Become a Friend of the Festival
Become a literary champion and fuel creative minds
We reached our goal!
One of our proudest achievements in October 2025 was reaching over 1,200 K-12 students by bringing in three authors to local schools talk about topics ranging from fantastic flora, to learning to draw manga, to a teen navigating life after an ICE raid. We worked with the schools to create meaningful, immersive activities to connect the featured books with their current school work. For many of these children and teens, it was their first time seeing an author speak in person.
Help us continue our year-round programming.
Benefits for Friends of the Festival
Friend: Donate $1-$74 and receive:
- Your name printed in the festival program* and on the website
- Priority emails about program updates, new authors, and events
Supporter: Donate $75-$149 and receive all of the above, plus:
- Fall for the Book Mug
Patron: Donate $150-$299 and receive all of the above, plus:
- Two tickets to a VIP author reception of your choice
- VIP Seating at premiere author events for up to two people
Advocate: Donate $300-$499 and receive all of the above, plus:
- One book of your choice by a headline author
- Priority to get your book signed at VIP events
Champion: Donate $500-$999 and receive all of the above, plus:
- Two additional tickets (for a total of four) to your choice of VIP author receptions
- VIP seating at premiere author events for up to four people
Leader: Donate $1,000 or more and receive all of the above, plus:
- Two day-long parking passes for George Mason Visitor Parking
Become a recurring donor of $40 a month or more and receive:
- All benefits starting at the Advocate Level
- An additional signed book of your choice from a festival author
Fall for the Book is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and donations are Tax Deductible after Market Value. Market Value of Listed Benefits: Patron – $80, Advocate – $105, Champion – $185, Leader – $201, Recurring – $130.
Or send your check payable to “Fall for the Book” to the address below:
Fall for the Book
George Mason University, MS 3E4
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
For more information, contact us at 703-993-3986 or at friends@fallforthebook.org.
* For donations received by August 1, 2024
Thank you to our 2025 Friends of the Festival!
Leader
Robert & Lucy Beck
Kathleen & Jack Kehoe
Sally Merten
William Miller & Elisabeth Vermilye
Peter Stearns & Donna Kidd
Champion
Ken Budd
Jennifer Disano
Ron Gutkowski
Anne Lauer
Paulette Miller
Nancy & David Roodberg
Advocate
Ellis Glover
Suzanne Levy
Geoff Lewis
Catherine Read
Phylis Salak
Gordon & Barb Scott
Patron
Anonymous
Xande Anderer
Jean Browne
Niki Davison
Patricia Duque-Lewis
Lori Eaton
Jennifer Francois
Debora Goldberg
Camille H.
Aditya Johri
Shellie Kalinsky
Dawn Keene
Sally Lorentson
Elizabeth McCrea
Carol Mitchell
Bonnie Nelson in honor of her Ukrainian friends
Patricia Paterno
Karen Reilly
Colleen Rich in honor of Denise Dixon Merrill
Debra Shutika
Art Taylor
Brenda Young
Supporter
Anonymous
Jennifer Atkinson
Nicole Bazemore
Mark Brutsche
Inez Dinwoodie
Brian Engler
Helena Ferret
Janice Fitzgibbon
Christine Fow
Virginia Hoy
Mary Jo Kellgren
Anne Osterman
Alice Slayton Clark
Mollie Weinert
Friend
Anonymous
Julie Benson
Dianne Blais
Mark Brutsche
Camelotchris
Sarah Capponi
Ann Comerford
Kathy Deligianis in honor of George Deligianis
PJ Devlin
Lee Ellis
Ashley Evans
Nancy Fiedelman
Sarah Gallagher
Robert Gambarelli
Christine Getek
Karla Haworth
Ginny Hoy
Charlene Leiser
Kelly Loomis
Patrick Lusk
Alice Magelssen-Green
Michael McDonnell
Chris McGann
Sally Miller
Kimberly Mortier
Suzy Murphy
Mona Neff
Katherine Newland
Lee Ann Regan
Regina Rogets
Marisa Scala-Foley
Marcia Simpkins
Elizabeth Slucher
Karen Sokol
Stephanie Steele
Ron Vega
Mollie Weinert
Thomas Wolf
Laura Zimmermann