Episodes: 425
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 2.1k subscribers
Instagram: 16.0k followers
Publicly listed emails
info@baybookfest.org
programming@baybookfest.org
exhibits@baybookfest.org
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Renee Swindle - Found Family, Self-discovery, Grief, Friendship, And Contemporary Fiction.
Emily St. James - Trans Identity, Chosen Family, Intergenerational Friendship, And Fiction Writing.
Jen Aldrich - Audiobook Narration, Proofreading, Preparation, And Production Workflows.
Abigail Reno - Audiobook Narration, Voiceover Performance, Music, And Audiobook Production.
Ray Archie - Audiobook Narration, Theatrical Sound Design, Audio Storytelling, And Production.
Out of the Blue, I Found You
August 17, 2026
The funny and heartfelt stories of this panel honor the chosen family who show up at the most unexpected, but perhaps most necessary, moments in our lives. Woodworking by Emily St. James follows a trans high school teacher from a small town in South Dakota who befriends the only other trans woman she knows: her seventeen-year-old student, the high school's resident political dissident and Only Trans Girl. As their unlikely friendship evolves, it comes under the scrutiny of their community, an...
Behind the Scenes of Audiobook Production
August 14, 2026
The sonic experts of this panel will pull back the curtains for listeners wondering what it takes to create an audiobook. Ray Archie, Founder of Notes to the Soul and Chief Audio Connoisseur of Brooklyn Sound Lab, has an extensive career in audio storytelling through audiobook narration, theatrical sound design, and musical innovation. Also with a background in music is Abigail Reno, an actor, audiobook narrator, and voiceover artist with roots in opera, choral conducting, and theater. She ha...
Preserving Ancestral Knowledge as BIPOC Writers
August 14, 2026
Our workshop will start with a panel discussion, comprised of BIPOC writers who are part of the Rooted & Written program, on how we integrate our histories into our work. This session will blend conversation and craft on how we listen to, record, and honor ancestral knowledge on the page, without flattening it for mainstream expectations. Then we'll talk about writing. Using guided prompts, participants will draft ideas for new work that gathers memory, place, language, and family stories int...
Drinking With Authors · Low booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
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The publicly listed emails for Bay Area Book Festival Podcast: info@baybookfest.org, programming@baybookfest.org, and exhibits@baybookfest.org.
Podseeker estimates Bay Area Book Festival Podcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Bay Area Book Festival Podcast typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Published authors, fiction finalists or award-recognized writers, literary critics, and experienced audiobook narrators, producers, voice artists, and other publishing professionals. Common among recent guests: Published books; Fiction award finalist recognition; Credits on major audiobook publishers and platforms. Recent guests include Renee Swindle, Emily St. James, and Jen Aldrich.
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Recent episodes cover Literature, Fiction, Writing, Audiobooks, and Publishing. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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