Fall for the Book Archives

Dean Jobb at Fall for the Book • Monday, October 25

Art Taylor / October 24, 2021

On Monday evening, October 25, I’ll be interviewing Dean Jobb about his terrific new book, The Case of the Murderous […]

Art Taylor / October 17, 2021

My next two events ahead focus on one of the most notorious killers in Victorian England and the greatest detective

Art Taylor / August 25, 2020

The Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University is going virtual this fall—and I’ll be joining several other

Art Taylor / October 6, 2019

April may be the cruelest month, but for us, October seems to be the busiest. Saturday, October 5, was my

Art Taylor / February 18, 2009

The Fall for the Book Festival has been using the “off season” not only to begin planning for this fall’s

The Fall for the Book Festival, based at George Mason University, has announced a poster contest — inviting artists to

Michael Cunningham’s name is almost inevitably linked with three things: his third novel, The Hours; the Pulitzer Prize he won

…and the truth is that the Energizer Bunny has nothing on us! A crack staff and extensive team of volunteers

As Fall for the Book’s third day unfolded on campus and around the region, I spent most of the day

Monday’s night’s event with Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe drew more than 1,200 readers to George Mason’s Fairfax Campus. The event

Despite being largely overshadowed (in some corners of the press, at least) by the National Book Festival next week, Fall

…and in the process, my own life — and my occasional posts here — will likely get put on hold