BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Springshare//LibCal//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260919T130000Z
DTEND:20260919T174500Z
DTSTAMP:20260919T000000Z
SUMMARY:Book Club Conference
DESCRIPTION:This event is at the Fairfax County Government Center\, 12000 
 Government Center Parkway\, Fairfax.\n\nJoin 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.\n\nCheck back soon for more 
 information about featured workshops!\n\nKeynote Speaker: Victoria 
 Christopher Murray\n\nAbout the Author\n\nVictoria 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.\n\nOver 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.\n\nIn 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.\n\nPhoto Credit: Jason Frost\n\nINVITE\n\nThis 
 program is appropriate for ages 18 and above. Register by clicking on the 
 "Begin Registration" button (below).
LOCATION:Government Center\, Events at Other Locations
ORGANIZER;CN="Admin Program Department Staff":MAILTO:liblibraryevents@fairfaxcounty.gov
CATEGORIES:Author Event, Book Discussion, Workshop & Tutorial
CONTACT;CN="Admin Program Department Staff":MAILTO:liblibraryevents@fairfaxcounty.gov
STATUS:CONFIRMED
UID:LibCal-15963308
URL:https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/15963308
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY
BEGIN:VALARM
TRIGGER:-PT15M
ACTION:DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION:Reminder
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT

END:VCALENDAR