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The Festival is back this year with nearly 300 prominent authors to appear on indoor stages all day on both Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7. Exclusively on Sunday, May 7, the festival will include a large outdoor stage, literary exhibitors, gourmet food vendors, a lively family area, and a youth expo will take over Berkeley’s Civic Center Park. Headliners this year include Joan Baez, W. Kamau Bell, and Dave Eggers.