Newsletter: May 28, 2026
WALDEN POND BOOKS
WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT:

WALDEN POND BOOKS HOSTS
FIVE BOOK SIGNING EVENTS AT
THE BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL
SEVENTEEN AUTHORS!
HUNDREDS OF BOOKS!
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
From 11:00 am until 5:00 pm, on Sunday, May 31, Walden Pond Books will be hosting five unique programs at the Marsh Theatre, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. Seventeen authors of outstanding fiction will be talking about their work and will be signing their books. We'll be displaying and selling their books right outside the theatre. Admission is FREE. We hope to see you there!


11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hidden Agendas: Cults, Corruption and Conspiracy in the Modern Thriller
Authors: Sarah Gailey, Luke Goebel, and Paddy Hirsch
Moderated by Marie Sutro

12:15 - 1:15 PM
Speculative Belonging: Crafting Queer-Centered Realities
Authors: Charlie Jane Anders, Syr Hayati Beker, and Annalee Newitz
Moderated by Kristina M. Canales

1:30 - 2:30 PM
Who Did It? A Thriller Panel of Secrets and Suspicion
Authors: Victor Manibo, Kelli Stanley, and Thrity Umrigar
Moderated by Dr. Nicholas Baham III

2:45 - 3:45 PM
What the Magic Hides: Moral Truths and Mystery in Young Adult Fantasy
Authors: S. Hati, Ama Ofosua Lieb, Lio Min, and Emily Renk Hawthorne
Moderated by Michelle Ruiz Keil

4:00 - 5:00 PM
Post-Disaster Futures: Sci-Fi Visions of Survival and Renewal
Authors: Susanna Kwan, T. K. Rex, and Chuck Tingle
Moderated by Lara Messersmith-Glavin

JUST A FEW OF THE MANY BOOKS YOU'LL FIND AT THE FESTIVAL:
MAKE ME BETTER by Sarah Gailey AUTOMATIC NOODLY by Annalee Newitz MISSING SAM by Thrity Umrigar THE L.O.V.E. CLUB by Lio Min LUCKY DAY by Chuck Tingle
CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE FESTIVAL?
Just click on any of the above titles to order them from Bookshop. You can also enter any Book Festival author's name in the Bookshop search field to browse for even more titles. Our Bookshop site carries virtually every book in print and your purchases ship directly to your home from the same vendor we order from. Best of all, all online sales are credited to Walden Pond Books. Your Bookshop orders benefit Walden Pond Books and the authors just as if you were shopping at the Book Festival or at our Oakland store.

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