Suspense & the Stradivarius with Brendan Slocumb Thursday, February 24, 7:15 pm In-Person About the Event Music and mystery meet in this unforgettable crossover event. Professional violinist and author, Brendan Slocumb’s debut thriller The Violin Conspiracy follows Ray McMillian, a Black man with an incredible talent, but an unpromising future, who discovers his grandfather’s fiddle […]
A Conversation with Amor Towles Thursday, April 21, 7:30 pm In-Person Tickets are sold out for this event. About the Event New York Times-bestselling novelist Amor Towles, author of A Gentleman in Moscow, will headline Fall for the Book’s 2022 Spring Pop-Up Lit Night Series with an in-person appearance at the Sherwood Center in Fairfax,
The Undocumented Americans with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Thursday, October 28, 2 pm via Crowdcast About the Event After becoming one of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio wrote The Undocumented Americans, which Quiara Alegría Hudes calls “A scream and a song . . . a complex, human look at the
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Alien Superstar Adventures Friday, October 29, 1:30 pm via Crowdcast About the Event Emmy Award–winning actor, writer, director, and producer Henry Winkler will appear virtually at Fall for the Book to discuss his new children’s book Hollywood vs. The Galaxy with co-author Lin Oliver. Buddy Burger is back in a side-splitting third installment of the
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Patricia Engel’s Infinite Country wins the New American Voices Award Patricia Engel’s novel Infinite Country is the winner of the 2021 Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award, judged by Irina Reyn, Justin Torres, and Melissa Rivero. Engel will receive $5,000 for the top prize and will accept the award at a virtual ceremony hosted by
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Fall for the Book Podcast feat. Ethel Rohan Monday, November 1, 10 am via Soundcloud & Spotify About the Event Ethel Rohan discusses the importance of “uncomfortable” stories, how memories can shape a character’s future, and the power of small moments, all on this episode of The Fall for the Book Podcast. Rohan is the author