Dan opened the 30th anniversary celebration of Miami Book Fair International by giving a talk entitled, “An Evening of Codes, Symbols, and Secrets.”

As the Miami Herald put it, “Authors, take note: This is how you keep a big audience laughing and attentive. Be witty, smart and tell funny stories about being a kid. If you can throw in a cool story about finding yourself alone on a movie set with the Mona Lisa and an albino monk, even better.”

The evening began with an inaugural ceremony that included performances by the Suite Hispania ensemble and an appearance by the prince and princess of Spain.