3rd Year Celebration Featuring Tony Aldarondo
Cafe Leila 1724 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA, United StatesIt's going down! Jan 10th @ Cafe Leila 7-9:30 pm My Word turns 3 Kicking off the season is no other than Tony Aldarondo &...
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Soul Food for Thought Open Mic Night
Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United States2020 is here! Join us at Manny's for the decade's first poetry night! Come to Manny's for our monthly open mic nights. Poets, readers, performers...
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Kiersten White with Katy Rose Pool
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesInto every generation a slayer is born… and being the Chosen one isn’t always easy Do you miss having Buffy the Vampire Slayer in your...
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Book Release: 10 Books, 1 Night, 10 New Nomadic Press Authors
Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United StatesHelp us bring in 2020 right. 10 books, 10 new Nomadic Press authors, 1 night. Join us as we celebrate (and release) new books by:...
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Bay Area Queer Zine Fest Zine Reading
410 13th St, Oakland, CA 94612This is a night of zine readings from Bay Area Queer Zine Fest peeps on the eve of the fest. Come hear us vocalize pieces...
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Odd Mondays “What Are You Working on?”
Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesOne question an author is always asked at events or in chance encounters is what are you working on, and one thing an author always...
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Evie Shockley
Edgehill Mansion in Dominican University 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael, CA, United StatesEvie Shockley is the author of semiautomatic and the new black, both winners of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Poetry; semiautomatic was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the LA...
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Zyzzyva celebrates their Bay Area Issue
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesModerated by Oscar Villalon with Meg Hurtado Bloom, Rita Bullwinkel, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Chia-Chia Lin, Kevin Simmonds, and Paul Wilner ZYZZYVA's latest volume—the Bay Area Issue—features new writing and poetry...
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David Talbot reads from his near-death, new life memoir, Between Heaven and Hell
3rd Floor McRoskey Mattress Loft 1687 Market Street, San FranciscoAcclaimed writer, bestselling author, and founder of Salon magazine, David Talbot has brought us masterful and explosive headline-breaking stories for over 25 years with books...
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T.J. Mitchell & Judy Melinek: First Cut
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJudy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell discuss their new novel, First Cut. Praise for First Cut “Scalpel sharp. First Cut allows a peek into the autopsy room through the...
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Mapping the Bay: with Kim Shuck and friends
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statespoetry and discussion exploring the pathways language takes through land, water, and air. Poetry is all around us. Hidden in the trauma and joys of...
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Miranda Popkey: Topics of Conversation
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMiranda Popkey discusses her debut novel Topics of Conversation with Rachel Khong. Praise for Topics of Conversation "An intimate evisceration of our narrow imaginings of female sexuality,...
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Lyrics & Dirges
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesLyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing...
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Claire Rudy Foster / Shine of the Ever
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith hosts Claire Rudy Foster (I've Never Done This Before) for their new book, Shine of the Ever. Please join us! Shine of the Ever is a literary mix tape...
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Miranda Popkey, Topics of Conversation
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesBookshop welcomes Santa Cruz native Miranda Popkey for a reading and signing of her searing new novel, Topics of Conversation. For readers of Rachel Cusk, Lydia...
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Christopher Bernard
Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesChristopher Bernard joins us to discuss his novel, Meditations on Love & Catastrophe at The Liars' Cafe. About Meditations on Love & Catastrophe at The Liars'...
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Wile & Wing Poetry Book Launch
Tenderloin Museum 398 Eddy St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesA poetry reading hosted by author and songwriter Kimi Sugioka. Author and songwriter Kimi Sugioka is a mesmerizing—and folkloric—figure in the Bay Area literary community....
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Gary Snyder and Jane Hirshfield
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United StatesCosponsored by Poetry Society of America Gary Snyder began his career in the 1950s as a noted member of the “Beat Generation,” though he has since...
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Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal Vo. 35
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United Statesfeaturing K.R. MORRISON More details and readers to be announced…
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“SoMa Lurk” Book Release
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United Statesa reading in support of "SoMa Lurk" a collection of poems and photos by José Vadi, published by Project Kalahati. Readings by Sarah O'Neal, Tongo...
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New Sutras official release party! W/Camille Roy & drought spa
The Lede 906 Washington St., Oakland, CA, United StatesJoin us in celebrating the official release of Suzanne Stein's 21st century technicolor epic NEW SUTRAS at The Lede in Old Oakland, a new bar/restaurant...
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Poets @ Play
Edwin Markham House in History Park 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, United Statestopic: tba Edwin Markham House in History Park 635 Phelan Avenue, San José, CA 95112 Admission FREE Free parking in the Staff/Volunteer lot on Phelan...
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Daniel Levitin, Successful Aging
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesNeuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music) will join us to discuss his important new book, Successful Aging. Author of the...
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Caroline Goodwin, open mic
Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Avenue, BerkeleyPoetry Express presents Caroline Goodwin in a featured poetry reading, open mic before and after featured reading, hosted by Bruce Bagnell, Himalayan Flavors Restaurant, back...
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Gibby Haynes / Me and Mr. Cigar
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from his new novel Me and Mr. Cigar published by Soho Press From the wild and wonderful mind of Gibby Haynes—world famous Butthole Surfers...
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Black Love Night of Poetry and Poetry Workshop!
Strut 470 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us for the first Black Love of 2020! Join us for a chill night of poetry from Queer Black Artists part of QTPOC at...
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Bikes to Books Winter Beer Social
Bender's Bar and Grill 806 So. Van Ness Avenue, San FranciscoJoin Nicole Gluckstern and Burrito Justice, the creators of literary bicycle tour “Bikes to Books,” for an evening of socializing, beer drinking, and map chat—the...
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David Talbot / Between Heaven and Hell
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesAcclaimed writer, bestselling author, and founder of Salon magazine, David Talbot has brought us masterful and explosive headline-breaking stories for over 25 years with books...
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Ian Haney López
Kehilla Synagogue 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont, CA, United Statespresens Merge Left:Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America. "The book for anyone interested in cross-racial solidarity on behalf of racial and economic justice...
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Fifteen Year Anniversary at Books Inc. Alameda
Books Inc. Alameda 1344 Park Street, Alameda, CA, United StatesJoin us at Books Inc. Alameda to celebrate 15 years of serving our community! Come for snacks, activities for the kids, music, and fun with...
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