• Leslie Jonath

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

    Presents Foraged Art: Creating Projects Using Blooms, Branches, Leaves, Stones, and Other Elements Discovered in Nature. To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of Foraged Art by speaking...

  • Michael Eric Dyson: Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America

    First Congregational Church of Oakland 2501 Harrison St, Oakland , CA, United States

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM & Marcus Books present MICHAEL ERIC DYSON What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in...

    $20 – $45.
  • FEEL 6 Bookstore (AT THE CRANEWAY PAVILION)

    The Craneway Pavillion 1414 Harbour Way S, Richmond, CA, United States

    We are really thrilled to be showcasing our books and a curated selection of others as part of the FEELS 6 shop! FEELS is a...

    $30 – $100
  • Tommy Orange presents his debut novel, THERE THERE (w/ R.O. Kwon)

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is very excited to welcome Tommy Orange to discuss his jaw-droppingly good debut novel,There There on Friday, June 15th at 7pm. Tommy will be in conversation...

  • Turk & Divis / Quiet Lightning album release party

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

    Turk & Divis (Evan and Miles Karp) launch the Quiet Lightning album, featuring 11 tracks of original music scored to excerpts of 50 Bay Area...

  • Lauren Groff discusses and signs FLORIDA

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

    Lauren Groff discusses and signs FLORIDA Saturday, June 16, 7:30 pm Pegasus Books Downtown Celebrated New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff presents her highly anticipated new collection of short...

  • Tongo Eisen-Martin

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Poetry Express presents a reading with Tongo Eisen-Martin, Heavan Is All Goodbyes, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00-9:00

  • Get Lit #37 (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
  • Yrsa Daley-Ward : Reading & Conversation

    Mills College, Littlefield Concert Hall 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States

    Yrsa Daley-Ward : Reading & Conversation Wednesday, June 20, 6:00pm Mills College: Littlefield Concert Hall 5000 MacArthur Blvd Oakland, CA 94613 Join Yrsa Daley-Ward in...

    $10 – $25
  • Novelist Moriel Rothman-Zecher

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Moe's welcomes Moriel Rothman-Zecher, author of Sadness is a White Bird. "Ultimately, “Sadness is a White Bird” is a nuanced examination of what it is...

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  • Moriel Rothman-Zecher, author of Sadness is a White Bird

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Moe's welcomes Moriel Rothman-Zecher, author of Sadness is a White Bird. "Ultimately, “Sadness is a White Bird” is a nuanced examination of what it is like...

  • Moriel Rothman-Zecher in conversation with Ayelet Waldman

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Moe's welcomes Moriel Rothman-Zecher, author of Sadness is a White Bird. "Ultimately, “Sadness is a White Bird” is a nuanced examination of what it is like...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

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

    Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Wednesday, June 20, 7:30pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series...

  • Hazel White

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

    presents Vigilance is No Orchard, an experimental poem sequence inspired by a famous garden now in ruin.

  • TELEGRAPH OPEN MIC (FEATURES: DAPHNE GOTTLIEB AND SAGE CURTIS)

    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 Daphne Gottlieb and Sage...

  • Julian Francis Park, Lauren Levin, and Isabel Bezerra Balee

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    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

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

    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...

  • For Kids ages 4-8 Leslie Crawford

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

    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...

  • Keep Begin Detach: inspired by Pauline Oliveros

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

    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...

  • Perfectly Queer-East Bay: Pride Zine Fest

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

    Guest curator Anand Vedawala presents four East Bay queer zine creators: Erin Stokes, Lawrence Lindell, Maira, and Nia King

  • Book Release: Collapse by Cassandra Dallett

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

    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, Syd Staiti, Isabel Bezerra Balé

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    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...

  • AMBER TAMBLYN presents ANY MAN

    Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA, United States

    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...

    $12 – $37
  • OAKLAND FIRST FRIDAYS AT NOMADIC PRESS!

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

    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...