Nearly 500 authors and exhibitors—from the Bay Area, nation and world and from across the spectrum of genres, traditions and inspirations—will come together with tens of thousands of book enthusiasts for the fourth annual Bay Area Book Festival April 28 and 29 in downtown Berkeley, CA. The Festival celebrates two days of presentations, panels, keynotes, films, performances, participatory activities, exhibits and a lively outdoor fair.
The literary program will satisfy fans across many interests, from science fiction, history, mysteries, memoir, poetry, food writing, children’s literature and more, with special tracks this year on Women Lit, Native voices and youth literature—all within overall themes of the power of books to create a better world. Literary sessions take place in venues throughout the downtown area and on outdoor stages.
Since it burst onto the scene in 2015, the Festival has been widely recognized for the quality of its authors, its international scope, and its commitment to social justice. Headliners this year include keynoters Robert Reich and Pico Iyer, plus Rebecca Solnit, Alice Waters, Dave Eggers, Catherine Coulter, Geneen Roth, and Sally Kohn, as well as the Young Adult bestselling authors Nina LaCour and Melissa de la Cruz.
Among many award winners are Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris and Pulitzer winners T. Christian Miller, Viet Thanh Nugyen, Gary Snyder and T.J. Stiles. Another standout is Ng?g? wa Thiong'o, the Kenyan writer often favored for the Nobel Prize, with his prison memoir.
As in past years, the Festival will bring a rich and broad spectrum of nearly 250 authors from around the Bay Area, nation and world. In addition to myriad sessions on aspects of literary fiction, criticism, memoir, mystery, science fiction, poetry, and comics/graphic novels, topics include racism (Khaled Beydoun on Islamophobia, historian Edward Ayers, memoirist Julie Lythcott-Haims); the Second Amendment (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz); art and activism (Viet Thanh Nguyen, Rebecca Solnit, L.A. Kauffman); immigration (Francisco Cantú, Lauren Markham); California’s resistance (Manuel Pastor); free speech (former ACLU president Nadine Strossen); aging, spirituality and quality of life (Zen Roshi Joan Halifax, hospice founder Frank Osaseski, journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, and Holocaust survivor and psychologist Dr. Edith Eger, in various sessions); food (Alice Waters, Jonathan Kauffman, chef James Syhabout of Hawker Fare and Commis restaurants).
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The literary program will satisfy fans across many interests, from science fiction, history, mysteries, memoir, poetry, food writing, children’s literature and more, with special tracks this year on Women Lit, Native voices and youth literature—all within overall themes of the power of books to create a better world. Literary sessions take place in venues throughout the downtown area and on outdoor stages.
Since it burst onto the scene in 2015, the Festival has been widely recognized for the quality of its authors, its international scope, and its commitment to social justice. Headliners this year include keynoters Robert Reich and Pico Iyer, plus Rebecca Solnit, Alice Waters, Dave Eggers, Catherine Coulter, Geneen Roth, and Sally Kohn, as well as the Young Adult bestselling authors Nina LaCour and Melissa de la Cruz.
Among many award winners are Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris and Pulitzer winners T. Christian Miller, Viet Thanh Nugyen, Gary Snyder and T.J. Stiles. Another standout is Ng?g? wa Thiong'o, the Kenyan writer often favored for the Nobel Prize, with his prison memoir.
As in past years, the Festival will bring a rich and broad spectrum of nearly 250 authors from around the Bay Area, nation and world. In addition to myriad sessions on aspects of literary fiction, criticism, memoir, mystery, science fiction, poetry, and comics/graphic novels, topics include racism (Khaled Beydoun on Islamophobia, historian Edward Ayers, memoirist Julie Lythcott-Haims); the Second Amendment (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz); art and activism (Viet Thanh Nguyen, Rebecca Solnit, L.A. Kauffman); immigration (Francisco Cantú, Lauren Markham); California’s resistance (Manuel Pastor); free speech (former ACLU president Nadine Strossen); aging, spirituality and quality of life (Zen Roshi Joan Halifax, hospice founder Frank Osaseski, journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, and Holocaust survivor and psychologist Dr. Edith Eger, in various sessions); food (Alice Waters, Jonathan Kauffman, chef James Syhabout of Hawker Fare and Commis restaurants).
Nearly 500 authors and exhibitors—from the Bay Area, nation and world and from across the spectrum of genres, traditions and inspirations—will come together with tens of thousands of book enthusiasts for the fourth annual Bay Area Book Festival April 28 and 29 in downtown Berkeley, CA. The Festival celebrates two days of presentations, panels, keynotes, films, performances, participatory activities, exhibits and a lively outdoor fair.
The literary program will satisfy fans across many interests, from science fiction, history, mysteries, memoir, poetry, food writing, children’s literature and more, with special tracks this year on Women Lit, Native voices and youth literature—all within overall themes of the power of books to create a better world. Literary sessions take place in venues throughout the downtown area and on outdoor stages.
Since it burst onto the scene in 2015, the Festival has been widely recognized for the quality of its authors, its international scope, and its commitment to social justice. Headliners this year include keynoters Robert Reich and Pico Iyer, plus Rebecca Solnit, Alice Waters, Dave Eggers, Catherine Coulter, Geneen Roth, and Sally Kohn, as well as the Young Adult bestselling authors Nina LaCour and Melissa de la Cruz.
Among many award winners are Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris and Pulitzer winners T. Christian Miller, Viet Thanh Nugyen, Gary Snyder and T.J. Stiles. Another standout is Ng?g? wa Thiong'o, the Kenyan writer often favored for the Nobel Prize, with his prison memoir.
As in past years, the Festival will bring a rich and broad spectrum of nearly 250 authors from around the Bay Area, nation and world. In addition to myriad sessions on aspects of literary fiction, criticism, memoir, mystery, science fiction, poetry, and comics/graphic novels, topics include racism (Khaled Beydoun on Islamophobia, historian Edward Ayers, memoirist Julie Lythcott-Haims); the Second Amendment (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz); art and activism (Viet Thanh Nguyen, Rebecca Solnit, L.A. Kauffman); immigration (Francisco Cantú, Lauren Markham); California’s resistance (Manuel Pastor); free speech (former ACLU president Nadine Strossen); aging, spirituality and quality of life (Zen Roshi Joan Halifax, hospice founder Frank Osaseski, journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, and Holocaust survivor and psychologist Dr. Edith Eger, in various sessions); food (Alice Waters, Jonathan Kauffman, chef James Syhabout of Hawker Fare and Commis restaurants).
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The literary program will satisfy fans across many interests, from science fiction, history, mysteries, memoir, poetry, food writing, children’s literature and more, with special tracks this year on Women Lit, Native voices and youth literature—all within overall themes of the power of books to create a better world. Literary sessions take place in venues throughout the downtown area and on outdoor stages.
Since it burst onto the scene in 2015, the Festival has been widely recognized for the quality of its authors, its international scope, and its commitment to social justice. Headliners this year include keynoters Robert Reich and Pico Iyer, plus Rebecca Solnit, Alice Waters, Dave Eggers, Catherine Coulter, Geneen Roth, and Sally Kohn, as well as the Young Adult bestselling authors Nina LaCour and Melissa de la Cruz.
Among many award winners are Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris and Pulitzer winners T. Christian Miller, Viet Thanh Nugyen, Gary Snyder and T.J. Stiles. Another standout is Ng?g? wa Thiong'o, the Kenyan writer often favored for the Nobel Prize, with his prison memoir.
As in past years, the Festival will bring a rich and broad spectrum of nearly 250 authors from around the Bay Area, nation and world. In addition to myriad sessions on aspects of literary fiction, criticism, memoir, mystery, science fiction, poetry, and comics/graphic novels, topics include racism (Khaled Beydoun on Islamophobia, historian Edward Ayers, memoirist Julie Lythcott-Haims); the Second Amendment (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz); art and activism (Viet Thanh Nguyen, Rebecca Solnit, L.A. Kauffman); immigration (Francisco Cantú, Lauren Markham); California’s resistance (Manuel Pastor); free speech (former ACLU president Nadine Strossen); aging, spirituality and quality of life (Zen Roshi Joan Halifax, hospice founder Frank Osaseski, journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, and Holocaust survivor and psychologist Dr. Edith Eger, in various sessions); food (Alice Waters, Jonathan Kauffman, chef James Syhabout of Hawker Fare and Commis restaurants).
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