A young reader enjoys the atmosphere at the Gaithersburg Book Festival

National Book Award winner, Alice McDermott, speaking at the 2010 Gaithersburg Book Festival

2011 Featured Author James Swanson, author of the best-selling "Manhunt: the 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer"

2011 Featured Author Mary Quattlebaum and her husband Christopher David

2010 Featured Author Wes Moore speaks to the crowd about his best selling memoir,The Other Wes Moore

Best-selling author Elizabeth Berg at the 2011 Festival

The crowd in the Dashiell Hammett Pavilion to see author Rita Mae Brown

Beloved children's author Phyllis Reynols Naylor takes time to give a quick interview

The crowd enjoyed music all day at the Gaithersburg Book Festival Coffee House

Author Sarah Blake talks about her bestseller, The Postmistress

NPR's Scott Simon takes questions from the audience at the 2011 Festival

A crowd lines up for a book signing at the 2010 Gaithersburg Book Festival

Author Sarah Pekkanen greets a fan at her book signing

Alex Berenson, a #1 NY Times best-selling novelist, speaks to the crowd

Tayari Jones reads from her best-selling novel, Silver Sparrow

Browsing books at the 2010 Gaithersburg Book Festival

Maryland Poet Laureate Linda Pastan at the 2011 Festival

Welcome to the Gaithersburg Book Festival

“A celebration of books, writers and literary excellence.”

The City of Gaithersburg is proud to welcome you to the region’s premier literary event! We hope you’ll join us for our third annual Gaithersburg Book Festival on Saturday, May 19, 2012, where you’ll have a chance to see and meet some of the world’s best writers – from best-sellers to acclaimed up-and-comers, terrific workshops, a full day of fun at our Children’s Village, and all the rest of the fun!