Slip your shoes off, lie down, and drift away to poetry and music of the masters woven into enchanting, witty and immersive tales. Enter the luxurious,...
presents Vigilance is No Orchard, an experimental poem sequence inspired by a famous garden now in ruin.
Join us at 23rd and Telegraph in Oakland for a six-slot open mic alongside two amazing features. This month's show features Daphne Gottlieb and Sage...
Julian Francis Park lives in Oakland and writes poems, narrative, literary criticism, and social theory. Through the Bay Area Public School Julian facilitates a writing...
Poetry with Kim Addonizio, Donna Masini, Brittany Perham Friday, June 22, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Pegasus welcomes renowned poets Kim Addonizio, Donna Masini, and Brittany Perham, for...
Presents Sprig the Rescue Pig, nspired by the true story of a feisty swine who escapes a delivery truck and ends up at an animal sanctuary, this...
EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday, June 24th at 3pm. The month's feature poets are Kim Addonizio,...
Poetry Express presents a reading with Sandra Anfang, Looking Glass Heart, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00-9:00
June 26, 2018, 7:30pm Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley Tickets available now! For as long as writer Porochista Khakpour can remember, she has been sick. For most...
June 27 (wednesday) in the evening time from 6:30-8pm The Event Keep Begin Detach: Multimedia Essays Come to EM Wolfman for an exploration of text...
Guest curator Anand Vedawala presents four East Bay queer zine creators: Erin Stokes, Lawrence Lindell, Maira, and Nia King
The beloved spiritual teacher builds on the message of his enduring New York Times and international bestseller The Four Agreements with this profound guide that takes us...
Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Cassandra Dallett's full-length poetry collection, Collapse! It's going to be an amazing evening...
Ivy Johnson is a poet and performance artist in Oakland, CA. Her book, As They Fall, is a collection of 110 notecards for aleatoric ritual and was...
Thursday, July 5, 2018, 7:30pm Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley Tickets available soon! In her electric and provocative debut novel Any Man, Amber Tamblyn...
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...
June 2, July 7, August 4 3:00 – 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA Addison is one block south of and...
East Bay Booksellers invites you to The Diesel Readers Book Group's discussion of The Interior Circuit, by Francisco Goldman, on Monday July 9th at 7pm. The Interior Circuit is Francisco Goldman's...
EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Zoe Samudzi to discuss her book As Black As Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation, on Tuesday, July 10th at 7pm. Over the course of United States history, resistance...
Join film critic Joseph McBride as he discusses the work of Ernst Lubitsch. This is a book launch for How Did Lubitsch Do It, forthcoming from Columbia...
Yang Huang grew up in China’s Jiangsu province and participated in the 1989 student uprisings. Her linked family story collection, My Old Faithful, won the Juniper...
EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is very excited to welcome one of the preeminent historians in the United States, Nell Painter, to discuss her memoir Old in Art School: A Memoir...
Featured readers: MK Chavez, Susan Gubernat, Lucille Lang Day, James Cagney. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open...
Wednesday, August 15, 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 a...
ABOUT MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman’s efforts to duck...
Ann Killion presents Champions of Men's Soccer and Champions of Women's Soccer, the ultimate guides for young sports fans from an award-winning sports journalist. To reserve your seat, purchase a...
Oakland-based conceptual artist Lindsay Tunkl, is pleased to present Parting Practice: Rituals for Endings and Failure. This multifaceted event coincides with the release of the...
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)...
Please join Baruch Porras-Hernandez and Maw Shein Win on Tuesday, July 17th at the El Cerrito Library. We'll begin with an open mic followed by...