A Celebration of Books,
Writers & LIterary Excellence

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Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 17, 2025

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


Genre: Fiction

Louis Bayard

Latest Title: The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

In the words of The New York Times, Louis Bayard “reinvigorates historical fiction,” rendering the past “as if he’d witnessed it firsthand.” His acclaimed novels include “The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts;” “The Pale Blue Eye,” adapted into the global… Continue Reading

Behind Every Good Man by Sara Goodman Confino

Sara Goodman Confino

Latest Title: Behind Every Good Man

Sara Goodman Confino is the best-selling author of “Behind Every Good Man,” “Don’t Forget to Write,” “She’s Up to No Good” and “For the Love of Friends.” After spending many years teaching high school English and journalism in Montgomery County,… Continue Reading

Friends with Secrets by Christine Gunderson

Christine Gunderson

Latest Title: Friends with Secrets

Christine Gunderson grew up on a fourth-generation family farm in rural North Dakota where she read Laura Ingalls Wilder books in her very own little house on the prairie. She’s a former television anchor and reporter, and former Capitol Hill… Continue Reading

House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen

Sarah Pekkanen

Latest Title: House of Glass

Sarah Pekkanen is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of 15 solo and co-authored novels. Her books are sold in 36 countries, with several optioned for TV and film. Sarah also co-wrote the screenplay for “The Wife Between Us”… Continue Reading

Wild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr Roberts

Tara Karr Roberts

Latest Title: Wild and Distant Seas

Tara Karr Roberts is a freelance writer, science writer and newspaper columnist. She is a lifelong Idahoan who grew up along the Pend Oreille River and now lives in Moscow, Idaho, with her family. “Wild and Distant Seas” is her… Continue Reading