• Beast Crawl: Red Light Lit

    Venue Oakland 420 14th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Red Light Lit is honored to be part of Beast Crawl's Leg 1.

  • Beast Crawl: Night Sounds

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

    Curator: Leila Rae.

  • Rolling Writers: Crossing Over

    Farley's East 33 Grand Avenue, Oakland , CA, United States

    A part of Leg Two of Beast Crawl.

  • Beast Crawl: Saturday Night Special

    Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    For Beast Crawl 2016 we're bringing together some of our favorite writers to rock the festival: Peter Bullen, Dennis Cruz, Hollie Hardy, Tomas Moniz, Karen Penley, and April Sinclair.

  • Lyrics and Dirges

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

    Every third Wednesday of the month at Pegasus Books Downtown.

  • Laurel Ann Bogen + Mk Chavez

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

    Both presenting new books!

  • Conditional Love w/ Doan, Okyomon + Young

    Small Press Distribution 1341 7th Street, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Founded in 1969, SPD is currently the only distributor in the country dedicated exclusively to independently published literature.

  • Stay Amazed: A Celebration of Poetry and Music

    JCC East Bay - Jewish Community Center of the East Bay - Berkeley Branch 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Nearly 20 artists from Berkeley to New York will come together for this special evening of readings, songs, and dancing.

    $8 – $10
  • Happy Hour Stories

    Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Solano's Story Time for Adults!

  • InsideStoryTime: THE UNWINDING

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    Featuring five great artists!

  • Book Release Party: Uptown Thief by Aya de Leon

    La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    The event will include a reading by Aya de Leon from UPTOWN THIEF, a performance by Vixen Noir, and Aya will be interviewed by Carolina De Robertis.

  • Poetry Express: Diane Moomey

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Diane has lived and wandered around the US and Canada.

  • Lori Ostlund

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

    California Book Award-winner Lori Ostlund celebrates the paperback release of her critically-acclaimed debut novel, After the Parade.

  • Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

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

    Tsering Wangmo Dhompa, the first Tibetan female poet to be published in English, shares her beautifully written memoir, Coming Home to Tibet: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Belonging.

  • Watson, Sakkis, + Breiseth

    Aggregate Space Gallery 801 W Grand Ave, Oakland , CA, United States

    Doors at 5:45. Reading at 6:15.

  • Judy Halebsky + Nina Lindsay

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

    The featured guest poets will be Judy Halebsky and Nina Lindsay.

  • Passages on the Lake 29

    The Terrace Room 1800 Madison St, Oakland , CA, United States

    No cover, always free, with a full bar and restaurant on hand!

  • Frederick Speers + Jessica Mejía

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

    Join us for a very special evening of readings with organizer of the Flor y Canto Literary Festival Jessica Mejia and Jam Tarts publisher Frederick Speers. With musical guest Poise.

  • Lone Glen: Summer Night of Evan & Miles Karp

    Lone Glen 3132 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Evan and Miles Karp are Turk & Divis, an intersection where chance, rhythm, and processed repetition collide with modified fragments of language to form serendipitous anthems and intimate, often polyvocal meditations inside of those anthems. Old school samples and some of tomorrow's most unusual hits @ turkanddivis.bandcamp.com.

    Free
  • Jeanne Lupton

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Jeanne Lupton is a poet and writer, montage artist, and student of the dulcimer.

  • Conditional Love w/ Bernes, Boldt, + Gentil

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

    SPD PRESENTS is a monthly reading series with the aim of fostering relationships between emerging writers and readers in our national small press community.

  • Paper Press Reading

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us for a paper filled evening!

  • ABBW Presents: The Hydra #5

    Woods Bar & Brewery 1701 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us for the Association of Black and Brown Writers' (Nomadic Press') fifth experimental, flash, and science fiction reading series.

  • Comics Are Your Therapy Cat

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

    A night of readings of original works by Bay Area comics artists, plus a comics therapist.

  • Kathrine LaFleur

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

    LaFleur will donate a percentage of book sales to Juma Ventures.