Meet the Founder of the Gaithersburg Book Festival (Video)

In this MyMCMedia extra, you will meet the founder of the Gaithersburg Book Festival as he provides an overview of the literary event, which is now considered the biggest outdoor literary event in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

Save the GBF date: May 17. You can find out more about the presenting authors, workshops and other activities on the Book Festival’s website at www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org.

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Sonya Burke

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Sonya Burke is the Multimedia Manager at Montgomery Community Media (MCM). You can email story ideas at sburke@mymcmedia.org or reach her on Twitter @SonyaNBurke.

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