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Spring Fantasy Roundup
Now that we’re in the middle of spring, the weather is warming up with not a rainy day in sight. Why not enjoy these nice days with a fantasy book? Read on for some of our recommendations. Blood of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder (3))By Brian McClellanOrbit Books,...
Roundup: Books About Russia
The latter half of the twentieth century (and the beginning of the twenty-first) is marked by the rise of dictators in countries across the world. Right wing or left, beginning from good intentions or a mere hunger for power, these men rose to great heights and...
Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
In the mood for a great fantasy but aren't sure which one to pick? Or maybe you're eager for a new sci-fi book but haven't found one that stands out to you yet. Search no more, for here are five new books (and one old favorite) that definitely deserve a place in your...
The History of California Book Roundup
California is truly one-of-a-kind, a sprawling state with its own unique sense of politics and one of the largest economies in the world. It’s a place where one could live their entire life and still not know all its secrets. Every region has its own culture, and...
Perfect Books for Your Child’s Easter Basket
It's nearly Easter! If you find yourself needing a small break from egg hunts (or just needing the kids to settle down for a minute), take a look at these great books. From Biscuit to Fancy Nancy, there's something for a wide range of ages, with stories about...
Children’s Books About Friendship
What makes you happy? Rainbows, puppies, hearts, stars, unicorns? How about having a good friend by your side. These wonderful childrens’ books are focused around making friends and what it means to be a good friend to others. Tickled Pink: How Friendship Washes the...
No City But San Francisco for this Cozy Mystery Series (Author Interview)
Susan McCormick is a writer and doctor who lives in Seattle. She graduated from Smith College and George Washington University School of Medicine, with additional medical training in Washington DC and San Francisco, where she lived in an elegant apartment building in...
The Bay Area Book Festival Monthly: WHAT WE’RE READING IN JUNE
The Bay Area Book Festival was founded on principles of social justice. In light of current events, we are proud to claim solidarity with everyone speaking up and doing the work to dismantle a longstanding legacy of racial inequality. Actions may speak louder than...
The Bay Area Book Festival Monthly: WHAT WE’RE READING IN MAY
Perhaps you caught this recent illuminating KQED story about how California arts nonprofits and individual artists/writers have sprung into action to support people who are isolated, traumatized, and scared in the midst of the pandemic. The Executive Director of...
Interview with Martina Reaves, Author of I’m Still Here: A Memoir
Martina Reaves grew up in a Navy family and lived in thirty-four places before she finally settled in her current home in Berkeley with her wife, Tanya, and their son, Cooper, who now lives in Oakland. She considers living in one place for over thirty years a major...
The Bay Area Book Festival Monthly: WHAT WE’RE READING
Since its inception in 2015, The Bay Area Book Festival has built a reputation for the quality of its literary programs, its international scope, and its commitment to informed public discourse, empathy, and open-mindedness. Although we've had to cancel our in-person...
Interview with Robert Wang, Author of The Opium Lord’s Daughter
Born in Japan and raised in Hong Kong before moving to the United States, Chinese American businessman Robert Wang has a firsthand perspective of both Chinese and Western cultures and their entwined history. He first learned as a school-boy how the Opium Wars formed...
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Hitler, My Neighbor: Memories of a Jewish Childhood, 1929-1939
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Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco
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Benjamin Norton Bugbey, Sacramento’s Champagne King
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House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family
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I’m Still Here: A Memoir
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The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power
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The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch
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Anonymous Is a Woman: A Global Chronicle of Gender Inequality
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Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction
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Written in History: Letters That Changed the World
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No City But San Francisco for this Cozy Mystery Series (Author Interview)
Susan McCormick is a writer and doctor who lives in Seattle. She graduated from Smith College and George Washington University School of Medicine, with additional medical training in Washington DC and San Francisco, where she lived in an elegant apartment building in...
Interview with Martina Reaves, Author of I’m Still Here: A Memoir
Martina Reaves grew up in a Navy family and lived in thirty-four places before she finally settled in her current home in Berkeley with her wife, Tanya, and their son, Cooper, who now lives in Oakland. She considers living in one place for over thirty years a major...
Interview with Robert Wang, Author of The Opium Lord’s Daughter
Born in Japan and raised in Hong Kong before moving to the United States, Chinese American businessman Robert Wang has a firsthand perspective of both Chinese and Western cultures and their entwined history. He first learned as a school-boy how the Opium Wars formed...
Interview With Kathy Tong, Author of Not-Quite-Supermodel
Reviewer, Kristi Elizabeth, interviews Kathy Tong, author of Not-Quite-Supermodel. Meet Kathy Tong, Author and (not-quite-super-) Model Kathy was discovered at age the ripe old age of 20 behind the seafood counter at Canada Safeway. That’s right, she was slicing fish....
Interview with author Lili Naghdi
Interviewed by Sara Podwall Lili Naghdi is an Iranian Canadian physician who was born and raised in Tehran. She continued her education and research after moving to Canada with her husband and daughter in 1996. Today she practices family medicine in Vaughan, Ontario,...
Interview with Lori Handrahan, author of Epidemic
1) What drew you to research such a harrowing topic? Maine’s sexual assault forensic medical examiner confirmed my two-year-old daughter for rape by her father. Maine’s prosecutors refuse to prosecute and child protection refused to obtain a protection order. My...
