PEOM: Poetry Every Other Month
Julie's Coffee and Tea Garden 1223 Park St., Alameda, CA, United StatesJoin us every other month at 7pm for a featured poet, an open mic and great drinks and treats! Hosted by Alameda Poet Laureate Gene...
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Bonnie Tsui
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United Statespresents Why We Swim “A fascinating and beautifully written love letter to water. I was enchanted by this book." —Rebecca Skloot, bestselling author of The Immortal...
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Emily St. John Mandel: The Glass Hotel
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEmily St. John Mandel discusses her new novel, The Glass Hotel. Praise for The Glass Hotel "Long-anticipated... At its heart, this is a ghost story in...
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Jan Steckel + Open Mic at EP Foster Library
Your host is Phil Taggart and your Featured Reader is Jan Steckel at this Ventura, California-based library reading now online while we shelter in place....
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Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic
Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CAA Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press. Decolonized beats provided...
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Virtual Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic
A Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in Nomadic Press' Zoom account. Decolonized beats provided by...
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Katherine Applegate to Support Book Passage
Fundraising goal: $2000 Newberry Award winner Katherine Applegate will read via video conference from her work and talk about her extensive writing history and catalog....
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Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #5
FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Donate (only if you can swing it) by clicking on the "ticket" link or dropping donations via the $Cash app to...
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BINDERY: Launch for Jennifer Hasegawa / La Chica’s Field Guide to Banzai Living
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts a special evening with Jennifer Hasegawa to launch her debut book, La Chica’s Field Guide to Banzai Living. More information to be announced soon, but...
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City Lights LIVE!
Join us for our first livestream as we honor our worldwide community of friends with this special online gathering. About this Event With special guests...
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Elizabeth Wetmore
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United Statesreads from her debut novel Valentine. Written with the haunting emotional power of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, an astonishing debut novel that explores the lingering...
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The Black (W)hole
Laney College Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center 900 Fallon St, OaklandIn 2019, every member of the now award-winning Destiny Arts Center Youth Performance Company knew someone killed by violence. How they began to ask, do...
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Grace Notes: Poets at Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco 1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin Litquake for our annual National Poetry Month celebration, at Grace Cathedral atop the city's Nob Hill, for readings from some of America's best poets:...
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Khaled Hosseini In Conversation With Book Passage’s Elaine Petrocelli
Live: Saturday, April 18th, 7:00est/4:00pst In March 2001, while practicing medicine, Khaled Hosseini began writing his first novel, The Kite Runner, which was published by...
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Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman: A celebration on his 95th birthday—poetry and jazz
3rd Floor McRoskey Mattress Loft 1687 Market Street, San FranciscoIn celebration of the recent publication of the Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman, edited by Neeli Cherkovski, Raymond Foye, and Tate Swindell, by City Lights...
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Our Communities, Climate Change, and COVID-19
Join us this Sunday, April 19th from 1pm - 2:30pm for a live panel discussion "Our Communities, Climate Change, and COVID-19" featuring Julie Sze, author Environmental...
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Brownie Bake-In for HOME BAKED
On April 20, join me and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in celebrating the release of HOME BAKED from the comfort of your kitchen! Share a pic...
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Escape From Quarantine Reading – a weekly online thing
a weekly digital gathering and poetry reading. join our weekly zoom chat to meet with friends without having to leave your house. this is a...
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MIRANDA JULY in conversation with Jenny Odell
Watch this free upcoming webcast at: https://www.cityarts.net/youtube You can support the cost of this public webcast by making a tax-deductible donation. Thank you for your...
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Inside Weather 2: A Night of Poems, Stories & Art
Join us from your room on Tuesday April 21st at 5:30 pm, where we will Zoom-share work that in some way contemplates the rooms and...
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For Young Adults! Dallas Woodburn in Conversation with Stephanie Kuehn
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesLaunch and discussion of her new novel, The Best Week That Never Happened, "a poignant and gripping heart-tug of a page-turner filled with heart and hope. --Jennifer Niven, author...
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Nina Renata Aron: Good Morning, Destroyer of Men’s Souls
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Nina Renata Aronto read from her new book, Good Morning, Destroyer of Men's Souls on Tuesday, April 21st...
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Frank Wilderson III
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesdiscussing the subject of his new book Afropessimism published by Liveright Books / W.W. Norton In the tradition of Edward Said's Orientalism and Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin, White...
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Virtual Get Lit #59 (Music by: Kiva Uhuru)
12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...
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9th Avenue: John Kaag at Green Apple Books
Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United Statesohn Kaag discusses his new book, Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life. Praise for Sick Souls, Healthy Minds "Kaag's reading of...
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Red Light Lit Virtual Reading Series 04/20-04/24
We are so excited to announce that Red Light Lit is hosting our first ever virtual reading series! That’s right babes, starting Monday (4/20) at...
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VIRTUAL EVENT: Rufi Thorpe and Chloe Benjamin
Rufi Thorpe joins us on Instagram Live to discuss her new novel The Knockout Queen with Chloe Benjamin. Wednesday April 29th at 5:00pm PDT. Praise...
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Deborah Madison, An Onion in My Pocket
Acclaimed and bestselling culinary author Deborah Madison (Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone) returns to Bookshop Santa Cruz to share An Onion in My Pocket, her warm, bracingly honest...
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Andrew Sean Greer and Miah Jeffra to Support Alley Cat Books
Fundraising goal: $2000 Andrew Sean Greer and Miah Jeffra will read via video conference from their work and talk about writing about real-life experiences through...
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Afternoon Craft Conversation with Chris Feliciano Arnold
De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge 928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA, United StatesDATE & TIME: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga,...
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