Fall for the Book

An American Indian Horror Story with Stephen Graham Jones Thursday, October 8, 7:30 PM | Harris Theatre, George Mason University In The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, horror icon Stephen Graham Jones unspools an American Indian revenge story told through transcribed interviews of a Blackfeet named Good Stab. His tale unveils a Blackfeet massacre and the haunting, […]

Fiction in a Fractured Age: Celeste Ng Friday, October 9, 7:30 PM | Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center Enjoy an evening with world-renowned author Celeste Ng as she discusses the suspense, drama, and beautifully complex interpersonal relationships that appear in her writing. Ng is the author of Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires

Fall for the Book Announces the 2026 New American Voices Award Longlist This October, Fall for the Book and George Mason University’s Institute for Immigration Research are proud to celebrate the ninth New American Voices Award–a post-publication book prize recognizing the work of first-generation writers. From the many entries, judges Donna Hemans, Angie Cruz, and

The Price of Exclusion with Nicole Carr Monday, June 22 | 9:40 a.m. via Zoom Why are Black doctors and their patients undervalued? What factors in America’s health system have paved the way for this to happen? Award-winning journalist Nicole Carr investigates the long history of medical racism in her first book, The Price of

Shubha Sunder Wins 8th Annual New American Voices Award Shubha Sunder, photographed by Aster Equine Photography. Fairfax, VA (October 10, 2025) – On Thursday, October 9, Shubha Sunder won the 8th Annual Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award for her novel Optional Practical Training: A Novel. Judge Marie Myung-Ok Lee presented the award

Olufunke Grace Bankole, Cristina Jiménez, and Shubha Sunder Named Finalists for 8th Annual New American Voices Award Olufunke Grace Bankole’s The Edge of Water, Cristina Jiménez’s Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear into Pride, Power, and Real Change, and Shubha Sunder’s Optional Practical Training: A Novel have have been named finalists for the Institute