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Book Marks
The following are book events, book releases and writing workshops in the Fairfax-Loudoun area. Thursday, Oct. 9 - Freanklin book signing, discussion. 7:30 p.m. Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Benjamin Franklin, author of " Counter-Thrust: From the Peninsula to the Antietam." Free. Registration required. 703-830-2223.Saturday, Oct. 11
Fairfax County African American stories. 3 p.m. Woodrow Wilson Library, 6101 Knollwood Drive, Falls Church. "Fairfax County Stories 1607-2007," with Supervisor Penny Gross and authors Houston Summers, Keith Mann, Deborah Nagy. Free. Registration required. 703-820-8774.
Book sale. Friends of the Kingstowne Library, 6500 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria. 703-339-4610.
Sunday, Oct. 12
Baker presentation. 11 a.m. NoVES, 225 Nutley St. N.W., Vienna. Beth Baker discusses “Old Age in a New Age”; advocates, practitioners transforming nursing homes, process of aging. Hosted by The Northern Virginia Ethical Society. 703-437-3161, www.esnv.org,
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Silva book signing, discussion. 7:30 p.m. Fairfax County Government Center, Board Auditorium, 12000 Government Center Parkway. Daniel Silva, author of "Moscow Rules" presents "The Undercover Life of an Espionage Writer." Books available for sale, signing. No registration required. 703-324-8428.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Neville book release. Katherine Neville's “The Fire,” sequel to “The Eight.” Barnes & Noble, 1851 Fountain Drive, Reston. 703-437-8147.
Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 16-19
Used book sale. Friends of the George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. 703-256-3800.
Friday, Oct. 17
G.M. Malliet book signing: 6:30 p.m. Borders Books, 1201 Hayes St., Arlington. Author of "Death of a Cozy Writer," first of "St. Just Mystery" series. 703-418-0166.
Saturday, Oct. 18
Willard-Teal book signing, discussion. 10:30 a.m. Sherwood Regional Library, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria. Joyce Willard-Teal, author of "Are You Raising the Next Generation of Hoodlums?" Free. Registration required.703-765-3645.
Champagne, dessert gala. 7:30 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place. Celebrates library's first anniversary. Features author David Baldacci of Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts. Tickets vary. Contact patriciasreed1@juno.com.
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 18-19
Book sale. Books and other items. Friends of the City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North St., Fairfax. 703-293-6227.
Book sale. One bag $5. Friends of the Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. 703-938-0405.
Sunday, Oct. 19
G.M. Malliet book discussion. 4 p.m. Tysons Pimmit Regional Branch, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Author of "Death of a Cozy Writer," first in "St. Just Mystery" series. Virginia Writers Club. Open to all. 703-790-8088.
Wednesday, Oct.22
Jampoler Forum: 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 1851 Fountain Drive, Reston. Author Andrew Jampoler discusses “The Last Lincoln Conspirator: John Surratt's Flight from the Gallows.” 703-437-8147.
Heimann book signing, discussion. 1 p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. Judith Heimann, author of "The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II." Free. registration required. 703- 938-0405.
Thursday, Oct. 23
Meier Forum. 5 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 1851 Fountain Drive, Reston. Author Andrew Meier discusses “The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin's Secret Service.” 703-437-8147.
'New Year's Tale.' The Hub Theatre in Reston, announces the reading of “A New Year’s Tale,” an Irish-themed play by local author and poet Penelope Ann Thoms. Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. at Greater Reston Arts Center, 12001 Market St., Suite 301; and Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. at the Reston Used Book Shop, 1623 Washington Plaza. Free. www.thehubtheatre.org.
Friday-Sunday, Oct. 24-26
Friends of the Oakton Library book sale. Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. 703-242-4020.
Book sale. Special clearance on Sunday. Friends of the Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. 703-502-3883.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Sullivan Forum: 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 1851 Fountain Drive, Reston. Author Michael Sullivan presents “The Crown Conspiracy.” 703-437-8147.
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