Did you know that September 30 – October 6 is Banned Books Week ? A word from Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine, co-owners of Politics & Prose Bookstore in D.C., about this important week: “Now in its 30th year, the week-long commemoration was initiated by the American… Continue Reading
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Festival Chair Jud Ashman to Receive County Executive’s Community Award of Excellence for Gaithersburg Book Festival
The Gaithersburg Book Festival is thrilled to announce that City of Gaithersburg Council Member Jud Ashman has been named recipient of the County Executive’s Community Award for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities . The award recognizes Ashman for his role in founding and promoting the Gaithersburg Book Festival. It will… Continue Reading
Welcome to the new GBF website!
Since our first year in 2010, we’ve prided ourselves on having one of the best websites of any book festival, book fair, or book event in the country. When I say “best,” I mean ‘best in terms of design’ and… Continue Reading
Gaithersburg Book Festival Launches Third-Annual Short Story Contest for High School Students
Winning Author Will Receive $100 Gift Certificate Homeless girls, vanishing brothers and forced trips to the moon will be the themes for the Gaithersburg Book Festival’s third-annual short story writing contest for Washington, D.C., metropolitan area high school students, which… Continue Reading
Gaithersburg Book Festival Now Accepting Applications for Featured Authors
Applications Due by January 15, 2013 Published authors interested in a featured slot at the 2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival are invited to submit an application to the Festival’s Author Recruitment committee. To be eligible to participate, applications must be received… Continue Reading
Do E-Book Readers Still Judge a Book by Its Cover?
I bought my first e-reader, a Nook, earlier this year. I didn’t enter into an e-reader relationship lightly. I was one of the early e-reader naysayers. “I like the physicality of holding a book,” I argued. “I don’t want to… Continue Reading
Why Gaithersburg will be ‘Comedy Central’ on May 19th
For me, one of the great joys about planning the GBF is to sort of sit back and watch the distinctive character each year’s Festival takes. We always have something for every taste, so the distinction may be subtle. But,… Continue Reading
Printable Author Schedule
Looking for a master schedule of our Featured Author presentations? You can find it here . Note: all author signings will immediately follow their presentations.
Writopia Offers Scholastic Writing Awards Workshop
Writopia Lab ’s newest workshop at the Gaithersburg Book Festival, “ Scholastic Writing Awards – Mock Judging ,” has a lot to offer for young writers who are interested in competing or sharing their work. The workshop shows teen writers (grades 7-12) how they can prepare their work… Continue Reading
Q&A with 2012 Featured Author Alex George
Alex George is the author of “A Good American,” a novel that is receiving rave reviews. Mr. George is an Englishman who lives, works, and writes in the middle of America. He studied law at Oxford University and worked for eight years as a corporate… Continue Reading
