Montgomery County Public Libraries will host its first-ever annual showcase of local authors Saturday, Nov. 22 in Wheaton. It is a free, family-friendly book fair and meet-the-author event from 12-5… Read More
The 16th Gaithersburg Book Festival is just a month away. The free, day-long event on Saturday, May 17 at Bohrer Park features award-winning authors, workshops, a poetry contest, and a… Read More
Seven-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Katie Ledecky has written a new book. Just Add Water is based on journals that Ledecky kept over the years. The book will be on… Read More
Last week, a federal judge denied a motion to reinstate opt-outs for LGBTQ+ storybooks in classrooms as a lawsuit continues. “We are grateful and happy that we were able to… Read More
On Wednesday, the lawsuit seeking an opt-out option for LGBTQ+ storybooks in classrooms went to the U.S. District Court for Maryland. Judge Deborah Boardman said she will issue a ruling… Read More
Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando was featured on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt to discuss Jawando’s book, “My Seven Black Fathers.” The conversation aired Wednesday. Will Jawando – Montgomery… Read More
El Festival Anual del Libro de Gaithersburg se llevará a cabo el sábado 21 de mayo de manera presencial, por primera vez desde 2019. Este año, el festival ha sido… Read More
The annual Gaithersburg Book Festival returns Saturday. It will be in-person for the first time since 2019. “There’s no substitute for coming on-site, coming together, meeting authors, having some real face-time,”… Read More
The 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival will take place from Sept. 17-26 with events being held both in person at the library and virtually. The festival, which celebrates… Read More
Looking for a good beach read with some local flavor? “Into the Ether,” a crime thriller written by Chevy Chase resident David Sherer, might just fill the bill. The novel,… Read More
Councilmember Will Jawando announced on Twitter that he’s signed a publishing deal with Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG)—owned by Macmillan Publishing—for his upcoming memoir, “My Black Fathers: The Seven Men… Read More
Montgomery County Public Libraries has announced its most popular adult fiction and nonfiction books that were borrowed in 2020. Among the most borrowed fiction books are Celest Ng’s “Little Fires… Read More