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The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a literary festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland that was modeled after the <a href="http://dc.about.com/od/specialevents/a/NationalBookFes.htm">National Book Festival</a> in Washington DC. Authors of both national and local acclaim will address and interact with readers at a free all-day, outdoor event set on the grounds of Gaithersburg&#8217;s City Hall. The event has something for everyone covering a wide range of topics including children's books, memoirs, fiction, non-fiction, historical novels, and much more. The Gaithersburg Book Festival will include writing workshops, exhibitors, book sales, book signings, children&#8217;s entertainment and activities, food vendors, and a Coffee House featuring poetry readings and musical entertainment.



 
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<b>Date and Time</b><br>
May 19, 2012, 10 a.m. &#8211; 6 p.m. Author Details to Be Announced.
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<b>Location</b><br>
Grounds of Gaithersburg City Hall<br>
31 S. Summit Avenue<br>
<a href="http://dc.about.com/od/neigborhoodprofiles/a/Gaithersburg.htm">Gaithersburg Maryland</a>
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Festival attendees should park at <a href="http://dc.about.com/od/shoppingmalls/a/lakeforest.htm">Lakeforest Mall</a> and take a free shuttle bus to the
City Hall grounds. The shuttle leaves from the Transit Center Parking Lot near Sears
(at the corner of Odendhal and Lost Knife roads) beginning at 9:30 a.m. The last
shuttle will leave the Festival area at 6:30 p.m. Parking at Lakeforest Mall is
free.

<h3>2011 Festival Highlights</h3>

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<li><b>Nationally Known and Award-Winning Authors</b> &#8211; More than 50 featured authors include current best-sellers Elizabeth Berg, Alex Berenson, Eleanor Brown, Rita Mae Brown, Stephen Hunter, Paula McLain and James Swanson.  Also on the agenda are NPR&#8217;s Alan Cheuse and Scott Simon, and Amy Dickinson, who pens the syndicated &#8220;Ask Amy&#8221; advice column.  <br><br>

<li><b>Keynote Author Matt Logelin</b> - Matt will discuss his book "Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love,&#8221; which tells how he coped with the death of his wife one day after giving birth to their first child, Madeline. He talks about the unexpected support that he received from an online community of strangers who found him through his blog. <br><br>


<li><b>Children&#8217;s Village</b> &#8211; Kids will be entertained by a variety of hands on activities. Featured authors include 2011 Newbery Award winner Clare Vanderpool, 2010 National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine, American Girl author Alison Hart, Mary Quattlebaum, N.D. Wilson, Erica Perl, Mary Downing Hahn, Brian Meehl, Wendy Shang, Pam Smallcomb, Mary Amato and Dominique Paul.  <br><br>

<li><b>Panel Discussions</b> 

<ul><br><li><i>A Conversation with Eleanor Brown and Ron Charles</i> - Part C-SPAN's "BookNotes," part Bravo's "Inside the Actor's Studio," the conversation will bring together Eleanor Brown, who recently published her bestselling debut novel, "The Weird Sisters," and Ron Charles, a well-known critic and fiction editor for the Washington Post.  <br><br>.

<li><i>State of the Book Panel Discussion</i> - Are books a dying medium, or have reports of their demise been greatly exaggerated? What does the future hold for the book publishing industry and those seeking publication? Panelists include Mark LaFramboise (Book Buyer and Seller of Politics & Prose), Jed Lyons (CEO of National Book Network), Gail Ross (President and founder of Washington, D.C.'s Ross Yoon Agency), Geoff Shandler (Editor-in-Chief of Little Brown & Company)<br><br>

<li><i>There's a Children's Book in Me - How Do I Get It Published?</i>  - Children's authors Pamela Ehrenberg, Jennifer Allison, Ann McCallum, and Kristin Levine will share their recent experiences with having their children's books published. Topics discussed will include the writing process, getting an agent (or not), working with editors, and topics of interest to the audience members. </ul>
<li><b>Workshops</b> &#8211; Topics range from writing books, comedy, college admissions essays and graphic novels to promoting your work, getting your poems published and succeeding in a freelance writing career. Advance registration for the workshops is required, and nominal fees apply.



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