Our Independent Bookstore Partners for the 2026 Festival
We’ve made it easy to purchase the books by all participating authors—and support Bay Area independent bookstores at the same time.
Each Festival venue is served by a participating bookseller. You can buy from that bookseller’s storefront at the Festival and get your book signed by your favorite authors on the spot—check out their sales locations and signing times below.
Green Apple Books will be serving programs at The Freight, and will sell books and hold their signings directly after the events.
Venue: The Freight
Dates: May 29-31
Medicine for Nightmares, will be serving programs and holding book siginings at the venue by the stages on the 4th Floor.
Venue: Berkeley Public Library (Central), Children’s Nonfiction Area, 4th Floor
Story Room, 4th Floor
Dates: May 30
Eastwind Books will be selling books at the venue by the stage on the 2nd Floor.
Venue: Berkeley Public Library (Central), Mystery Room, 2nd Floor
Dates: May 30
On Waverly will be serving programs and holding book siginings at the venue by the stage on the 3rd Floor.
Venue: Berkeley Public Library (Central), Community Room, 3rd Floor
Dates: May 30
Hicklebee Children’s Books will be selling books and holding their signings directly after the events on the 1st Floor.
Venue: Berkeley Public Library (Central), Teen Room, 1st Floor
Dates: May 30
Tally Ho! Books will be serving the Writer’s Workshop programs at Brower Center, and will sell books and hold their signings in the venue lobby.
Venue: Brower Center: Theater
Dates: May 30
Book Society will be serving the Writer’s Workshop programs at Brower Center, and will sell books and hold their signings in the venue lobby.
Venue: Brower Center: Tamalpais Room, Kinzie Room
Dates: May 30
Walden Pond Books will be selling books and holding their signings right outside The Marsh venue.
Venue: The Marsh, Theater
Dates: May 31
Ashay by the Bay will be serving programs at Civic Center Park, and will sell books and hold their signings directly after the events.
Venue: Civic Center Park (Family Stage), Civic Center Park (Read-aloud Stage)
Dates: May 31
Sausalito Books by the Bay will be serving programs at Hotel Shattuck Plaza, and will be selling books and holding their signings at the venue in the courtyard.
Venue: Hotel Shattuck Plaza, Crystal Ballroom
Dates: May 31
Nomadic Bookshop will be serving programs at both of our Poetry Stages (BART Poetry Stage and Harold Poetry Stage), and will sell books and hold their signings right by the stage.
Venue: BART Poetry Stage, Harold Poetry Stage
Dates: May 31
Revolution Books will be serving programs at Brower Center, and will sell books and hold their signings in the venue lobby.
Venue: The Brower Center: Tamalpais Room
Dates: May 31
The Velvet Chapter will be serving programs at The Magnes, and will be selling books and holding their signings right outside the venue.
Venue: The Magnes
Dates: May 31
Pegasus Books will be serving programs at Brower Center, and will sell books and hold their signings in the venue lobby.
Venue: Brower Center: Goldman Theater, Kinzie Room
Dates: May 31
Dark Carnival/The Escapist Comic Bookstore will be serving programs at The Marsh, and will be selling books and holding their signings right outside the venue.
Venue: The Marsh (Cabaret)
Dates: May 31
