Fall for the Book is Bigger Than Ever This Year
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, September 16th, 2011
Friday, Sept. 16, 2011
This year’s Fall for the Book festival looks to be the biggest ever. Stephen King and Amy Tan will both be there to accept awards. The presence of such monumental writers increases the festival’s reputation as one of the premier literary events in the country.
Fall for the Book consists of well over 70 individual readings and talks by leaders in various fields. Specific readings take place at many different locations throughout the D.C. area. Most of them, however, are at George Mason University’s Fairfax campus.
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The festival kicks off this Sunday, Sept. 18, and lasts through Friday, Sept. 2.
King and Tan headline the event, but noteworthy authors are plentiful. Some of the most exciting include journalist Jim Lehrer, C-SPAN founder and CEO Brian Lamb, and poet Claudia Rankine.
A detailed schedule can be found on the festival’s website.
–Matt Basheda
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