 — For our annual November drop-in to the Miami Book Fair, LDM debuted at The Porch for an early-evening event that saw Jaquira Diaz outduel Damon Young in a battle of LDM Cabinet of Non-Wonders, winning her the LDM Miami, Ep. 11 crown, and literary immortality to go with it. 

Here's the full lineup from the night-of:  

Judges:

Literary Merit: Jeff VanderMeer, author of the all-new novel Dead Astronauts and the NYT-bestselling author of the Southern Reach Trilogy (Annihilation; Authority; Acceptance)

Performance: Naomi Shihab Nye, Young People's Poet Laureate, award-winning writer, and author of The Tiny Journalist 

Intangibles: Ross Gay, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of The Book of Delights

Readers: 
Round 1: 
* Lisa Taddeo, author the New York Times #1-selling Three Women, and a two-time Pushcart Prize winner
* Damon Young, co-founder of Very Smart Brothas and author of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

Round 2: 
* Jon Sands, author of It's Not Magic and The New Clean
* Jaquira Diaz, author of Ordinary Girls, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection

Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga (author of Collision Theory).  

Where: The Porch, 300 NE Second Ave., Miami (map)

When: 5pm sharp, until 615pm (Doors at 430pm)
Cost: Free