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  • Ada Calhoun + T.J. Stiles

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

    Ada Calhoun and T.J. Stiles in conversation about Calhoun's essay collection, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give.

  • Dan Bellm + Ann Pellertier

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

    Poetry Flash presents Dan Bellm and Ann Pellertier.

  • Uptown Fridays: MG Roberts + Melissa Eleftherion

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

    Uptown Fridays reading featuring MG Roberts and Melissa Eleftherion, with music guest Heather Jovanelli.

  • STANZA: summer throwback fundraiser party

    Temescal Brewery 4115 Telegraph, Oakland, CA, United States

    It's a literary party-slash-fundraiser for STANZA--hosted by the delectable Temescal Brewery in Oakland.

  • Cornelia Nixon

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

    Cornelia Nixon reads from her new novel, The Use of Fame.

  • Wendy Lesser

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

    Wendy Lesser, founder and editor of The Threepenny Review, discusses her landmark biography, You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn.

  • Robert Hass + David Koehn

    Studio One Arts Center 365 45th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Please join us on Thursday, June 1st for a reading and conversation with Robert Hass + David Koehn to benefit Omnidawn.

  • Play: Exhibit + Reading

    Pro Arts Gallery 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, United States

    The exhibit will be a celebration of Black neighborhoods and creativity.

  • 2017 Bay Area Book Festival

    Downtown Berkeley

    Join the Center for the Art of Translation at the 2017 Bay Area Book Festival! Numerous international writers and translators will appear.

  • 3 Blues-y Ladies

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

    Banty Hen, Andrea Passwater, and Rosie Cima perform music to poetry.

  • Courtney Maum

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Courtney Maum to the store to discuss and sign her new novel, Touch.

  • An evening of poetry w/ Hass, Manuel, + Hood

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Robert Hass, Douglas Manuel, and Charles Hood to the store to discuss and sign their latest works.

  • Moon Drop presents Prince

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

    Each reading will have a theme, June 7th being The Beautiful One's Birthday will be a tribute to Prince.

  • Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi: Kintu

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi to the store to discuss and sign Kintu.

  • Thad Carhart

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

    Thad Carhart reads from his delightful memoir, Finding Fontainebleau: An American Boy in France, just out in paperback.

  • Cleave + Liminal

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

    9 women writers, represented in anthology Cleave/Liminal, will read from their work.

  • Bridging: A One-Day Writing Retreat

    Saint Mary's College of California 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA, United States

    Hedgebrook and SMC MFA in Creative Writing are collaborating to present a one-day writing retreat for women, trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people.

    $115 – $130

  • Thomas Centonella

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

    Thomas Centonella presents his new poetry collection, Almost Human, winner of the Dorset Prize, selected by Edward Hirsch.

  • Bay Area Queer Zine Fest 2017

    East Bay Community Space 507 55th St., Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us on Saturday, June 17th, as we celebrate independent publishing and the Bay Area's diverse queer histories.

  • MK Chavez: Guest Poet @Claremont

    Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library 2940 Benvenue Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    MK Chavez reads her poems, followed by an interview and discussion. Pick up a free chapbook of MK Chavez poems at any BPL branch!

  • Nomadic Press Summer Solstice 2017 Fundraiser

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

    Nomadic Press continues to burst at the seams with programming and publications, and we need your continued support to keep the doors open and our programming and publication schedule as robust as they currently are.

  • Get Lit #25

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    An amazing gathering of writers will read never-before-read material (rough drafts/debuts) within a three-minute time limit.

  • Brontez Purnell Book Launch

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

    Join Brontez Purnell at Pegasus Books Downtown for the launch of his debut novel, Since I Laid My Burden Down.

  • Naomi Klein presents her new book No is Not Enough

    First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley 2407 Dana St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Naomi Klein presents her new book No Is Not Enough in a discussion of resistance in the Trump era.

    $7