Call for proposals now open! We are looking for your ideas on featured authors, panel topics, and exhibitors to join us May 7 & 8, 2022, in downtown Berkeley.
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Please continue to check back as we plan our 2022 festival, which we expect will include both in-person and virtual programs, in accordance with public health measures.
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Bay Area Book Festival Appoints Jane Marchant and Norah Piehl as Directors. Read More Here
Get your literary fix online! Most of the dynamic literary conversations from our nine-day 2021 festival – featuring winners of the Booker Prize, the Pulitzer, the National Book Award, and many more – are now available to watch for free on our YouTube channel. For upcoming events (virtual and in-person), look through the scroll below. And go here to join Women Lit, our exciting year-round author series and community of readers.
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