2025 Bay Area Book Festival offers inspiration and empowerment in overwhelming times
Briefly

The Bay Area Book Festival is returning to Downtown Berkeley for its 11th year on May 31 and June 1, presenting an almost entirely free literary event featuring 275 authors engaged in 85 conversations across 11 stages. With new Executive Director J.K. Fowler at the helm, the festival will showcase popular offerings such as Writers' Workshops and Family Day, while introducing features like a Small Press Alley. The event aims to inspire change through the narrative theme, highlighting the role of storytelling in shaping community and social progress.
The Bay Area Book Festival returns for its 11th year, offering free programming, 275 authors, 85 conversations across 11 stages in Downtown Berkeley.
Changing the narrative is the theme for this year's festival, emphasizing how narratives shape possibilities and the importance of unity in organizing change.
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