The Festival has earned a reputation as a world-class literary event that brings together some of the most acclaimed authors from the Bay Area, nation, and world. Two weekends of literary celebration, and fun activities for both adults and children offer a wealth of opportunities for media coverage.

We provide press passes to credentialed media. If you’d like to attend the Festival or need more information, please contact Julia Drake.

• April 29, 2025: SF Gate: May 2025 Author Events and Festivals
• May 7, 2025: San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area Book Festival is ‘changing the narrative’ this year. Here’s how
• May 10, 2025: MSN: Bay Area Book Festival
• May 14, 2025: Ronnie’s Awesome List: Family Day Highlight
• May 14, 2025: East Bay Times (syndicated to Bay Area News Group): Bay Area Book Festival coming back to downtown Berkeley for 11th year
• May 16, 2025: Diablo Magazine: May Hit List 
• May 18, 2025: 48 Hills: Bay Area Book Festival turns to the power of the page
• May 22, 2025: San Francisco Chronicle: Summer 2025: The best family-friendly arts events in the Bay Area
• May 22, 2025: San Francisco Chronicle: Don’t miss these icons coming to the Bay Area this summer
• May 23, 2025: 7×7:28 Fun Things to Do This Week (5.26.25)
• May 24, 2025: Bay City News ( syndicated to SF Gate): Authors, Readers To Converge At 11Th Bay Area Book Festival In Berkeley
• May 25, 2025: SFist: Last Week, This Week: SF LGBT Center’s Building the Block House Party 
• May 25, 2025: Press Reader: Family Fun Zone
• May 25, 2025: KPFA: J.K. Fowler: The 11th Annual Bay Area Book Festival
• May 27, 2025: Funcheap SF: Funcheap’s SF 5/27/25 newsletter
• May 27, 2025: Tri-City Voice: Bay Area Book Festival changes the narrative
• May 27, 2025: The Oaklandside: 2025 Bay Area Book Festival offers inspiration and empowerment in overwhelming times
• May 28, 2025: Berkeleyside: 2025 Bay Area Book Festival offers inspiration and empowerment in overwhelming times
• May 28, 2025: KQED: What’s New at This Year’s Bay Area Book Festival
• May 28, 2025: Marin Independent Journal: The Bay Area Book Festival takes over Berkeley on May 31-June 1
• May 28, 2025: {510} Families:  Fun Things to Do in the East Bay this Weekend
• May 28, 2025: Mommy Poppins: Fun Things To Do in SF This Weekend
• An interview with Maysa Odeh, on KPFA’s Voices of the Middle East and North Africa Forum
• May 28, 2025: Bay Area Reporter: Going Out, May 29-June 7, 2025 arts & nightlife events
• May 29, 2025: Axios: Weekend events in the Bay Area: Block parties, book fair and more
• May 29, 2025: 7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend, May 30-June 1
• May 29, 2025: KPFA: J.K. Fowler/The Bay Area Book Festival – Joan Baez
• May 31, 2025: Wanda’s Picks: Interview with Sharon & Russel Shoatz
• June 1, 2025: CBSNews: Bay Area Book Fest holds Bookworm Block Party for second day in Berkeley
• June 1, 2025: KPIX| CBS News Berkeley: Bay Area Book Festival’s executive director talks about event’s theme for 2025
• June 2, 2025: Publishers Weekly: Bay Area Book Festival Draws Book Lovers to Berkeley