Aspiring writers and book-lovers all across Columbia are invited to the 25th annual Fall Literary Festival, a series of book signings, lectures and Q&As with nationally acclaimed authors.
The festival was started by Dorothy D. Smith in 1999, and is currently sponsored by her charitable foundation. It is organized by the Department of English Language and Literature and University Libraries.
This year, the festival features three headlining authors, Jesmyn Ward, the author of “Sing, Unburied, Sing”, on Sept. 25, Cinelle Barnes, the author of “Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir” on Sept. 29 and Walter Mosley, author of the “Easy Rawlins” series on Oct. 23…