November is recognized as National Novel Writing Month – NaNoWriMo for short. Even if you aren’t planning on becoming an author this year, tune in to SECC all month long to hear from world-class writers on Fairfax Network’s Meet the Author.
Meet the Author: John Grisham
With over 30 novels in print, John Grisham’s top selling books include “The Firm,” “A Time to Kill,” “The Runaway Jury,” and “The Pelican Brief.” Now, Grisham is creating a court room drama series for middle school readers featuring Theodore Boone, a savvy 13-year-old, who knows a lot about the law. The “Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer” series finds the amateur attorney battling injustice with critical thinking, solid research, and deductive reasoning.
- Wednesday, November 1 – 4:00 pm – Comcast 15
- Sunday, November 5 – 8:00 am – Comcast 15
Meet the Author: Fred Bowen
Back by popular demand is sports enthusiast and author, Fred Bowen. This former lawyer scores a win with his Sports Story Series. According to the author: “So many kids are passionate about sports, and I like tapping into that passion to show them how much fun reading can be.”
- Monday, November 6 – 11:30 am – Comcast 16
- Tuesday, November 7 – 8:45 am – Comcast 16
- Wednesday, November 8 – 4:00 am – Comcast 15
- Sunday, November 12 – 8:00 am – Comcast 15
Meet the Author: Loki Mulhollan
In 2013, Loki Mulholland produced “An Ordinary Hero” — a documentary about his mother’s life as a civil rights activist. Joan Trumpauer Mulholland’s story, told in that award-winning film, is now a nonfiction book for children, “She Stood for Freedom: The Untold Story of A Civil Rights Hero”.
- Monday, November 13 – 11:30 am – Comcast 16
- Tuesday, November 14 – 8:30 pm – Comcast 16
- Wednesday, November 15 – 4:00 pm – Comcast 15
- Sunday, November 19 – 8:00 am – Comcast 15
Meet the Author: Sharon Draper
Sharon Draper, educator, and award-winning author, makes a return visit to the Fairfax Network. Her newest book “Stella by Starlight” received the National Council of Teachers of English 2016 Charlotte Huck Award. Selected as one of New York Times 2015 Notable Children’s Books, “Stella by Starligh”t was recognized for presenting a unique look at the power of family in the Jim Crow South and during the Great Depression.
- Monday, November 20 – 11:30 am – Comcast 16
- Tuesday, November 21 – 8:30 pm – Comcast 16
- Wednesday, November 22 – 4:00 pm – Comcast 15
- Sunday, November 26 – 8:00 am – Comcast 15
Meet the Author: Ingrid Law
Ingrid Law is the New York Times bestselling author of Savvy, a 2009 Newbery Honor Book,and its companion novels, Scumble and Switch. According to Publishers Weekly, the author is “a natural storyteller who’s created a vibrant and cinematic novel that readers are going to love.”
- Monday, November 27 – 11:30 am – Comcast 16
- Tuesday, November 28 – 8:30 am – Comcast 16
- Wednesday, November 29 – 4:00 pm – Comcast 15
- Thursday, November 30 – 7:00 am – Comcast 15
Meet the Author is a presentation of the Fairfax Network: fcps.edu
For more on National Novel Writing Month: nanowrimo.org
