• Poetry reading by Diane Frank, Erik Levins, and Mary Kay Rummel

    Frank Bette Center for the Arts 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, United States

    Poetry reading by Diane Frank, Erik Levins, and Mary Kay Rummel, followed by an open mic, hosted by Jeanne Lupton every second Saturday monthly, Frank...

  • 44th Annual Solano Stroll

    Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Sunday, September 9, 10:00am - 5:00pm Solano Ave, Berkeley SOLANO STROLL Since 1974 Solano Avenue and the twin-cities of Albany and Berkeley CA, have hosted...

  • Chris Hedges: America: The Farewell Tour

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

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents CHRIS HEDGES America: The Farewell Tour Hosted by Norman Solomon Tickets: $15, 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores, $18 door, Benefit KPFA...

    $15 – $18
  • Patricia Polacco Book Signing

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

    Sunday, September 16, 1:00pm - 4:00pm Pegasus Books Oakland Beloved author and illustrator Patricia Polacco will be signing her best-selling children's books, including the newly...

  • GET LIT #40 (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
  • Lisa Hanawalt: Coyote Doggirl

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

    Tuesday, September 18, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Lisa Hanawalt presents and signs Coyote Doggirl BoJack Horseman producer / production designer and award-winning cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt presents Coyote Doggirl....

  • Creative Writing Reading Series with Kevin Young

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

    Creative Writing Reading Series with Kevin Young DATE & TIME: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 -  7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge,...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

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

    Wednesday, September 19, 7:30pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Lyrics and Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring...

  • InsideStorytime IN EXTREMIS

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

    Thursday September 20th, 7-9pm, will feature Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar (The Map of Salt and Stars), Rita Bullwinkel (Belly Up), Philip Harris (The Flowers In My Mothers' Name), Kate Folk, and Steven Black.

  • BOOK RELEASE: NOMADIC PRESS’ FALL 2018 CHAPBOOK COLLECTION

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

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for an amazing evening of readings, live music, gnosh / refreshments, and friends of Nomadic Press as we...

  • Dickson Lam

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

    Dickson Lam is author of Paper Sons: A Memoir. Lam’s work has appeared in StoryQuarterly, the Kenyon Review Online, Hyphen Magazine, the Normal School, PANK, the Good Men Project, the Rumpus, and Kartika Review. He...

  • Clara Bingham in conversation with Charles Kaiser

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

    Monday, September 24, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Fifty years later, Clara Bingham and Charles Kaiser reflect on 1968: a year which shaped a generation and proved a hinge...

  • Kathryn Jordan reads poems from Riding Waves

    Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tuesday, September 25, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Solano Kathryn Jordan reads select poems from her new collection, Riding Waves. Kathryn Jordan’s Riding Waves is not for the faint of...

  • Afternoon Craft Conversation with Tongo Eisen-Martin

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

    Afternoon Craft Conversation with Tongo Eisen-Martin DATE & TIME: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 -  2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928...

  • Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series: Jen Hofer and John Pluecker, reading from their poetry

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

    The Poetry Center's Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series debuts September 2018 with a two-day series by poet-translator-activists Jen Hofer and John Pluecker, who collectively organize Antena, a language justice and language experimentation collaborative,...

  • THERE

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

    NEXT THERE: THERE 24 – Friday,  September 28, 2018, with a great lineup of writers and musicians to be announced. See you in the fall! THERE (THe Eastbay Reading Extravaganza) is a...

  • 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
  • Shane Bauer: American Prison

    moe's books 2476 TELEGRAPH AVE, BERKELEY, CA, United States

    Shane Bauer is a senior reporter for Mother Jones. He is the recipient of the National Magazine Award for Best Reporting, Harvard's Goldsmith Prize for...

    Free
  • Jazz Stories: Live Jazz. Wonderful Stories.

    Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tuesday, October 2, 7:30 pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Solano People love hearing jazz...and hearing about it. Musicians like Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Buddy Rich...

  • Hot New Books

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

    Featured readers: Kathleen McClung, Casandra Dallett, Mary Mackay, Ingrid Keir. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic Award's...

  • Fady Joudah

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

    Fady Joudah's fourth and most recent poetry collection is Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance. He is the recipient of a Yale Younger Poets prize, a...

  • Rise & Shine: A Back To School Celebration

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

    Join us for a family friendly night of live music, storytelling, art making and community! Come get down with the GRAMMY nominated Oakland based children’s...

    Free
  • Kai Carlson-Wee — RAIL

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Friday, October 5 7:00pm MORE INFO TO COME Event date: Friday, October 5, 2018 - 7:00pm Event address: East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618

  • Poetry Flash – featuring Terese Svoboda

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Sunday, October 7 3:00pm EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday, October 7th at 3pm. Terese Svoboda will...

  • The Diesel Readers book group discuss MANHATTAN BEACH

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    East Bay Booksellers invites you to The Diesel Readers Book Group's discussion of Manhattan Beach, by Jennifer Egan, on Monday October 8th at 7pm. Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old,...