The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a free annual celebration of great books and great writing that has made its mark as one of the nation’s top literary events. This year’s Festival – celebrating its 17th year and taking place May 16 – will feature more than 100 best-selling and award-winning authors who will participate in talks and panel discussions. Authors include:
Fiction
Rabih Alameddine
Sadeqa Johnson
Jason Mott
Stephanie Dray
Chanel Cleeton
Non-Fiction
Reyna Grande
Jonathan Karl
Susan Page
Keith O’Brien
Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis
Mystery/Thriller
Alex Finlay
Lori Rader-Day
Nick Petrie
Dan Fesperman
Sujata Massey
Romance
Madeline Bell
Sarah Adler
Matthew Norman
Sarah Goodman Confino
Audrey Ingram
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Ayana Gray
Gretchen Powell Fox
George Packer
Thomas Elrod
Jenn Lyons
Poetry
Iain Haley Pollock
Steven Ratiner
Cynthia Manick
Arden Levine
Dorian Elizabeth Knapp
Children’s Picture Books
Brian Lies
Sherri Duskey Rinker
Derrick Barnes
Amy Timberlake
Jonathan Roth
Graphic Novels
John Patrick Green
Leland Melvin
Dave Roman
Nick Bruel
Gareth Hinds
Middle Grade
Erin Entrada Kelly
Jasmine Warga
Linda Sue Park
Leonard Marcus
Mikki Knudsen
Young Adult
Sarah Dessen
Tony Keith Jr.
Alexandra Vilasante
Darlene Campos
Amanda McCrinna
The Festival also includes interactive writing workshops, a Children’s Village, book sales, author signings and more. Admission and shuttles from Shady Grove Metro and Montgomery County Fairgrounds are FREE.
The Gaithersburg Book Festival’s official bookseller is Politics and Prose Bookstore. The event is sponsored by The Carnegie at Washingtonian Center, DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC North Gaithersburg, Montgomery County Public Libraries, Montgomery County Public Schools, Chatter on Books, RIO Washingtonian Center, Washington Independent Review of Books, C-SPAN Book TV, Maryland State Arts Council and Montgomery Community Media.