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  • Thor Hanson

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

    Thor Hanson Presents Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round.  "A wondrous,...

  • Bay Area Poets Coalition

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

    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...

  • The Diesel Readers Book Group discuss THE CONSPIRACY

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    East Bay Booksellers invites you to The Diesel Readers Book Group's discussion of The Conspiracy, by Israel Centeno, on Monday August 6th at 7pm. When leftist revolutionary Sergio's sniper shot...

  • Undertone Mag Issue 002 Preview & Reading

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

    Undertone Mag is celebrating the launch of its second issue, "On Body," with a reading at E.M. Wolfman Books. Come by on August 8th for...

  • Brenda Hillman, Matthew Zapruder, and Robert Hass

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

    DATE & TIME: Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 7 p.m. LOCATION: Books Inc. 1491 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94710 View a map and get directions....

  • Zines on desire // reading & release party

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

    to celebrate our printing and release of read this when hungry, we're hosting a reading and sale !! including other zines on desire: symbiotic sexting...

  • R.O. Kwon presents THE INCENDIARIES (w/ Nayomi Munaweera)

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is very excited to welcome one of our dear friends, R.O. Kwon to discuss her debut novel, The Incendiaries, on Tuesday, August 14th at 7pm. Joining...

  • Anil Ananthaswamy discusses Through Two Doors at Once

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

    Tuesday, August 14, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Anil Ananthaswamy discusses Through Two Doors at Once: the intellectual adventure story of the "double-slit" experiment, showing how a sunbeam...

  • Ingrid Rojas Contreras presents FRUIT OF THE DRUNKEN TREE

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Ingrid Rojas Contreras to discuss her novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree on Thursday, August 16th at 7pm. Seven-year-old Chula and her older sister Cassandra enjoy...

  • D. Wystan Owen presents OTHER PEOPLE’S LOVE AFFAIRS

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes D. Wystan Owen to discuss his story collection, Other People's Love Affairs, on Tuesday, August 21st at 7pm. In the ten luminous stories of D. Wystan...

  • GET LIT #39 (MUSIC BY TBD)

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

    Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! An amazing gathering of 12-15 writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts)...

    $10 – $25

  • Queer Authors read other Queer Authors

    Laurel Book Store 1423 Broadway, Oakland , CA, United States

    Queer authors Natasha Dennerstein, Gar McVey-Russel, Anand Vedawala, Vernon Keeve III, and Luiza Flynn-Goodlett read from their favorite Queer authors. Laurel Bookstore will be closing...

  • Martha Nussbaum: The Monarchy of Fear

    St. John's Presbyterian Church 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley

    KPFA Radio 94.1FM & St. John's Presbyterian Church present MARTHA NUSSBAUM THE MONARCHY OF FEAR For decades Martha C. Nussbaum has been an acclaimed scholar...

    $12 – $15

  • TELEGRAPH OPEN MIC (FEATURES: TBD AND TBD)

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

    Join us at 23rd and Telegraph in Oakland for a six-slot open mic alongside two amazing features. This month's show features TBD and TBD! Music...

    $10

  • Katie Henry Launch for Heretics Anonymous

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

    Katie Henry Launch for Heretics Anonymous, her hilarious debut YA novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their strict Catholic school, one nun at...

  • Kids 10 & up! Pablo Cartaya

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

    Presenting Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish. One boy's search for his father leads him to Puerto Rico in this moving middle grade novel, for fans of Ghost andSee You...

  • BOOK RELEASE: BLACK STEEL MAGNOLIAS BY JAMES CAGNEY

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

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of James Cagney's first full-length poetry collection, Black Steel Magnolias in the Hour of...

  • BAY AREA GENERATIONS #60

    Joyce Gordon Gallery 406 14th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    BAY AREA GENERATIONS #60 August in Oakland, California at Joyce Gordon Gallery Guest Curator:  David Brehmer;   Board Curator: Marise Phillips READERS Tasha Mini + Susan Nordmark...

    $10

  • Joe Clifford in conversation with David Corbett

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

    Wednesday, August 29, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Mystery authors Joe Clifford (Broken Ground) and David Corbett (The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday) discuss their most...

  • Tim Burkett: Zen in the Age of Anxiety

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

    Tuesday, September 11, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Tim Burkett discusses Zen in the Age of Anxiety: Wisdom for Navigating Our Modern Lives. ABOUT ZEN IN THE AGE OF...

  • JOURNAL RELEASE: NOMADIC JOURNAL 2017: WONDER (RETRO!)

    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 2017 (Retro!): Wonder! It's going to be an amazing evening of...

  • Challenged, Censored, Banned

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

    Featured readers: Judy Wells, Dale Jensen, Fred Dodsworth, Missy Church. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic Award's...

  • Miko Peled: The General’s Son: Journal of an Israeli in Palestine

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

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, Middle East Children's Alliance & Jewish Voice for Peace present MIKO PELED The General's Son: Journal of an Israeli in Palestine...

    $12 – $15

  • Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Showcase & 510 Journal Release

    Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    A rare gathering of youth talent and voices! Oakland Youth Poet Laureates, Finalists and Honorable Mentions from the past SEVEN years will be performing at...

  • ZQ-287 PRESENTS: KILLING THE FUTURE

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

    ZQ-287 PRESENTS: KILLING THE FUTURE A Fiction Reading and Discussion on How to Make Sure There's No Future Forever Sep. 7 *featuring* AFFLICTION INCLUDED (AUTHOR'S...