A Celebration of Books,
Writers & LIterary Excellence

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Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 16, 2026

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


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James Michener

10:00 Paul A. Stankus 10:20 B. Morrison 10:40 Cathy Knepper 11:00 Adam Hochschild 11:40 Luis Carlos Montalvan 12:20 Timothy Noah 1:00 Marc Kaufman 2:00 Ken Ackerman 2:40 David O. Stewart 3:20 David Linden 4:00 Gary Krist 4:40 Panel Discussion- The… Continue Reading

H.L. Mencken

10:00 Vincent dePaul Gisriel, Jr. 10:20 C.W. Whitehair 10:40 Robert C. Plumb 11:00 Clint Hill 11:40 Buzz Bissinger 12:20 Marvin and Deborah Kalb 1:00 Jim Lehrer 2:00 John Feinstein 2:40 Baratunde Thurston 3:20 Sara Taber 4:00 Steve Coll 4:40 Jenny… Continue Reading

Olson, Lynne

Lynne Olson is a New York Times best-selling author of nine books of history, most of which deal with World War II. Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has called her “our era’s foremost chronicler of World War II… Continue Reading

Jones, Gregg

“Most Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II” is the fourth non-fiction book by Pulitzer Prize-finalist journalist and historian Gregg Jones. His previous books are “Honor in Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the… Continue Reading