GBF ANNOUNCEMENT:

Friends & supporters, circumstances have reached the point where we have to change gears on our beloved Gaithersburg Book Festival.

We will not be coming together – at least face to face – on May 16th for GBF.

HOWEVER, having spent the last year putting together a *fantastic* lineup of authors, books, workshops, and other special programming, we are going to be looking at creative ways to deliver some of that programming to you and connect you with some of those authors, virtually, where we can.

LAYNIE BROWNE will host a panel on translation celebrating the public art project Dawn Chorus, a collaboration between Browne and visual artist Brent Wahl, which can be found at the The Rail Park at Callow Hill. This permanent installation is made of two complementary elements: a sculpture made of a repurposed utility pole and cast aluminum birds (created by Wahl) and poetry excerpts in thirteen languages engraved in paver stones (curated by Browne). Dawn Chorus is designed to celebrate communication, rail lines and the city as meeting place.

WYPR 88.1FM presents an evening with David Sedaris!

David Sedaris, author of the previous bestsellers 'Naked,' 'Me Talk Pretty One Day,' 'Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,' and regular National Public Radio contributor will be appearing for one night only at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Saturday, April 11 at 8pm, following the release of his newest book & New York Times #1 Best Seller, 'Calypso.'

From one of our most ceaselessly provocative literary talents, a novel of haunting metaphysical suspense about an elderly widow whose life is upturned when she finds a cryptic note on a walk in the woods that ultimately makes her question everything about her new home.

A Cappella Books welcomes New York Times bestselling author of "My Year of Rest and Relaxation," Ottessa Moshfegh, to SCADshow in honor of her highly-anticipated new novel, "Death in Her Hands." Moshfegh will be in convesation with writer and publicist, Alison Law.

Please join The Writer’s Workshop for a talk by Tess Day, book publicist for Mountaineers Books, on how to promote books in the time of Covid. Whether you’re new to publishing or an experienced author, you’ll learn from her approach to book promotion in the current climate. Day has extensive experience in book promotions, including several years at Seattle’s Sasquatch Books as well as at Simon & Schuster and Penguin in NYC. Email nick@thewritersworkshop.net to sign up for the Zoom teleconference.

Join us via webinar for a fascinating and thought-provoking conversation with quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Anne Waldman reads and discusses her poetry.

Virtual book launch featuring Miami alumna Megan Giddings ('13) as well as Miami University creative writing professor Cathy Wagner, with host TaraShea Nesbit at https://www.facebook.com/MiamiOHCreativeWriting/

As a fearless poet and prolific essayist and critic, Liu Xiaobo became one of the most important dissident thinkers in the People’s Republic of China. The Journey of Liu Xiaobo draws together essays and reflections on the “Nelson Mandela of China.” Original and powerful, The Journey of Liu Xiaobo combines memory with insightful analysis to evaluate Liu’s impact on his era, nation, and the cause of human freedom.

Join Sarah J. Jackson for an online-only panel discussion of her new book #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice, co-written by Moya Bailey and Brooke Foucault Welles, that explores how and why Twitter has become an important platform for historically disenfranchised populations, including people of color, women, and LGBTQ communities.