• Rise & Shine: Winter 2021 | Series of Odes

    Virtual

    Rise & Shine is a generative poetry workshop presented by Surprise the Line, hosted by Nancy Lynée Woo. Started in April 2020, Rise & Shine...

    Free
  • Zoom Forward! A Tribute to Jory Post

    Join us online for a tribute to Jory Post, beloved Bookshop friend and champion of the written word. From coordinating Santa Cruz's Open Read to producing...

  • Words out Loud Spoken Word Series

    Virtual

    Derek N. Otsuji and Mark Tarren read from their poetry. Include open mic and literary trivia quiz. Derek N. Otsuji is the author of The Kitchen of Small Hours, winner...

    Free
  • Generation Rising Book Launch

    Join us for the book launch of “Generation Rising: A New Politics of Southeast Asian American Activism” with author Loan Thi Dao and Providence Youth...

  • Rabbit Island Launch

    online

    Rabbit Island Launch Virtual Event Join Community Bookstore and Two Lines Press for an event celebrating Elvira Navarro’s Rabbit Island, a collection of stories that traverse the fickle, often terrifying...

    Free
  • Kim Stanley Robinson

    Kim Stanley Robinson is joined in conversation by Robin Sloan to discuss his latest novel, The Ministry for the Future (Orbit Books). "If I could get policymakers,...

  • VIRTUAL EVENT: Ada Calhoun, Why We Can’t Sleep

    Join us for a virtual event with Ada Calhoun who will discuss We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis (available in paperback on January 19th), an in-depth...

  • Virginia Loh-Hagan on Instagram IGTV

    reading the award-winning Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon, an illustrated retelling for young readers of the Chinese folktale about a dragon that threatens a village...

  • Kate Russo – Super Host (Virtual Event)

    A deeply funny and shrewdly observed debut novel about being lost in the very place you know by heart. Bennett Driscoll is a Turner Prize-nominated...

  • Jenara Nerenberg – Divergent Mind (Virtual Event)

    A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how...

  • Virtual Event: Kink: On & Off the Page

    JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 AT 6PM PT WHEN WE CELEBRATE THE NEW SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY, KINK, WITH AN EVENING OF READINGS, LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, AND CONVERSATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP...

  • Virtual Event: Zak Salih and Lydia Kiesling

    JOIN US ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT 6PM PT WHEN ZAK SALIH DISCUSSES HIS DEBUT NOVEL, LET'S GET BACK TO THE PARTY, WITH LYDIA KIESLING ON ZOOM! Zoom Login...

  • Zetta Elliott on Instagram IGTV

    reading A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart, a powerful, affirming poem in which a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year. "A...

  • Prepping to Publish: a workshop for writers of color

    Virtual

    Geared toward marginalized writers who may lack access to MFA programs, workshops, and conferences, Prepping to Publish is a six-hour, two-session intensive. Sonora will select...

    Free
  • Children’s Book Reading: The Unexpected Friend

    Join Eastwind Books of Berkeley online for children's story time featuring a live read-aloud of The Unexpected Friend: A Rohingya Children's Story with author Raya...