Lyndsay Faye, author of Edgar-nominated Jane Steele and Gods of Gotham, will discuss her exciting new historical thriller, The Paragon Hotel, which follows Alice “Nobody” from Prohibition-era Harlem to Portland’s the...
Joining Books Inc. in Berkeley for an evening of thrills and chills with award-winning mystery writer Matt Coyle sharing his intriguing new novel, Wrong Light: Rick Cahill #5. Matt will...
Tony Platt, Distinguished Affiliated Scholar at the Center for the Study of Law & Society, UC Berkeley, discusses his groundbreaking new work, Beyond These Walls: Rethinking...
Come celebrate writer Joshua Sperling’s new book, A Writer of Our Time: The Life and Work of John Berger. We love John Berger here at...
featuring Roman Muradov (Vanishing Act), Colleen McKee (The Kingdom of Roly-Polys), James Cagney (Black Steel Magnolias in the Hour of Chaos Theory), Dinika Amaral, and Ralph Paone, will be at Octopus Literary Salon, 2101...
East Bay Booksellers welcomes Austin Smith and Dora Malech to read from their books Flyover Countryand Stet. Smith’s Flyover Country is a powerful collection of poems about violence: the...
Writer and youth mental health advocate Jamie Weil shares her powerful novel for young adults, First Break. When your first break from home is your first break with reality...
Tessa Hadley returns to Mrs. Dalloway's to read from her new novel, Late in the Day. "Perceptive, finely wrought....Hadley is a writer of the first order, and...
How can you re-ignite your community and create greater participation? Join us for an informal discussion of Nina Simon’s recent book, The Art of Relevance,...
Health & wellness coach Michelle Cady discusses her quintessential lifestyle guide, Self-Care in the City: 100 Ways to Optimize Your Nutrition, Fitness. Brimming with practical tips for finding balance...
Sarah Stone in Conversation with Sylvia Brownrigg discussing Stone's new novel, Hungry Ghost Theater, "a thrilling hybrid of a novel about the intricacies of family life...
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore presents Sketchtasy. Sketchtasy brings 1990s gay culture startlingly back to life, as Alexa and her friends grapple with the impact of growing up at a...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse What are some of the current challenges to maintaining social welfare programs for the nation's most...
What are some of the current challenges to maintaining social welfare programs for the nation's most vulnerable people in the Trump era? Tina Sacks is assistant professor...
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents IS OUR EARTH IN HOSPICE MODE? DAHR JAMAIL + ANTONIA JUHASZ The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning...
CHILDREN'S STORYTELLER SERIES (6-7pm) Bring your young ones out for an early evening of storytelling, hands on arts activities, tiny bookmaking projects, food, music and...
TOSH is a memoir of growing up as the son of an enigmatic, much-admired, hermetic, and ruthlessly bohemian artist during the waning years of the...
TEEN POETRY OPEN MIC (7-9pm) Bring your poems, verses, spoken word pieces and prose to share at our Teen Open Mic, hosted by Vice Oakland...
EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Elena Schneider and Caitlin Rosenthal to discuss their new new books The Occupation of Havana and Accounting for Slavery, on Friday, February 1st at 7pm. The Occupation of Havana offers...
STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA Addison is one block south of and parallel to University Ave. between Acton & Bonar St. Parking on...
Come out for a night of poetry! Tess Brown-Lavoie writes and farms in Providence, RI. Lite Year, winner of the Fence Modern Poets Series, is her...
Elzabeth Treadwell’s Penny Marvel & the book of the city of selfys is just out from Dusie. Her other books include LILYFOIL + 3 (O...
7:30pm a YesYes Books Tour reading featuring Aricka Foreman, Jay Deshpande, Taryn Schwilling & Phillip B. Williams at Studio One Arts Center 365 45th Street...
The Color of Law Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse A forgotten history of how our government segregated America. Richard Rothstein is...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse A forgotten history of how our government segregated America. Richard Rothstein is a research associate of...
5:45pm doors; 6:15pm reading Featherboard Reading Series presents Sara Larsen, Danny Thanh Nguyen & Ju lian Talamantez Brolaski at Aggregate Space Gallery 801 West Grand...
Cedar Sigo / with Noah Warren READINGS ARE FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Readings begin at 6:30pm unless otherwise noted. 2018-2019 Holloway events will be...
We're partnering with Novel Brewing Company, the most literary brewery in the East Bay, to celebrate the sublime tandem of books and beer! Left Margin...
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents Robert B. Reich The Common Good Hosted by Kathryn Horsley advance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores, $15 door,...
Ari Banias is the author of Anybody (W.W. Norton, 2016), which was named a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and the PEN Center USA Literary...