The Miami Book Fair International is one of the largest literary gatherings in the country. Last year, more than 200,000 attended the events featuring who’s who of authors. In an interview with Ocean Drive Magazine, Tom Healy, the fair’s new director, has a message for those eagerly anticipating the 31st edition of the fair: You ain’t seen nothing yet.

“Healy, who is also assuming directorship of the Center for Literature and Writing (the fair’s parent at Miami Dade College), was already a part-time Miami Beach resident and a key player in local cultural circles. But his background is hardly that of a staid arts administrator. Indeed, as a former gallery owner, a host of New York’s proudly louche Wilde Boys poetry salon, and not least, a celebrated poet in his own right, Healy’s appointment signals a renewed focus on the part of the college.”
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