George Mason University’s Fall for the Book festival is returning for its 27th year this October to the Fairfax campus with some notable authors scheduled for the event.
The festival, scheduled across a couple days in early October, will feature Celeste Ng — author of Little Fires Everywhere — and Erik Larson — author of The Devil in the White City.
All Fall for the Book events are free and open, though tickets are required for both the Ng and Larson events. Tickets will be available on the festival’s Eventbrite page starting Sept. 10.
“Fall for the Book is a chance for readers to connect with writers in ways that expand our understanding of the books we love, but beyond that, it’s a way for people in our community to connect with one another,” Festival Director Kara Oakleaf said. “Reading is often thought of as a solitary activity, but one of our favorite parts of the festival is seeing the ways people find unexpected connections with one another when they come out to the festival to experience literature as part of a community.”
Last year’s headliners included Mexican Gothic author Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus. Oakleaf said she’s excited for Ng and Larson to come to the festival.
“We’re so excited to have Celeste Ng and Erik Larson headlining Fall for the Book this year,” Oakleaf said. “Both are authors our audience has been excited about over the years, and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the festival this year.”
The full schedule for the festival will be released next week.
According to a release:
On Wednesday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m., Celeste Ng will discuss her three international triumphs, Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and most recently, Our Missing Hearts. She will appear at Harris Theatre on George Mason’s Fairfax Campus thanks to the sponsorship of the Friends of the Reston Regional Library and Friends of City of Fairfax Regional Library.
On Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. Erik Larson will discuss his latest chart-topper, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, as well as the rest of his bestselling oeuvre. Larson will appear at Harris Theatre, thanks to the sponsorship of the George Mason Friends.
Other featured events will include Jeff Goodell delivering the Beck Environmental Lecture on Wednesday, October 8 at 6 p.m. He will discuss his book, The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet. This event, sponsored by Robert & Lucy Beck, will be in Grand Tier III of Mason’s Center for the Arts.
All Fall for the Book events are free and open, although free tickets are required for both Ng and Larson’s events. You can get yours starting on September 10th on Fall for the Book’s Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/fall-for-the-book-16452627820
