This event is at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.

Join book club members to learn about starting, running and enhancing book clubs while networking with fellow readers. Light breakfast snacks, coffee and box lunch provided. Cosponsored by the Fairfax Library Foundation.

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Keynote Speaker: Victoria Christopher Murray

About the Author

Victoria Christopher Murray is the New York Times and USA Today best selling author of more than 30 novels, including the New York Times Instant Best Sellers, The Personal Librarian, The First Ladies and the forthcoming Pair of Aces. All three novels, Victoria co-wrote with Marie Benedict.

Over her career, Victoria has received numerous awards including the Phyllis Wheatley Trailblazer Award, the Delta Sigma Theta Osceola Award for Excellence in the Arts, Go On Girl Book Club Author of the Year, eleven African American Literary Awards and five NAACP Image Award nominations. In 2016, she won the Image Award for Outstanding Literature for her social commentary novel, Stand Your Ground.

In addition to being a New York Times Bestseller, The Personal Librarian was a Good Morning America Book Club selection and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR. The First Ladies was Target’s 2023 Book of the Year. Five of Victoria’s Seven Deadly Sins novels became Lifetime movies produced by TD Jakes, Shaun Robinson and Derrick Williams. The Personal Librarian has been optioned by Al Roker Entertainment to become a mini series. With almost three million books in print, Victoria is one of the country’s top African American contemporary authors.

Photo Credit: Jason Frost

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This program is appropriate for ages 18 and above. Register by clicking on the "Begin Registration" button (below).