Last year, more than 90 bookstores across the state participated in the inaugural California Bookstore Day, throwing special events and carrying items created specifically for…
As part of the first annual Bay Area Book Festival, this… thing is happening: a library constructed from 50,000 books donated by the Internet Archive,…
To hear Timothy Don talk about Oakland, you might suspect he’s running for mayor. “I’ve lived in many different places,” he said recently, by phone:…
Litquake celebrates their 15th anniversary this year! The festival runs from Friday, October 10th – Saturday, October 18th and features approximately 850 authors over an average of…
Small Press Distribution is screening short films by six local poets and/or artists on Friday, September 5th. Read all about it in the San Francisco Chronicle….
a mini-guide to Fall books and events for SF Weekly‘s seasonal Arts guide
Last year, poets from all over the place spent a weekend in Oakland for four days of readings, bbq and karaoke (aka East Bay Poetry…
On Saturday, May 3, 93 stores representing 80 of our state’s zip codes will celebrate the first California Bookstore Day with parties that include everything…
Way back in the day, I was asked to record a show featuring a bunch of essay-writing moms. Not my average gig, but I said…
Longtime friend to California poets and poetry and inspiration Jack Foley, who runs the weekly Cover to Cover show on KPFA, has just joined forces…