I went to the second annual Bay Area Book Festival last weekend, had a great time and acquired the nifty bookbag above from PapaLlama. A truly interesting mix of topics and speakers – if you read at all you would have found something to your taste. I most enjoyed hearing Susan Griffin and Starhawk speak on this present moment in our culture. I also just liked seeing the entire community of book folks turn out, along with clowns, music, bouncy houses, carousels, food trucks. Pretty much a downtown Berkeley street fair. Also, nifty bookbag.
If you didn’t hear about it and you’re local (I think publicity is the one thing they don’t do well) you might want to get on their mailing list to be sure to catch it next year. Food for the soul.