GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Welcome to the 2021 Gaithersburg Book Festival! By Jud Ashman | Published April 30, 2021. People of the book! Here’s your guide to how to enjoy our Festival. GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL GBF 2021. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, 2021, we are proceed as if we will be able to hold an in-person Festival. We are also planning a couple of

MASTER SCHEDULE

Monday, May 3, 2021. 7:00pm EDT. George Washington. NF. David O. Stewart "George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father". Robert P. Watson "George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation". Join historians Stewart and Watson in this revealing conversation about America’s

first

FEATURED BOOKS

A dark, no-holds-barred, and often hilarious collection from a prize-winning poet, veering between the poles of self and world. Kim Addonizio’s sharp and irreverent eighth volume, Now We’re Getting Somewhere, is an essential companion to your practice of the Finnish art of kalsarikännit―drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out. GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF covid-19 Announcement. Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together – at least face to face – on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the last year putting together a *fantastic* lineup of authors, books,

workshops

GBF 2021: STILL VIRTUAL, STILL AWESOME! We've made a decision. The 2021 GBF will be held virtually, with 30+ author presentations, as well as several writing workshops for adults, teens and children scheduled throughout the month of May. The festival will kick off on Saturday, May 1, and programming will run on

HOW TO VIRTUAL GBF

How to virtual GBF. We’re so delighted to have a fabulous slate of author programs at this year’s vGBF! So you’re wondering how it works. Here’s how: All of our Featured Author presentations will go live on the GBF YouTube channel at their scheduled premiere time. To make sure you don’t miss a single thing, subscribe to our channel 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Welcome to the 2021 Gaithersburg Book Festival! By Jud Ashman | Published April 30, 2021. People of the book! Here’s your guide to how to enjoy our Festival. GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL GBF 2021. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, 2021, we are proceed as if we will be able to hold an in-person Festival. We are also planning a couple of

MASTER SCHEDULE

Monday, May 3, 2021. 7:00pm EDT. George Washington. NF. David O. Stewart "George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father". Robert P. Watson "George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation". Join historians Stewart and Watson in this revealing conversation about America’s

first

FEATURED BOOKS

A dark, no-holds-barred, and often hilarious collection from a prize-winning poet, veering between the poles of self and world. Kim Addonizio’s sharp and irreverent eighth volume, Now We’re Getting Somewhere, is an essential companion to your practice of the Finnish art of kalsarikännit―drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out. GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF covid-19 Announcement. Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together – at least face to face – on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the last year putting together a *fantastic* lineup of authors, books,

workshops

GBF 2021: STILL VIRTUAL, STILL AWESOME! We've made a decision. The 2021 GBF will be held virtually, with 30+ author presentations, as well as several writing workshops for adults, teens and children scheduled throughout the month of May. The festival will kick off on Saturday, May 1, and programming will run on

HOW TO VIRTUAL GBF

How to virtual GBF. We’re so delighted to have a fabulous slate of author programs at this year’s vGBF! So you’re wondering how it works. Here’s how: All of our Featured Author presentations will go live on the GBF YouTube channel at their scheduled premiere time. To make sure you don’t miss a single thing, subscribe to our channel 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll

FEATURED BOOKS

A dark, no-holds-barred, and often hilarious collection from a prize-winning poet, veering between the poles of self and world. Kim Addonizio’s sharp and irreverent eighth volume, Now We’re Getting Somewhere, is an essential companion to your practice of the Finnish art of kalsarikännit―drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out. GBF 2021: STILL VIRTUAL, STILL AWESOME! We've made a decision. The 2021 GBF will be held virtually, with 30+ author presentations, as well as several writing workshops for adults, teens and children scheduled throughout the month of May. The festival will kick off on Saturday, May 1, and programming will run on

HOW TO VIRTUAL GBF

How to virtual GBF. We’re so delighted to have a fabulous slate of author programs at this year’s vGBF! So you’re wondering how it works. Here’s how: All of our Featured Author presentations will go live on the GBF YouTube channel at their scheduled premiere time. To make sure you don’t miss a single thing, subscribe to our channel GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN Presented by: Jenny Klein. Date: May 15, 2021. Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. In this workshop, we will make artworks and create Haiku poetry! Haiku poetry is poetry about one breath long, and often focuses on nature. After reading sample poems and discussing the craft of writing Haiku poetry, we will create mini artworks and write our own Haiku WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS AND TEENS World Building, once the domain of Sci Fi and Fantasy, is now a requirement for all types of writing, even narrative non-fiction. In this short workshop, through exercises and short instruction, participants will create a fully-fleshed world, not just with streets and roads, mountains and waterways, but artifacts, technology, politics, economic systems and the power dynamic between characters. ASTRONAUTS ZOOM! ASTRONAUTS WRITE! Deborah Lee Rose is an internationally published, award-winning children’s author. Her newest book Astronauts Zoom! An Astronaut Alphabet is illustrated with “you are there” NASA photos of women and men astronauts on the International Space Station. HOW TO WRITE A KEY SCENE A celebration of books, writers, and literary excellence. A key scene is an essential building block in any work of fiction. In this session, you'll learn tips and strategies for making the scene you see in your head come alive on the page so that your reader is compelled to keep turning the pages, rather than turn out the light.

SADEQA JOHNSON

Sadeqa Johnson is the award-winning author of four novels, including her most recent, "Yellow Wife." Her accolades include being the recipient of the National Book Club Award, the Phillis Wheatley Award and the USA Best Book Award for best fiction. She is a Kimbilo Fellow, former board member of the CHEF AUTHOR PATI JINICH IS HOT, HOT, HOT!! She's hot, hot, hot! And we're not just talking about her food or her spices! Chef Patricia Jinich, author of "Pati's Mexican Table: The Secrets of Real Mexican Home Cooking," has been burning up the airwaves -- and newspapers and the web -- this month following the release of her cookbook. Ap GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Welcome to the 2021 Gaithersburg Book Festival! By Jud Ashman | Published April 30, 2021. People of the book! Here’s your guide to how to enjoy our Festival. GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL GBF 2021. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, 2021, we are proceed as if we will be able to hold an in-person Festival. We are also planning a couple of

FEATURED BOOKS

A dark, no-holds-barred, and often hilarious collection from a prize-winning poet, veering between the poles of self and world. Kim Addonizio’s sharp and irreverent eighth volume, Now We’re Getting Somewhere, is an essential companion to your practice of the Finnish art of kalsarikännit―drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out.

MASTER SCHEDULE

Monday, May 3, 2021. 7:00pm EDT. George Washington. NF. David O. Stewart "George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father". Robert P. Watson "George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation". Join historians Stewart and Watson in this revealing conversation about America’s

first

GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF covid-19 Announcement. Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together – at least face to face – on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the last year putting together a *fantastic* lineup of authors, books,

workshops

HOW TO VIRTUAL GBF

How to virtual GBF. We’re so delighted to have a fabulous slate of author programs at this year’s vGBF! So you’re wondering how it works. Here’s how: All of our Featured Author presentations will go live on the GBF YouTube channel at their scheduled premiere time. To make sure you don’t miss a single thing, subscribe to our channel GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Welcome to the 2021 Gaithersburg Book Festival! By Jud Ashman | Published April 30, 2021. People of the book! Here’s your guide to how to enjoy our Festival. GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL GBF 2021. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, 2021, we are proceed as if we will be able to hold an in-person Festival. We are also planning a couple of

FEATURED BOOKS

A dark, no-holds-barred, and often hilarious collection from a prize-winning poet, veering between the poles of self and world. Kim Addonizio’s sharp and irreverent eighth volume, Now We’re Getting Somewhere, is an essential companion to your practice of the Finnish art of kalsarikännit―drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out.

MASTER SCHEDULE

Monday, May 3, 2021. 7:00pm EDT. George Washington. NF. David O. Stewart "George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father". Robert P. Watson "George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation". Join historians Stewart and Watson in this revealing conversation about America’s

first

GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF covid-19 Announcement. Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together – at least face to face – on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the last year putting together a *fantastic* lineup of authors, books,

workshops

HOW TO VIRTUAL GBF

How to virtual GBF. We’re so delighted to have a fabulous slate of author programs at this year’s vGBF! So you’re wondering how it works. Here’s how: All of our Featured Author presentations will go live on the GBF YouTube channel at their scheduled premiere time. To make sure you don’t miss a single thing, subscribe to our channel GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll

FEATURED BOOKS

A dark, no-holds-barred, and often hilarious collection from a prize-winning poet, veering between the poles of self and world. Kim Addonizio’s sharp and irreverent eighth volume, Now We’re Getting Somewhere, is an essential companion to your practice of the Finnish art of kalsarikännit―drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out.

HOW TO VIRTUAL GBF

How to virtual GBF. We’re so delighted to have a fabulous slate of author programs at this year’s vGBF! So you’re wondering how it works. Here’s how: All of our Featured Author presentations will go live on the GBF YouTube channel at their scheduled premiere time. To make sure you don’t miss a single thing, subscribe to our channel

ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation. Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and certainly the best organized. Kudos GBF 2021: STILL VIRTUAL, STILL AWESOME! We've made a decision. The 2021 GBF will be held virtually, with 30+ author presentations, as well as several writing workshops for adults, teens and children scheduled throughout the month of May. The festival will kick off on Saturday, May 1, and programming will run on GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT EXHIBIT - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Exhibiting / Vending at the Gaithersburg Book Festival, you’ll have your own space for the day where you can interact with thousands of attendees and showcase your work, literary-related wares, services, and programs. APPLICATIONS: Please print, complete and mail or CREATE A BRAND NEW WORLD! World Building, once the domain of Sci Fi and Fantasy, is now a requirement for all types of writing, even narrative non-fiction. In this short workshop, through exercises and short instruction, participants will create a fully-fleshed world, not just with streets and roads, mountains and waterways, but artifacts, technology, politics, economic systems and the power dynamic between characters. HOW TO WRITE A KEY SCENE A celebration of books, writers, and literary excellence. A key scene is an essential building block in any work of fiction. In this session, you'll learn tips and strategies for making the scene you see in your head come alive on the page so that your reader is compelled to keep turning the pages, rather than turn out the light. GAITHERSBURG READS UPDATE: OUR PROGRAM, THE CONTROVERSY (In fact, her family has deep roots here; her late father Gene Cummins was a decorated veteran and, among other things, a deacon at St. Martin’s and St. John Neumann Catholic Churches and actually brought about the first Spanish-language services in the area which, notably, served a large number of immigrant families in our community.) ASTRONAUTS ZOOM! ASTRONAUTS WRITE! Deborah Lee Rose is an internationally published, award-winning children’s author. Her newest book Astronauts Zoom! An Astronaut Alphabet is illustrated with “you are there” NASA photos of women and men astronauts on the International Space Station. GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVALGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2019GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2020GAITHERSBURG BOOK FAIRGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2018EVENTS IN GAITHERSBURG2017 BOOK FESTIVALS GBF 2021. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, 2021, we are proceed as if we will be able to hold an in-person Festival. We are also planning a couple of WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Welcome to the 2021 Gaithersburg Book Festival! By Jud Ashman | Published April 30, 2021. People of the book! Here’s your guide to how to enjoy our Festival.

MASTER SCHEDULE

Monday, May 3, 2021. 7:00pm EDT. George Washington. NF. David O. Stewart "George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father". Robert P. Watson "George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation". Join historians Stewart and Watson in this revealing conversation about America’s

first

ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation. Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and certainly the best organized. Kudos GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF covid-19 Announcement. Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together – at least face to face – on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the last year putting together a *fantastic* lineup of authors, books,

workshops

POETRY CONTEST FINALISTS About the Poetry Contest. High school students from across the Washington Metropolitan Area were invited to submit short poems to the Gaithersburg Book Festival High School Poetry Contest. This year, the prompt was that the poem should reflect the themes of GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVALGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2019GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2020GAITHERSBURG BOOK FAIRGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2018EVENTS IN GAITHERSBURG2017 BOOK FESTIVALS GBF 2021. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, 2021, we are proceed as if we will be able to hold an in-person Festival. We are also planning a couple of WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Welcome to the 2021 Gaithersburg Book Festival! By Jud Ashman | Published April 30, 2021. People of the book! Here’s your guide to how to enjoy our Festival.

MASTER SCHEDULE

Monday, May 3, 2021. 7:00pm EDT. George Washington. NF. David O. Stewart "George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father". Robert P. Watson "George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation". Join historians Stewart and Watson in this revealing conversation about America’s

first

ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation. Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and certainly the best organized. Kudos GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF covid-19 Announcement. Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together – at least face to face – on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the last year putting together a *fantastic* lineup of authors, books,

workshops

POETRY CONTEST FINALISTS About the Poetry Contest. High school students from across the Washington Metropolitan Area were invited to submit short poems to the Gaithersburg Book Festival High School Poetry Contest. This year, the prompt was that the poem should reflect the themes of GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll

FEATURED BOOKS

A dark, no-holds-barred, and often hilarious collection from a prize-winning poet, veering between the poles of self and world. Kim Addonizio’s sharp and irreverent eighth volume, Now We’re Getting Somewhere, is an essential companion to your practice of the Finnish art of kalsarikännit―drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out.

ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation. Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and certainly the best organized. Kudos

SPEAK/PRESENT

Speak/Present. Join us at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 15, 2021, for a day-long, outdoor celebration of books and reading. Our Festival tents are filled with eager audiences for author talks and signings, free writing workshops, and singer-songwriter performances. EXHIBIT - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Exhibiting / Vending at the Gaithersburg Book Festival, you’ll have your own space for the day where you can interact with thousands of attendees and showcase your work, literary-related wares, services, and programs. APPLICATIONS: Please print, complete and mail or 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

GAITHERSBURG READS UPDATE: OUR PROGRAM, THE CONTROVERSY (In fact, her family has deep roots here; her late father Gene Cummins was a decorated veteran and, among other things, a deacon at St. Martin’s and St. John Neumann Catholic Churches and actually brought about the first Spanish-language services in the area which, notably, served a large number of immigrant families in our community.) CONTACT - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Contact For Programming and Logistical Inquiries. Carolyn Crosby Senior Events Supervisor for City of Gaithersburg . For Sponsorship Inquiries. Lisa Kim Sponsorship Coordinator for City of Gaithersburg . For Media Inquiries. Gail Norris PR Coordinator for Gaithersburg Book Festival Committee . For Inquiries About Volunteering

JEANINE CUMMINS

Jeanine Cummins is the author of the #1 New York Times best-seller, "American Dirt," which was both an Oprah Book Club and Barnes & Noble Book Club selection. The novel has been translated into almost 40 languages, and has sold over a million copies worldwide. Cummins also wrote "A Rip in Heaven

DR. MICHIO KAKU

Dr. Michio Kaku. Michio Kaku, renowned theoretical physicist and New York Times bestselling author of Hyperspace and The Future of Humanity, tells the story of the greatest quest in all of science. When Newton discovered the laws of motion and gravity, he unified the rules of heaven and earth. From then on, physicists have been

discovering new

LAMAR GILES

Lamar Giles writes for teens and adults across multiple genres, with work appearing on numerous “Best Of” lists each and every year. He is the author of the acclaimed novels “Fake ID,” “Endangered,” “Overturned,” “Spin,” “The Last Last-Day-of-Summer,” “Not So Pure and Simple,” and “The Last Mirror on the Left,” as well as numerous pieces of short fiction. GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVALGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2019GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2020GAITHERSBURG BOOK FAIRGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2018EVENTS IN GAITHERSBURG2017 BOOK FESTIVALS GBF 2021. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, 2021, we are proceed as if we will be able to hold an in-person Festival. We are also planning a couple of WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Welcome to the 2021 Gaithersburg Book Festival! By Jud Ashman | Published April 30, 2021. People of the book! Here’s your guide to how to enjoy our Festival.

MASTER SCHEDULE

Monday, May 3, 2021. 7:00pm EDT. George Washington. NF. David O. Stewart "George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father". Robert P. Watson "George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation". Join historians Stewart and Watson in this revealing conversation about America’s

first

ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation. Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and certainly the best organized. Kudos GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF covid-19 Announcement. Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together – at least face to face – on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the last year putting together a *fantastic* lineup of authors, books,

workshops

POETRY CONTEST FINALISTS About the Poetry Contest. High school students from across the Washington Metropolitan Area were invited to submit short poems to the Gaithersburg Book Festival High School Poetry Contest. This year, the prompt was that the poem should reflect the themes of GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVALGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2019GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2020GAITHERSBURG BOOK FAIRGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2018EVENTS IN GAITHERSBURG2017 BOOK FESTIVALS GBF 2021. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, 2021, we are proceed as if we will be able to hold an in-person Festival. We are also planning a couple of WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Welcome to the 2021 Gaithersburg Book Festival! By Jud Ashman | Published April 30, 2021. People of the book! Here’s your guide to how to enjoy our Festival.

MASTER SCHEDULE

Monday, May 3, 2021. 7:00pm EDT. George Washington. NF. David O. Stewart "George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father". Robert P. Watson "George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation". Join historians Stewart and Watson in this revealing conversation about America’s

first

ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation. Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and certainly the best organized. Kudos GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF covid-19 Announcement. Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together – at least face to face – on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the last year putting together a *fantastic* lineup of authors, books,

workshops

POETRY CONTEST FINALISTS About the Poetry Contest. High school students from across the Washington Metropolitan Area were invited to submit short poems to the Gaithersburg Book Festival High School Poetry Contest. This year, the prompt was that the poem should reflect the themes of GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll

FEATURED BOOKS

A dark, no-holds-barred, and often hilarious collection from a prize-winning poet, veering between the poles of self and world. Kim Addonizio’s sharp and irreverent eighth volume, Now We’re Getting Somewhere, is an essential companion to your practice of the Finnish art of kalsarikännit―drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out.

ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation. Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and certainly the best organized. Kudos

SPEAK/PRESENT

Speak/Present. Join us at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 15, 2021, for a day-long, outdoor celebration of books and reading. Our Festival tents are filled with eager audiences for author talks and signings, free writing workshops, and singer-songwriter performances. EXHIBIT - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Exhibiting / Vending at the Gaithersburg Book Festival, you’ll have your own space for the day where you can interact with thousands of attendees and showcase your work, literary-related wares, services, and programs. APPLICATIONS: Please print, complete and mail or 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

GAITHERSBURG READS UPDATE: OUR PROGRAM, THE CONTROVERSY (In fact, her family has deep roots here; her late father Gene Cummins was a decorated veteran and, among other things, a deacon at St. Martin’s and St. John Neumann Catholic Churches and actually brought about the first Spanish-language services in the area which, notably, served a large number of immigrant families in our community.) CONTACT - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Contact For Programming and Logistical Inquiries. Carolyn Crosby Senior Events Supervisor for City of Gaithersburg . For Sponsorship Inquiries. Lisa Kim Sponsorship Coordinator for City of Gaithersburg . For Media Inquiries. Gail Norris PR Coordinator for Gaithersburg Book Festival Committee . For Inquiries About Volunteering

JEANINE CUMMINS

Jeanine Cummins is the author of the #1 New York Times best-seller, "American Dirt," which was both an Oprah Book Club and Barnes & Noble Book Club selection. The novel has been translated into almost 40 languages, and has sold over a million copies worldwide. Cummins also wrote "A Rip in Heaven

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LAMAR GILES

Lamar Giles writes for teens and adults across multiple genres, with work appearing on numerous “Best Of” lists each and every year. He is the author of the acclaimed novels “Fake ID,” “Endangered,” “Overturned,” “Spin,” “The Last Last-Day-of-Summer,” “Not So Pure and Simple,” and “The Last Mirror on the Left,” as well as numerous pieces of short fiction. GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVALGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2019GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2020GAITHERSBURG BOOK FAIRGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2018EVENTS IN GAITHERSBURG2017 BOOK FESTIVALS Dear GBF Friends, Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Become a 2021 Sponsor! A highly visible way to show that you support the community and value the arts. Sponsor

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Master Schedule. To watch a Featured Author Presentation, please visit the GBF YouTube channel.Program links will go live at the scheduled premiere time. Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel and “Like” our videos! GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF ANNOUNCEMENT: Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together - at least face to face - on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the EXHIBIT - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL2017 BOOK FESTIVALS2020 BOOK

FESTIVALS

Show Your Stuff on Saturday, May 15, 2021! Announcement Regarding Coronavirus / COVID-19: In early February, 2021, a decision will be made regarding the status of an in-person festival on May 15. If it is determined the festival will take place in person, the Exhibitor and

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POETRY CONTEST FINALISTS About the Poetry Contest. High school students from across the Washington Metropolitan Area were invited to submit short poems to the Gaithersburg Book Festival High School Poetry Contest. GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL A standout among the nation's best literary events, book fairs, and expos, the GBF features author talks, workshops, children's activities, and plenty more! GBF 2021 - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVALGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2019GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2020GAITHERSBURG BOOK FAIRGAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL 2018EVENTS IN GAITHERSBURG2017 BOOK FESTIVALS Dear GBF Friends, Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress being made in developing vaccines. As that relates to the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for May 15, WELCOME TO THE 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Become a 2021 Sponsor! A highly visible way to show that you support the community and value the arts. Sponsor

MASTER SCHEDULE

Master Schedule. To watch a Featured Author Presentation, please visit the GBF YouTube channel.Program links will go live at the scheduled premiere time. Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel and “Like” our videos! GBF COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT GBF ANNOUNCEMENT: Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival. We will not be coming together - at least face to face - on May 16th for GBF. HOWEVER, having spent the EXHIBIT - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL2017 BOOK FESTIVALS2020 BOOK

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Show Your Stuff on Saturday, May 15, 2021! Announcement Regarding Coronavirus / COVID-19: In early February, 2021, a decision will be made regarding the status of an in-person festival on May 15. If it is determined the festival will take place in person, the Exhibitor and

Food Vendor app

POETRY CONTEST FINALISTS About the Poetry Contest. High school students from across the Washington Metropolitan Area were invited to submit short poems to the Gaithersburg Book Festival High School Poetry Contest. GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AUTHORS, & ACTIVITIES All Aboard! The GBF KidLit Train is leaving the station on May 1! Virtual Station Stops include can’t-miss author presentations by award-winning children’s and YA authors, writing workshops, in-person StoryWalks around Gaithersburg, online book sales, and writing inspiration from our authors! AUT 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

A LIBRARIAN REFLECTS ON BANNED BOOKS WEEK by Jennifer Nicholson I find that lists of banned books make excellent lists for book suggestions. Looking through lists of frequently banned books reveals some of my all-time favorites books: “The Giver,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Harry Potter,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Face on the Milk Carton,” “Brave New World,” “The Kite Runner,” “Roll

FEATURED BOOKS

A dark, no-holds-barred, and often hilarious collection from a prize-winning poet, veering between the poles of self and world. Kim Addonizio’s sharp and irreverent eighth volume, Now We’re Getting Somewhere, is an essential companion to your practice of the Finnish art of kalsarikännit―drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out.

ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation. Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and certainly the best organized. Kudos EXHIBIT - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Show Your Stuff on Saturday, May 15, 2021! Announcement Regarding Coronavirus / COVID-19: In early February, 2021, a decision will be made regarding the status of an in-person festival on May 15. If it is determined the festival will take place in person, the Exhibitor and

Food Vendor app

SPEAK/PRESENT

Speak/Present. Join us at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 15, 2021, for a day-long, outdoor celebration of books and reading. Our Festival tents are filled with eager audiences for author talks and signings, free writing workshops, and singer-songwriter performances. 2021 GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Tues. 5/25 5:00 PM Ages 4-12 David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka: “How to Apologize” Tom Angleberger: “DJ Funkyfoot: utler For Hire” Lamar Giles: “The Last Mirror on the Left” Moderated by Breanna McDaniel Tues. 5/25 7:00 PM Ages 8-12 Laurie Wallmark: “ode reaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman hanged the ourse of Two

World Wars”

CONTACT - GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL Contact For Programming and Logistical Inquiries. Carolyn Crosby Senior Events Supervisor for City of Gaithersburg . For Sponsorship Inquiries. Lisa Kim Sponsorship Coordinator for City of Gaithersburg . For Media Inquiries. Gail Norris PR Coordinator for Gaithersburg Book Festival Committee . For Inquiries About Volunteering GAITHERSBURG READS UPDATE: OUR PROGRAM, THE CONTROVERSY (In fact, her family has deep roots here; her late father Gene Cummins was a decorated veteran and, among other things, a deacon at St. Martin’s and St. John Neumann Catholic Churches and actually brought about the first Spanish-language services in the area which, notably, served a large number of immigrant families in our community.)

JEANINE CUMMINS

Jeanine Cummins is the author of the #1 New York Times best-seller, "American Dirt," which was both an Oprah Book Club and Barnes & Noble Book Club selection. The novel has been translated into almost 40 languages, and has sold over a million copies worldwide. Cummins also wrote "A Rip in Heaven

LAMAR GILES

Lamar Giles writes for teens and adults across multiple genres, with work appearing on numerous “Best Of” lists each and every year. He is the author of the acclaimed novels “Fake ID,” “Endangered,” “Overturned,” “Spin,” “The Last Last-Day-of-Summer,” “Not So Pure and Simple,” and “The Last Mirror on the Left,” as well as numerous pieces of short fiction.

DR. MICHIO KAKU

Michio Kaku is a professor of physics at the City University of New York, co-founder of string field theory, and the author of several widely acclaimed science books, including "Beyond Einstein," "The Future of Humanity," "The Future of the Mind," "Hyperspace," "Physics of the Future" and "Physics o

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> It’s a wonderful place if you’re bookish.

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– Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medal winning children's author and poet

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> For an author to…have this kind of opportunity to talk to a group > of avid readers about their project, it’s a great thing.

> ”

– Political Strategist David Axelrod

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> When I was doing my book tour I met a lot of writers who knew about > GBF and wanted to be here.

> ”

– Alice McDermott

> “

> Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and > certainly the best organized. Kudos all around!

> ”

– Gary Krist, Author Of “City Of Scoundrels”

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> It’s like a little treasure.

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– NPR's Maureen Corrigan

> “

> It’s a wonderful place if you’re bookish.

> ”

– Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medal winning children's author and poet

> “

> For an author to…have this kind of opportunity to talk to a group > of avid readers about their project, it’s a great thing.

> ”

– Political Strategist David Axelrod

> “

> When I was doing my book tour I met a lot of writers who knew about > GBF and wanted to be here.

> ”

– Alice McDermott

> “

> Overall, this is one of the best book festivals I’ve done, and > certainly the best organized. Kudos all around!

> ”

– Gary Krist, Author Of “City Of Scoundrels”

> “

> It’s like a little treasure.

> ”

– NPR's Maureen Corrigan

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> It’s a wonderful place if you’re bookish.

> ”

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