All Fairfax Reads, now in its eighth year, is a “one book, one community” project intended to encourage all Fairfax County residents to read and discuss the same book at the same time. A book is selected each year in May for all of Fairfax County to read, and the club culminates its book journey each September with a "Meet the Author" event.
This year’s selection is the memoir, Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan. The Fairfax Library Foundation, Friends of the Reston Regional Library and Fall For the Book are proud sponsors of this initiative that encourages reading, conversation and connections.
Learn more about Fall for the Book and their annual weeklong regional festival scheduled this year from Sep. 18 to Sep. 23.
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Past All Fairfax Reads selections are:
- 2004- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- 2005 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- 2006 - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
- 2007 - His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis
- 2008 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
- 2009- A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
- 2010- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
But wait, there's so much more our libraries have packed into the month of September!
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On Tuesday, Sept. 13 from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., join adventurer Peter Athans as he describes his travels, archaeological discoveries and humanitarian work in Nepal, the setting for Little Princes. Library: Sherwood Regional Library. This is an All Fairfax Reads event.
On Wednesday, Sep. 14 at 7:00 pm., join writer Wendi Kaufman for a discussion of Little Princes
Library: Reston Regional Library. No registration is required.
This is an All Fairfax Reads event.
On Thursday, Sep. 15 at 7:15 p.m, Rose Hill's John Marshall Library Book Club will meet in the John Marshall meeting room to discuss this month’s book club selection, Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
On Thursday, Sep. 15 at 7:00 p.m. learn a bit about the culture and religion of Nepal from Professor Benjamin Bogin of Georgetown University. Library: Kings Park. Register online or call 703-978-5600. This is an All Fairfax Reads event.
On Wednesday, Sep. 21 from 7:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m., join Conor Grennan, author of this year’s All Fairfax Reads selection, Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal as he shares how his three-month stint in a Nepalese orphanage turned into a lifelong mission to help reconnect trafficked Nepalese children with their families.
Location: George Mason University’s Harris Theatre.
This is an All Fairfax Reads event.
On Saturday, Sep. 24 from 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. meet local author Suzi Weinert . She’ll present her McLean-based mystery Garage Sale Stalker, answer questions and have copies of her book available for purchase and signing.
Library: Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
If you need more details or want to contact a specific Fairfax County library, you can find all the Fairfax county libraries contact information here.
