A Celebration of Books,
Writers & LIterary Excellence

Save the Date


Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 17, 2025

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


Author Archives: Jennie Cottrell

Q&A with Valerie and Lisa Martin

Lisa and Valerie Martin are co-authors of the children’s book, “Anton and Cecil: Cats at Sea.” Lisa has published in Ladybug Magazine, and has written several collections of children’s poetry. She has worked as an educator and children’s poet and currently resides in Charlottesville, Va. Orange Prize-winner… Continue Reading

Exhibiting Author Brings Poetry for Children

Hello Book & Festival Lovers, My name is Nicole Lanier Montez, I am the author of a new book, titled, “The Corporate Kid: Rainbow After the Storm,” an interactive poetry book; the reader will enjoy vibrant poetry, illustrations and have… Continue Reading

Exhibiting Author David Schroeder

“In this engaging debut novel of historical adventure, the first of a planned series, a man fights the dangers of the Atlantic and a conspiracy of white slave trading.” So begins a review from Kirkus Reviews of the novel “The Surfman” by… Continue Reading

Q&A with Exhibiting Author & Novelist Dan Santos

Exhibiting author Dan Santos is a Gaithersburg, Md., resident and author of the novel, “Insurrection: Appalachian Command,” the story of a massive Al Qaeda act of terror that plummets the U.S. into a new Civil War. Dan is a former U.S. diplomat and Army infantry… Continue Reading

The Intersection Between Books and Art

by Exhibiting Author Kathryn Horn Coneway My books grew out of my work at Art at the Center and are designed to offer inspiration and ideas for families for working with art materials. As the director of an art studio for kids and families,… Continue Reading

Q&A with Featured Author & Novelist Fiona Maazel

Fiona Maazel , author of “ Woke Up Lonely ” and “Last Last Chance,” is winner of the Bard Prize for Fiction and a National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree. Her work has appeared in BOMB, Bookforum, N+1, The New York Times Book Review, Tin House and many other publications. Fiona… Continue Reading

Buy Your GBF14 Books Now!

New for 2014: Order your GBF14 books in advance on the Politics & Prose website , and you can pick up your books at the bookstore tent on the day of the festival! No more waiting in line to buy books. You can go… Continue Reading

Q&A with Exhbiting Author (and Novelist) R. Simon Anderson

Hall of Exhibiting Authors participant R. Simon Anderson is originally from England and grew up in the last half of the Cold War, gaining an immense interest in history, aviation, the Super Powers’ cat-and-mouse game as well as geography and… Continue Reading

Q&A with Featured Author Howard Willens

Howard Willens is an attorney, author and historian who has practiced law in both the public and private sectors in Washington, D.C., and also was a member of the Warren Commission. His new book, “History Will Prove Us Right: Inside the Warren Commission Investigation into the Assassination of John F. Kennedy,” is the true story of what really happened… Continue Reading

Children’s Author Talks Inspiration & Comic Book-ing

by Andrew Zettler A book festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland might seem an unpredictable southern detour for a cartoonist turned children’s book author originally from Anchorage, Alaska, but as I’ve always been quick to point out, mildly frozen is no way to go… Continue Reading