The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) is returning to the festival this year with its Multilingual Story Time tent. The tent will focus exclusively on stories in multiple languages and will feature stories read by students and educators. The readings… Continue Reading
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Meg Waite Clayton Talks Wartime Correspondents and Jane Austen
by Megan Wessell, A Bookish Affair Meg Waite Clayton is the author of the new historical fiction novel, “The Race for Paris.” It’s a riveting tale of female war correspondents during World War II during a time when the war front was anything but permissive for women especially. Inspired by… Continue Reading
Inclusion starts with the simplest action: a smile
by Debbie Sahlin We’ve all experienced that moment when our children first see a person living with a disability and ask, “What’s wrong?” It’s difficult to know how to respond, isn’t it? Do you remember when you were a child… Continue Reading
Lynnette Bosan: From Foster to Freedom
by Lynnette Bosan Many people don’t overcome the odds against them. This was just the opposite of my story. At the age of 8 years old life was wonderful as I thought it should be. Being in the environment of my mother, brother… Continue Reading
GBF Panel: The Importance of Libraries: Now and In the Future
by Gene Taft If you’re an avid reader, chances are you have fond memories of visiting a library at some point in your life. I remember rushing home from elementary school one day and being beside myself with excitement recounting… Continue Reading
F.A.Q. – E.A. Aymar’s Reading at the Gaithersburg Book Festival
I hear you’re not reading directly from your book. What gives? Honestly, I still feel guilty about not reciting passages directly from my book during readings. I used to think that a writer’s prose should be so polished and perfect… Continue Reading
Some Requirements For My Forthcoming Gaithersburg Book Festival Presentation
by Jon Methven Leather chair. Pipe. Candles. Plenty of candles. Roll of duct tape. A monocle. Scale model of the solar system, except in the place of the sun will be the leather chair, where I will be sitting following my entrance.… Continue Reading
An excerpt from “Soccer Tales-Legend of the Shoelace Monster”
Below is an excerpt from “Soccer Tales-Legend of the Shoelace Monster” by Lewis Freimark “Nations come together every four years to play a World Cup of soccer. The United States is thought to be the next great cradle of soccer civilization. So… Continue Reading
A valuable lesson
by Adriana M. Amaro Many moons ago, when I was teaching Spanish to middle school students, I learned many valuable lessons. Today, I want to share one of those lessons with you. On a crisp morning in March, I arrived… Continue Reading
Gaithersburg Book Festival Debuts Brew & Vine Café Hosted by Dawson’s Market
Attendees Can Enjoy Beer, Wine, Coffee and Gourmet Fare While Enjoying Singer-Songwriter Performances and Poetry Readings Festival attendees will have a new option for refreshments and entertainment at the 2016 Gaithersburg Book Festival: the Brew & Vine Café from Dawson’s… Continue Reading