Bay Area Book Festival Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies
Tsering Yangzom Lama
Join us at The Marsh for a special discussion between @tseringylama and #baybookfest founder Cherilyn Parsons about Tsering Yangzom Lama's gorgeous, fascinating debut novel, We Measure the Earth with our Bodies. Info here: https://t.co/P317pIv6ON https://t.co/kxig8rfmP9
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Old Home: A Novel of Exile
Orville Schell
Listen to excerpt of @orvilleschell’s “My Old Home” here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/651925/my-old-home-by-orville-schell/ #BayBookFest
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Nightcrawling
Leila Mottley
Tickets are going fast! Come celebrate the paperback release of Oakland author @leilamottley's blockbuster debut novel Nightcrawling. @oaklandmuseumca Mottley will be interviewed by @RadioMirage and will sign books after the chat. Grab your tickets here: https://t.co/yROJLPtSux https://t.co/020SofOfKq
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Committed
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Today's the day! 🚨🚨🚨 Join us tonight at 7pm PST in celebrating Viet Thanh Nguyen's new book, The Committed. Click here to get your ticket: https://bit.ly/3cgYy9e ✍️ Signed copy available @CityLightsBooks. Thanks to our partners @CGRShastings for all they do. https://t.co/pLGYAWy0D3
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America
Thank you to Mystery Writers of America, the country’s oldest organization of professional mystery writers, @NorCalMWA for sponsoring our May 8 program: How to Write a Mystery! Join us at 12:30 PM, at The Marsh Theater. https://t.co/PBm3LYc2Xm https://t.co/ce86fYCHYG
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hollywood: The Oral History
Jeanine Basinger
Join celebrated author Sam Wasson in this live class & discover the 5 things he’s learned about Hollywood’s 2nd golden age, &the ways that those few gorgeous years in the late 60s & early 70s illuminate the challenges shaping the film industry. Learn more: https://t.co/9bF4BZeCcE https://t.co/LsGL6HkFg6
Paperback, 2023
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams
Richard Flanagan
✨June 3, 7 pm PT✨ https://bit.ly/3v1XIE5 Join us for a virtual event, live from Tasmania featuring one of our greatest living writers, Richard Flanagan, in conversation w/ renowned poet Jane Hirshfield to celebrate his astonishing new novel, The Living Sea of Waking Dreams. https://t.co/57OsWfn0aC
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birds of Point Reyes
Keith Hansen
In one week! As a part of the Bay Area Book Festival's prologue series, @heydaybooks is proud to present a Point Reyes Birding Walk with Keith Hansen, author of Birds of Point Reyes. Full details and registration on Eventbrite: https://t.co/PBhJCZhDad https://t.co/wRp52XrSjM
Hardcover, 2023
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unleashed
Cai Emmons
Catch the virtual launch of the amazing Cai Emmons' new novel, UNLEASHED. Diagnosed with ALS, Cai has remains very productive, publishing two books this year, blogging about her unfolding experiences, and penning op-eds. 9/6, 4p PST. Free - register here: https://t.co/S1ZSzUHuwG https://t.co/xwOGPddMRB
Hardcover, 2022
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
Valarie Kaur
The Fest’s opening event, free to all, is a clarion call to heal America & our hearts. https://t.co/2N2Uuz0L5D Mother Jones race & justice reporter @JamilahKing interviews lawyer & activist @ValarieKaur, author of "See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love." https://t.co/VB90Cc2lRM
Paperback, 2021
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book