• Martha K. Davis

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

    Martha K. Davis reads from her new novel, Scissors, Paper, Stone. Praise for Scissors, Paper, Stone “With Scissors, Paper, Stone, Martha K. Davis has given us...

    Free
  • LUNADA Literary Lounge

    Galería de la Raza 2857 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Tuesday, May 29, 2018 | 7:30 pm Featuring Roberto Lovato, Fernando Martí, and Jacqueline Scott Ramos. Open Mic sign-up at 7pm. De bajo la luna llena, hecha de...

  • Jesse Berrett

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Please join us as we welcome Jesse Berrett for a reading of his newest book Pigskin Nation on Wednesday, May 30th at 6:30 p.m. in our Granny Smith Room! Historian Berrett...

  • Jessica Weisberg

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

    Jessica Weisberg discusses her new book, Asking for a Friend: Three Centuries of Life, Love, Money and Other Burning Questions from a Nation Obsessed. Praise for...

    Free
  • Borderlands // an Aunt Lute Open Mic feat. Kim Shuck

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

    "... every step forward is a travesía, a crossing. I am again an alien in a new territory. And again, and again." --Gloria Anzaldúa, Borderlands/La...

    Free
  • Vincent Pizzuto

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join us on Thursday, May 31st at 7:00 p.m. as we welcome Vincent Pizzuto as he reads from his new book Contemplating Christ. The incarnation has made mystics of us...

  • Naked Truth: real. stories. live

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Friday, June 1st · 7:00pm Whether stories are hilarious, poignant, suspenseful, or heartwarming, the one thing you can count on is that our next edition...

  • Babylon Salon, featuring R.O. Kwon & Michael David Lukas

    The Armory Club 1799 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Come join us Saturday, June 2, when Babylon Salon welcomes novelist and NEA Literature Fellow R.O. Kwon (The Incendiaries); novelist and Fulbright Scholar Michael David Lukas...

  • Chasing Mercury: A Novel by September Williams

    Mechanics Institute 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An epileptic Black ballerina and a Powwow dancer meet in the Montreal Airport. They are both scheduled to perform in 1973 Cold War Berlin. During...

  • Silent Reading Party

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Presented by Lemony Snicket and Radio Silence. Bring a book to read to yourself in silence. Drinks and light snacks will be available. There is...

  • Alexandra Mattraw, Norman Fischer, and Tiff Dressen

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

    This is a book launch and celebration for Alexandra Mattraws new book, small siren. Alexandra Mattraw is a Berkeley poet and fourth generation native of Northern...

  • Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling show

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    First reading of the season! This year we are offering a showcase of our own board members in a Cavalcade of Marin Poetry Center Board...

  • Pamela Druckerman

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Pamela Druckerman is a journalist and the author of Bringing Up Bébé; and Lust In Translation. She was a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal and has written for The...

  • Jazz Stories: Live Jazz. Wonderful Stories.

    Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tuesday, June 5, 7:30 pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Solano Jazz Stories: Live Jazz. Wonderful Stories. People love hearing jazz...and hearing about it. Musicians like Miles...

  • Charlie LeDuff presents SH*TSHOW!

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Charlie LeDuff to the store to discuss his new book, Sh*tshow!: The Country's Collapsing . . . and the Ratings Are Great, on Wednesday, June 6th at 7pm. ...

  • Viet Thanh Nguyen, Thi Bui and Meron Hadero

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

    The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives Edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen from Abrams Image Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer), and contributors Thi Bui (The Best We...

  • Mostly Flash With a Dash of Haiku

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

    Featured readers: Sara McAulay, Amos White, Jon Sindell, Jacqueline Doyle. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic...

  • ANDREW WEATHERS/ROOTLESS/FOREST FLORO

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

    Please join us for an evening of relaxing ambient electronic music and dreamy acoustic sounds by Andrew Weathers (TX)/Rootless (LA) / and Oakland's own Forest...

  • BINDERY: Mariko Tamaki / Supergirl: Being Super

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Mariko Tamaki, author of the Caldecott Honor and Eisner Award-winning This One Summer, and Eisner Award-nominated artist Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer) combine forces for Supergirl: Being Super​​​​​​!...

  • InsideStoryTime: Resoundings

    Edinburgh Castle Pub 950 Geary St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    InsideStorytime RESOUNDINGS at Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary Street, San Francisco, on Thursday June 7th, 7-9 pm, will feature readings accompanied by the music of Makram Abu-Shakra. Readers...

  • Reading

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

    Headlands Center for the Arts presents their writers in residence

  • Kai Carlson-Wee

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

    This event will be held at our 9th Ave. location. Kai Carlson-Wee reads from his new poetry collection, Rail. Praise for Rail "Rail is a lovely book,...

  • YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: POETRY, PROSE & EVERYTHING GOES…

    The Lost Church 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Doors at 7:30pm Show at 8pm $10 online & at the door... TICKETSSSSSS: https://ticketf.ly/2rOcW0A YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... is an open...