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• Kevin Killian
  New Narrative virtuoso Kevin Killian reads from his new book "Fascination: Memoirs" (Semiotexte), which combines the early memoir "Bedrooms Have Windows" (1989) with an unpublished prose work called "Bachelors Get Lonely"; together they form a picture of gay life in 1970s Long Island, showing the author's struggle to become a writer amidst the sex- and […]
• Bill Berkson Tribute
  A group of writers and artists pays tribute to the beloved poet and critic Bill Berkson upon the publication of "Since When: A Memoir in Pieces" (Coffee House). Berkson was active in both the art and literary worlds throughout his life, from his early twenties in Manhattan, where he became close friends with Frank O'Hara […]
• May-lee Chai
  Author of both fiction and nonfiction, May-lee Chai celebrates her 10th book, the story collection "Useful Phrases for Immigrants," with a reading and conversation with Jamel Brinkley ("A Lucky Man"). The recipient of an NEA fellowship in prose, Chai is an assistant professor in the Creative Writing department at SF State University. Her work has […]
• Celebrating the Life of Lucia Berlin
  David Berlin, Lydia Kiesling, Rachel Khong, Jim Nisbet and Robin Sloan gather to celebrate the release of two new books by the late short story master and literary sensation Lucia Berlin: "Home: A Memoir with Selected Photographs and Letters" and "Evening in Paradise: More Stories." Berlin rose to sudden fame 11 years after her death, […]
• Karen Finley
  Multi-disciplinary performance artist and provocateur Karen Finley presents her new book "Grabbing Pussy," which examines the psychosexual obsessions that have surfaced as a result of current U.S. politics. Based on her performance piece "Unicorn Gratitude Mystery," Finley explores the public/private personas of Donald Trump, Hillary and Bill Clinton, Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner, and Harvey […]
• Jonathan Lethem + Michael Chabon
  Jonathan Lethem celebrates "The Feral Detective"-- his first detective novel since "Motherless Brooklyn" (1999), which won the National Critics Book Circle Award and also achieved mainstream success (a film version written, produced and directed by Edward Norton began production early this year) with a reading and conversation with Michael Chabon ("Moonglow" and "Pops: Fatherhood in […]
• Micah Perks, Kate Schatz, and Lucy Jane Bledsoe
  Micah Perks launches her linked story collection "True Love and Other Dreams of Miraculous Escape" (Outpost19) with a reading and conversation with Kate Schatz ("Rad Girls Can") and Lucy Jane Bledsoe ("Lava Falls"). Perks is the author of the novels "What Becomes Us" and "We Are Gathered Here" and the memoir "Pagan Time," about growing […]
• Election Night with Zyzzyva
  A coterie of Zyzzyva contributors and friends follows the results of the Congressional mid-term elections around the country and in California. With Nestor Gomez, Matthew Zapruder, Caille Millner, Dean Rader, Ismail Muhammad, Vanessa Hua and D.A. Powell, there will be short readings spread throughout the night. Hosted by Zyzzyva Managing Editor Oscar Villalon.
• Clark Coolidge
  Author of more than 20 books and an influential voice among the American avant-garde since the 1960s, Petaluma-based Clark Coolidge visits Moe's Books to read from his new 310-page serial poem "Poet." Inspired by David Meltzer's "When I Was a Poet," the book was written between 2014-16 and is dedicated to Meltzer. Coolidge's writing is […]
• Tyehimba Jess
  New York-based Tyehimba Jess is the author of two books of poetry: "Leadbelly," which won the 2014 National Poetry Series, and "Olio," which won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize. The New York-based poet visits the Bay Area to read from his work as part of UC Berkeley's Lunch Poems. The long-running series presents a rare chance […]