“Sweet Little Lies: How Secrets Can Shape a Story.” Erica Wright’s The Blue Kingfisher, Laurie Loewenstein’s Death of a Rainmaker, John Gilstrap’s Total Mayhem, and G.M. Malliet’s In Prior’s Wood are mysteries that depend on the juiciest of secrets!
“Love and Loss in the Caribbean.” Curdella Forbes’ novel A Tall History of Sugar and Katia D. Ulysse’s Mouths Don’t Speak follow themes of love and loss in Carribean countries and how to deal with personal choices brought on by societal and cultural standards.
“Society, Secrets, and Sexual Misconduct.” Aaron Hamburger and Patricia Smith discuss their novels, Nirvana Is Here and The Year of the Needy Girls, which ask questions of how we, as a society, should face secrets and sexual misconduct in the #MeToo era.
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Oct 11, 2019, 12:00pm – 2:00pm |
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- Venue: Fall for the Book, George Mason University, Fairfax Campus, Merten Hall, George Mason University, Fairfax Campus, Research Hall
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George Mason University, Fairfax Campus, 4400 University Drive , Fairfax , Virginia, 22030, United States
“Sports and Politics: Are They on the Same Playing Field?” Etan Thomas’s book We Matter: Athletes and Activism, includes interviews and essays from over fifty high-profile activist athletes, executives, and media figures at the intersection of sports and politics. The New York Times says, “Before Kaepernick, there was Etan Thomas.”
