• David Presti: Mind Beyond Brain

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

    Thursday, Apr 18, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  The Basement at Moe's 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Mind Beyond Brain is about expanding an empirical science of...

  • Timothy Hampton

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

    Timothy Hampton Presents Bob Dylan's Poetics: How the Songs Work. Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 7:30pm Event address: 2904 College Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705

  • BERKELEY ARTS & LETTERS: Nathaniel Rich / Losing Earth: A Recent History

    First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Berkeley Arts & Letters presents Nathaniel Rich for his new book Losing Earth: A Recent History, based on the New York Times Magazine special issue "Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped...

    $7 – $45
  • Poets Joseph Noble and Todd Melicker

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

    Monday, Apr 22, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  The basement at Moe's 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Todd Melicker regularly communes with the fog of San...

  • Dirty Old Women Read Erotica

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

    Donna George Storey’s goal is to change the world one sexy story at a time. She is the author of Amorous Woman, an erotic novel based on her own experiences...

    Free
  • PIERRE JARAWAN at Books Inc. Berkeley

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

    Internationally-acclaimed writer Pierre Jarawan shares his astounding debut novel, The Storyteller. Samir leaves the safety and comfort of his family's adopted home, Germany, for volatile Beirut in an...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A “Weekly” Reading Series

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

    Wednesday, April 24, 7:30pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Weekly Reading Series In celebration of National Poetry Month, our flagship reading series...

  • Jacqueline Winspear

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

    Returns to read from her latest Maisie Dobbs novel The American Agent. Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 7:30pm Event address: 2904 College Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705

  • Jane Gregory

    Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United States

    Jane Gregory is from Tucson and lives in Oakland. She is the author of Yeah No and My Enemies, both from The Song Cave, as well as several chapbooks....

  • Rebecca Foust & Nicholas Friedman

    St. Alban's Episcopal Church 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany, CA

    Rebecca Foust’s book Paradise Drive  won the 2015 Press 53 Prize for Poetry, and was widely reviewed in such venues as the Times Literary Supplement, San Francisco Chronicle, Philadelphia Inquirer, Huffington...

  • Poetry Flash

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Details to Come! Event date: Sunday, April 28, 2019 - 3:00pm Event address: East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618

  • ANI DiFRANCO presents NO WALLS AND THE RECURRING DREAM

    First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    ANI DiFRANCO presents NO WALLS AND THE RECURRING DREAM Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 7:00pm First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley Tickets available...

    $20 – $35
  • Norman Fischer – -The World Could Be Otherwise

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Norman Fishcher to discuss his new new book The World Could Be Otherwise, on Tuesday, April 30th at 7pm. An imaginative approach to spiritual practice...

  • Berkeley 2050

    Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Berkeley 2050 Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse Climate change is a pressing and urgent global issue and a challenge that needs...

  • Alan Bernheimer and Alli Warren

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY

    Alan Bernheimer’s latest collection of poetry is From Nature (Cuneiform Press, 2019). Recent work has appeared at Across the Margin and at SFMOMA’s Open Space...

    Free
  • Alan Bernheimer and Alli Warren

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY

    Wednesday, May 01, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  In the basement 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Alan Bernheimer’s latest collection of poetry is From Nature (Cuneiform...

  • May Day: One Big Union

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

    Featured readers: Andrena Zawinski, Kirk Lumpkin, Lenore Weiss, Dennis Bernstein. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now. Book & Broadside Giveaway. Free,...

  • Student reading

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    One of the year’s liveliest events, the student reading includes winners of the following prizes: Academy of American Poets, Cook, Rosenberg, and Yang, as well...

  • Nomadic Press & Chapter 510 Black Joy Poetry Anthology Release

    Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Nomadic Press will be releasing an anthology written by Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe authors taking part in our Black Joy Workshop:...

  • Nomadic Press & Chapter 510 Black Joy Poetry Anthology Release

    Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Nomadic Press will be releasing an anthology written by Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe authors taking part in our Black Joy Workshop...

    Free
  • Bay Area Book Festival

    Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park 2151 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley

    May 4-5, 2019, 10am - 7pm both days Get ready to come face-to-face with 250+ amazing authors at the 5th Anniversary Bay Area Book Festival,...

    Free – $15
  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

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

    Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2019:   May 4, June 1 3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA  ...

  • Nomadic Press showcase

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

    Nomadic Press showcases four writers and a musician, every first Saturday of the month, at their new space at the Oakland Peace Center, red wine...

  • Jazz Stories: Live Jazz. Wonderful Stories.

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

    Tuesday, May 7, 7:30 pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Solano People love hearing jazz...and hearing about it. Musicians like Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Buddy Rich...

  • Alison Hart at Alameda Authors Series 3

    Alameda Free Library 1550 Oak Street, Alameda

    For the third year, AAUW Alameda presents a spring series of talks featuring authors who live and write in Alameda and nearby, now co-sponsored by...

    Free
  • Foucault in California: David Wade in Conversation with James Penner

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

    Thursday, May 9, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Join David Wade and University of Puerto Rico Rio Pedras professor James Penner for a night of philosophy and discussion of the...