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A banner reading LOCAL AUTHORS with an image of an old man writing longhand at a desk

WELCOME, AUTHORS!

The North Miami Beach Public Library is delighted to support local authors of all ages, genres, and places on their publishing journeys! Whether you have published works you'd love to share with the community or are just getting started and need to know how to find an agent or design a cover, the Library has resources that can help.

If you would like to hold an author event such as a book talk, book signing, or related program, please fill out the Local Author Submission Form and submit a copy of your book here at the Library to let us know what you have in mind. We love to highlight and encourage our local writers and artists!

Author & Publication Tools

Pressbooks is your one-stop shop for self-publishing! Everything from editing to layout to covers to creating a full book, ready for print - Pressbooks provides easy tools, and you provide the creativity! Once you've created your book, it's ready for online publishing, printing, and sharing with everyone from friends and family to agents and publishers. Stop waiting to share that masterpiece with the world!

If you're hoping to get your book out to a larger audience, the Indie Author Project might just be for you! Make your book available to the Library's online community, and it will be shared with readers all across the state, as well as automatically entered to be considered for highlighting by outlets such as the Library Journal! 
Want to see your book available for checkout at the Library? We'd love to see it! You can donate us a copy by dropping by the Library any time and telling the friendly front desk staff that you are a local author and would like your book considered for inclusion. A Librarian will reach back out to you about whether your book can be added. The Library can only accept physical books, not ebooks, at this time. (See our Donations policy for more information!)

Local Authors at the Library

  • Isaac Anderson
  • Kyoshi Anthony Ferguson
  • Limor Grinberg
  • Susana Illera Martínez
  • R.M. Romero
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  • Jessica Brown
  • Deborah Joseph
  • Jinia Nelzi
  • Michael Sapoznik
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  • Briyanna Dorminvil
  • Lyonel Gerdes
  • Ernst Alahram Louis-Jacques
  • Yanet Pajaro
  • Raj Tawney
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Upcoming & Recent Author Events


YA author Alexis Castellanos, author of sweet cooking romance Guava and Grudges about two feuding families whose chef teens fall in love, as well as historical graphic novel Isla to Island about the struggle of a 1960s Cuban-American immigrant, will be visiting the Library on Thursday, July 24th, to answer questions, read from her book, and hang out with North Miami Beach's teens!


YA author of nerdy romance novels Dating with Dragons (about falling in love around the D&D game table), Hot British Boyfriend (about falling in love as an exchange student),and more, Kristy Boyce will be joining the Library remotely on the afternoon of Friday, July 18th! Drop in to get a book, learn about being an author, ask your questions, and hear exclusive secrets of the writing craft!


The teens of the North Miami Beach Public Library had an opportunity to strut their stuff on July 2nd, when a mini Poetry Slam was held in the Discovery District! Teens (and staff members!) performed their own original work in front of their peers, as well as reciting and reading from all-time favorite bits of poetry and plays. Stay tuned for the next one to get your turn in the spotlight!


R.M. Romero, author of YA novels-in-verse such as Death's Country (a retelling of the Orpheus myth) and The Ghosts of Rose Hill (a fantasy based in the Jewish history of Poland), visited the Library on June 27th, 2025 to talk about poetry vs. prose, how to get your novel off the ground, and what it's like to travel for research and writing purposes. Missed her? Check out one of her books from the Teen Section!