East Bay

Melissa Stein’s new book of poems is Terrible Blooms. The New York Times says, “Ms. Stein reminds us that there is no honey—rough, or otherwise—without the sting.”...

Friday, May 18 7:00pm East Bay Booksellers is excited to host a fantastic Friday night of contemporary poetry, featuring Carmen Giménez Smith and MK Chavez, on May 18th at 7pm. Carmen...

NEXT THERE: THERE 23 – Friday, May 18, 2018, with East Bay novelist Cameron MacKenzie, award-winning local writer Tamara Schuyler, local novelist Yang Huang,and musical guest TBA. THERE (THe Eastbay Reading Extravaganza)...

David Ulrich presents Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice of Photography, an unprecedented photography practice that guides you to the creativity at your our fingertips,...

Folks, do the grown person thing and RSVP yes only if you can confirm your attendance so we can plan accordingly. We need to know...

Spring Poetry & Place | El Cerrito Please join us on Sunday, May 20 from 1:30 - 5 pm at the El Cerrito Community Center...

EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Christopher DeLorenzo to the store to discuss his part-memoir, part-cookbook, Kitchen Inheritance: Memories and Recipes from My Family of Cooks, on Sunday, May 20th at 3pm. This collection...

Join Mrs. Dalloway's and the Mediterranean Garden Society for a talk and signing by Jason Dewee's on his just released book, Designing with Palms (photography by Caitlin...

EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Daegan Miller to the store to discuss his book, This Radical Land: A Natural History of American Dissent, on Tuesday, May 22nd at 7pm.  Joining him in conversation...

Wendy Trevino was born & raised in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. She is a Grant Writer in San Francisco, where she shares...

EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Kim Malcolm to the store to discuss her book, A Country Within: A Journey of Love and Hope During the Refugee Crisis in Greece, on Thursday,...

reads from Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan, a raucous tour through the world of Mr. Darcy imitations, tailored gowns, and tipsy ballroom...

The 2nd annual Bay Area Queer Zine Fest is coming back September 9! What better way to get people pumped about zines than to have...

On Saturday, May 26th, MARY: A Journal of New Writing will be holding a release party for the latest print edition of MARY Journal! Join us from...

Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Jeremy Fernando's full-length poetry collection, Cotton Candy! It's going to be an amazing...

Is it summer yet? At SNS we're feeling SALTY and we're ready to sweat, so bring us your sexiest, SALTIEST, summer stories, poems, songs, stand-up,...

This is a book launch and celebration for Alexandra Mattraws new book, small siren. Alexandra Mattraw is a Berkeley poet and fourth generation native of Northern...

Tuesday, June 5, 7:30 pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Solano Jazz Stories: Live Jazz. Wonderful Stories. People love hearing jazz...and hearing about it. Musicians like Miles...

EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Charlie LeDuff to the store to discuss his new book, Sh*tshow!: The Country's Collapsing . . . and the Ratings Are Great, on Wednesday, June 6th at 7pm. ...

Featured readers: Sara McAulay, Amos White, Jon Sindell, Jacqueline Doyle. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic...

Please join us for an evening of relaxing ambient electronic music and dreamy acoustic sounds by Andrew Weathers (TX)/Rootless (LA) / and Oakland's own Forest...