A few years back, when I was more involved on the programming side of the Fall for the Book Festival,…
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Fall for the Book Forum Poses Provocative Questions
The Fall for the Book Festival has been using the “off season” not only to begin planning for this fall’s…
Continue reading →Another Sister Souljah Moment…
…this one at the Barnes & Noble in Durham, N.C. It’s been nearly 17 years since the Bill Clinton-Sister Souljah…
Continue reading →A Quaint And Curious Volume
Edgar Allan Poe turns 200 on Monday, January 19, and the bicentennial has prompted a series of celebrations in several…
Continue reading →Fall for the Book Announces Poster Contest
The Fall for the Book Festival, based at George Mason University, has announced a poster contest — inviting artists to…
Continue reading →Words of Wisdom for Writers
Last night brought the closing event of the 2008 Fall for the Book Festival: an appearance by Michael Cunningham, author…
Continue reading →Home (at the End of the World) At Last
Michael Cunningham’s name is almost inevitably linked with three things: his third novel, The Hours; the Pulitzer Prize he won…
Continue reading →It Keeps Going and Going and….
…and the truth is that the Energizer Bunny has nothing on us! A crack staff and extensive team of volunteers…
Continue reading →Fall for the Book Hits the Halfway Mark
As Fall for the Book’s third day unfolded on campus and around the region, I spent most of the day…
Continue reading →Bausch, Baxter, Carlson, Cheuse & Percy
Monday’s night’s event with Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe drew more than 1,200 readers to George Mason’s Fairfax Campus. The event…
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