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  • Quiet Lightning

    StudioToBe 906 Washington St., Oakland, CA, United States

    curated by Sarah Carpenter and Gracie Malley! submissions are open through Apr 18 StudioToBe , 906 Washington St., Oakland free + all ages

  • Jamel Brinkley / A Lucky Man

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

    Booksmith hosts the Bay Area launch for Jamel Brinkley and his debut book, A Lucky Man: Stories. Please join us in celebration! In the nine expansive, searching stories of A...

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  • Tessa Fontaine / The Electric Woman

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Tessa Fontaine for her first book, The Electric Woman, in conversation with Molly Giles. Please join us! This astonishing memoir of pushing past fear follows the author on...

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  • Perfectly Queer SF Book Reading “Contrasts: Poetry & Prose”

    Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Poets Susan Dambroff and David Hathwell and novelists Anne Raeff and Rob Rosen will read from new work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco's "Contrasts: Poetry...

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  • Rita Bullwinkel and Lisa Brown

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

    Rita Bullwinkel and Lisa Brown Rita Bullwinkel celebrates the release of Belly Up: Stories from A Strange Object Press Lisa Brown presents a sneak preview of an...

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  • wordWind Chorus Live + Tongo Eisen-Martin

    Institute Of advanced Uncertainty P.O. Box 460908, San Francisco

    Institute Of advanced Uncertainty hosts wordWind Chorus: Q.R. Hand Jr. Lewis Jordan Brian Auerbach With Tongo Eisen-Martin Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Doors: 6:30 p.m. Program:7:00 p.m. Free entry...

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  • Launch for Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts the launch for Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story, with editors Grant Faulkner,Lynn Mundell, and Beret Olsen. Please join us! Gems, shards,...

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  • Matt Miller

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

    Matt Miller reads from his new poetry collection, The Wounded for the Water. Also featuring readings by Mario Chard and Peter LaBerge. Praise for The Wounded for the...

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  • Ashley Dawson

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

    discussing the subject of his new book Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change from Verso Books...

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  • Roman Muradov

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

    Roman Muradov discusses his new book, On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness. Praise for On Doing Nothing “Roman Muradov’s whimsical, clever, and companionable book On Doing...

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  • Melissa Broder / The Pisces

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts an evening with So Sad Today author Melissa Broder reading from her anticipated debut novel, The Pisces. With her in conversation is The Millions editor, Lydia Kiesling...

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  • MARX NOW: Karl Marx @ 200 – A Reading & Discussion

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

    Opening Statement by Jale Yoldas (Goethe Institut San Francisco) with guest appearances by  Alan Black, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, and Richard Walker. Moderator Frederick Young On the occasion of the 200th Anniversary of...

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  • Clemantine Wamariya / The Girl Who Smiled Beads

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Clemantine Wamariya for her extraordinary debut, The Girl Who Smiled Beads, and her coauthor Elizabeth Weil, who collaborated intimately with Clemantine to write this luminescent book. Clemantine...

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  • Kent Harrington

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

    Kent Harrington discusses his new novel, Last Ferry Home, with Kevin Hunsanger. Praise  for Kent Harrington "Strong, hard-edged stuff by a writer in complete control of...

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  • Jennifer Firestone and Tonya M. Foster

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

    Jennifer Firestone is the author of five books of poetry and four chapbooks,including Story (Ugly Duckling Presse, forthcoming),Ten, (BlazeVOX , forthcoming), Gates & Fields (Belladonna* Collaborative), Swimming Pool(DoubleCross Press), Flashes (Shearsman Books), Holiday (Shearsman Books), Waves (Portable...

  • Berkeley Poetry Review Issue 48 Release Party

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

    Berkeley Poetry Review will be holding a release party for issue 48 of our annual poetry journal. The party will be hosted by E.M. Wolfman...

  • After Hours: 7th Annual Poetry World Series

    Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Friday, May 11th - 7:00pm Main Reading Room Daniel Handler returns to emcee as baseball and poetry collide to create a fabulous and wacky literary event. Two...

  • Brenda Hillman and giovanni singleton

    Pt. Reyes Books 11315 CA-1, Pt. Reyes Station, CA, United States

    Brenda Hillman and Giovanni Singleton discuss recent work and the role poets can play as activists. About the poets: Brenda Hillman is an activist, writer, editor,...

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  • 5th Annual Ecopoetry Festival at the John Muir House

    John Muir House 4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, CA, CA, United States

    The Fifth Annual Ecopoetry Festival will feature two poet laureates of Central Valley cities, along with special guests.  Indigo Moor, current laureate of Sacramento, and...

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  • Poetry Event: GEARS TURNING w/ Kim Shuck

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

    Join us for an afternoon of wonderful poetry by SF Bay Area based poets, artists, and musicians with your host Kim Shuck. To participate in...

  • Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich / The Fact of a Body

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich for her murder-memoir ten years in the making, The Fact of a Body. Please join us!   When she applied to Harvard Law School,...

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  • The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night Featuring Alan Harris

    PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Hosted by Jennifer Barone, Ingrid Keir, live jazz with Daniel Heffez, Geordie Van Der Bosch and friends. Open Mic sign-up for poetry only starts at 6:45pm – 3min time limit, pick...

  • Carmen Giménez Smith

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

    Carmen Giménez Smith Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco   celebrating the release of Cruel Futures City...

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  • Genny Lim, Kitty Tsui and Nellie Wong w/Bill Crossman on piano

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Nellie Wong was born and raised in Oakland. A long-time activist for radical social change and a retired office worker, Nellie was honored by Oakland...

  • Rahna Reiko Rizzuto / Shadow Child

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Rahna Reiko Rizzuto (Hiroshima in the Morning and Why She Left Us) for her new novel, Shadow Child. Please join us! Shadow Child is a gorgeous novel about...

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