A Celebration of Books,
Writers & LIterary Excellence

Save the Date


Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 17, 2025

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


Author Archives: Jennie Cottrell

My Source of Inspiration

by Exhibiting Author Kamakshi P Murti When I retired in 2008, I discovered the time and leisure to indulge in what had always been a dream: writing children’s stories and murder mysteries. I soon discovered a distressing absence of South… Continue Reading

When You Live In A Great City But Your Job Makes You Sick

by Exhibiting Author Lisa G. Eley When I moved from Baltimore nineteen years ago, I knew very little about Montgomery County, and even less about Gaithersburg, the city with the forest oak tree emblem. Touted as one of the best places… Continue Reading

In Praise of School Visits

By Exhibiting Author Chrysa Smith A writer’s day can be solitary. You sit at your computer, sometimes staring at it blankly like it’s some sort of alien being. Other days, the process is fluid. Your brain is on some endless… Continue Reading

Exhibitor Gage Shepherd. Age: 14. Current occupation: Author.

Hey it’s Gage Shepherd and this is my first time at Gaithersburg Book Festival. When I was in fifth grade, our class took a trip to the cafeteria to meet an author. Jason F. Wright had published a book called… Continue Reading

Gaithersburg Book Festival Launches Eighth Annual Short Story Contest with Bigger Prize Pot

For the second year in a row, the Gaithersburg Book Festival is giving high school students the freedom to explore their writing creativity, with no opening lines or artwork to serve as inspiration, for its short story contest. The festival… Continue Reading

Why Do Writers Make the Decisions They Make? A Q&A with author Caroline Kitchener

by Fran Webber I sat down with Caroline Kitchener, and we chatted about her soon-to-be released book “ Post Grad: Five Women and Their First Year Out of College ,” in which she follows the lives of five young women in their first year out of college. Read all the way… Continue Reading

From Star Wars to Indiana Jones: Biographer Brian Jay Jones to Showcase “George Lucas: A Life” on April 19

Free Event, Co-Hosted by Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus and Politics & Prose, at the JHU Rockville Campus WHO: Best-selling biographer Brian Jay Jones, author of “George Lucas: A Life” WHEN: Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 7 to 9 p.m.… Continue Reading

What’s Your Book Addict Confession?

Two of your fellow book lovers have confessed their deepest, darkest book lovers secrets. (See below) Now it’s your turn! Post your Book Addict Confession in the comments or email it to us and you might see your confession turned into one of our cartoons.… Continue Reading

The GBF is ON! Show us your best rainwear!!

A little “liquid sunshine” isn’t going to dampen our spirits! (Because, yes, we are a “rain or shine” event, so the show will go on.) Don your best rainwear and share pictures via Twitter or Facebook using #GBF tomorrow (May 21) when you’re at the… Continue Reading

Your #GBF Can Be Worth $50

Are you excited about the upcoming Gaithersburg Book Festival?  Use #GBF on when you post on Facebook or Tweet about the Festival from Wednesday, May 18 to Monday, May 23, and have the chance to win a $50 Visa gift card.… Continue Reading