February Author Talk: Helon Habila

Sunday, February 15, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST

The Mary Riley Styles Public Library in Falls Church will feature English Professor and writer Helon Habila for their February Book Talk. Habila will share passages from his body of work, which includes his novels, international bestseller Oil on Water and The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria, poetry, essays, and journalism, and discuss his career as a writer, editor, and professor of creative writing. The event is co-hosted with Bards Alley Bookshop.