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  • Bay Area Poets Coalition First Saturday

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    3-5 minutes per poet/reader, or "just listening" is fine too :-)

  • Book Launch: Charif Shanahan

    Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us for the Bay Area launch of Charif Shanahan's first full-length poetry collection, Into Each Room We Enter Without Knowing.

    $5 – $25

  • Kirill Medvedev

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Kirill Medvedev is one of the most exciting, unpredictable voices on the Russian literary scene today.

  • Book Launch: Thi Bui

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Debut author Thi Bui discusses her intimate and poignant graphic memoir portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam.

  • Melissa Febos

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Melissa Febos to the store to discuss and sign her memoir Abandon Me.

  • Rebecca Solnit

    Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Please join us for an unforgettable night of provocative thought and conversation!

    $12 – $28

  • The Sweetwater Sessions: Tyson Amir

    Omi Gallery 2323 Broadway, Oakland, United States

    Tyson Amir presents his poems, "Black Boy Poems".

    $5 – $7

  • Sam Bercholz

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Sam Bercholz discusses his book A Guided Tour of Hell.

  • Get Lit #22

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Writers will read never-before-read material.

  • Berkeley Arts & Letters: Camille Paglia

    The Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Camille Paglia discusses her essay collection about modern feminism.

    $12

  • Graham Foust

    Hearst Field Annex Hearst Field Annex, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Holloway Reading Series presents a reading with Graham Foust.

  • Kirsty Murray

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Not Your Mother's Book Club proudly presents award-winning author Kirsty Murray in celebration of the story collection, Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean.

  • Just Breathe: Kala Storytelling Night

    Kala Art Institute 2990 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    This is a benefit for the ACLU. $10 suggested donation taken at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds.

  • Elif Batuman + Yiyun Li

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    A conversation with Elif Batuman and Yiyun Li.

  • Uptown Fridays: Emji Spero + Shelley Wong

    Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Featuring readings by Emji Speero and Shelley Wong, with music by Blowdryer Punk Soul (with Jennifer Blowdryer + Michelle Gonazales).

  • Omnidawn Reading

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    More info coming soon!

  • PADC Community Nite

    Impact Hub Oakland 2323 Broadway, Oakland , CA, United States

    Music and 'Together We Slam' performing.

    $65

  • Swan Day Feminist Showcase

    LIMINAL 3037 38th Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Bi-Monthly LIMINAL Showcase of 10-15 readers and performers.

  • Stories of Stranded Deportees

    LIMINAL 3037 38th Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Excerpts from journals kept through the deportation process, as well as a panel discussion about deportation within Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities in Oakland

  • Fresh & Best: Farid Matuk & Tonya Foster

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Farid Matyk and Tonya Foster as part of a Special Edition Fresh & Best poetry reading series.

  • Farid Matuk

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Mills College presents Farid Matuk.

  • Beast Crawl 2017 Hat Party Fundraiser

    Telegraph Beer Garden 2318 Telegraph, Oakland, CA, United States

    Uptown Oakland's free annual literary festival.

    $5

  • When April Showers Come…

    Spice Monkey 1628 Webster St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Featured readers and an open mic