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...
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)...
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Europa Grace, M.I., Miyuki, and Gabriel Christian.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Celebrate the launch of YOUR ART WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE with Beth Pickens and Tammy Johnson! “I’ve already...
Originally from Fresno, CA, Saito is the Distinguished Visiting Writer in Poetry at Saint Mary’s College.
"She meticulously and convincingly argues that U.S. gun culture-and the domestic and global massacres that have flowed from it- must be linked to an understanding...
Book Talk: Figuring Korean Futures: Children’s Literature in Modern Korea April 26 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 180 Doe Library Speaker: Dafna Zur, Stanford University Moderator:...
Yang Huang reads from her short story collection, My Old Faithful, winner of the 2017 Juniper Prize. Showing both the drama of familial intimacy and the...
Tens of thousands of book lovers meet hundreds of acclaimed authors over an exciting weekend in downtown Berkeley, California. Whether you’re a fan of science...
The Bay Area Book Festival-one of the world's premier celebrations of writers, readers and the written word-will take place April 28 and 29 in downtown...
Join James Beard Award winner Georgeanne Brennan as she reads from her newest book, Windows on Provence: Musings on the Food, Wine, and Culture of the...
Masatsugu Ono, winner of Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa Prize, will be at the Bay Area Book Festival to discuss his novel, Lion Cross Point, coming this spring from Two Lines...
Author Betty Reid Soskin shares insights about her memoir, Sign My Name To Freedom, as part of Independent Bookstore Day and the Bay Area Book Festival at...
Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Rohan DaCosta's first full-length photography / poetry collection, The Edge of Fruitvale! It's...
Spring is in the air and other clichés, and people are swiping right and left like crazy! Whether you’re single or coupled or thrupled up...
Re-Assembling Hope: Rebecca Solnit in conversation with Dacher Keltner, Dan Kammen, Shannon Jackson and Friends of the Bay Area Book Festival Monday / 4.30.18 / 6:30 *Tickets...
For the second year, AAUW Alameda and Oakmont of Cardinal Point present a spring series of talks featuring authors who live and write in Alameda....
Featured readers: Terry Lucas, Jan Steckel, Dennis Bernstein, Barbara West. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic...
One of the year’s liveliest events!
One of the year’s liveliest events, the student reading includes winners of the following prizes: Academy of American Poets, Cook, Rosenberg, and Yang, as well...
Friday, May 4, 2018 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Join us for an evening of readings & writings, words & language, lit & luminosity in toast to...
Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! Join us at Nomadic Press as we celebrate Oakland First Fridays! Featuring readings by...
Tessa Fontaine’s writing has appeared in PANK, Seneca Review, The Rumpus, Sideshow World, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the University of Alabama and is working...
BAPC OPEN POETRY READING Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018: March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2 3:00 - 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE...
Saturday, May 5, 2018 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Poems! By four poets! We're excited to welcome Alicia Mountain's BRAND NEW book High Ground Coward into the...
David Sedaris returns to Berkeley with his signature sardonic wit and incisive social criticism. A master of satire and one of America's preeminent humorists, Sedaris...
Jennifer Firestone is the author of five books of poetry and four chapbooks,including Story (Ugly Duckling Presse, forthcoming),Ten, (BlazeVOX , forthcoming), Gates & Fields (Belladonna* Collaborative), Swimming Pool(DoubleCross Press), Flashes (Shearsman Books), Holiday (Shearsman Books), Waves (Portable...
Berkeley Poetry Review will be holding a release party for issue 48 of our annual poetry journal. The party will be hosted by E.M. Wolfman...
The Fifth Annual Ecopoetry Festival will feature two poet laureates of Central Valley cities, along with special guests. Indigo Moor, current laureate of Sacramento, and...