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FACES OF MASON

The face behind Leche Magazine. BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, CULTURE EDITOR Spreading out volumes I, II, and III on the table before me. I flipped through the pages of Leche Magazine. I noted the beautiful photography and aesthetic the magazine captured…

Author Scott. W Stern Visits Mason

“The Trials” looks at the effects of the American Plan BY COLLIN COPE, STAFF WRITER Author Scott W. Stern visited Mason for Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month on Wednesday, April 3 to discuss his recently released book, “The Trials of…

Eliot Cohen and “the big stick”

THE FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT ADVISOR DISCUSSED HIS NEW BOOK FOR MASON’S CENTER OF SECURITY AND POLICY STUDIES By Erik Truong, Staff Writer “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” said Theodore Roosevelt, America’s 26th president, speaking in 1901 about the…

Diana Gabaldon Talks Mason Award, “Outlander” and Success

Savannah Norton, Lifestyle Editor Internationally bestselling novelist Diana Gabaldon will be appearing at the opening night on September 27 at 6:30 p.m. to accept the 2015 Mason Award in Concert Hall on the Fairfax campus. Gabaldon is the author of…

New book with Agatha Christie characters debuted

By Christine Florence At last weeks Fall for the Book event, author Sophie Hannah introduced her book “The Monogram Murders,” a new Hercule Poirot story. Hannah received permission from Agatha Christie’s family and the Agatha Christie Estate to write the…

Jodi Picoult accepts Mason Award

International bestselling author Jodi Picoult was the first female to receive the 2014 Mason Award on Friday, Sept. 12. The Mason Award is given annually by the Fall for the Book board of directors. It is awarded to an author…