Poetry Flash presents a book launch for The Collected Poetry and Prose of Lawrence Fixel
A book launch celebration for The Collected Poetry and Prose of Lawrence Fixel, by San Francisco poet Lawrence Fixel, who passed in 2003 at the...
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Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley
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Karen Sherman – Brick By Brick
Book Passage 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United StatesKaren Sherman, author of Brick By Brick: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere moved her family from Bethesda, Maryland to Kigali for a year in 2012...
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FREE OFFSITE EVENT: Amitav Ghosh, “Unmuting the Brutes”
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesThe Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz and the Center for Creative Ecologies present Beyond the End of the World Lecture Series, featuring Amitav Ghosh: “Unmuting...
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EVES AT THE BEAT: WOMXN READING AT THE BEAT MUSEUM
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesDuring Women’s History month a constellation of events brought together a group of fabulous womxn+ writers. The meeting of these hearts and minds exploded into...
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Lit Starts: Signing+Writing Workshop with Author Constance Hale
A Great Good Place for Books 6120 La Salle Ave., Oakland, CaliforniaPlease Join Us on Thursday, February 27 at 7 PM for a Practicing the Craft: Write Character, Dialogue and Action with Constance Hale The Writers...
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Dodie Bellamy and Anthony Huberman in conversation
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statescelebrating the release of Dodie Bellamy Is on Our Mind Edited by Jeanne Gerrity and Anthony Huberman published by Semiotext(e) Books, distributed by The MIT...
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Jamel Brinkley
SJSU MLK Library 150 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA, United StatesThe Center for Literary Arts is excited to welcome author of A Lucky Man and finalist for the National Book Award, Jamel Brinkley in conversation with SJSU’s...
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Suzanne Stein and Anne Lesley Selcer, reading and in conversation
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us for this reading and conversation with two poet/performers who each have worked and written extensively in relation to contemporary art practices. This event,...
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Beau Beausoleil: A Glyphic House at Alley Cat Books
Join us for a reading from Beau Beausoleil’s latest publication, A Glyphic House. This Day On The Calendar On this day we are trying to...
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Elizabeth Tallent: Scratched
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesElizabeth Tallent launches Scratched: A Memoir of Perfectionism, her bold and brilliant exploration of the ferocious desire for perfection which has shaped her writing life as...
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Slam Jam!
The Marsh Berkeley 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, California, United StatesSlam Jam! A series presenting original music and poetry featuring a rotating lineup of Bay Area Spoken Word Artists and Musicians. Held on the Cabaret...
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After Hours: Super Tuesday with Mark DiCamillo
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United StatesWine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Longtime pollster Mark DiCamillo will discuss the California primary election and provide an overview of other elections taking...
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Revolution Books 40th Anniversary Celebration
Revolution Books 2444 Durant Ave., Berkeley, California, United StatesJoin Sahar Delijani, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, Julia Scheeres and Andy Zee to Celebrate Revolution Books 40th Anniversary. 6pm Reception with wine and light refreshments 7pm...
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MONDAY – A JOURNAL OF POETRY, PROSE, AND ART
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesLaunch party and reading event for a legendary underground literary publication founded in 1999 in the back of Covered Wagon Saloon, San Francisco. CONTRIBUTORS READ...
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Saturday Night Special, A Disobedient Open Mic
Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesFebruary is the month of love and loneliness, Pisces and Leap Year. But we're doing our own thing. In honor of all that is wrong...
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Jenny Odell on How to Do Nothing
Kaleidoscope Coffee 109 Park Place, Point Richmond, California, United StatesCafe Society Presents Jenny Odell on her book How to Do Nothing, Resisting the Attnetion Economy. Jenny Odell is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Oakland whose...
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Book Release Party: A Nail the Evening Hangs On by Monica Sok
Eastside Cultural Center 2277 International Blvd, OaklandCopper Canyon Press presents… Book Release Party: A Nail the Evening Hangs On by Monica Sok Sat Feb 29, 7pm EastSide Cultural Center 2277 International...
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Fellini Turns 100/ La Natura Morta De La Dolce Vita at City Lights Bookstore
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesOn the 100th birthday of Federico Fellini, with celebrations happening all over the world in 2020, the Leonardo da Vinci Society of San Francisco in conjunction with Consulate General...
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Kimberly Reyes: Running to Stand Still
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKimberly Reyes reads from her new book, Running to Stand Still. Also featuring readings from Jennifer Lewis, Truong Tran, and Kar Johnson. Praise for Running to Stand...
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DirtyMinds/OpenHearts Open Mic/Spoken word
THE LAUNDRY 3359 26th Street, San FranciscoDirty Minds/Open Hearts Poetry Society will present an OPEN MIC/SPOKEN WORD event on Monday, March 2 at 7pm at The Laundry at 3359 26th Street...
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Silent Reading Party
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesPresented by Lemony Snicket and Radio Silence. Bring a book to read to yourself in silence. Drinks and light snacks will be available. There is...
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Benicia First Tuesday Poets
Benicia Public Library 150 East L St., BeniciaBenicia Public Library in the Dona Benicia Room. Hosted by Benicia Poet Laureate Tom Stanton. Mystery Poet followed by open mic! Founded in 2003.
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Joseph Lease and Hank Lazer Reading
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyJoseph Lease's critically acclaimed books of poetry include The Body Ghost (Coffee House Press, 2018), Testify (Coffee House Press, 2011), and Broken World (Coffee House Press, 2007). Lease’s...
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Opening celebration of the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network Center, featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen, Thi Bui, and others tba
Jack Adams Hall, César Chavez Student Center, SFSU SFSU, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for this special Tuesday evening event celebrating the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network—directed by Isabelle Pelaud, writer and professor of Asian American Studies at SF...
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Holloway Reading Series: Magdalena Zurawski
Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFree -
Fred Moten: Approaching Buenaventura
African American Museum and Library 659 14th St., Oakland, CAJoin Dr. Fred Moten in reflection and dialogue on his most recent journey towards Buenaventura, navigating the deep affinities and differences between Black and Indigenous...
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BOOKSMITH: Launch for Lisa Brown / The Phantom Twin, with Wendy Macnaughton
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith hosts our favorite illustrator, Lisa Brown, for her new book The Phantom Twin. She'll be in conversation with Wendy Macnaughton. Please join us! A young woman...
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Javad Djavahery
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe Cultural Services of the Consul General of France in conjunction with Restless Books and City Lights Booksellers present Javad Djavahery reading from his new...
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Evan Bloom, Rachel Levin,&; George McCalman: Eat Something
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEvan Bloom, co-owner of Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen, Rachel Levin, and George McCalman discuss their new cookbook Eat Something: A Wise Sons Cookbook for Jews Who Like...
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CANCELLED: Lunch Poems: Ocean Vuong
Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesOcean Vuong is the author of the internationally best-selling debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Penguin Press 2019). He is also the author of the critically...
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