Peter Balakian
Hammer Theater Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio Walk, San Jose, CA, United StatesLewandowski Poet In conjunction with Legacy of Poetry Day.
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Get Lit Spring Reading!
Aqus Petaluma 101 H St, Petaluma, CA, United StatesCome join us April 12 as we celebrate spring reads with a fun night of literary storytelling with featured readers Christine No, Patty Somlo and...
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Leslie Jamison
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesLeslie Jamison discusses her new book, The Recovering: Intoxication And Its Aftermath. Praise for The Recovering "Leslie Jamison has written an honest and important book. It...
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Kathleen Belew
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKathleen Belew discussing the subject of her new book Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America from Harvard University Press...
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Jami Attenberg & Friends / All Grown Up
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesJoin us as we celebrate the paperback launch of Jami Attenberg'sAll Grown Up, with local superheroes Charlie Jane Anders, Rachel Khong, and Esmé Weijun Wang all talking on the...
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Angel Dominguez and Kit Schluter
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesTwo renowned poets, Dominguez and Schluter read their work.
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Half Past the Unlucky: A Friday the 13th Reading
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States& DRAWING FOR POEMS UNDER THE DOME FRI. APRIL 13TH, 7PM On Friday the 13th, join us for an auspicious evening of poetry in celebration...
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Cliterary Salon: Unlucky in Love
SOMACliterary Salon is a show of ribald and rowdy stories about the clitoris, bringing a spirit of fun sexuality to a literary scene that's traditionally...
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POETRY EVENT! Perversions / Perversións / Perverseco
Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesFree -
Celebrating The Collected Letters of Alan Watts, and Zen Odyssey with Anne Watts, Janica Anderson, and Steven Zahavi Schwartz
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts a special celebration of two new books: The Collected Letters of Alan Watts, edited by two of his daughters, Joan and Anne Watts, and Zen Odyssey: The...
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POETRY! C. Arellano / Estela de la Cruz / Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano
Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesFree -
East Bay Launch for “Invisible Gifts, Poems” with Maw Shein Win and Guests
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesJoin us for the launch of Maw Shein Win's first full-length poetry collection Invisible Gifts, Poems. With readings by: MK Chavez Sharon Coleman Cassandra Dallett...
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Michael Hoerman
Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMichael is touring to share a selection of earlier and never-heard-before poems in his new chapbook, Disoriented Fascinatio.
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Book Launch with Christopher Moore at Opera Plaza!
Books Inc. Opera Plaza 601 Van Ness, San Francisco , CA, United StatesNew York Times-bestselling author Christopher Moore joins us in celebration of his hilarious new novel, Noir. One day before the book's official release, this very special event...
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Samantha Irby / Meaty
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith is thrilled to host Samantha Irby, in town to read from her beloved first collection of essays—and the basis for the upcoming FX Studios series—Meaty!...
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Queer Words: In Conversation with Natasha Dennerstein
Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesCelebrate National Poetry Month with Australian-born poet Natasha Dennerstein, as she shares with us snippets from her various books, “Anatomize,” “Triptych Caliform,” “Seahorse,” and “About...
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Sloane Crosley with Mallory Ortberg
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesSloane Crosley discusses her new book, Look Alive Out There with Mallory Ortberg. Praise for Sloane Crosley Sloane Crosley is another mordant and mercurial wit from the...
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Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesLyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Lyrics and Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is...
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Meaghan O’Connell with Lydia Kiesling
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMeaghan O'Connell discusses her new memoir, And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I was Ready with Lydia Kiesling. Praise for And Now We Have Everything...
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Melissa Stein / Terrible Blooms
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery is so excited to host the launch party for Melissa Stein's second book of poems! Don't miss it, friends—more deets to come soon....
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Drag Queen Story Hour Featuring Yves St. Croissant
Oakland Main Library 125 14th St, Oakland, CA, United StatesCreated by Michelle Tea and RADAR Productions in San Francisco, Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like—drag queens reading stories to...
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Jacqueline Winspear
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJacqueline Winspear reads from her new Maisie Dobbs mystery, To Die But Once. To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of To Die But Once by calling the...
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13th Annual Poems Under the Dome
San Franscico City Hall San Francisco City HallMark your calendars! Speak in verse in the belly of the beast! All are welcome to celebrate National Poetry Month inside beautiful San Francisco City...
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Words and Music Double Bill, Steve Dalachinsky ||| Cosmic Diaspora: Jake Marmer, John Schott, Joshua Horowitz
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us, as The Poetry Center Reading Room transforms into a one-night-only performance space, for a very special evening of improvised music and poetry deployed...
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A Translator Walks into a Bar with Jessica Cohen
Jewish Community Library 1835 Ellis St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesTranslator Jessica Cohen will discuss the joys and challenges of rendering the work of some of the finest Israeli writers into English. Translators are bridge-builders...
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InsideStoryTime: Unrest
Cinnabar 397 Ellis St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesInsideStorytime UNREST at Cinnabar, 397 Ellis St. San Francisco, on Thursday April 19th, 7-9 pm, will feature Yang Huang (My Old Faithful), Sumiko Saulson (Somnalia), Dominica Phetteplace, Caitlin Myer, and Ishita Arora.
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Joanna Scutts
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoanna Scutts discusses her new book, The Extra Woman: How Marjorie Hills Led a Generation of Women to Live Alone and Like It. Praise for The...
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Åsne Seierstad / Two Sisters
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesTwo Sisters, by the international bestselling author Åsne Seierstad, tells the unforgettable story of a family divided by faith. Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising...
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Alexis Rhone Fancher + D.A. Powell
Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United StatesThis is a reading of erotic poetry, adults only.
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Dodie Bellamy: “Hoarding as Écriture”
San Francisco Art Institute 800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesGraduate Lecture Series] Dodie Bellamy: "Hoarding as Écriture" Throughout her career, Dodie Bellamy has undermined the fantasy of the autonomous subject. Her work compulsively explores...
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