Press Room

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Press Credentials

Members of the media wishing to cover the Gaithersburg Book Festival should, upon arrival, visit the Media Check-In tent, which will be located to the left of the front door of City Hall. A schedule of events, map and other press background material will be available at this tent.

Press Releases

• Mayor's Book Club Challenge - Winning Class and Student
  
  
• Third-Grade Class at Jones Lane Elementary School Wins Mayor’s Book Club...
  
  
• Gaithersburg Book Festival - PSA
  
  
• Inaugural GBF Offers Speakers and Activities with Wide Appeal
  
  
• Ogden Nash Coffee House to Bring Local Musicians and Poets to the GBF
  
  
• Author Wes Moore to Deliver Keynote at Gaithersburg Book Festival
  
  
• Book Festival to Feature Authors and Workshops for Teens and Tweens
  
  
• Fun, Educational Activities Will Inspire Children at Gaithersburg Book Festival
  
  
• GBF Offers Workshops for Aspiring and Established Writers of All Ages
  
  
• Gaithersburg Kicks Off Mayor’s Book Club for Local Third Graders
  
  
• More than 30 Nationally Renowned Authors to Headline Inaugural GBF
  
  
• Book Festival Fundraiser Planned for Growlers of Gaithersburg
  
  
• 10th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Features Bagpipes, Celtic Dancers...
  
  
• Gaithersburg to Host Region-Wide Book Festival

Articles

• Going Out Guide review of the Gaithersburg Book Festival ~ The Washington Post
  
  
• Gaithersburg Book Festival to Draw on Local Authors ~ The Washington Post
  
  
• Book Festival Gains Ground as City's Plans Unfold ~ Gazette.net
  
  
• Web Site Markets Book Festival ~ The Town Courier (pdf)

Blog Mentions

• Author John Feinstein’s Blog
  
  
• Maryland Politics Watch Blog
  
  
• Auhor Sara Lewis Holmes’ Blog
  
  
• Author Alan Orloff’s Blog
  
  
• Author Austin Camacho’s Blog
  
  
• The Bookshelf Sophisticate Blog
  
  
• The Women’s Nest Blog
  
  
• Book Crazy Blog
  
  
• Jay Roberts’ Blog
  
  

Videos

Meet some of our featured authors in our Q & A video series:



• Eugenia Kim


• Sarah Pekkanen


• David Stewart

Featured Authors in the News

2011 Festival Authors

The line-up of featured authors for 2011 Gaithersburg Book Festival is under development. Please check back periodically for updates, or join our e-mail list to stay apprised of the latest information about the festival.

2010 Festival Authors

• Helen Simonson


• Blending Tea and Hearts ~ New York Times


• Ron Charles reviews 'Major Pettigrew's Last Stand' by Helen Simonson ~ The Washington Post
  


• Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers For March 11TH ~ NPR
  


• Three Stories Of Gossip Not Even Austen Could Resist ~ NPR



• Sarah Pekkanen


• Discussion and book signing ~ Barnes & Noble
  


• Book review ~ Seattle Post Intelligencer
  


• The Opposite of Me: An Interview with Author Sarah Pekkanen ~ Examiner.com
  


• The Opposite of Me" book trailer ~ You Tube
  


• Book review: 'The Opposite of Me' by Sarah Pekkanen ~ The Washington Post
  



• Wes Moore


• ‘The Other Wes Moore’ tells a tale of two inner-city destinies ~ The Baltimore Sun
  


• Wes Moore to appear on Oprah ~ Random House Library
  


• The Destinies Of Two Men Who Share One Name ~ Wes Moore on NPR



• Sarah Blake


• Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers For March 11TH ~ NPR



• David O. Stewart


• No Way To Treat a Judge ~ The Huffington Post




• Washington City Paper: F. Scott Fitzgerald Conference to honor Alice McDermott
  
  
  
• Christian Science Monitor:John Feinstein's "A Season on the Brink" named at the top of the March Madness reading list.
  
  
  
• Olga Grushin
  


• Jonathan Yardley reviews "The Line," by Olga Grushin~ The Washington Post
  


• Once Upon a Life ~ Essay in the UK Guardian
  
  
• Sunday book review: Those Who Wait ~ New York Times



• John Feinstein


• A basketball tournament only the NCAA would love ~ The Washington Post
  



• David Hoffman


• The Post wins four Pulitzers; Bristol, Va., paper wins for public service ~ The Washington Post