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  • Poets Wendy Trevino and Melissa Merin

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

    Wendy Trevino was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. She lives in San Francisco, where she shares an apartment with...

    free

  • Jasmine Guillory – THE PROPOSAL

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Event date: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 7:00pm Event address: East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618

  • Tyehimba Jess

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

    Tyehimba Jess is the author of two books of poetry, Leadbelly and Olio which won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, The Midland Society Author’s Award in...

  • great weather for MEDIA Book Party & Open Mic

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

    Celebrate the publication of great weather for MEDIA's latest anthology, Suitcase of Chrysanthemums and meet an indie press looking for new voices. Featuring contributors and special guests...

    Free

  • Robert Hass and Essy Stone Mill Valley Library

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    This event is cosponsored by Poetry Society of America and the Mill Valley Library. This is sure to be a packed event, so register on the...

  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

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

    Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018:   October 6, November 3, December 1 3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley,...

  • Poets Cody-Rose Clevidence, Margaret Ross, and Rohan DaCosta

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

    Hey! Poets! Friends of poets! People dragged to poetry readings for various personal and professional reasons! You know what time it is! It's time for...

  • Book Launch: “Five Fingered Being” by Grace Rosario Perkins

    The Growlery 235 Broderick, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us at The Growlery in San Francisco to celebrate Grace Rosario Perkins' new book of paintings, "Five Fingered Being". The book is 52 pages, 8x11" and...

  • Clark Coolidge

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

    Clark Coolidge reads from Poet (Pressed Wafer) and other works. Author of more than twenty books of poetry, Clark Coolidge has occupied a singular place...

    free

  • Claire Grossman, Terry Taplin, Jacq Greyja

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

    Claire Grossman studies English literature at Stanford and is co-curator of Cantíl, an Oakland-based reading series. Terry Taplin is an MFA in Creative Writing Candidate...

    free

  • Día de los muertos / Day of the Dead

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

    Featured readers: Rafael Jesús Gonzáez, Jess Medina, Jan Steckel, Andrena Zawinski. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic...

  • Samina Ali

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

    Samina Ali is an award-winning author, activist and cultural commentator. Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, won France’s prestigious Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award and...

  • Maxine Hong Kingston & Gary Gach: Pause, Breathe, Smile

    Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA, United States

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents MAXINE HONG KINGSTON + GARY GACH Pause, Breathe, Smile: Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation Is Not Enough Hosted by Kris Welch...

    $12 – $15

  • Kim Stanley Robinson

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

    Please join us in celebrating the publication of Red Moon. Red Moon is a magnificent novel of space exploration and political revolution from New York...

  • InsideStorytime

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

    InsideStorytime will be at Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster Street, Oakland, Thursday November 15th, 7-9pm. details TBA

  • INVASIONS: Calvin Gimpelevich

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

    Author Calvin Gimpelevich is touring the West Coast in support of INVASIONS: the debut short fiction collection, just out from Instar Books! Come out to...

  • Reese Erlich & Norman Solomon: The Iran Agenda Today

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

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents Reese Erlich & Norman Solomon The Iran Agenda Today: The Real Story Inside Iran and What's Wrong with US Policy...

    $12 – $15

  • Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore: Sketchtasy

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    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...

  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

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

    Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018: November 3, December 1 3:00 – 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA Addison is one block...

  • JOURNAL RELEASE: NOMADIC JOURNAL 2018: COVENANT

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

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Nomadic Journal 2018: Covenant! It's going to be an amazing evening of readings,...

  • Thomas Lynch reads Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”

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

    Join us for fruitcake and cheer in this annual Mrs. Dalloway's tradition. Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 7:30pm First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical...

  • El Cerrito Out Loud: Poetry Event

    San Pablo & Fairmount Avenues 6159 Fairmount Avenue, El Cerrito

    Join City Poet Laureate Dani Gabriel for "El Cerrito Out Loud" at Off the Grid. Hear featured poets and participate in an open mic and...

    Free

  • Mary Jo Bang

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

    Mary Jo Bang is the author of eight books of poems—including A Doll For Throwing, Louise in Love, The Last Two Seconds, and Elegy, which received the National Book Critics Circle...

  • Noir: Nighthawks

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

    Featured readers: Jon Sindell, Sara McAulay, Robert Pesich, Susan Cohen. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic Award's...

  • WOULD YOU BE CAUGHT DEAD IN THAT OUTFIT?

    The Stud Bar 399 9th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    WOULD YOU BE CAUGHT DEAD IN THAT OUTFIT? A multimedia event celebrating the aesthetics of '80s and '90s underground clubbing by pájaros, maricones, mariposas, mariquitas...

    Free

  • OAKLAND FIRST FRIDAYS AT NOMADIC PRESS!

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

    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...