Mary Downing Hahn: Recommended Reads of 2011
Mary Downing Hahn is the author of spine-chilling ghost stories, spooky mysteries, and other books for children and teens, including “Mary Downing Hahn’s Haunting Tales” (available as a...
View ArticlePhil Trupp: Recommended Reads of 2011
Phil Trupp is a veteran investigative journalist, and the author of “Ruthless: How Enraged Investors Reclaimed Their Investments and Beat Wall Street.” He is a regular commentator for New York Times...
View ArticleBrad Parks: Recommended Read of 2011
Brad Parks is the author of “Eyes of the Innocent” and “Faces of the Gone,” which won the Nero Award for Best American Mystery and the Shamus Award for Best First Mystery. Parks was the first author in...
View ArticleKimberly L. Becker: Recommended Read of 2011
Kimberly L. Becker is a member of Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers and is of Cherokee/Celtic/Teutonic descent. Her poems appear in numerous journals and anthologies, including the...
View ArticleSome Recommended Reads for Our Elected Officials
Tomorrow is the first day of the legislative session in Annapolis, Maryland. In honor of our political leaders return to the statehouse, we thought we’d provide some recommendations on books our...
View ArticleRecommended Political Reads
As the political season heats up, Gaithersburg Book Festival committee members recommend some of their favorite political reads and tell you why they enjoyed them so much. (Books are listed in...
View ArticleRecommended Political Reads for Kids
The recommended political reads for kids (ages 4-up) highlighted below are from Jennifer Nicholson, Media Specialist at Gaithersburg Elementary School. “What Does the President Look Like” by Jane...
View ArticleOur Favorite Dr. Seuss Books. What’s Yours?
In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday month, we asked our committee members to share their favorite Dr. Seuss titles and the reasons why they love them so much. The answers were varied and included some...
View ArticleQ&A with Garrett Peck
Garrett Peck is a literary journalist, local Washington-area historian, and author of four books – “The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol in America from Demon Rum to Cult Cabernet” (2009); “Prohibition in...
View ArticleA Peek Behind the Curtain at the Gaithersburg Book Festival
By Paul A. Stankus Not long after the last visitors departed from Gaithersburg City Hall’s grounds and the tents came down, nearly two dozen unseen volunteers began planning for the upcoming...
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