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  • Madison Smartt Bell

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Madison Smartt Bell to the store to discuss and sign his novel, Behind the Moon.

  • Jeffrey Gettleman

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

    Jeffrey Gettleman will discuss his memoir about finding love and finding a calling in one of the most violent and yet most beautiful places in the world.

  • Mary Gordon

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Mary Gordon reads from her new novel, There Your Heart Lies.

  • Find Yourself Reading

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Find Yourself is an art exhibit that ponders the parallels between a revealing phrase in story-telling and a common occurrence while reading: “one finds oneself…” Artist/author...

  • Whistlestop Writers Open Mic

    Swirl on the Square 21 S Livermore Ave, Livermore, CA, United States

    Another Whistlestop Writers Open Mic at Swirl on the Square is rolling into town. The event, which is open to writers of all genres (and...

  • 6 Years in Gay Conversion Therapy

    Laurel Book Store 1423 Broadway, Oakland , CA, United States

    Free admission and free refreshments. A book signing follows the discussion.

  • InsideStorytime DEFIANCE

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

    Michele Aharaonian Marcon, Brynn Saito, and Vernon Keeve III, and others reading.

  • Ada Calhoun + T.J. Stiles

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Ada Calhoun and T.J. Stiles in conversation about Calhoun's essay collection, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give.

  • Dan Bellm + Ann Pellertier

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

    Poetry Flash presents Dan Bellm and Ann Pellertier.

  • Uptown Fridays: MG Roberts + Melissa Eleftherion

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Uptown Fridays reading featuring MG Roberts and Melissa Eleftherion, with music guest Heather Jovanelli.

  • STANZA: summer throwback fundraiser party

    Temescal Brewery 4115 Telegraph, Oakland, CA, United States

    It's a literary party-slash-fundraiser for STANZA--hosted by the delectable Temescal Brewery in Oakland.

  • Cornelia Nixon

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Cornelia Nixon reads from her new novel, The Use of Fame.

  • Wendy Lesser

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

    Wendy Lesser, founder and editor of The Threepenny Review, discusses her landmark biography, You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn.

  • Robert Hass + David Koehn

    Studio One Arts Center 365 45th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Please join us on Thursday, June 1st for a reading and conversation with Robert Hass + David Koehn to benefit Omnidawn.

  • Play: Exhibit + Reading

    Pro Arts Gallery 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, United States

    The exhibit will be a celebration of Black neighborhoods and creativity.

  • 2017 Bay Area Book Festival

    Downtown Berkeley

    Join the Center for the Art of Translation at the 2017 Bay Area Book Festival! Numerous international writers and translators will appear.

  • 3 Blues-y Ladies

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Banty Hen, Andrea Passwater, and Rosie Cima perform music to poetry.

  • Courtney Maum

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Courtney Maum to the store to discuss and sign her new novel, Touch.

  • An evening of poetry w/ Hass, Manuel, + Hood

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Robert Hass, Douglas Manuel, and Charles Hood to the store to discuss and sign their latest works.

  • Moon Drop presents Prince

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Each reading will have a theme, June 7th being The Beautiful One's Birthday will be a tribute to Prince.

  • Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi: Kintu

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi to the store to discuss and sign Kintu.

  • Thad Carhart

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Thad Carhart reads from his delightful memoir, Finding Fontainebleau: An American Boy in France, just out in paperback.