Some of these vendors are fantastic deals. I was usually in the first or second row.making it easy to hear and see the authors funny expressions. Having pre- paid for advance tickets for many of these authors rooms allows guarantee of getting in. His book "The 6:41 to Paris" sounds sooo great. One of my personal favorite authors -( new to me) -is Jean -Phillippe Blondel. author of "Guernsey Literary and potato peel pie society", wrote a new Ivy and Bean series for kids.īarbara boxer is here, Bich Minh Nguyen, Faith Adiele, Dana Spiotta, Jonathan Lethem. Richard Russo was a key speaker last night.,Īnnie Barrows. Peggy Orenstein is popular here with her book."Girls & Sex" If you 'must' know call me on the phone.I don't want to WRITE pages of what he said. Some of the best advice I think I've ever heard. He also gave writers ( sorry - this is not me). Makes me want to read 'everything' he's written. It was beautiful and sad.ĪLL of these authors were bright and interesting.but the biggest surprised for me was how hilarious Colm Tobin is.( nothing - and I mean nothing guarded about this man).
The Chancellor and Cordinator of this years festival lead this room with a speech and a silent prayer. Yesterday was the 1 year anniversary of the the dorm collapsed here at UC Berkeley where students from Ireland died. Pedro Carmona-Alvarez, was a standout from Norway A Journalist from El Salvador.Ī Swedish journalist and novelist named Steve Sem Sanberg presenting his fiction book on the Holocaust whom I'll be seeing in 2 hours. There are writers and authors here from 13 countries including Egyptian feminist MonaĮltahawy. Many of these books are in good - (read but handled with respect), condition. Anyone attending the festival can walk through these open walls of books and take anything they want home with them - free of charge. One just needs to step inside the man-made outdoor library structure with over 10,000 books. If there was to be an overall theme here this year.
You can't help but smile.įriends have asked me about the Bay Area Book Festival.So, I thought I'd share here. The illustrations capture the spirit with strength. This book is filled with warmth - humor- and love. takes readers on journey -giving respect to Native Americans.
A father helps his son pick his own name. "Thunder Boy Jr." is a child's book.perfect for 3 & 4 year old children. Sherman Alexie is one of the authors here at the Bay Area Book Festival.
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