Gaithersburg Book Festival

10/01/2026

Join us on Saturday (10/3) at Rio for Books on the Boardwalk, where you can meet one of our favorites Sara Goodman Confino and get a signed copy of her latest novel, "Off the Record." It's gonna be a lot of fun!

Details at the link

We'd love to see you at our Books on the Boardwalk event happening in Gaithersburg, MD. All of the hottest events are happening at Rio Lakefront!

09/02/2026

Authors! If you'd like to be considered for a Featured Author slot at the next Gaithersburg Book Festival on, May 15, 2027, the application is now LIVE! Applications are due by November 1st.
https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/participate/speakpresent/

08/26/2026

There have been so many wonderful tributes to Dolly Parton over the last 24 hrs that are better than anything we could offer, but what we will humbly add is that Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has been an in-kind sponsor of our Festival for several years and it's a partnership we've always been very proud of. In interviews, Dolly said the Imagination Library program was a tribute to her father, who grew up so poor that he didn't have a chance to be educated and could not read. This program, through which she gave hundreds of millions of books (no exaggeration) to children in low income households, has had an impact on reading and literacy that is truly immeasurable. Bless her sweet soul for all the good she added to our world. RIP Dolly. 🙏

07/19/2026

If you came to GBF in May to see Reyna Grande and couldn't get a book signed because we sold out of them, she's coming back to the area next week, 7/25, 6pm, at Politics and Prose Bookstore - Union Market location. Details at the link!

Reyna Grande — Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can't Forget - with Marie Arana — at Union Market An ambitious memoir in essays by beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande that illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.Reyna Gra...

05/28/2026

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05/19/2026

Hey ! If you attended the Book Festival on Saturday, we can really use your feedback. Please fill out the survey at the link.
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05/16/2026

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05/14/2026

More than 120 authors, free workshops and family-friendly activities are set for this Saturday at Bohrer Park!

More than 120 authors, free workshops and family-friendly activities are set for Saturday at Bohrer Park

05/14/2026

Did you know GBF has an entire section dedicated to used books? 📖 Stop by to browse a wide selection of pre-loved reads and discover your next favorite book, provided by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County!

05/14/2026

Let's go!!!!

Book lovers can viisit the Gaithersburg Book Festival and meet authors, listen to panels, go to writing workshops and more this Saturday.