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2013_MD_GBF_Triumph_130518	6	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Brian Boyle, Shelby Smoak (w/Hannah Oliver) Triumph Over Adversity Moderator: Hannah Oliver Come meet two authors with profoundly inspiring stories of overcoming adversity. Brian Boyle is the author of “Iron Heart: The True Story of How I Came Back from the Dead.” Shelby Smoak is the author of “Bleeder.”
2013_MD_GBF_CWDC_130518	20	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Charles Mauro, John Muller Civil War Era DC Moderator: Andrea Pawley Take a look back at the DC metro area, including some of its most notable residents, during the Civil War era. Charles V. Mauro will speak about “The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers.” John Muller will speak about “Frederick Douglass in...
2013_MD_GBF_Hernandez_130518	3	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Daniel Hernandez ("They Call Me A Hero") Daniel Hernandez helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and his life experience is a source of true inspiration in this heartfelt memoir. “I don’t consider myself a hero,” says Daniel Hernandez. “I did what I thought anyone should have done. Heroes are people who spend a lifetime...
2013_MD_GBF_Miami_130518	17	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Debra Dean, John Dufresne, Les Standiford (w/Mitchell Kaplan) Miami Writes Moderator: Mitchell Kaplan Hear from a panel of outstanding Miami-based writers, fiction and non-fiction, put together and moderated by Mitchell Kaplan, legendary founder of the Miami Book Fair International, owner of one of the country’s most beloved independent book stores, Books &...
2013_MD_GBF_Thomas_130518	17	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Evan Thomas ("Ike's Bluff") Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple speech was a master tactician. To end the hostilities, Eisenhower...
2013_MD_GBF_Standup_130518	56	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Jimmie Walker, John Debellis, Sylvia Traymore Morrison (w/Jeff Penn) Stand-up Comedy Writers Panel Moderator: Jeff Penn Join three fabulously funny writers and veteran stand-up comics, Jimmie Walker, John Debellis and Sylvia Traymore Morrison, as they talk about their books, their careers, and the craft of writing great comedy.
2013_MD_GBF_McCleary_130518	1	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Kathleen McLeary ("A Simple Thing") How far would you go to protect your children? Would you do it at the expense of your marriage? How far would you go to protect yourself? For Susannah Delaney, the answers lie thousands of miles away, off the northwest corner of Washington state. When Susannah discovers her young son is being bullied...
2013_MD_GBF_Boehlert_130518	4	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Kathy and Patrick Boehlert ("Little Things That Matter in the Big Game") What did a high school varsity basketball team and a nine-year-old boy with cancer have to do with each other during the 2010-2011 season? The basketball team encouraged and lifted up the nine-year-old. The nine-year-old encouraged and lifted up the basketball team. This is the story of how a local high...
2013_MD_GBF_Kelley_130518	19	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Kitty Kelley ("Capturing Camelot") A bestselling author goes behind the lens of a legendary photographer to capture a magical time A consummate photojournalist, Stanley Tretick was sent by United Press International to follow the Kennedy campaign of 1960. The photographer soon befriended the candidate and took many of JFK’s best...
2013_MD_GBF_Olson_130518	6	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Lynne Olson ("Entering World War II") From the acclaimed author of “Citizens of London” comes the definitive account of the debate over American intervention in World War II—a bitter, sometimes violent clash of personalities and ideas that divided the nation and ultimately determined the fate of the free world. At the center of this...
2013_MD_GBF_Stiefvater_130518	1	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Maggie Stiefvater ("Raven Boys") Meet one of the today’s most popular and beloved teen/YA authors, Maggie Stiefvater.
2013_MD_GBF_Comita_130518	2	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Marcella Kriebel Cooking Demo/Comida Latina Join us for an enjoyable cooking demonstration from cookbook author and illustrator, Marcella Kriebel.
2013_MD_GBF_Shriver_130518	12	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Mark Shriver ("Life of Sargent Shriver") Join Mark Shriver as he discusses the life of his father, and distinguished American, Sargent Shriver.
2013_MD_GBF_DCMoCo_130518	20	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Matt Dembicki, Garrett Peck DC & MoCo History Join this great discussion of the history of our local area. Matt Dembicki is the author and editor of the graphic anthology “District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC.” Garrett Peck is the author of “The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry.”
2013_MD_GBF_Goodman_130518	9	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Mel Goodman ("National Insecurity") “Mel Goodman has spent the last few decades telling us what’s gone wrong with American intelligence and the American military, and now, in National Insecurity, he tells us what we must do to change the way the system works, and how to fix it. Goodman is not only telling us how to save wasted billions–he...
2013_MD_GBF_Misc_130518	50	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Miscellaneous
2013_MD_GBF_Bookselling_130518	29	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Mitchell Kaplan, Chris Kerr, Lissa Muscatine (w/John Mutter) Book Industry from the Independent Booksellers' Perspective Moderator: John Mutter Join this year’s industry panel in their discussion of the book business from the independent bookseller’s perspective. Panelists: Mitchell Kaplan: Mitchell Kaplan is a legend in the book industry. He is the...
2013_MD_GBF_Chocolate_130518	8	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Natalie Hopkinson, Dave Ungrady Chocolate City in the '80s A fascinating discussion of DC culture as seen through the prism of the birth rise of its indigenous music, Go Go, and the life and tragic death of one its most important sports figures, Len Bias. Natalie Hopkinson is the author of “Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of...
2013_MD_GBF_Irwin_130518	5	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Neil Irwin ("Alchemists") When the first fissures became visible to the naked eye in August 2007, suddenly the most powerful men in the world were three men who were never elected to public office. They were the leaders of the world’s three most important central banks: Ben Bernanke of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Mervyn King of...
2013_MD_GBF_MTV_130518	21	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Nina Blackwood and Mark Goodman ("I Want My MTV") w/Hank Stuever Moderator: Hank Stuever Meet original MTV VJ’s Nina Blackwood and Mark Goodman, who will be interviewed onstage by Washington Post television critic Hank Stuever.
2013_MD_GBF_WHouse_130518	24	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Paul Dickson, Kathleen Kinsolving (w/Robert Thomas) White House History Moderator: Robert Thomas Take a look back at American history from two different perspectives. Paul Dickson is the author of “Words from the White House: Words and Phrases Coined or Popularized by America’s Presidents.” Kathleen Kinsolving is the author of “Dogs of War: The...
2013_MD_GBF_KingP_130518	8	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Peggielene Bartels ("King Peggy") King Peggy chronicles the astonishing journey of American secretary, Peggielene Bartels, who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 people on Ghana’s central coast, half a world away. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she discovers the dire reality: there’s no running...
2013_MD_GBF_Looney_130518	3	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Pete Looney (Songwriting Collaboration) Pete Looney is an award-winning singer songwriter from Silver Spring, Md. Over the past 30 years, Pete has played guitar and bass in various local bands, and is currently playing as a solo performer in the Gaithersburg/Germantown area. His original music spans genres from blues to country to reggae....
2013_MD_GBF_WWII_130518	8	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Rachel Cox, Leslie Maitland (w/Tom Keaney) Crossing World War II Battle Lines Moderator: Tom Keaney Meet two authors whose books tell the true stories of people’s journeys through dangerous territory during World War II. Rachel S. Cox is the author of “Into Dust and Fire: Five Young Americans Who Went First to Fight the Nazi Army.” Leslie...
2013_MD_GBF_Kean_130518	7	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Sam Kean ("What's In Our DNA?") In “The Violinist’s Thumb,” Sam Kean explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA. There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFK’s bronze skin (it wasn’t a tan) to...
2013_MD_GBF_Berg_130518	2	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Scott W. Berg ("38 Nooses") In August 1862, after decades of broken treaties, increasing hardship, and relentless encroachment on their lands, a group of Dakota warriors convened a council at the tepee of their leader, Little Crow. Knowing the strength and resilience of the young American nation, Little Crow counseled caution, but...
2013_MD_GBF_Turnage_130518	3	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Sheila Turnage ("Three Times Lucky") Meet Sheila Turnage, author of “Three Times Lucky,” a 2013 Newberry Honor book.
2013_MD_GBF_Psycho_130518	7	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Susannah Cahalan, David Fitzpatrick, John Schwartz Psychological Rollercoasters Don’t miss these three amazing stories of peoples’ struggles with themselves; understanding and coming to terms with their behavior – and the world around them. Susannah Cahalan is the author of “Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness.” David Fitzpatrick is the author of...
2013_MD_GBF_Baseball_130518	3	Gaithersburg Book Festival (2013) -- Tom Dunkel, Thomas Oliphant (w/Paul Dickson) Baseball and Society Moderator: Paul Dickson Join a discussion about baseball and its larger implications for American life. Tom Dunkel is the author of “Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball’s Color Line.” Thomas Oliphant is the co-author of “Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond...

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