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Bay Area Book Festival Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies, Tsering Yangzom Lama

We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies

Tsering Yangzom Lama
Bay Area Book FestivalBay Area Book Festival

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
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Book Cover for: My Old Home: A Novel of Exile, Orville Schell

My Old Home: A Novel of Exile

Orville Schell
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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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Book Cover for: Nightcrawling, Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley
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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
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Book Cover for: The Committed, Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Committed

Viet Thanh Nguyen
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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
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Book Cover for: How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America

How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America

Mystery Writers of America
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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
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Book Cover for: Hollywood: The Oral History, Jeanine Basinger

Hollywood: The Oral History

Jeanine Basinger
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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
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Book Cover for: The Living Sea of Waking Dreams, Richard Flanagan

The Living Sea of Waking Dreams

Richard Flanagan
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✨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
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Book Cover for: Birds of Point Reyes, Keith Hansen

Birds of Point Reyes

Keith Hansen
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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
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Book Cover for: Unleashed, Cai Emmons

Unleashed

Cai Emmons
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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
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Book Cover for: See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love, Valarie Kaur

See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love

Valarie Kaur
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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
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