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.
Gaithersburg Book Festival on XMeet 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

Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
Jamie RaskinSuch 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
Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
Adam SchiffJoin 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
Yellow Wife
Sadeqa JohnsonTonight, 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
The Good Son
Jacquelyn MitchardOn 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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We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Carole LindstromCarole 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
Any Other Family
Eleanor Brown▪️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
Healer of the Water Monster
Brian Young7pm, 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
The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Ari Shapiro▪️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
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Andrea Elliott▪️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
The Prophets
Robert Jones JrTonight, 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