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Poet Doc Patrick Clary, Dying For Beginners. At the heart of this poetry by Patrick Clary are often tough and sometimes terrible details, generated out of an intensely lived, closely observed life as an unarmed medic in platoons patrolling the jungles of Vietnam, an intern in the hospital emergency rooms of New York City, and a nationally recognized Poet-Doctor ministering tothe spiritual and bodily pains of theterminally ill in New Hampshire. His first book of poetry, Notes from a Loveletter, was published under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Fanny Howe makes poetry out of paradox in her 2014 National Book Award Finalist, Second Childhood. Prize-winning American poet, novelist, and short story writer Fanny Howe reads from her 2014 National Book Award Finalist in Poetry, Second Childhood.

Leticia Moreinos Schwartz breaks down language barriers to write authentic Brazilian cookbooks. Acclaimed Brazilian cookbook author and teacher Leticia Moreinos Schwartz brings her passion for native hometown Brazilian cooking to the Miami Book Fair International 2013.

Roz Chast tells all in 'What I Hate'. Staff cartoonist at The New Yorker and bestselling author of childrens and adult graphic books, Roz Chast talks about What I Hate and what she loves most.

Natalie Merchant signs off on her first children's book, Leave Your Sleep. Singer-songwriter-musician Natalie Merchant signs her first children's book, adapted from her acclaimed folk album, Leave Your Sleep.