1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 BABF Short Cuts is a Podcast of the Bay Area Book Festival where we introduce some of the authors and partners who will join us for the 2026 Festival in Berkeley from May 29–May 31.&amp;nbsp; Bushwick Book Club Oakland (BBCO) is a community event series co-produced by Claire Calderón, Nikki Bonsol, and Mia Pixley where Bay Area musicians from a wide range of genres compose and debut brand new original songs inspired by books. They will contribute to the Bay Area Book festival by opening up each headline event with a specially composed song inspired by the headliners.&amp;nbsp; find our more about BBCO on their instagram, https://www.instagram.com/bushwickbookcluboakland You can find more 2026 festival authors and upcoming events at www.baybookfest.org.&amp;nbsp; Please support our work! https://givebutter.com/writingthefuture Bay Area Book Festival Podcast https://www.baybookfest.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40371780/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40371780