Event Videos
It’s a bookworm’s treasure trove! Visit our YouTube page for free access to seven years’ worth of full-length video recordings of festival events featuring some of the most exciting authors of our time, catalogued by year, genre, and subject. Find us, follow us, and get inspired!
Event Podcasts
Get your literary fix while you walk, drive, do the dishes: seven years of full-length festival events recorded as podcasts for your listening pleasure. Find us on the service you prefer, follow us, and never miss a conversation!
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Every year since 2015, we’ve curated thoughtful programming featuring today’s most renowned, innovative, and inspiring literary voices. And that’s not all: in addition to the annual festival, we also offer virtual and in-person events year-round, through regular literary series like Women Lit and #UNBOUND. Click below to read more about the offerings of a specific festival year, or browse the archives of our year-round offerings.
11th Bay Area Book Festival
2025 SCHEDULE GRIDS
For a print copy of the schedule, download the festival program from the San Francisco Chronicle .
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
EVENT VIDEOS
Watch full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the Festival programming
10th Bay Area Book Festival
2024 SCHEDULE GRIDS
For a print copy of the schedule, download the full schedule grid from the San Francisco Chronicle Program Guide.
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
EVENT VIDEOS
Watch full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the Festival programming
9th Bay Area Book Festival
2023 SCHEDULE GRIDS
For a print copy of the schedule, download the full schedule grid from the San Francisco Chronicle Program Guide.
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the Festival programming
8th Bay Area Book Festival
2022 SCHEDULE GRIDS
For a print copy of the schedule, download the full schedule grid from the San Francisco Chronicle Program Guide.
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
EVENT VIDEOS
Watch full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the Festival programming
OTHER EVENTS
AuthorFest
Nelson DeMille and Janet Evanovich
John Irving and Jason Reynolds
Literature Around the World
“This Land Is Our Land”: The Rise of Native American Literature in the United States (link is for the full 6 hour event, we are the last contribution, starting at 6:05)
7th Bay Area Book Festival
VIRTUAL YEAR
2021 SCHEDULE GRIDS
The Bay Area Book Festival presented 45 of the world’s most renowned authors in a nine-day extravaganza (May 1-9, 2021) featuring 11 insightful conversations for adults and eight fearless programs for youth, all channeling the power of literature to inspire audiences to become whole again.
We also produced online events outside of the nine day festival in May.
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
#UNBOUND EVENT VIDEOS
Watch full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the Festival programming
OTHER EVENTS
Literature Around the World
a conversation with Bay Area literary power couple Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida
6th Bay Area Book Festival
VIRTUAL YEAR
2020 SCHEDULE GRIDS
After working diligently on an amazing line up for the 6th Bay Area Book Festival, we had to cancel the in person festival when the COVID pandemic swept over the world.
We quickly retooled our little nonprofit, and churned out a myriad of virtual events weekly under the banner Bay Area Book Festival #UNBOUND. We also organized a special weekend celebration of our city: Berkeley #UNBOUND.
We also expanded and collaborated internationally in projects such as the Literature Live Around the World Festival.
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
#UNBOUND EVENT VIDEOS
Watch full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the Festival programming
5th Bay Area Book Festival
2019 SCHEDULE GRIDS
For a print copy of the schedule, download the full schedule grid from the San Francisco Chronicle.
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
EVENT VIDEOS
Watch this festival’s full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the 2019 Festival
4th Bay Area Book Festival
2018 SCHEDULE GRIDS
For a print copy of the schedule, download the full schedule grid from the San Francisco Chronicle .
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
EVENT VIDEOS
Watch this festival’s full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the 2019 Festival
3rd Bay Area Book Festival
2017 SCHEDULE GRIDS
For a print copy of the schedule, download the full schedule grid from the San Francisco Chronicle.
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
EVENT VIDEOS
Watch this festival’s full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the 2017 Festival
2nd Bay Area Book Festival
2016 SCHEDULE GRIDS
For a print copy of the schedule, download the full schedule grid from the San Francisco Chronicle.
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
EVENT VIDEOS
Watch this festival’s full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read the fabulous news and media coverage from the 2016 Festival
1st Bay Area Book Festival
2015 SCHEDULE GRIDS
For a print copy of the schedule, download the full schedule grid from the San Francisco Chronicle.
SPEAKERS
See a list of the speakers we hosted during 2024
EVENT VIDEOS
Watch this festival’s full length event videos on our YouTube page! Find us, follow us, and enjoy the conversation!
PODCAST
You can find our podcast on Apple podcasts, spotify, online on any web browser, or through our classic RSS feed.
