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Gaithersburg Book Festival Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Meet the world's best authors, hear about the year's best books, bring the fam. FREE! May 18, 2024. All day. Awesome. Details: https://t.co/hpzlAv54cy

12 books
Book Cover for: Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy, Jamie Raskin

Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy

Jamie Raskin
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

Such an honor for us to host Rep. Jamie Raskin, who will present his memoir, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy, at #GBF on 5/21. FREE & open to all. Please join us! More on @RepRaskin: https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/.../jamie-raskin/ RSVP: https://fb.me/e/5WOq1E2J3 https://t.co/rWUB4JVQWk

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could, Adam Schiff

Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could

Adam Schiff
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

Join us at #GBF on 5/21 to meet Congressman Adam Schiff, who will be presenting “Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could.” FREE & FUN for all! Advice: get there early More on @AdamSchiff: https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/fea.../adam-schiff/ RSVP: https://fb.me/e/5WOq1E2J3 https://t.co/9uYz9lDqaI

Paperback, 2022

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Yellow Wife, Sadeqa Johnson

Yellow Wife

Sadeqa Johnson
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

Tonight, 7pm: a conversation about slavery-era fiction from two terrific literary voices, Sadeqa Johnson (@Sadeqasays) "Yellow Wife" & Robert Jones, Jr. (@SonofBaldwin) "The Prophets" Free, virtual, and open to all! Join us! https://youtu.be/s6OLbn3qRxY

Paperback, 2021

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Good Son, Jacquelyn Mitchard

The Good Son

Jacquelyn Mitchard
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

On 5/21, come to #GBF to meet Jacquelyn Mitchard, NYT bestselling/award-winning author of 22 novels. She'll speak abt & sign her latest novel, The Good Son. FREE & FUN for all! More on @JackieMitchard: https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/.../jacquelyn.../ RSVP: https://fb.me/e/5WOq1E2J3 https://t.co/ccraHMYOgV

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Book Cover for: We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner), Carole Lindstrom

We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Carole Lindstrom
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

Carole Lindstrom will be w/us @ #GBF on 5/21 to present We Are Water Protectors, a #1 NYT bestseller, & winner of the 2021 Caldecott Medal. Bring the kids! FREE! Book sales on site @PoliticsProse More on @CaroleLindstrom: https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/.../carole.../ RSVP: https://fb.me/e/5WOq1E2J3 https://t.co/IeP0U7tYiW

Hardcover, 2020

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Any Other Family, Eleanor Brown

Any Other Family

Eleanor Brown
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

▪️GBF Author: Eleanor Brown ▪️ Book: Any Other Family ▪️ Genres: Lit Fiction Join us at #GBF on 5/20 to meet Eleanor Brown, who you may remember for her huge bestseller The Weird Sisters. She'll be presenting her new novel Any Other Family. 🤩 ▪️RSVP: https://t.co/jIh8EZ2urc https://t.co/X8oXBBMjke

Paperback, 2023

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Healer of the Water Monster, Brian Young

Healer of the Water Monster

Brian Young
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

7pm, join us for a panel of Heartdrum books by Native American authors. Cynthia Leitich Smith “Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids” Christine Day “The Sea in Winter” & Brian Young “Healer of the Water Monster” FREE, virtual, open to all! https://t.co/dw8rp3seZA

Paperback, 2022

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening, Ari Shapiro

The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening

Ari Shapiro
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

▪️GBF Author: Ari Shapiro ▪️Book: The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening Join us at #GBF on 5/20 to meet 1 of the most beloved journalists & storytellers in the biz, NPR's Ari Shapiro. FREE to attend, FREE to park! Details: https://t.co/orVHkWwKIr https://t.co/kTQjokxL2M

Paperback, 2024

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner), Andrea Elliott

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Andrea Elliott
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

▪️GBF Author: Andrea Elliott ▪️Book: Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City Join us at #GBF on 5/20 to meet the author & have a conversation abt this important, Pulitzer Prize winning book. FREE to attend, FREE to park. https://t.co/XooUQmqmwy https://t.co/xfCMxpFA4f

Paperback, 2022

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Prophets, Robert Jones Jr

The Prophets

Robert Jones Jr
Gaithersburg Book FestivalGaithersburg Book Festival

Tonight, 7pm: a conversation about slavery-era fiction from two terrific literary voices, Sadeqa Johnson (@Sadeqasays) "Yellow Wife" & Robert Jones, Jr. (@SonofBaldwin) "The Prophets" Free, virtual, and open to all! Join us! https://youtu.be/s6OLbn3qRxY

Paperback, 2022

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book