Literary festival
Fall for the Book
Fairfax, VA
Oct 5–10
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Showing sessions we know about from publisher listings. The full festival program may include more.
Monday, October 5
In the Hiker’s Words: Appalachian Trail History
Mills Kelly
OCT
5
Mon · 7:00 PM
MK
Mills Kelly
In the Hiker’s Words: Appalachian Trail History
Richard Byrd Library · Springfield, VA
Tuesday, October 6
Educating a Nation: Democracy in Early America
George Oberle
OCT
6
Tue · 7:00 PM
GO
George Oberle
Educating a Nation: Democracy in Early America
Pohick Regional Library · Burke, VA
Suburban Scandal
Aggie Blum Thompson
OCT
6
Tue · 7:00 PM
AB
Aggie Blum Thompson
Suburban Scandal
Kings Park Library · Burke, VA
Against All Odds
Nina Willner
OCT
6
Tue · 7:00 PM
Nina Willner
Against All Odds
Burke Centre Library · Burke, VA
Wednesday, October 7
Ancestral Recall
Jordan Clark
OCT
7
Wed · 10:30 AM
JC
Jordan Clark
Ancestral Recall
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Unearthed Truths
Shasta Grant
OCT
7
Wed · 12:00 PM
SG
Shasta Grant + 1 more
Unearthed Truths
Wilkins Plaza Tent, between the Johnson Center and Horizon Hall, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Finding Home
Asa Drake
OCT
7
Wed · 1:30 PM
AD
Asa Drake + 1 more
Finding Home
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Poetry in an Ever-Changing Landscape
Cecily Parks
OCT
7
Wed · 1:30 PM
CP
Cecily Parks + 1 more
Poetry in an Ever-Changing Landscape
Wilkins Plaza Tent, between the Johnson Center and Horizon Hall, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Never Tell Them Your Name: Global Fairylore
Brittany Warman
OCT
7
Wed · 3:00 PM
BW
Brittany Warman
Never Tell Them Your Name: Global Fairylore
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Beck Environmental Lecture: Elizabeth Rusch
Elizabeth Rusch
OCT
7
Wed · 6:00 PM
ER
Elizabeth Rusch
Beck Environmental Lecture: Elizabeth Rusch
Grand Tier III, Center for the Arts, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Mason’s Visiting Writers Series: Shubha Sunder and William Pierce
Shubha Sunder
OCT
7
Wed · 6:00 PM
SS
Shubha Sunder + 1 more
Mason’s Visiting Writers Series: Shubha Sunder and William Pierce
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Mason’s Visiting Writer Series: Fady Joudah
Fady Joudah
OCT
7
Wed · 7:30 PM
FJ
Fady Joudah
Mason’s Visiting Writer Series: Fady Joudah
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
How an Appalachian Grandmother Fought a Corporate Giant
Julia Flint
OCT
7
Wed · 7:30 PM
JF
Julia Flint
How an Appalachian Grandmother Fought a Corporate Giant
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Thursday, October 8
From Red China to Blue Maryland
Lily Qi
OCT
8
Thu · 10:30 AM
LQ
Lily Qi
From Red China to Blue Maryland
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
The Beautiful and the Damaged
Lina Patton
OCT
8
Thu · 12:00 PM
LP
Lina Patton + 1 more
The Beautiful and the Damaged
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Lyrical Motion: Reprise
Michaela Godding
OCT
8
Thu · 12:00 PM
MG
Michaela Godding + 10 more
Lyrical Motion: Reprise
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Haunting Murders
Karen Olson
OCT
8
Thu · 1:30 PM
KO
Karen Olson + 1 more
Haunting Murders
Wilkins Plaza Tent, between the Johnson Center and Horizon Hall, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
februaries
Michele Evans
OCT
8
Thu · 3:00 PM
ME
Michele Evans
februaries
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
The Monster Within
Kylie Lee Baker
OCT
8
Thu · 3:00 PM
KL
Kylie Lee Baker + 1 more
The Monster Within
Wilkins Plaza Tent, between the Johnson Center and Horizon Hall, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Brother Epistles
Shanda McManus
OCT
8
Thu · 4:30 PM
SM
Shanda McManus + 1 more
Brother Epistles
Wilkins Plaza Tent, between the Johnson Center and Horizon Hall, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
9th Annual New American Voices Award Ceremony
Weike Wang
OCT
8
Thu · 4:30 PM
WW
Weike Wang + 5 more
9th Annual New American Voices Award Ceremony
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Virginia’s Dark Eugenic Past
Erin Bush
OCT
8
Thu · 6:00 PM
EB
Erin Bush
Virginia’s Dark Eugenic Past
Fenwick Library, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Black Out Loud
Geoff Bennett
OCT
8
Thu · 6:00 PM
GB
Geoff Bennett
Black Out Loud
Grand Tier III, Center for the Arts, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
An American Indian Horror Story
Stephen Graham Jones
OCT
8
Thu · 7:30 PM
SG
Stephen Graham Jones
An American Indian Horror Story
Harris Theatre, George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Friday, October 9
Poetry Happy Hour
Millie Tullis
OCT
9
Fri · 5:30 PM
MT
Millie Tullis + 3 more
Poetry Happy Hour
Mackenzie’s Tunes & Tonics · Fairfax, VA
Surviving the Hollywood Blacklist
Amanda Cockrell
OCT
9
Fri · 7:30 PM
AC
Amanda Cockrell
Surviving the Hollywood Blacklist
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Fiction in a Fractured Age: Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng
OCT
9
Fri · 7:30 PM
CN
Celeste Ng
Fiction in a Fractured Age: Celeste Ng
Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center · Fairfax, VA
Saturday, October 10
Road Tripping with Rus & Moose
Chuchu Wang
OCT
10
Sat · 10:30 AM
CW
Chuchu Wang
Road Tripping with Rus & Moose
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
When Twilight Comes
Marcie Flinchum Atkins
OCT
10
Sat · 11:20 AM
MF
Marcie Flinchum Atkins
When Twilight Comes
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Hanboks & Paper Drums
Korena Di Roma Howley
OCT
10
Sat · 12:10 PM
KD
Korena Di Roma Howley
Hanboks & Paper Drums
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
THIS JUST IN: Ghost Chickens?!
Adi Rule
OCT
10
Sat · 1:15 PM
AR
Adi Rule
THIS JUST IN: Ghost Chickens?!
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
Build a Magical Adventure
Amanda Foody
OCT
10
Sat · 2:30 PM
AF
Amanda Foody
Build a Magical Adventure
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA