Oakland Book Festival

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Oakland Book Festival
Sunday, May 21, 2017, 11am – 6pm
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland CA
Free and open to the public
Read. One day – Seven Hours – 145 Writers – 70 Events
Inside City Hall, more than 100 novelists, poets, historians, philosophers, journalists, and activists will engage event-goers in panels, interviews, and open debate. Children’s Area – Music – Booksellers – Foo

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The outdoor portion of the festival, on Frank Ogawa Plaza, includes a dedicated children’s area with performances from Children’s Fairyland, “favorite-stories” read by librarians from the Oakland Public Library, and book-making projects courtesy of the Museum of Children’s Arts. There will be live music and readings on the amphitheater all day. Booksellers, magazine publishers, and local literary organizations will have booths on the plaza; food trucks will provide nourishment.

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A novel can be written on a postcard. A story needs only six words for the telling. (“For Sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.”) Please join three contemporary masters in the arts of brevity at Clio's to experience the joys and challenges of writing short. In a tradition that has roots in ancient ap...

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The OBF is back. And it's better than ever. Stay tuned here.

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