East Bay

National Poetry Month Open Mic and Lynne Knight Reading

The Holloway Series in Poetry presents a reading with Douglas Kearney.

DIESEL, A Bookstore is pleased to welcome contributors of Oakland Noir to the store to celebrate this new release.

Joyce Carol Oates presents A Book of American Martyrs

Shanthi Sekaran reads at the Morrison Library.

A Sixteen Rivers Press Launch Celebration with Poets Erin Rodoni and Gillian Wegener.

Laura Hinton reading from her book Ubermütter's Death Dance, and Angela Hume reading from her book Middle Time

Bob Booker, Sharon Coleman, Kim Shuck, and Jose Luis Gutierrez will read as part of the Last Word Reading Series. There is also an open reading.

One year anniversary of Sponge with readings.

Marin Poetry Center and North Berkeley Library are proud to co-sponsor a reading by B.H. Fairchild.

Morgan Parker discusses her book There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

An amazing gathering of writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit. The emcee for the night will be...

Edie Meidav in Conversation with Larry Bensky discussing Meidav's story collection, Kingdom of the Young.

The Holloway Series of Poetry presents a reading with Morgan Parker.

Joan Frank reads from her new novel All the News I Need

Lyrics and Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers.

A reading by five poet/translators. A reading of translation, of translating and of not translating.

An Evening with Acharya Shunya and Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brianfeaturing heartfelt conversations on Bhakti and the Hidden Sweetness, and poetry reading by Yogacharya from her...

Poetry reading with poet laureate Dana Goia and others

DIESEL, A Bookstore welcomes Mark Haber, Scott Esposito and Editorial Argonáutica to the store to celebrate their latest bilingual books.

Join Pro Arts and Little Black Cart on April 20th, 7:00 - 9:00 at Pro Arts Gallery for a book launch and reception for the English language version of "Inquiry Into the Causes and Nature of the Misery of People" by JP Voyer.

Readings from the contributors of the West Marin Review VII.

Join us for a fun afternoon in Oakland! After the reading, we will meet at the Fairlyland sign at Lake Merritt for open mic readings and a low-rent afterparty.