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  • Camille Paglia

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

    Camille Paglia discusses her work, hosted by City Arts & Lectures.

    $12

  • Susan Alice Bickford

    Books Inc. Mountain View 301 Castro St, Mountain View , CA, United States

    Books Inc. at Mountain View hosts a launch party for Susan Alice Bickford's new novel, A Short Time To Die.

  • Ian Rankin

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

    Ian Rankin presents his newest novel Rather Be the Devil.

  • From Mandalay to the Bay

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An Evening of Burmese & Burmese American Poets & Writers.

  • The Racket #3

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Let's start the hopefully far superior year of 2017 by indulging in the writing and reading of some grade-A food writers.

  • Meredith Maran

    Books Inc. Palo Alto 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Meredith will be in conversation with Michelle Richmond, bestselling author of the novel Golden State.

  • Thomas Perry

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

    Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry writes thrillers that move “almost faster than a speeding bullet” (Wall Street Journal). The Old Man is his latest whip-smart standalone novel.

  • Queer Words: Poetry + Prose

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

    Queer Words presents four poets reading new poetry and prose.

  • Josh Mohr

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

    Discussing his new memoir Sirens.

  • Charles Vogl

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

    Drawing on 3,000 years of history and his personal experience, Charles Vogl lays out seven time-tested principles for growing enduring, effective, and connected communities.

  • Sara Marinelli

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join Sara for a special night in which she will do a reading dedicated to the memory of her father on the anniversary of his passing.

  • Holly Brown

    Books Inc. Alameda 1344 Park Street, Alameda, CA, United States

    Family therapist and author Holly Brown shares her new psychological thriller, This Is Not Over.

  • Get Lit #20

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    An amazing gathering of writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit.

    Suggested Donation

  • Pola Oloixarac

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

    Argentinian writer Pola Oloixarac in conversation about her first novel translated into English, Savage Theories.

  • Litquake: No Shadow Without Light

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Come and join the chorus! Admission free.

  • Cary Tennis + Danelle Morris

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

    Cary Tennis and Danelle Morris talk about their new book, Finishing School.

  • UNNAMED PRESS SHOWCASE

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

    w/ David Lida & Esme Weijun Wang.

  • Lyrics and Dirges

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

    Monthly reading series.

  • Tamam Kahn

    Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Ave, San Jose , CA, United States

    A reading with Tamam Kahn.

  • Jason Diamond

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

    Jason Diamond and his hilarious and poignant new memoir, Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching '80s Movies.

  • A Day of Affirmation

    Rebound Bookstore 1611 4th Street, San Rafael, CA, United States

    The Rebound Bookstore invites one and all, to come together for a communal reading of the Constitution of the United States. RSVP to reboundbookstore@aol.com.

  • Jonathan Moore

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

    Jonathan Moore shares his latest heart-pounding thriller, The Dark Room.

  • Songs of Protest

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Come to Adobe Books on Inauguration Day.

  • Zine Release Party

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us for a reading from some of the contributors and pick up a copy. All are welcome!

  • Corpi, Álvarez, BPorras-Hernandez, + Vas

    César E. Chávez Branch Library 3301 E 12th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Jingletown Reading & Open Mic celebrates poets and artists who are giving back to our communities, determined to make a positive change.

  • Christine Marie Mason

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

    Christine Marie Mason reads from her book Indivisible.

  • Identity Crisis IV (IDCIV)

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    The social and literary experiment IDENTITY CRISIS, hosted by Paul Corman-Roberts and Youssef Alaoui.