Get your face painted with a literary character
Art prints, illustrated books, stickers and temporary tattoos
Free coloring books and crayons and a drawing for a kid-friendly Amazon Fire HD 6 Kid’s Edition Tablet, $150.00 value.
Free maze puzzles and contests with prizes
Get a free copy of a book written by students in the BUILD mentorship program
Bilingual stories and activities for children in English and Spanish
Kid-friendly social network tool that lets 7-12 year olds connect with friends to share their favorite books
Tuition-free online school, giveaways and fun
Fairy Tales for Life
Learn to draw the Teddy Bear from boombin and lama or sing along with Damon
Books and gifts about cooking, lifestyle, art, and pop culture and for children
Personalized online children’s book, shipped to the child
Beautifully illustrated children’s books
Quaint and Quizzical Cosmos children’s series. Book readings, free stickers, photo ops
Pirate and Hoopoe and paper fun
Lorenzo the Bear
Free books for kids and teens donated by Half Price Books
Volunteer program for adults 50+ to become K-3 reading tutors. Make a bookmark to give to a young reader.
Make a mini book or bookmark
Snake Food and The Haunting children’s novels. Skits and readings.
Color a mermaid
Heart Adventures with PuppyGirl, stickers, drawing for stuffed dogs and totes
Anatomy-inspired books and clothing
Children’s book: She yelled. I screamed. She pulled my hair!
Personalize an online book, hand-designed art reproductions and cards
Wheel of Fortune with prizes. Summer reading program info for all ages.
Raffles, games, art projects, books, freebies
Children’s books, cooking and gardening books
Wifi provider
Pony rides and petting zoo (Sunday only)
Fun, informative, early literacy activities for families
Tip sheet giveaways, books on parenting
Hanging On: The Great Depression through a Child’s Eyes, storytelling CD, Blackberry Love, games, stories
A Bird’s Tale
Book signings, facepainting, coloring activity
Kid’s book, Rad American Women A to Z
Reading motivation specialist holds book talks, crafts, and tips for reading more.
Children’s and young adult books, books on parenting, storytelling
The Best Bear Hugs Ever, get a certificate for a hug, raffle for a teddy bear
The Adventures of Giulia, a bilingual fiction series for children
Richly illustrated, textless children’s books authored by YOU. Every picture tells YOUR story!
Business, self-help, current events, sustainability, social consciousness titles
Books about cities: transportation, street design, urban planning, sustainability, housing, gardens, tiny houses, dealing with clutter, and more
Spin-A-Wheel for a Kindle raffle, highlighters, bookmarks, cooking tools
Books
Books and magazines about California history and culture
Wifi provider
Talks on water-wise gardening, landscaping for fire and drought, kids’ activities involving worms, composting, and making a zip-lock greenhouse.
Books featuring Jay Herman and Bay Area authors on ecology, spirituality, poetry, yoga
Historical fiction: Embracing the Elephant and A Veil of Fog and Flames
The Keepers of Eire fantasy novel
Used and new sci-fi and fantasy books
Subscriptions with a special event discount
30 years of author events, writing and language classes, community and great books for sale
Cookbooks, Health
Memoir and Broads Abroad Worldly Wise
Free Book TV premiums
Featuring new fall books and backlist titles
Ina Coolbrith: The Bittersweet Song of California’s First Poet Laureate near a poetry sidewalk panel by Coolbrith
Jewish Lunacy – 6,000 years of religious history as told by somebody who missed the first 5,960 years.
New and used books, music and more!
Used and new books, cards, and more
Behind the Forgotten Front
Info for horror writers and fans, author signings, raffles.
Illustrated books on photography, music, pop culture
Books of journeys around the world
Literary mad libs and a chance to win great bookish prizes with a ‘haiku-off.’ NPR-related radio station.
California art and literature, Richard Diebencorn collection
Keeping Mother’s Secrets
Jonestown Survivor: An Insider’s Look
Travel guides from Moon and Rick Steves, road trip advice, free bookmarks, and a road trip essentials giveaway
Writings on exhibit
New Age material that can show us how to create far better lives for ourselves
Books and poetry broadsides, literary review calendar
Fantasy fiction series
A non-fiction memoir, a short story collection, and historical fiction
The First Supper: A Tale of Two Hours, a sociopolitical satire
Poetry publications
Poetry Trading Post: Get a free book in exchange for an on-the-spot poem or short fiction. Poetry, fiction, and non-fiction books by 400+ indie publishers, dollar area for hurt and returned books
Fine books about Japan and China
Muslim, spirituality, political, and children’s books
World writing in translation
Art books, cards, buttons, and a new museum opening in downtown Berkeley in 2016
General interest trade and scholarly books
Books about Hawaii
Books published by the great English-language university presses
30th anniversary of a San Franciso Journal of Arts and Letters
Sponsors of Chalk It Up For Books! Fun art stuff
World War II in the Press, FastTrack, and How to Make your own Wedding Album
Books about Northeast Asia, Japan, art, zines, and T-shirts. Featuring Dr. Jay Rubin’s The Sun Gods
Art by Nidhi Channi on shirts, magnets, cards, and books
Meet a giant lizard – the GEICO Gecko – with a children’s book
Hand illustrated and crafted magnetic literary characters and costumes to color
Which Fork Do I Use?
Table top press, simple binding demos, handbound books and letterpress stationery
Journals made from old library books
Hands-on letterpress printing bookmarks and demos of bookbinding
Book Lover’s Chocolate Bars
Win prizes while browsing more than one million books, audiobooks and comics with hands-on Scribd demos
Snapfish helps you make your own photo books and more; photo-taking station here!
Thematic and humorous furniture made from vintage books
Art books, paintings, prints, hand-printed neckties based on classic books, live painting demos
Interactive tours of E-book publishing. Help create a story at the event with input from festival attendees.
Book art, poetry, children’s and metaphysical books
Buddhist books and supplies, free bookmarks
Tarot cards: Wild Wisdom Oracle Deck sales and readings
Books on meditation, yoga, healing, folktales. Open house and tour.
Look Inside, a coffee table book of spiritual and inspirational quotes, T-shirt, art, postcards
Author signings, 50% discount on backlisted books
Books, T-shirts, book bags
The Other Side of Alzheimer’s and The Gospel Choir Murder
Spiritual books on yoga, meditation, self realization
Ninja Nanny: The Beginning and Ninja Mummy: Maritime Magic
Personal, spiritual, and planetary publications
Books on spirituality, psychology, health, and progressive thinking
Books on mindfulness in daily life
Hand in Paw: A Journey of Trust and Discovery
Take a free quiz about your ‘type advantage’ and what makes you indispensable. Find out your greatest strengths.
Visions and Visitors – Memoir of a Psychic
Motivational life speaker, international traveling talk show host
Enneagram books for teens and others
Anarchist publisher celebrating our 25th anniversary
Berkeley architectural books and author signings
Berkeley history books and author signings
Publisher of progressive political non-fiction, poetry, and literature, celebrating our 60th anniversary in 2015.
Author-driven independent press with fresh, cutting-edge voices
Handing out healthy snacks
Subscriber drive for Berkeley’s own radio station
Best subversive art and literature available anywhere
New and used books, the rich history that is Moe’s, and the evolution of Telegraph Avenue from the sixties to the present
Open mic with one featured reader per hour – you fill in the rest with poetry, fiction, songs or music – all ages welcome
Radical and stimulating media to educate and inspire
Bay Area authors will be signing their books
books and engagement on why the world is like this and how it could be radically transformed through revolution
Books, mags, and more
The Bay Area’s most comprehensive biannual sports magazine
Discounted membership and free credits for new members, SWAG and credits for existing members
Young adult books
Teen fiction books, free bookmarks
The Oxygen Factory, handmade Harry Potter jewelry, free magnets
Zines and zine-making activities geared at people of all ages
Legacy book signings
CDs and T-shirts of hip hop artists
Young adult series books, T-shirts, free posters, bookmarks, drawing for prizes
Discounted books for children and older readers. Free posters
Paperback novels for pre-teens
Lost and Found: Healing Troubled Teens in Troubled Times
Licorice candy and collectible candy tins
Art books, graphic novels, science fiction, and manga for audiences of all ages
Enneagram books for teens and others
Free info and resources on authors’ issues, copyright law, etc.
Magazine, writer’s conference
Recruiting volunteers to help students one-on-one with classroom writing assignments
Northern California summer writing workshops and literary events
Did you know we have bookstores? Used books for sale
A revolutionary media center in a kit that can be set up in less than 20 minutes bringing libraries to anyone anywhere
Juried writer’s conference, writing club, literary reading series
Information about events where children and adults find the inspiration, encouragement, and structure they need to achieve their creative potential.
Signing up volunteer readers, book giveaways
Get your MFA in Creative Writing
Chapbooks, classes, readings
Writing advice books, giveaways
Info about SF Writer’s Conference
Servces for self-publishers
Books, workshops, events, raffle, giveaways
UC Berkeley Extension’s multiple writing programs
Historic fiction book and textbook on waltzing. Watch us dance in period costumes!