Bay AreaBook Festival

Join us for this world-class literary extravaganza that takes place each year in Downtown Berkeley. The Collective Book Studio is excited to maintain our presence at this amazing festival. Our booth will feature prizes, swag, book discounts & more.

Dates & Times
Activities

Bay Area Book Festival

Dates and Times

The 2024 festival will take place in two parts:

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Bay Area Book Festival

Activities and Schedule

The Collective Book Studio will be hosting the following events:

Saturday, June 1st

Angela Engel

11 AM - 12 PM
Berkeley Public Library (Community Meeting Room)

The Next Chapter: Navigating the Modern Book Publishing Landscape

Founder and Publisher, Angela Engel, will be in a panel along with Karen Chan and Steve Wasserman. Moderated by Brooke Warner.

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Sara T. Behrman

2:45 - 3:45 PM
Berkeley Public Library (Community Meeting Room)

Writing workshop for Elementary Kids: Twisting A Tale

Collective Book Studio author, Sara T. Behrman will be coordinating a workshop for kids Grades 4-5 that teaches them how to use traditional folktales and fairy tales to stimulate the imagination as students write a creative piece that twists the well-known story into a completely new tale.

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Sunday, June 2nd

Rowena Scherer

11:00 - 11:20 AM
The Collective Book Studio
Booth #101

A Taste of the World
Book Signing

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Faith Kramer

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Collective Book Studio
Booth #101

52 Shabbats
Book Signing

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Lea Redmond

12:00 - 12:30 PM
The Collective Book Studio
Booth #101

Our Friend Earth and Our Friend Moon
Story Time with Rexy from Drag Story Hour

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Sara T. Behrman

12:30 - 1:15 PM
The Collective Book Studio
Booth #101

The Sea Hides a Seahorse
Featured crafts along with costumed storytelling and song

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Josh & Micah Siva

1:15 - 1:45 PM
The Collective Book Studio
Booth #101

123 Nosh with Me
Story Time

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Phillip D. Cortez

2:00 - 2:45 PM
The Collective Book Studio
Booth #101

Sere La Luna and I’ll be the Moon
Book Signing and Reading with Rexy from Drag Story Hour

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Kellie Menendez

3:00 - 3:30 PM
The Collective Book Studio
Booth #101

Patterns, Patterns Everywhere • Book Signing, Reading, and illustrations

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Sunday, June 2nd
2:30 - 3:00 PM • Location TBA

Drag Story Hour

The One And Only Rexy (She/Her) is a proud Trans Latina Immigrant from Baja California Mexico who uses her heritage and live experience to bring a multidimensional experience to Drag Story Hours.

Included Books: Dare to Be Me, Our Home, Whoever You Are, and more!
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3:45 PM - 4:45 PM • Fountain Stage

From the Real Farm to the Culturally Rooted Table

Panel with Micah Siva and Rowena Scherer

Other Panelists: Brea Baker, Toriano Gordon.
Moderated by Suzette Chaumette

This panel brings together diverse authors to explore food justice, examining systemic racism in farm policy, sustainable heritage-based cookbooks, and the revitalization of urban economies through food. The discussion will include Brea Baker's focus on Black land ownership, Micah Siva's plant-forward Jewish cuisine, Rowena Scherer's family-friendly global recipes, and Toriano Gordon's accessible vegan soul food, moderated by Suzette Chaumette, a public health leader and founder of Food Indy.
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