New York Times best-selling author Alice McDermott will be featured on Saturday, May 18, at the Gaithersburg Book Festival (GBF). Her stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Harper’s, Commonweal, and elsewhere.
The Washington Post Book World editor John Williams will join McDermott to discuss her latest book, “Absolution,” at the festival. The book offers a riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War. American women—American wives—have been mostly minor characters in the literature of the Vietnam War, but in Absolution, they take center stage.
Gaithersburg Mayor and GBF creator Jud Ashman shares a brief review of “Absolution.”
McDermott presents at 4:15 p.m. in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion and will sign books at 5:15 p.m.
For a comprehensive schedule of author presentations, workshops, book signings, and more, visit the Gaithersburg Book Festival website.
The Gaithersburg Book Festival takes place Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Avenue. Admission to the festival is free, with ample parking options available.
Plan your day at the festival early by accessing a printable version of the festival map here.
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See you on 5/18!https://t.co/7zfYhQqV0k— Gaithersburg Book Festival (@GburgBookFest) May 6, 2024
