Heather Hansman discusses her new book, Down River: Into the Future of Water in the West. Praise for Down River “Heather Hansman’s account of her 730-mile solo...
America, We Call Your Name: Poems of Resistance and Resilience, was conceived in response to the 2016 presidential election, combines the voices of poets from across America—from...
Emma Bland Smith discusses her new children's book To Live on an Island. About To Live on an Island When you live on an island, things...
The best-selling author of Confederates in the Attic returns to the South and the Civil War era for an epic adventure on the trail of America's greatest landscape...
Babylon Salon presents our Summer Reading Saturday, May 18, 2019, 6.00 pm at The Armory Club 1799 Mission Street (downstairs performance space) featuring -- Rachel Howard (The...
Ages 7 up! Jane Solomon and Tyler Schnoebelen in Conversation launching The Dictionary of Difficult Words: With More Than 400 Perplexing Words to Test Your Wits! To...
Second Sunday Poetry series presents a reading by Amanda Moore, Ken Haas, Janey Jennings, and Barb Reynolds, curated by Barb Reynolds, Britt-Marie's Restaurant, 1369 Solano...
READING Anna Moschovakis and Tonya Foster May 19, 2019 7:00 PM Artists' Television Access 992 valencia street, san francisco, ca FREE Free for members
Poetry Express presents a reading by Carla Williams-Namboodiri, open mic, hosted by Bruce Bagnell, Himalayan Flavors Restaurant, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00-9:00
POETS! YOU BET! - featured readers followed by an open mic WhenMon, May 20, 7pm – 9pm DescriptionNick, Micah, many more!
celebrating the release of Lanny: a novel from Graywolf Press "An exhilarating, disquieting, joyous read. It will reach into your chest and take hold of...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:00 PM Location: In the basement 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley YOU'RE DOING WHAT? Older Women's Tales of Achievement and Adventure, Compiled...
Falkirk Cultural Center This tribute celebrates Linda Gregg’s life and work, with poems and stories from poets and friends. Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Forrest Gander,...
Tuesday, May 21, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Megan Griswold discusses and signs copies of The Book of Help: A Memoir in Remedies. “In a world full...
Cultural critic Susie Linfield presents her lively intellectual history of the political left, The Lions' Den: Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky. In conversation wtih Steve...
REFLECTIONS ABOUT BORDERS FROM THE STUDENTS OF GALILEO HIGH SCHOOL THURS. MAY 23RD, 6:30PM Join us for readings, book signings, and a celebration of our...
Details soon! Hosted by Noah B. Sanders
Edgar Kunz joins us to discuss his debut poetry collection, Tap Out . Praise for Tap Out “A whirlwind debut.Stories of sclerotic lives told in wrought images, Kunz...
Editors Steven Mayers and Jonathan Freedman discuss Solito, Solita: Crossing Borders with Youth Refugees from Central America with Lauren Markham. About Solito, Solita They are a mass...
Thursday, May 23, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Pegasus Books Downtown welcomes Matthew Cooperman, Aby Kaupang, Margaret Ronda, and Kristin George Bagdanov, for a night of shared poetry from their...
Friday, May 24, 2019 7:00 PM Location: The basement at the store 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Jericho Brown reads from The Tradition Jericho Brown...
May 24, 2019: Robert Eastwood & Peter Weltner Robert Eastwood lives in San Ramon, California. He is the author of Romer (Etruscan Press, 2018), and Snare (Broadstone Books, 2016). His...
Rolling In The Aisles Saturday, May 25 6 pm Rolling Out 1722 Taraval St., between 26th and 27th Avenues San Francisco Our second annual...
The last Sunday of each month (except June/July and December) from 2:30 to 4 pm The last Sunday of every month (except the summer months...
Please join us for a lively discussion about: (author will not be present) To join the book group please contact iranyi@me.com
Spanish priest and Zen disciple Pablo d'Ors shares insights from his first English translation, Biography of Silence, at Pegasus Books Downtown. A publishing phenomenon in Spain, Biography of Silence...
Please join us for a lively discussion about: (author will not be present) To join the book group please contact iranyi@me.com
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 7:00 PM Location: The basement at Moe's 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Please join us as we celebrate two new titles...
No one knows more about everything—especially everything rude, clever, and offensively compelling—than John Waters. The man in the pencil-thin mustache, auteur of the transgressive movie...
Chia-Chia Lin discusses her debut novel, The Unpassing. Praise for The Unpassing "In this spare, deeply felt debut novel, Lin resists received wisdom about the American...