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  • Poetry Express: Diane Moomey

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

    Diane has lived and wandered around the US and Canada.

  • Lori Ostlund

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    California Book Award-winner Lori Ostlund celebrates the paperback release of her critically-acclaimed debut novel, After the Parade.

  • Baruch Porras Hernandez hosts The News

    SOMArts 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    We recommend reserving tickets on Eventbrite to guarantee your seat.

  • Dave Madden, Theodore Wheeler, + Amina Gautier

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

    Dave Madden, Theodore Wheeler, and Amina Gautier read from their new story collections.

  • Krys Lee w/ Adam Johnson

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

    Krys Lee presents How I Became a North Korean, a debut novel that follows the lives of three characters as they struggle to survive in the complex and dangerous Chinese territory bordering North Korea.

  • Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Tsering Wangmo Dhompa, the first Tibetan female poet to be published in English, shares her beautifully written memoir, Coming Home to Tibet: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Belonging.

  • InsideStorytime FORBIDDANCE

    Martuni's 4 Valencia St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A fun, cosy event where you can booze and schmooze with the San Francisco literati.

  • Julie Rogers + Adrian Arias

    Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Watson, Sakkis, + Breiseth

    Aggregate Space Gallery 801 W Grand Ave, Oakland , CA, United States

    Doors at 5:45. Reading at 6:15.

  • Judy Halebsky + Nina Lindsay

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

    The featured guest poets will be Judy Halebsky and Nina Lindsay.

  • Krys Lee

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

    In conversation with Michael David Lukas.

  • Megan Abbott

    Books Inc. Opera Plaza 601 Van Ness, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Award-winning author Megan Abbott shares her much buzzed new novel, You Will Know Me.

  • Catamaran Literary Reader, Live Reading

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    A celebration of the release of their Summer Issue, Issue 14.

  • Knapp, Kline, Vossoughi, Salvatierra, + Matus

    Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join Tracey Knapp in celebrating her month-long Poet-in-Residence at the Bazaar Cafe with writers Peter Kline, Siamak Vossoughi, Yaccaira Salvatierra and Gerardo Pacheco Matus.

  • Kaui Hart Hemmings

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

    New York Times bestselling author Kaui Hart Hemmings returns with her new novel How to Party with an Infant.

  • Passages on the Lake 29

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

    No cover, always free, with a full bar and restaurant on hand!

  • Drew Magary

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

    Drew Magary presents The Hike, a wild, thrilling fantasy saga that chronicles one man’s epic life-or-death quest.

  • Bruce Jenkins

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

    San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Bruce Jenkins reads from his memoir.

  • Mahnaz Badihian + Jennifer Barone

    Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Joe McGinniss Jr.

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

    Joe McGinniss Jr. is the author of Carousel Court and The Delivery Man.

  • Frederick Speers + Jessica Mejía

    Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us for a very special evening of readings with organizer of the Flor y Canto Literary Festival Jessica Mejia and Jam Tarts publisher Frederick Speers. With musical guest Poise.

  • Lone Glen: Summer Night of Evan & Miles Karp

    Lone Glen 3132 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Evan and Miles Karp are Turk & Divis, an intersection where chance, rhythm, and processed repetition collide with modified fragments of language to form serendipitous anthems and intimate, often polyvocal meditations inside of those anthems. Old school samples and some of tomorrow's most unusual hits @ turkanddivis.bandcamp.com.

    Free

  • Poets Upstairs: Chris Carosi + Amy K. Bell

    Great Overland Books 345 Judah Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Poets Upstairs features Chris Carosi and Amy K. Bell. Read alongside them at the open mic. Come early to sign up, stay late to jump in on our Exquisite Corpse!

  • Jeanne Lupton

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

    Jeanne Lupton is a poet and writer, montage artist, and student of the dulcimer.

  • Roy Scranton: War Porn

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

    Colby Buzzell in conversation with Roy Scranton about his debut novel, War Porn.