Matthew Quick (aka Q) is the author of “The Silver Linings Playbook” and two young adult novels, “Sorta Like a Rock Star” and “Boy21.″ His work has received many honors—including a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention—and has been translated into several languages. The Weinstein Company and David O. Russell have adapted “The Silver Linings Playbook,” starring Robert De Niro,… Continue Reading
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What Would Your Pen Name Be?
Earlier this week, the Picador Book Club posted the following graphic on its Facebook page. We asked some of our committee members what their pen names would be. Behold…. Kesey-Dickens-Fitzgerald-Shelly Webster Picoult Miles or Picoult Drummond Sparks Mateny Steinbeck Wyckoff Robbins Carroll Heights… Continue Reading
Q&A with 2012 Featured Author Madeline Miller
Madeline Miller’s debut novel is “The Song of Achilles,” a re-telling of the story of the hero of Greek mythology. Ms. Miller attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. She has also studied in the Dramaturgy department at Yale… Continue Reading
Recommended Political Reads for Kids
The recommended political reads for kids (ages 4-up) highlighted below are from Jennifer Nicholson , Media Specialist at Gaithersburg Elementary School . “What Does the President Look Like” by Jane Hampton Cook, Illustrated by Adam Ziskie This book explains how people would know what the president looked like at different times throughout history (painting, photograph, cartoons, newsreel, TV,… Continue Reading
Q&A with 2012 Featured Author Larry Doyle
Larry Doyle is one of America’s foremost humorists. 23His first novel, “I Love You, Beth Cooper” won the 2008 Thurber Prize for American Humor – and that came on the heels of a four-year stint as a writer and producer of “The Simpsons.” Doyle’s latest book is “Deliriously Happy,” a collection of his humor… Continue Reading
One (Knowledgeable) Author’s Opinion on the Sequels to “Gone with the Wind”
John Wiley, Jr. is the co-author of “Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind,” a history of how GWTW became an international phenomenon that has sustained the public’s interest for 75 years. Wiley is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Mitchell and her novel. He… Continue Reading
Q&A with 2012 Featured Author Thomas Young
Thomas Young is the author of the suspense novel “Silent Enemy” (Putnam Adult), which follows the characters of his previous novel, “The Mullah’s Storm.” In addition to being the author of three books, Young is a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He serves as… Continue Reading
Q&A with 2012 Featured Author John Wiley
John Wiley, Jr. is the co-author of “Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind” (Taylor Trade Publishing), a history of how GWTW became an international phenomenon that has sustained the public’s interest for 75 years. Wiley is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Mitchell and her… Continue Reading
Recommended Political Reads
As the political season heats up, Gaithersburg Book Festival committee members recommend some of their favorite political reads and tell you why they enjoyed them so much. (Books are listed in alphabetical order by author’s last name.) “President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime” by Lou Cannon A great… Continue Reading
Q&A with 2012 Featured Author David O. Stewart
David O. Stewart is a historian whose third book, “American Emperor: Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America” (Simon & Schuster), tells the story of America’s third Vice President as a daring, and perhaps deluded, figure who shook the nation’s foundations in its earliest, most vulnerable decades. The book follows his well-received… Continue Reading
