• Sugartown Voices

    Spice Monkey 1628 Webster St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Readings + open mic.

  • Russ Franklin w/ Adam Johnson

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Cosmic Hotel is Russ Franklin’s quirky yet touching novel that follows Sandeep Sanghavi, the son of an Indian businesswoman and a famous eccentric astronomer named Van Ray.

  • Yaa Gyasi Book Launch

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Yaa Gyasi reads from her highly touted debut novel, Homegoing, at this book launch party.

  • Passages on the Lake 27

    The Terrace Room 1800 Madison St, Oakland , CA, United States

    Oakland's premiere literary showcase kicks off summer early with some seriously hot performance writers!

  • Ruth Thompson + Jayne Benjulian

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

    Pegasus Books presents a reading with poets Ruth Thompson (Crazing) and Jayne Benjulian (Five Sextillion Atoms).

  • Poetry Flash: Cohen + Hodges

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    The featured guest poets will be Susan Cohen and Catherine Abbey Hodges.

  • California Book Awards

    Inforum at the Commonwealth Club 555 Post Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Ceremony + Book signing.

  • Pride Poetry Panel

    Books Inc. In the Castro 2275 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Celebrate Queer pride, these fabulous poets, and 20-years of Books Inc. Castro!

  • Return to Butternut Lake with local author Mary McNear!

    Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    10% of all store book sales from 6 pm to close will go to benefit The Women’s Building, a community space for women in San Francisco, http://womensbuilding.org.

  • Grady Hendrix w/ Katie Crouch

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Grady Hendrix celebrates the release of his new book My Best Friend's Exorcism with his best friend from high school and local SF author Katie Crouch (Girls in Trucks, Abroad).

  • Lyrics and Dirges

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

    Lyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers.

  • Flynn Berry: Under the Harrow

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Flynn Berry is a graduate of the Michener Center for Writers, and has been awarded a Yaddo residency. This is her first novel.

  • Hybrid Series #3

    Pro Arts Gallery 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, United States

    *This event is made possible with matching grant by Poets & Writers, Inc.

  • The Bloom: Reading #50

    Mercury Cafe 201 Octavia St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    We will be celebrating the 50th Reading of The Bloom, and the anniversary of Mixed Writes (Faith Adiele, Maria T. Allocco, Jackie Graves and Audrey T. Williams).

  • Joe Clifford Book Launch

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

    A new thriller by local author Joe Clifford.

  • Reek bell + Jai Arun Ravine

    Qilombo 2313 San Pablo Ave, Oakland , CA, United States

    Come see Reek bell and Jai Arun Ravine at our June 20th Cantíl reading!

  • Zoe Zolbrod w/ Brian Hurley

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Copies of The Telling will be available for purchase at the event.

  • Chinaka Hodge

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Celebrating the release of Dated Emcees.

  • Elin Hilderbrand

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Here's to Us is an emotional, heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand about a grieving family that finds solace where they least expect it.

  • Max Porter w/ Anthony Marra

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Max Porter to the store to discuss and sign his debut novella, Grief is the Thing with Feathers.

  • Sloane Crosley

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    Sloane Crosley is the author of the bestsellers I Was Told There'd Be Cake (a Thurber Prize finalist) and How Did You Get This Number. A frequent contributor to The New York Times, she lives in Manhattan.

  • California Writers Club: Molly Giles

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    She has edited many published writers and mentors through the Path to Publishing program at Book Passage.

  • Rikki Ducornet

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Reading from her new novel Brightfellow published by Coffee House Press.

  • Marin Poetry Center Traveling Show

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    he shows are short (one hour and change), punchy, pithy, informal, and well attended.

  • Mark Jacobson

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

    Reads from his novel, Sensing Light, a stunning story of three doctors' struggles in San Francisco during the first decade of the AIDS epidemic.

  • Elisha Cooper

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    In Falling, the award-winning children’s book author confronts a new world when faced with his daughter’s illness in this frank, moving, and beautiful memoir.