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.
2021 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. Nine 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.
- 2021 Bay Area Book Festival Press Release (General)
- 2021 Bay Area Book Festival Press Release (Youth)
- Press Kit Gallery
- Past Coverage
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2021 #UNBOUND Virtual Festival Coverage
Bay City News, April 27: Seventh annual Bay Area Book Festival boasts a star-studded roster
Marin Independent Journal, April 24: Book Events: Bay Area Book Festival (Orville Schell and Yiyun Li)
7X7, April 26: 22 Fun Things to Do This Week (4.26.21)
Berkeleyside, April 16: After a 40-year writing odyssey, Berkeley’s Orville Schell publishes his first novel
San Francisco Arts Monthly, April/May 2021: Literary Highlights Curated by Evan Karp (page 8)
7X7, March 15: 24 Fun Things to Do This Week (3.15.20)
Diablo Magazine, March 12: Top Tickets, At-Home Edition: March 11-17
KRON ON, March 8: INTERVIEW: DAN RATHER
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
