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Bay Area Book Festival

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The Sit List: 5 events that spark joy in Berkeley

by Minhae Shim Roth April 30, 2021, 9:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

This week, watch a contemporary adaptation of The Seagull, attend the Bay Area Book Festival, and sip and sketch with an artist-engineer. 

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Living a life without regrets: Dr. Irvin Yalom on love, death and meaning

by Local sponsor April 29, 2021, 9:25 a.m.August 4, 2022

Legendary psychotherapist Dr. Irvin Yalom talks with Joyce Carol Oates at the upcoming Bay Area Book Festival about issues explored in his new memoir, “A Matter of Life and Death.”

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Dave ‘Davey D’ Cook, the ‘hardest working man in hip-hop,’ passes the baton to a new generation

by Local sponsor April 23, 2021, 11:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Davey D will appear live May 2 in a free Bay Area Book Festival conversation with Jeff Chang about their co-authored YA version of Chang’s hip-hop classic, ‘Can’t Stop Won’t Stop.’

Orville Schell
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After a 40-year writing odyssey, Berkeley’s Orville Schell publishes his first novel

by Local sponsor April 16, 2021, 11:36 a.m.August 4, 2022

The journalist and China expert will appear on Sunday, May 2, 6 p.m. at the Bay Area Book Festival in a conversation with fellow author Yiyun Li, moderated by Adam Hochschild.

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Bay Area Book Festival offers day (and night) of deep dives on national crises

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Sept. 28, 2020, 1:47 p.m.October 4, 2022

Oct. 4 virtual mini-fest on Supreme Court, nonviolence, race, polarization.

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Berkeley has put $580K behind the arts. The caveat: no one can congregate to enjoy them

Avatar photo by John Metcalfe Aug. 06, 2020, 3:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

Although the pandemic has brought many cultural events to a grinding halt, the arts in Berkeley are not kaput. The city is moving forward with plans for new public art. Here’s what to look forward to in coming months.

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The Sit List: Five things to do while staying largely at home

by Minhae Shim Roth May 01, 2020, 12:39 p.m.October 4, 2022

It goes without saying all our recommended activities are virtual. That said: Go on a garden tour, tune in to author conversations, study traditional music, watch dance or do earth crafts with the kids.

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Bay Area Book Festival returns with #UNBOUND, a virtual author conversation series

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff April 30, 2020, 2:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

The annual festival, that usually takes place in Berkeley, debuts its virtual version this weekend and continues into summer; topics include voting, parenting, wellness, literature and children’s programs.

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Berkeley’s Bay Area Book Festival canceled due to coronavirus concerns

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso March 11, 2020, 4:47 p.m.August 4, 2022

The organizers of the popular two-day Bay Area Book Festival — set for May 2-3 — have decided to cancel their 2020 event so as not to risk spreading coronavirus.

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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of May 3-5

Avatar photo by Lance Knobel May 02, 2019, 1:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

We’ve selected some highlights from the Bay Area Book Festival, in addition to other literary, musical and artistic events for the weekend.

International authors in front of Moe's Books before the 2018 Bay Area Book Festival
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Bay Area Book Festival highlights power of works in translation

by Local sponsor April 19, 2019, 10:05 a.m.October 4, 2022

[Sponsored] Interest in translated literature – often ignored by major publishers – remains high in Berkeley.

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Erik Tarloff’s novel revolves around a legendary actor and Hollywood mystery woman

Avatar photo by Mal Warwick March 28, 2019, 9:51 a.m.August 4, 2022

‘Women in Black’ tells the story of Chance Hardwick, an exceptionally handsome young man from the Heartland who arrives in Hollywood in the 1950s. He becomes a movie star but, tragically, dies young.

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