Say Hello To Some Of Your Favorite Authors This Weekend In Morristown

We've been waiting for months and now it's finally here!

Morristown's Festival of Books happens this Friday and Saturday in Morristown on the grounds of the historic Vail Mansion. It's an opportunity to mingle with other book lovers while meeting some of your favorite authors.

The full roster of authors includes keynote speaker, Sebastian Junger, who has committed himself to decades of conflict reporting worldwide. His latest book, TRIBE: On Homecoming and Belonging, documents the challenges that modern day veterans face when they realize that there are elements of battle that they cannot live without. He will be speaking at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown on Friday, September 30, at 7:30 PM.

Other authors include Food Network judge and chef, Amanda Freitag, mystery fiction writer, Mary Higgins Clark, MacArthur fellow, Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winner Gilbert Gaul, and many, many more, including children's authors like Nick Bruel and Heather Alexander.

The authors will be speaking during events scheduled throughout the day, including on Friday evening. The Festival venues include the Morristown and Morris Township Library, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Peter’s Parish Hall, The Parish House of the Presbyterian Church, Church of the Redeemer, the Mayo Performing Arts Center, and the lawn at Vail Mansion. For more information on when your favorite author will be speaking, check out the schedule here.

For more information, including location and schedule of events, please visit the Morristown Festival of Books website here.

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