PBS is venturing into territory that C-Span’s Book TV has previously had largely to itself, with plans to stream live coverage of three days of Miami Dade College’s Miami Book Fair International in November.

C-Span has been a partner since the fair’s inception in 1984, but its focus is on nonfiction. PBS envisions something broader, what producers describe as Olympic-style coverage of the extensive event. It runs Nov. 16 to 23 and will feature more than 500 authors, with attendance expected to top 200,000.

Jeffrey Brown, culture correspondent of “PBS NewsHour,” and the author Kelly Corrigan will host, jumping from any one of the dozen-plus simultaneous live events to taped interviews and conversations in the studio. Authors as diverse as the novelists Richard Ford and Emma Straub, the young adult author Judy Blume, the musician Questlove and the poet Mark Strand will be included.

The book industry has not “always been as aggressive about creating a media opportunity around their business,” said Rich Fahle, the executive producer of the PBS coverage, who previously worked on Book TV’s introduction and at Borders, the book retailer.