A Celebration of Books,
Writers & LIterary Excellence

Save the Date


Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 16, 2026

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


GBF Blog

Daniel Hernandez, Jr.: They Call Me a Hero

Daniel Hernandez helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and his life experience is a source of true inspiration in this heartfelt memoir. “I don’t consider myself a hero,” says Daniel Hernandez. “I did what I thought anyone should… Continue Reading

Evan Thomas: Ike’s Bluff

Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple… Continue Reading

Crossing World War Two Battle Lines

Meet two authors whose books tell the true stories of people’s journeys through dangerous territory during World War II. Rachel S. Cox is the author of “Into Dust and Fire: Five Young Americans Who Went First to Fight the Nazi… Continue Reading

Baseball and Society

Join a discussion about baseball and its larger implications for American life. Tom Dunkel is the author of “Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball’s Color Line.” Thomas Oliphant is the co-author of “Baseball as a Road to God:… Continue Reading

I Want My MTV

Meet original MTV VJ’s Nina Blackwood and Mark Goodman, who will be interviewed onstage by Washington Post television critic Hank Stuever.