Local Author Bringing Popular Book Tour to Tysons Corner

Local author Andy Symonds was an employee at Microsoft when his new novel, My Father’s Son, hit bookshelves across the country.

The book was a hit, growing more popular than Symonds originally anticipated. He left his job at Microsoft and began promoting the book full-time as he works on his second novel.

Now his recent promotion tour is bringing him home to Northern Virginia this weekend for a book signing at the Barnes & Noble inside Tysons Corner Center.

The signing will take place on Saturday, Sept. 19, and will last from 2-4 p.m. There are a number of Navy SEALs and other military members and veterans expected to be in attendance to celebrate the book.

My Father’s Son tells the story of a boy whose father, a Navy SEAL, is killed in combat. The boy must now rely on himself and his father’s military brothers to follow the path to manhood, living in the shadow of a war hero through it all.

The book aims to capture the struggles faced by military members and their families, and has captivated a national audience in doing so.

For more information on the book or Symonds’ book tour, click here.

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