BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:History Book Festival BEGIN:VEVENT UID:361142026-09-25 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926 SUMMARY:History Book Festival CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:HBF showcases new historical fiction and narrative nonfiction from\nmultiple subjects\, eras\, and voices. Over 90 percent of the\nfes tival’s author presentations are free and open to all\, drawing\nreader s from 30 states and abroad to this one-of-a-kind event at the\nDelaware b eaches. HBF authors also visit Delaware classrooms\, from\npreschool to c ollege\, and the festival gives their books to schools\,\nlibraries\, and community organizations\, providing an engaging way to\ninspire readers of all ages to enjoy learning about history.  \n\n \n\nThe festival ope ns on Friday\, Sept. 25\, with a ticketed keynote event\nexploring the Ira nian Revolution\, featuring authors Ben Macintyre and\nScott Anderson. Be n Macintyre has written\nfor The_ _Times(UK) for over three decades. H is book\, “Redwood:\nThe Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraor dinary\nSpy\,” reveals how American and British intelligence cracked th e\nKremlin’s secret plot to overthrow the fledgling Islamist regime\ni n the wake of the 1979 religious revolution. Scott Anderson is a\nvetera n war correspondent whose book\, “King of Kings: The Iranian\nRevoluti on\,” tells the story of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\, and how\nhis oust er blindsided the United States. The event is presented\nby Griswold Home care for Sussex & Kent Counties and Groome Church. \n\n \n\nThe tickete d closing event on Sunday\, Sept. 27\,\nfeatures co-authors Victoria Chr istopher Murray and Marie Benedict\,\nwho will discuss their book\, “A Pair of Aces: A Novel.”_ _This\nwork explores the unlikely alliance o f two trailblazing women on\nopposite sides of the law—a prosecutor and a madam—who team up to\nbring down notorious mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1 930s New York. Eunice\nCarter\, assistant district attorney for the City o f New York and\nManhattan's first Black female prosecutor\, and Polly Adle r\, high-class\nbrothel madam\, risk their lives to end the reign of Lucia no. Murray\nand Benedict are the New York Times bestselling\nco-authors  of “The Personal_ _Librarian”_ _and “The First\nLadies.”_ _ Victoria Christopher Murray has written 30 novels\,\nincluding “Harlem Rhapsody\,” a 2025 NPR Best Book of the Year.\nAmong Marie Benedict’s bestselling books selected for national book\nclubs are “The Only Woma n in the Room\,_” “_The Other\nEinstein\,_” _and “Carnegie’s Maid._” _ The event is\npresented by the Delaware Community Foundatio n. \n\n \n\nOn Saturday\, Sept. 26\, attendees can access their choice\ nof 20 author presentations in various venues in Lewes\, all free of\nch arge. Books will be available for purchase at each\nvenue\, and they ma y also be bought in advance\nat Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach\, th e festival’s official\nbookseller. Authors will be available to personal ize books after their\npresentations and\, at the end of the day\, presen ters and\naudiences can come together to celebrate and discuss their fes tival\nexperience at a “spirited discussion” presented by Dogfish Head \nBeer & Benevolence.  \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

HBF \;showcases \;new historical fi ction and narrative nonfiction from multiple subjects\, eras\, and voices. Over 90 percent \;of the festival&rsquo\;s author presentations are f ree and open to all\, \;drawing readers from 30 states and abroad to t his one-of-a-kind event at the Delaware beaches. \;HBF authors also vi sit Delaware classrooms\, from preschool to college\, and the festival giv es their books to schools\, libraries\, and community organizations\,  \;providing \;an engaging way to inspire readers of all ages to enjoy learning about history. \; \;

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The fest ival opens on Friday\, Sept. 25\, with a ticketed keynote event exploring the Iranian \;Revolution\, featuring authors Ben Macintyre and Scott A nderson. Ben Macintyre has written for \;The \;Times(UK)&nb sp\;for \;over three decades. His book\, \;&ldquo\;Redwood: The Un told Story of the Cold War&rsquo\;s Most \;Extraordinary Spy\,&rdquo\;  \;reveals how American and British intelligence cracked the Kremlin&r squo\;s secret \;plot \;to overthrow the fledgling Islamist regime in the wake of the \;1979 \;religious revolution. Scott Anderson is a veteran \;war correspondent whose book\, \;&ldquo\;King of Ki ngs: The Iranian Revolution\,&rdquo\; \;tells the story of Shah Mohamm ad Reza Pahlavi\, and how his ouster blindsided the United States. The eve nt is presented by \;Griswold Homecare for Sussex &\; Kent Counties  \;and Groome Church. \;

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The ticketed closing event on Sunday\, Sept. 27\, features \;co-authors \;Victo ria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict\, who will discuss their \;b ook\, \;&ldquo\;A Pair of Aces: A \;Novel.&rdquo\; \;Th is work explores the unlikely alliance of two trailblazing women on opposi te sides of the law&mdash\;a prosecutor and a madam&mdash\;who team up to bring down notorious mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1930s New York. Eunice Cart er\, assistant district attorney for the City of New York and Manhattan 9\;s first Black female prosecutor\, and Polly Adler\, high-class brothel madam\, risk their lives to end the reign of Luciano. Murray and Benedict are \;the New York Times \;bestselling co-authors \;of \;& ldquo\;The Personal \;Librarian&rdquo\; \;and \; &ldquo\;The First Ladies.&rdquo\; \;Victoria Christopher Murray has written 30 novels\, including \;&ldquo\;Harlem Rhapsody\,&rdquo\;  \;a 2025 NPR Best Book of the Year. Among Marie Benedict&rsquo\;s bes tselling books selected for national book clubs are \;&ldquo\;The Only Woman in the Room\,&rdquo\; \;&ldquo\;The Other Einstein\,& rdquo\; \;and \;&ldquo\;Carnegie&rsquo\;s Maid.&rdquo\;&nbs p\; \;The event is presented by \;the Delaware Community Found ation. \;

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On Saturday\, Sept. 26\, attende es can access their \;choice of \;20 \;author presentations in various venues in Lewes\, all free of charge. Books will be available for purchase at each venue\, \;and \;they \;may also be bought in advance at \;Browseabout \;Books in Rehoboth Beach\, the festival &rsquo\;s official bookseller. Authors will be available to personalize bo oks after their presentations and\, \;at the end of the day\, presente rs and audiences \;can \;come together to celebrate and discuss th eir festival experience at a &ldquo\;spirited discussion&rdquo\; presented by Dogfish Head Beer &\; Benevolence.  \;

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