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  • Voz Sin Tinta!

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us for our monthly bilingual poetry night created by Marguerite Munoz and Renee Voz

  • Get Lit! Celebrates FIVE Years!

    Aqus Petaluma 101 H St, Petaluma, CA, United States

    Come celebrate FIVE YEARS of literary fun at our July Get Lit with Melissa Eleftherion, Manjula Martin & Hilary Zaid on Thursday, July 12; 7pm...

  • Otessa Moshfegh: My Year of Rest and Relaxation

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    ABOUT MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman’s efforts to duck...

  • Picture Book Surgery!

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    What makes a great picture book? Let’s find out together! We’ll dissect our favorite picture books, focusing each month on a different angle. We'll go...

  • HAIGHT-ASHBURY LITERARY JOURNAL

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal celebrates its 2018 edition. Featuring readers: ANDRENA ZAWINSKI EILEEN MALONE KIM SHUCK ALICE ROGOFF CESAR LOVE K.R. MORRISON STEPHEN KOPEL ROCIO...

  • Ages 8-12! Ann Killion

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Ann Killion presents Champions of Men's Soccer and Champions of Women's Soccer, the ultimate guides for young sports fans from an award-winning sports journalist. To reserve your seat, purchase a...

  • When You Die… Workshop and Book Signing

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Oakland-based conceptual artist Lindsay Tunkl, is pleased to present Parting Practice: Rituals for Endings and Failure. This multifaceted event coincides with the release of the...

  • Open Mic

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Fiestas Fridas open mic All topics/ All skill levels welcome

  • Jessica Friedmann

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Australian author Jessica Friedmann discusses her new essay collection Things that helped: on Postpartum Depression. Jessica will be joined by local poet and writer Lauren Levin in...

  • JOURNAL RELEASE: NOMADIC JOURNAL 2017: WONDER (RETRO!)

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Nomadic Journal 2017 (Retro!): Wonder! It's going to be an amazing evening of...

  • Poetry!

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    featuring Kyle Schlesinger  and Tim Shaner Hosted by Kevin Killian

  • Pride Poetry Palooza

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith hosts The Perfectly Queer reading series for their annual celebration of queerness at Pride Poetry Palooza! Eight amazing LGBTQ poets will read from new...

  • An evening of poetry

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    an evening of poetry with Matt Potter, Carly Moore, and Dia Felix Hosted by Kevin Killian

  • Cara Black’s Murder on the Left Bank book reading & signing

    Noe Valley Metting Room 451 Jersey St, San Francisco, United States

    Join Cara Black, New York Times bestselling author of the Aimée Leduc series (set in Paris) AND Noe Valley resident for a special Summer Stride...

  • Lisa Jensen, Beast

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updated information, or sign up for our events emails. This free event will take place in...

  • Summer Reading at the El Cerrito Library

    El Cerrito Public Library 6510 Stockton Ave, El Cerrito, CA, United States

    Please join Baruch Porras-Hernandez and Maw Shein Win on Tuesday, July 17th at the El Cerrito Library. We'll begin with an open mic followed by...

  • Elizabeth Rush

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Elizabeth Rush discusses her new book, Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore. Praise for Rising “Sea level rise is not some distant problem in a...

  • Keep Begin Detach: Inspired by Isadora Duncan

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    July 18 in the evening time from 6:30-8pm The Event Keep Begin Detach: Inspired by Isadora Duncan Come to EM Wolfman for an exploration of...

  • Poets Jane Gregory & Claire Marie Stancek

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Poets Jane Gregory & Claire Marie Stancek Reading from their recent respective volumes Yeah No and Oil Spell, and introduced by Lyn Hejinian. To reserve your seat, purchase a...

  • Launch for Heather June Gibbons / Her Mouth as Souvenir

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts the launch event for Heather June Gibbons' Her Mouth as Souvenir, winner of the 2017 Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize. More information to be announced...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Wednesday, July 18, 7:30pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Lyrics and Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring...

  • InsideStorytime HUBRILITY

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    2101 Webster Street, Oakland, on Thursday July 19th, 7-9 pm, will feature Shobha Rao (Girls Burn Brighter), Maw Shein Win (Invisible Gifts), Kitty Costello (Upon Waking), Grant Faulkner (Fissures), and Graham Todd.

  • Richard Rhodes, Energy

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    This event is cosponsored by Ecology Action. Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes will join us to discuss his new book, Energy, which reveals...

  • Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, United States

    Hosted by Meryl Natchez, readers include Linda Lancione, Patricia McCaron, Janis Seagrave, Doreen Stock, and Elizabeth Underwood Hear local poets read their poems! Readers and Host...

  • Launch for Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl / Rad Girls Can

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join feminist artists and activists Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl—the Bay Area duo behind the New York Timesbest-selling books Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z, for the San Francisco...

  • Olympian Eddie Hart and sports journalist Dave Newhouse discuss Disqualified

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Gold Medal-winning Olympian Eddie Hart and award-winning sports journalist Dave Newhouse discuss Disqualified: Eddie Hart, Munich 1972, and the Voices of the Most Tragic Olympics. ABOUT DISQUALIFIED...