Mallon's Landfall (1988) Note: New Meeting Time: 5-7 p.m.

Sunday, July 14, 5-7 p.m. - Note new time

Price:

$45.00 (10% off for members)

In his last three novels, Thomas Mallon, a well-known DC author of historical fiction and literary critic, has turned his sights on the recent past, including novels about Nixon (Watergate),Ronald Reagan (Finale), and now his latest book, about George W. Bush, Landfall.In this one-session meeting, we'll take a close look at this novel to consider the differences between fact and fiction, how the W. Bush administration looks in hindsight, as well as some of the thorny questions faced by authors of historical fiction. During this session, we'll be sharing insights from various authors of historical fiction who manage to breathe life into the past and bring it alive. Sunday, July 14, 5-7 p.m. - Note new time

Thomas Mallon's Landfall

Aaron Hamburger is the author of the short story collection The View From Stalin’s Head (winner of the Rome Prize in Literature), the novel Faith for Beginners (a Lambda Literary Award nominee), and the forthcoming novel Nirvana is Here. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Poets & Writers, Tin House, Subtropics, Details, O, the Oprah Magazine, Boulevard, and The Village Voice. He has received fellowships from the Edward F. Albee Foundation and the Civitella Ranieri Foundation in Umbria, Italy, as well as residencies from Yaddo and Djerassi. He has also taught writing at Columbia University, NYU, the Stonecoast MFA Program, and George Washington University.

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