by Elizabeth Zipf Richard Montgomery High School, class of 2014 So, I just turned in a major essay for English class, and it got me thinking. We’d been able to revise it after feedback from the teacher, and at this… Continue Reading
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Q&A with Judy Colbert
Judy Colbert is an award-winning writer and photographer who has written about Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Delaware for decades. Her latest book is “Peaceful Places Washington, D.C.: 114 Tranquil Sites in the Nation’s Capital and Beyond.” She has also written about Super Bowl trivia, temper tantrums, divorce, the hospitality industry, spas and cruising. Her… Continue Reading
A Poetry Secret Society?
OK. Maybe not a secret society. After all, if it was secret, we wouldn’t be posting here. But as we celebrate National Poetry Month , Gaithersburg Book Festival Committee member and author Paul Stankus let us in on a little secret. He has an alter-ego.… Continue Reading
Q&A with Tom Dunkel
Tom Dunkel , author of “Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball’s Color Line,” is a long-time contributor to The Washington Post Magazine and a former feature writer for the Baltimore Sun. His other writing credits include The New York Times Magazine, Sports Illustrated, National Geographic Traveler and Smithsonian. He lives… Continue Reading
Publicity Abduction
Below is an original work of “flash fiction” by GBF 2013 author Jon Methven . You also can read a Q&A with Jon on our blog. The twelve members of the book festival committee listened as author J.T. Schneet described his vision of how he would drum… Continue Reading
Q&A with Dave Ungrady
Dave Ungrady is a public speaker, journalist and author of four books. Three are about athletic history at the University of Maryland, including “Born Ready: The Mixed Legacy of Len Bias” and the best-selling “Tales From the Maryland Terrapins.” Dave is a former University Maryland athlete, in soccer and track… Continue Reading
Take a Chance! Come to the Gaithersburg Book Festival!
by Elizabeth Zipf Richard Montgomery High School, Class of 2014 For me, when I’m considering going to something like the Gaithersburg Book Festival, one of the main problems is that I don’t know anyone to go with. What I’ve found,… Continue Reading
Q&A with Debra Dean
Debra Dean’s best-selling debut novel, “The Madonnas of Leningrad,” was a New York Times Editors’ Choice, a #1 Booksense Pick, a Booklist Top Ten Novel, and an American Library Association Notable Book of the Year. It has been published in 20 languages. Her collection… Continue Reading
Lyrics as Poetry
In honor of National Poetry Month , we’ve been hosting a series of blog posts about our festival poets, Committee member’s favorite poems, etc. For two committee members — festival founder and City of Gaithersburg Councilmember Jud Ashman and me, Robin Ferrier —… Continue Reading
Q&A with Cookbook Author Pati Jinich
Pati Jinich is host of the public television series “Pati’s Mexican Table,” and recently published her first cookbook with the same name. She also writes a blog about food and her work and is a cooking teacher, food writer and official chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. Pati… Continue Reading