Ongoing

Smut: An Unseemly Story (The Greening of Mrs. Donaldson)

Z Space 450 Florida Street, San Francisco

One of England’s finest and most loved writers, Alan Bennett, explores the uncomfortable and tragicomic gap between people’s public appearance and their private desires in this tender and surprising story.

Fenton Johnson

SF Public Library 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Fenton will be in conversation with Andrew Lam.

Eastridge Open Mic

Barnes & Noble at Eastridge Mall 2200 Eastridge Loop, Suite #1420, San José

Eastridge open mic iwth host Lorenz Dumuk, featuring Tyson Amir.

GET LIT #24

Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland

An amazing gathering of writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit.

The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night

PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco

Open Mic for poetry with a 3 minute time limit, read with live jazz accompaniment.

A Leak in the Speakers!

Rebound Bookstore 1611 4th Street, San Rafael

Teen open mic. Writers, singers, rappers, slammers, speakers, composers, musicians all welcome.

Jeff VanderMeer

Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco

Acclaimed science fiction writer Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach trilogy, discusses his new novel, Borne.