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May 2: Second San Joaquin Valley Bookfest Takes Place This Weekend

By Elizabeth Arakelian,
Jonathan Linden
Published May 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT
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We speak with author and Bakersfield native Pam Muñoz Ryan about her writing process. She’s among the writers you should expect to see at this year’s San Joaquin Valley Bookfest.

Plus, the latest news headlines: Kamala Harris’s first major speech against President Trump, and a new report says two Valley prisons are at risk of flooding.

Central Valley Daily
Elizabeth Arakelian
A Valley native, Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree in English Language Literatures from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her master's degree in journalism from New York University. She has covered a range of beats. Her agriculture reporting for the Turlock Journal earned her a first place award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
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Jonathan Linden
Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.
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