The GBF is FREE and fun for all to enjoy. But, if you’re able to buy our Featured Authors’ books at the event, even better! Why? Here are 5 reasons: 1. Helps our ability to continue to attract the… Continue Reading
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Q&A with Sheila Turnage
Sheila Turnage ’s first novel for children, “Three Times Lucky,” is a Newbery Honor Award winner. She has written nonfiction for adults, “Haunted Inns of the Southeast” and “Compass American Guides: North Carolina,” and one picture book, “Trout the Magnificent,” illustrated by Janet Stevens. Sheila is from eastern North Carolina. What are the best books… Continue Reading
Q&A with Elizabeth Winder
Elizabeth Winder is the author of the biography “Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953″ and one poetry collection. Her work also has appeared in the Chicago Review, the Antioch Review, American Letters, and other publications. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and earned… Continue Reading
Meet the World’s Best Children’s and YA Authors in Gaithersburg
No exaggeration, no hyperbole: This is one of the greatest lineups of children’s and teen authors you’ll ever find in one place on one day! Think about it: Jon Scieszka , legend and former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is actually going… Continue Reading
Q&A with ex-MTV VJ Mark Goodman
Mark Goodman , along with MTV’s other three VJs who helped launch the music network in 1981, has written about his experiences at MTV in the early 1980s in “VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave.” Mark has been in the radio and music business for 35 years, beginning… Continue Reading
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide To Mother’s Day
I love my mom so much. She’s the best mom in the whole world. Except when she asks me to do crazy things, like make my bed and empty the dishwasher and do my homework. That can get annoying. But… Continue Reading
Q&A with Caroline Leavitt
Caroline Leavitt is the New York Times best-selling author of “Pictures of You,” a Costco Pennie’s Pick, a San Francisco Chronicle Lit Pick, and on the best books of 2011 lists from the San Francisco Chronicle, The Providence Journal and Kirkus Reviews. Her 10th novel,… Continue Reading
Authors Bring Local History to Life
From stories of the Seneca Quarry and DC’s history told via a comic book to tales Fairfax County’s Civil War civilians and Frederick Douglass, history lovers will have plenty of entertainment at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 18. Panel… Continue Reading
Q&A with ex-MTV VJ Nina Blackwood
Nina Blackwood , along with MTV’s other three original VJs who helped launch the music network in 1981, has written about her five years at MTV in the early 1980s in “VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave.” Today she hosts daily radio shows on SiriusXM’s “80s On… Continue Reading
Q&A with Jason Mott
Jason Mott is a 2009 Pushcart Prize nominee, the author of two poetry collections and his writing has been published in numerous literary journals. His debut novel, “The Returned,” will be published in September 2013. The book was optioned for a television series pilot… Continue Reading