Fall For The Book

06/17/2026

Tickets are going fast! There's less than a week to go until our summer livestream event in partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University. Grab yours and tune in Monday morning for an important discussion.

Award-winning journalist Nicole Carr investigates the long history of medical racism in her first book, The Price of Exclusion.

06/10/2026

It's summer reading season, and festival staff are enjoying lots of great books. What's on your list? Leave us a comment to share!

06/03/2026

"This searing debut from journalist Carr explores the underexamined history of discrimination against America’s Black medical students and doctors... It adds up to an eye-opening revelation of systemic racism in American medical training and a moving celebration of the Black doctors who persisted." - Publishers Weekly

Just under three weeks from our virtual summer event with Nicole Carr - moderated by LaNitra Berger. This is a free morning event in partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-price-of-exclusion-with-author-nicole-carr-tickets-1989220481007?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

06/02/2026

🌈 Happy Pride! 🌈

A celebration of LGBTQ+ poets, featuring outgoing Fairfax Poet Laur...

05/19/2026

This heat wave has summer on our minds. Now announcing our summer virtual program in partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University featuring journalist Nicole Carr. Grab your free tickets today:

Award-winning journalist Nicole Carr investigates the long history of medical racism in her first book, The Price of Exclusion.

05/13/2026

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is happening this weekend! We hope you go celebrate with our friends!

Join us IN PERSON on May 16, 2026 at Bohrer Park! Free to attend, free to park, and awesome for the whole family.

05/12/2026

New Podcast Episode: Two poets gather to discuss their work in the final episode of the season. Iain Haley Pollock’s All The Possible Bodies examines the myths we tell about ourselves, our families and nation, as well as asks the questions: How do we make peace with our hypocrisy and complicity in a social order that harms us all? Can and should we? Matthew Nienow’s If Nothing is a reckoning of alcoholism, fatherhood, longing and loss, and the need for forgiveness.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3htjp4WGx6QdAfamNRtFfK?si=0b41245eb0084080

05/06/2026

Our evening with Kate Quinn was a huge success! It was full of humor and insights, and some major love for reading and libraries. Thank you to our Sponsor, Fairfax County Public Library, our booksellers from Bards Alley Bookshop and our wonderful photographer: Aster Equine Photography.

Share your favorite Kate Quinn title in the comments!