Hello book lovers, this is a friendly reminder that the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival is hosting two virtual literary events tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19.
First, we will hold our annual meeting. Then, we will have a panel presentation on book banning, featuring Ron Charles and Maureen Corrigan. Note: these events have separate Zoom links.
All the details are below. We hope you can make it!
2026 Annual Meeting
We invite all current members of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival to attend our annual meeting. In this virtual event, we will discuss what’s in store in 2026.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
5:30 p.m.
Virtual
Click here to join the Zoom meeting
Meeting ID: 890 1685 3336
Passcode: 936626
If you are not yet a member . . . it’s not too late to join us! Become a member of the festival here. Members get rewards (a waiver of the entrance fee to the Short Story Contest, a signed copy of the Honoree’s book, or an ad on our website, depending on the level of support). But the best reward is knowing that you supported the literary community of Montgomery County. We are a nonprofit organization; your donation is tax deductible.
Unfit for Shelves? A Love Letter to Banned Books
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
6 p.m.
Virtual
Click here to join the Zoom meeting
Meeting ID: 814 4950 7302
Passcode: 864402
This event is free and open to the public.
As we mourn the news that book reading (not to mention book reviewing!) is in decline across America, some books, particularly books on certain topics, are being removed from shelves. Are these books really unfit for our libraries, public schools, and centers of higher education? If not, why are the people of America being prevented from reading them?
Ron Charles and Maureen Corrigan will lead a discussion of this unfortunately timely topic—and offer a love letter to banned books everywhere.
Ron Charles was formerly a full-time writer for The Washington Post. He covered books and produced the weekly Book Club newsletter. He is now continuing to do great literary criticism on Substack.
Maureen Corrigan is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism in the Department of English at Georgetown University. For the past 35 years, Corrigan has been the weekly book critic on the Peabody Award-winning NPR program, ”Fresh Air.”
