BLP Attends Miami Book Fair International for Second Year

Buddha’s Light Publishing exhibited some of our bestselling titles as well as our 2011 new releases at the Miami Book Fair International held from Sunday to Sunday, November 13 to 20, 2011 on the Miami-Dade College campus in downtown Miami. BLP had a booth during Street Fair weekend, which ran from Friday through Sunday. This was the 28th year the book fair was held and BLP’s second time attending.

This year BLP focused on highlighting a limited number of titles. Featured books included our popular mainstays For All Living Beings, Chan Heart, Chan Art, Being Good, as well as the 2011 new releases Three Virtuous Brothers, After Many Autumns, Four Insights for Finding Fulfillment, The Universal Gate, and the Humble Table, Wise Fare Series minibook, Inspirations.

In addition to having a booth at the book fair, BLP director, Venerable Yi Chao and senior editor, John Gill held three lectures at Florida Fo Guang Shan temples. The lectures were followed by a book showcase. One lecture was held at the IBPS Miami temple in Tamarac, which is thirty-five miles north of Miami, and two lectures were held at Guang Ming Temple in Orlando. One of the lectures was an interpretation of the new BLP title Four Insights for Finding Fulfillment.

During Street Fair weekend, more than 250 publishers and booksellers exhibit and sell books. The Fair is part of the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College, a cultural and academic initiative that promotes the advancement and appreciation of literature.

The Miami Book Fair International is just one of the book fairs BLP attends as an exhibitor each year. The Los Angeles Times Book Fair is another one. These book fairs are a great place to peruse our books first hand, to meet our editors, authors, and staff, to ask questions about the BLP titles, and to give us your feedback.