Fareed Zakaria to headline 2024 Morristown Festival of Books

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From the Morristown Festival of Books

MORRISTOWN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS ANNOUNCES 2024 KEYNOTE EVENT
Renowned Journalist and Best-Selling Author Fareed Zakaria
Headlines Annual Fundraiser

The Morristown Festival of Books is thrilled to welcome host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, journalist, and author Fareed Zakaria as its 2024 Keynote Speaker. Zakaria will discuss his New York Times best seller, Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present.

Mark your calendars now for an evening you won’t want to miss! Zakaria will be speaking on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) in Morristown.

How can history’s revolutions help us better understand today’s challenges? In his major new work, Age of Revolutions, Zakaria explores the pivotal revolutions that have shaped world history—from the economic revolution of the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age to the Industrial Revolution in 19th-century Britain and America—and examines how the current revolutions in globalization, technology, identity, and geopolitics can provide lessons to overcome all challenges.

Tickets go on sale on Monday, August 5, 2024, at 10 a.m. Purchase online or call the MPAC box office at 973-539-8008.

Tickets are available at two levels: $60 General Admission, and $100 Festival Champion Admission. Both include a signed hardcover copy of Age of Revolutions.

The Keynote Event is generously co-sponsored by Delta Dental and the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, as well as Special Event Sponsor JP Morgan Chase. This fundraiser event helps underwrite the remarkable free offerings of MFOB’s all-day Saturday Festival, which features the opportunity to interact with scores of authors.

About the Saturday Book Festival

The all-day, free Main Festival takes place on Saturday, Oct. 19, and has something for everyone. More than 100 award-winning and best-selling authors will speak and answer questions at five locales, all within walking distance of each other along South Street in historic Morristown.

Book sales and signings will take place on the grounds of the historic Vail Mansion. KidFest is an activity-filled part of the event where kids meet their favorite authors, get their books signed, and partake in crafts, face painting, and more.

About the Keynote Author

Fareed Zakaria is the host of CNN’s flagship international affairs show, Fareed Zakaria GPS, and is a weekly columnist for the Washington Post. He is the author of four New York Times best sellers, including Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World.

Morristown Festival of Books is a fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey, a nonprofit corporation. For more information, visit morristownbooks.org and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram @morristownbooks!

 

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