Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! An amazing gathering of 12-15 writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts)...
Queer authors Natasha Dennerstein, Gar McVey-Russel, Anand Vedawala, Vernon Keeve III, and Luiza Flynn-Goodlett read from their favorite Queer authors. Laurel Bookstore will be closing...
KPFA Radio 94.1FM & St. John's Presbyterian Church present MARTHA NUSSBAUM THE MONARCHY OF FEAR For decades Martha C. Nussbaum has been an acclaimed scholar...
Join us at 23rd and Telegraph in Oakland for a six-slot open mic alongside two amazing features. This month's show features TBD and TBD! Music...
Katie Henry Launch for Heretics Anonymous, her hilarious debut YA novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their strict Catholic school, one nun at...
Presenting Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish. One boy's search for his father leads him to Puerto Rico in this moving middle grade novel, for fans of Ghost andSee You...
Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of James Cagney's first full-length poetry collection, Black Steel Magnolias in the Hour of...
As school starts back up and summer slides to its close, SNS celebrates "Nighttime." Give us stars, dreams, darkness, a night on the town—Feel free...
Berkeley Arts & Letters and The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley co-present an evening with Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., for his new book Aware: The...
BAY AREA GENERATIONS #60 August in Oakland, California at Joyce Gordon Gallery Guest Curator: David Brehmer; Board Curator: Marise Phillips READERS Tasha Mini + Susan Nordmark...
Annual Faculty Reading, with Cecil Giscombe, Robert Hass, Lyn Hejinian, Geoffrey G. O’Brien, John Shoptaw, and Sara Nicholson READINGS ARE FREE & OPEN TO THE...
Wednesday, August 29, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Mystery authors Joe Clifford (Broken Ground) and David Corbett (The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday) discuss their most...
Tuesday, September 11, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Tim Burkett discusses Zen in the Age of Anxiety: Wisdom for Navigating Our Modern Lives. ABOUT ZEN IN THE AGE OF...
Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Nomadic Journal 2017 (Retro!): Wonder! It's going to be an amazing evening of...
Featured readers: Judy Wells, Dale Jensen, Fred Dodsworth, Missy Church. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic Award's...
Meet Gabriela Alemán, celebrated Ecuadorian writer and author of the novel Poso Wells. Among other honors, she is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and was...
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, Middle East Children's Alliance & Jewish Voice for Peace present MIKO PELED The General's Son: Journal of an Israeli in Palestine...
A rare gathering of youth talent and voices! Oakland Youth Poet Laureates, Finalists and Honorable Mentions from the past SEVEN years will be performing at...
ZQ-287 PRESENTS: KILLING THE FUTURE A Fiction Reading and Discussion on How to Make Sure There's No Future Forever Sep. 7 *featuring* AFFLICTION INCLUDED (AUTHOR'S...
Now that we have a new space (1543 Shattuck in North Berkeley), it's time to launch our own reading series. Come nosh on some snacks...
Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! Join us at Nomadic Press as we celebrate Oakland First Fridays! Featuring readings by...
Friday, September 7, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Obi Kaufmann presents his award-winning best seller, The California Field Atlas. Following a visual presentation, Obi will be...
Featuring workshops with Shanthi Sekaran on Writing Outside Your Cultural Experience, Norman Antonio Zelaya on Cadence, Community and Representation, and Vanessa Hua on Narrative Journalism, amongst others....
Pegasus Books Downtown Saturday September 8, 5:30pm Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl, the New York Times best-selling authors of Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z, present and sign...
Poetry reading by Diane Frank, Erik Levins, and Mary Kay Rummel, followed by an open mic, hosted by Jeanne Lupton every second Saturday monthly, Frank...
Sunday, September 9, 10:00am - 5:00pm Solano Ave, Berkeley SOLANO STROLL Since 1974 Solano Avenue and the twin-cities of Albany and Berkeley CA, have hosted...
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents CHRIS HEDGES America: The Farewell Tour Hosted by Norman Solomon Tickets: $15, 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores, $18 door, Benefit KPFA...
Sunday, September 16, 1:00pm - 4:00pm Pegasus Books Oakland Beloved author and illustrator Patricia Polacco will be signing her best-selling children's books, including the newly...
Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! An amazing gathering of 12-15 writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts)...
Tuesday, September 18, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Lisa Hanawalt presents and signs Coyote Doggirl BoJack Horseman producer / production designer and award-winning cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt presents Coyote Doggirl....