May 17, 2025
10am – 6pm
Bohrer Park
Curious as to what all the buzz is about? Thanks to Montgomery Community Media, those of you not “in the know” can now find out. Montgomery Community Media (MCM) put together a 30-minute show that explores the book festival, gets “up close and personal” with some of 2012’s authors, and talks about GBF 2013. And we’ve got the video right here!
Last night, I had the honor of receiving a 2012 County Executive’s Award for Excellence in Arts and Humanities for my work as the founder and chair of the Gaithersburg Book Festival. We had an amazing turnout of Book Festival… Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Looking for a master schedule of our Featured Author presentations? You can find it here . Note: all author signings will immediately follow their presentations.