Don’t miss out on the wordy fun!
What are you doing Saturday, May 16th?
That’s a rhetorical question. What you’re doing is heading to the 6th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival in Gaithersburg, MD!
Held rain or shine in the heart of Olde Towne Gaithersburg, the free event is a daylong celebration of books, authors, illustrators, and all things literary. Kids’ activities, writing workshops, food, and a massive used-book sale round out the festivities. Heck, parking is free, too!
This year’s lineup includes:
- Michelle Brafman, author of We Named Them All: Stories and the novel Washing the Dead.
- Susan Coll, author of, most recently, the novel The Stager, selected as a New York Times and Chicago Tribune editor’s choice.
- Jeffery Deaver, an international bestselling author of more than 30 novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book.
- Keith Donohue, author of, most recently, The Boy Who Drew Monsters.
- Anne Enright, whose 2007 novel, The Gathering, won the Man Booker Prize. Her latest novel is The Green Road.
- Adele Levine, a physical therapist rehabilitating combat amputees. Her new book is Run, Don’t Walk: The Curious and Courageous Life inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
- Mary Norris, who has spent more than three decades as a copy editor (or “prose goddess”) at the New Yorker. She is author of Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen.
- Richard Peabody, founder and co-editor of Gargoyle Magazine. His new book is The Richard Peabody Reader.
- Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling author of such novels as The Opposite of Me and The Best of Us. Her newest book, Things You Won’t Say, is out this month.
- Benjamin Percy, author of The Dead Lands, Red Moon, and The Wilding, as well as two books of short stories.
- Erika Robuck, acclaimed author of Hemingway’s Girl, Fallen Beauty, and Call Me Zelda. Her latest book, The House of Hawthorne, is just out.
- Christopher Scotton, bestselling author of the acclaimed debut novel The Secret Wisdom of the Earth, chosen as the #1 Indie Next pick by the American Booksellers Association.
- David O. Stewart, an award-winning author and the president of the Washington Independent Review of Books. His latest book is Madison’s Gift: Five Partnerships that Built America.
- Jason Tinney, author of, most recently, Ripple Meets the Deep.
- Mary Kay Zuravleff, author of Man Alive!, which the Washington Post called “a family novel for smart people” and named a 2013 Notable Book.
So don’t miss it! And while you’re there, be sure to stop by the Independent’s table and say hi. Who knows? There might be a free bookmark in it for you!
Click here for more information on this year’s Gaithersburg Book Festival.
