Press Room
A warm welcome to regional, national, and international credentialed members of the press. Thank you for your interest in the Bay Area Book Festival
You’ll find everything you need to get started here, including press releases, Q&A, detailed program descriptions, downloadable photos, logos, and more.
2020 Festival Press Kit
The Festival has earned a reputation as a world-class literary event that brings together some of the most acclaimed authors from the Bay Area, nation, and world. Two days of lively discussion, literary celebration, and fun activities for both adults and children offer a wealth of opportunities for media coverage.
We provide press passes to credentialed media. Our Festival Director and many of the presenters are available for interview. If you’d like to attend the Festival or need more information, please contact Julia Drake.
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2021 Virtual Event Coverage
Nob Hill Gazette, March 2: What To Do This Weekend: Mar 4–7
Diablo Magazine, February 23-March 3: Virtual Event The Committed: Viet Thanh Nguyen on Betrayal and Belonging
Writer’s Digest, February 6: Cherilyn Parsons Talks Women Lit, a Program of the Bay Area Book Festival
Local News Matters, January 14: Best Bets: book events and pandemic performances
Nob Hill Gazette, January 14: Celebrate being “All Too Gloriously Human” with two epic storytellers
KQED, January 4: A Russian Lit Course Comes to Life with George Saunders and Tobias Wolff
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2020 #UNBOUND Virtual Festival Coverage
Local News Matters, December 9: The perfect, pandemic-proof gift for the woman in your life
Mercury News, September 24: Interview with Patti Smith for October 8 Women Lit event
San Francisco Book Review, July 21: What We’re Reading This July Column
Book Riot, July 21: Virtual Events You Won’t Want to Miss This Summer
KALW, July 15: Dr. Louise Aronson Wants Us To Redefine Aging
SF Chronicle Datebook, July 1: Summer offers screen time with acclaimed authors
Diablo Magazine Dish, July 1: Food for Thought: Will Restaurants Survive?
Edible East Bay, June 29: Food for Thought: Will Restaurants Survive?
Berkeleyside Nosh, 25: Food for Thought: Will Restaurants Survive?
KQED Do List, June 24: The Bay Area Book Festival Asks, Will Restaurants Survive?
San Francisco Book Review, June 19: What We’re Reading This June Column
San Francisco Chronicle, June 17: Bay Area political events: Equity in the black community, young adult voting rights
San Francisco Chronicle Datebook, June 5: Black authors discuss George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and the revolutionary power of poetry
Pacific Sun/Bohemian, June 5: Join the Conversation With These Timely Online Discussions
The Sacramento Observer, June 5: Overview of #UNBOUND Festival and highlight of The Witness We Bear
The Berkeleyside Sit List, June 4: 5 Things You Can Do to Support The Black Community
KPFA’s Women’s Magazine, June 1: Interview with Carol Anderson
LA Review of Books: The Online Pivot: California’s Cultural Institutions Adjust to the New Reality
San Francisco Chronicle, May 23: Coronavirus pandemic intensifies fight over voter access
Pacific Sun/North Bay Bohemian, May 21: 5 Ways To Stay Connected in the North Bay This Weekend
San Francisco Book Review, May 21: What We’re Reading This May Column
Bay Area Reporter, May 19: Bay Area Book Festival’s online author events “Sex, Art and Power” with Garth Greenwell and Lidia Yuknavitch
SF Bay View, May 10: As shelter-in-place extensions continue, the literary arts scene moves online
Chicago Now, May 10: Chicago Book Events Coming To You
KQED’s The California Report, May 1: As Economy Stalls, Renters Organize for Relief
Diablo Magazine, May 1: Bay Area Book Festival #UNBOUND
Literary Arts, May 1: Upcoming Literary Events and Connections
Bookbub.com, May 1: 12 Virtual Book Events You Can Attend from Your Couch in May
Berkeleyside, The Sit List, May 1: Five things to do while staying largely at home
Bay City News Service, April 30: Regional: Bay Area Book Festival Goes Virtual With Thought-Provoking Programs (was also syndicated to SF Gate)
Berkeleyside, April 30: Bay Area Book Festival returns with #UNBOUND, a virtual author conversation series
Bay Area Newsgroup, April 29:
*Mercury News: Bay Area Book Fest relaunches with online programs
*East Bay Times: Bay Area Book Fest relaunches with online programs
License to Drift, April 29: #UNBOUND By Our New Normal, Bay Area Book Festival Pivots to Virtual
The Pulitzer Prizes, April 28: Pulitzer Authors Featured at Bay Area Book Festival: #Unbound
KPFA’s Letters & Politics, April 28: How the Pandemia is Affecting Immigrant Workers in the U.S. & Voting at Home
SF Chronicle Datebook, April 24: Bay Area Book Festival looks to rebound with #Unbound
San Francisco Book Review, April 24: The Bay Area Book Festival Monthly: WHAT WE’RE READING
San Francisco Book Review, April 21: Bay Area Book Festival #Unbound: Chat with Authors from Your Living Room
Daily Californian, April 14: Bay Area Book Festival forges new paths in light of COVID-19 cancellation
