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  • Beast Crawl 2017 Presents: Saturday Night Special

    Telegraph Beer Garden 2318 Telegraph, Oakland, CA, United States

    For Beast Crawl 2017 we're bringing together some of our favorite writers to rock the festival at the Telegraph Beer Garden!

  • Series Kick-off

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

    This event features distinguished faculty and staff from a wide range of disciplines introducing and reading a favorite poem.

  • Why Poetry? How Form?

    Le Fevre Theater 1928 St. Mary's Road, Moraga, CA, United States

    An evening to celebrate new books from Robert Hass and Matthew Zapruder, introduction by Brenda Hillman.

  • Studio One Reading Series

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

    Please join us on Friday, September 8th @ 7:30 pm to celebrate the release of Paul Ebenkamp's Parallel Realism.

  • Bill Nye the Science Guy: Everything All at Once

    The UC Theatre Taub Family Music Hall 2036 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    We have the power to make real change. Join him in dare we say it changing the world.

    $42.50

  • Holloway Reading Series: giovanni singleton

    Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    singleton is founding editor of nocturnes (re)view of the literary arts.

  • Victor Serge translator James Brook

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

    This is the East Bay book launch for A Blaze in a Desert: Selected Poems by Victor Serge, translated and edited by James Brook (PM Press).

  • Novelist Jac Jemc & “Snap Judgement’s” Eliza Smith

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

    Jac Jemc will read from her new novel THE GRIP OF IT (FSG Originals) and discuss with Eliza Smith.

  • Sebastian Barry

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

    Reading from Days Without End, winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award (his second) and just released in paperback.

  • THERE 16

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

    Readings + music!

  • Poets Adrienne Raphel + Alex Walton

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

    Adrienne Raphel is the author of What Was It For (Rescue Press, 2017).

    Alex Walton is currently a PhD student at UC Berkeley. He was a Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center.

  • Poets Allison Cobb + Arisa White

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

    What if we told you two poets who put out two of our favorite books of 2016 were gonna read together?!

  • Lenore Weiss

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

    Lenore Weiss is enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts Program at San Francisco State University.

  • Patty Yumi Cottrell

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Cottrell's work has appeared in BOMB, Gulf Coast, and Black Warrior Review. She lives in New York.

  • Anne Korkeakivi

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

    Anne Korkeakivi shares her critically-acclaimed new novel, Shining Sea.

  • GET LIT #28

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

    The emcee for the night will be the one and only NO 'HARE (Isobel O'Hare and Christine No.)

  • Dave Holt

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

    Dave Holt, relocated to the Bay Area from Toronto, Canada, his place of birth, to follow his dream of becoming a successful songwriter.

  • Santiago Gamboa

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Santiago Gamboa to the store to read and sign, Return to the Dark Valley.

  • InsideStoryTime Frazzle

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

    Readings from Janice Shapiro (Bummer), Ho Lin (China Girl), Norman Antonio Zelaya (Orlando), Caroline Smadja, and Amanda Coggin.

    Free

  • Bone: An Evening w/ Yrsa Daley-Ward

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

    Celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward presents bone, a poignant collection of autobiographical poems about the heart, life, and the inner self.

  • Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

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

    Pushcart Prize-nominated writer Margaret Wilkerson Sexton shares her much-buzzed debut novel, A Kind of Freedom.

  • Lillian Howan

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us to celebrate the release of Lillian Howan's novel The Charm Buyers.

  • Layli Long Soldier

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

    She teaches at Diné College and lives in Santa Fe, NM.

  • Laurie Ann Doyle

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

    Reading from her short story collection.

  • Sim Warkov

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

    Join us for a poetry reading, interview, and Q&A.

  • BAPC First Saturday Reading

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

    Come and enjoy a friendly and informal read-around.