Books, algorithms, civics and dragons. Oh my!

The National Book Festival, hosted by the Library of Congress, is one of my favorite days of the year. August 24th marked the festival’s 24th anniversary!

It’s been held on the mall, it’s been held at the convention center, it’s been virtual, and it’s been hybrid.

Question my devotion? Here’s some evidence.

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On Saturday, May 18th, the city of Gaithersburg, MD (suburban DC) hosted its TENTH annual book festival; I can hardly wait until next year.

The festival is a little bit of Americana. Here’s a little about its history. It is great every year, and it gets better every year: that is a good trick!

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I LOVE book festivals. I admit a little skepticism when I first heard that the DC suburb of Gaithersburg would host a book festival. That was 10 years ago. Everyone should benefit from being so wrong; I adore this day. I was lucky enough to talk to Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, who dreamed up this jewel of a festival.

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Washington DC's Shakespeare Theatre (STC) is a jewel in the city, with an extraordinary community service reach…..here is another facet to that jewel. 

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