SOURCE: The Gaithersburg Book Festival
Start | End | Title | Genre | Location | Author(s) |
10:00 am | 10:30 am | Tom Glenn: The Trion Syndrome | Fiction | Edgar Allan Poe Pavilion | Tom Glenn |
10:00 am | 10:30 am | Toby Devens: Happy Any Day Now | Fiction | F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion | Toby Devens |
10:00 am | 10:30 am | Kristen Green: Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County | Non-Fiction | H.L. Mencken Pavilion | Kristen Green |
10:00 am | 11:00 am | College Admissions Essay Writing: Writing Your Way into College! | Workshop | The Writers Center Tent | |
10:00 am | 11:00 am | Build a Story with LEGOs! | Workshop | Children’s Village – Workshops Tent | |
10:15 am | 11:05 am | Margaret Guroff: The Mechanical Horse | Non-Fiction | Rachel Carson Pavilion | Margaret Guroff |
10:15 am | 11:05 am | Tim Grove: First Flight Around the World | Children’s | Ogden Nash Pavilion | Tim Grove |
10:15 am | 11:05 am | Virginia is for Mysteries | Fiction | Dashiell Hammett Pavilion | Debbiann Holmes Vivian Lawry |
10:15 am | 11:05 am | Timothy Young and Steve Light | Children’s | Willa Cather Pavilion | Steve Light Timothy Young |
10:15 am | 11:05 am | Tim Kurkjian: I’m Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies | Non-Fiction | James Michener Pavilion | Tim Kurkjian |
10:15 am | 11:05 am | Nancy Naomi Carlson: Poetry in Translation | Fiction | Gertrude Stein Pavilion | Nancy Naomi Carlson |
10:15 am | 11:05 am | Laura Gehl and Jennifer Sattler | Children’s | Jim Henson Pavilion | Laura Gehl Jennifer Sattler |
10:35 am | 11:05 am | Donna Drew Sawyer: Provenance | Fiction | F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion | |
10:35 am | 11:05 am | Ellen Prentiss Campbell: The Bowl with Gold Seams | Fiction | Edgar Allan Poe Pavilion | Ellen Prentiss Campbell |
10:35 am | 11:05 am | Joanne C. Bamberger: The Hillary Clinton Paradox | Non-Fiction | H.L. Mencken Pavilion | Joanne C. Bamberger |
11:00 am | 12:00 pm | Mystery Writing | Workshop | The Writers Center Tent | |
11:00 am | 12:00 pm | Creating a Picture Book, Step By Step | Workshop | Children’s Village – Workshops Tent | |
11:15 am | 12:05 pm | John Parra: Waiting for the Biblioburro | Children’s | Jim Henson Pavilion | John Parra |
12:05 pm | Modern Fiction | Fiction | Edgar Allan Poe Pavilion | Garinè B. Isassi Michael Landweber Paula Whyman Kathy Flann | |
11:15 am | 12:05 pm | Barbara Glickman: Maryland’s Public Gardens and Parks | Non-Fiction | Rachel Carson Pavilion | Barbara Glickman |
11:15 am | 12:05 pm | Sidney Blumenthal: A Self-Made Man | Non-Fiction | James Michener Pavilion | Sidney Blumenthal |
11:15 am | 12:05 pm | Crush: Writers on Love and Longing | Fiction | F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion | Cathy Alter Dave Singleton Carolyn Parkhurst |
11:15 am | 12:05 pm | Cece Bell and Aaron Reynolds | Children’s | Willa Cather Pavilion | Cece Bell Aaron Reynolds |
11:15 am | 12:05 pm | David O. Stewart: The Wilson Deception | Fiction | Dashiell Hammett Pavilion | David O. Stewart |
11:15 am | 12:05 pm | The ‘Get Inspired’ Panel | Non-Fiction | Gertrude Stein Pavilion | Dr. Hattie N. Washington Dr. Rose Ihedigbo |
11:15 am | 12:05 pm | David Lubar and Kristen-Paige Madonia | Young Adult | Ogden Nash Pavilion | David Lubar Kristen-Paige Madonia |
11:15 am | 12:05 pm | Industry Panel: The Importance of Libraries: Now and in the Future | Non-Fiction | H.L. Mencken Pavilion | |
12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Writing Children’s Books | Workshop | The Writers Center Tent | |
12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Creating a Memorable Character: The Truth Is in the Details | Workshop | Children’s Village – Workshops Tent | |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | Wayne Pacelle: The Humane Economy | Non-Fiction | James Michener Pavilion | Wayne Pacelle |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | Patrick O’Connell: The Inn at Little Washington | Non-Fiction | Rachel Carson Pavilion | Patrick O’Connell |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | Mei Fong: One Child | Non-Fiction | Gertrude Stein Pavilion | |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | John Bemelmans Marciano: Witches of Benevento | Children’s | Jim Henson Pavilion | John Bemelmans Marciano |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | Juan Williams: We the People | Non-Fiction | H.L. Mencken Pavilion | Juan Williams Craig Shirley |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | Picture Books for Future Scientists | Willa Cather Pavilion | Dianna Hutts Aston Maris Wicks | |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | Teen/YA Historical Fiction | Young Adult | Ogden Nash Pavilion | Monica Hesse Meg Wiviott |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | Nadia Hashimi: When the Moon is Low | Fiction | Edgar Allan Poe Pavilion | Nadia Hashimi |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | Ron Childress: And West is West | Fiction | F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion | Ron Childress |
12:15 pm | 1:05 pm | International Thrillers | Fiction | Dashiell Hammett Pavilion | Chris Pavone Todd Moss |
1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Getting Your Poetry Published | Workshop | The Writers Center Tent | |
1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | How to Write a Really Boring Book | Workshop | Children’s Village – Workshops Tent | |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | John Shields: Chesapeake Bay Cooking | Non-Fiction | Rachel Carson Pavilion | John Shields |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | Edge-of-Your-Seat Fiction | Fiction | Edgar Allan Poe Pavilion | Helen Klein Ross Sarah Pekkanen |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination | Non-Fiction | H.L. Mencken Pavilion | Annette Gordon-Reed Peter S. Onuf |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | Anthony Marra: The Tsar of Love and Techno | Fiction | F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion | Anthony Marra |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | Amby Burfoot: The First Ladies of Running | Non-Fiction | James Michener Pavilion | Amby Burfoot |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | Claudia Kalb: Andy Warhol was a Hoarder | Non-Fiction | Gertrude Stein Pavilion | Claudia Kalb |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | Allison Leotta: The Last Good Girl | Fiction | Dashiell Hammett Pavilion | Allison Leotta |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | Graphic Arts Panel | Children’s | Willa Cather Pavilion | Dave Roman John Patrick Green Alexis Frederick-Frost |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | World Building in Sci-Fi and Fantasy | Young Adult | Ogden Nash Pavilion | Kathy MacMillan Lori Goldstein Martina Boone |
1:15 pm | 2:05 pm | Fred Bowen: Out of Bounds | Children’s | Jim Henson Pavilion | Fred Bowen |
1:30 pm | 2:30 pm | Book Dummies; What They Are and How To Make Them | Workshop | Children’s Village – Workshops Tent | |
2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Memoir Essentials | Workshop | The Writers Center Tent | |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | Samantha Hunt in Conversation with Susan Coll | Fiction | Edgar Allan Poe Pavilion | Samantha Hunt Susan Coll |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | Roger Rosenblatt in Conversation with Alice McDermott | Fiction | F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion | Roger Rosenblatt Alice McDermott |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | E.J. Dionne in Conversation with David Mark | Non-Fiction | H.L. Mencken Pavilion | E.J. Dionne David Mark |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | Eric Ripert in Conversation with Bryan Voltaggio | Non-Fiction | Rachel Carson Pavilion | Eric Ripert Bryan Voltaggio |
2:15 pm | 3:00 pm | Dr. Ilona Holland: Buddy Bison’s Yellowstone Adventure | Children’s | Imagination Station | Dr. Ilona Holland |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | Jeffery Deaver: The Steel Kiss | Fiction | Dashiell Hammett Pavilion | Jeffery Deaver |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | Yochi Dreazen: The Invisible Front | Non-Fiction | James Michener Pavilion | Yochi Dreazen |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | Middle Grade Adventure Books Panel | Children’s | Jim Henson Pavilion | Katy Kelly Lisa Martin |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | Deborah Wiles: Revolution | Young Adult | Ogden Nash Pavilion | Deborah Wiles |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | Sam Horn: Got Your Attention | Non-Fiction | Gertrude Stein Pavilion | Sam Horn |
2:15 pm | 3:05 pm | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and Megan Frazer Blakemore | Young Adult | Willa Cather Pavilion | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Megan Frazer Blakemore |
2:30 pm | 3:30 pm | Drawing Dragons and Monsters | Workshop | Children’s Village – Workshops Tent | |
3:00 pm | 4:00 pm | From Memory to Fiction: Finding Inspiration in Your Memories | Workshop | The Writers Center Tent | |
3:15 pm | 4:05 pm | Historical Fiction: Paris in WWII | Fiction | F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion | Meg Waite Clayton Jo Baker |
3:15 pm | 4:05 pm | Ronald L. Smith: Hoodoo | Children’s | Willa Cather Pavilion | Ronald L. Smith |
4:05 pm | Kara Thomas: The Darkest Corners | Young Adult | Ogden Nash Pavilion | Kara Thomas | |
3:15 pm | 4:05 pm | Jon Methven: Strange Boat | Fiction | Edgar Allan Poe Pavilion | Jon Methven |
3:15 pm | 4:05 pm | Middle Grade Historical Fiction | Children’s | Jim Henson Pavilion | Gennifer Choldenko Shawn K. Stout |
3:15 pm | 4:05 pm | James Risen: Pay Any Price | Non-Fiction | H.L. Mencken Pavilion | James Risen |
3:15 pm | 4:05 pm | E.A. Aymar in Conversation with Alan Orloff | Fiction | Dashiell Hammett Pavilion | E.A. Aymar Alan Orloff |
3:15 pm | 4:05 pm | Diane Rehm in Conversation with Eleanor Clift | Non-Fiction | James Michener Pavilion | Diane Rehm Eleanor Clift |
3:15 pm | 4:05 pm | Kevin Kallaugher: Daggers Drawn | Non-Fiction | Rachel Carson Pavilion | Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) |
3:15 pm | 4:05 pm | Finding Grace in Unexpected Places | Non-Fiction | Gertrude Stein Pavilion | Sarah Kaufman Isabel Vincent Karen Kullgren |
3:30 pm | 4:30 pm | Quickfire! Drawing Game Show! | Workshop | Children’s Village – Workshops Tent | |
4:00 pm | 5:30 pm | Creative Writing For Teens | Workshop | The Writers Center Tent | |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Mysteries On Location | Fiction | Dashiell Hammett Pavilion | Con Lehane Colleen J. Shogan |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Thad Carhart: Finding Fountainbleau | Non-Fiction | Gertrude Stein Pavilion | Thad Carhart |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Rock the Vote Panel | Children’s | Jim Henson Pavilion | Paul Czajak Syl Sobel |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Middle Grade Fantasy Panel | Children’s | Willa Cather Pavilion | M. Tara Crowl Dianne K. Salerni |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Gareth Hinds: Samurai Rising | Young Adult | Ogden Nash Pavilion | Gareth Hinds |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Mary Kay Andrews: The Weekenders | Fiction | F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion | Mary Kay Andrews |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Jeff Selingo: There is Life After College | Non-Fiction | Rachel Carson Pavilion td> | Jeff Selingo |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Dana Cann in Conversation with Michelle Brafman | Fiction | Edgar Allan Poe Pavilion | Dana Cann Michelle Brafman |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Trailblazing Women | Non-Fiction | H.L. Mencken Pavilion | John Norris Marlene Trestman |
4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | John Feinstein: The Legends Club | Non-Fiction | James Michener Pavilion | John Feinstein |
4:30 pm | 5:30 pm | Great Comics for Kids | Workshop | Children’s Village – Workshops Tent |

