Joan Frank
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United Statesreads from her new collection of essays, Try To Get Lost Through the author (TM)s travels in Europe and the United States, Try to Get Lost explores the...
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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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Jenny Offill: Weather
Pt. Reyes Books 11315 CA-1, Pt. Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJenny Offill, bestselling author of Dept of Speculation, visits Point Reyes to discuss her highly anticipated novel, Weather. Jenny will be in conversation with the...
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In Common Writers Series: Denise Leto and Jennifer Bartlett
The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series opens for 2020 with a double program featuring two remarkable poet/writers, each with significant work in disability poetics and activism....
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Two Remarkable Poets on Disability Poetics and Activism
The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series opens 2020 with a program featuring two remarkable poet/writers, each with significant work in disability poetics and activism. This event,...
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Children’s Book Night at Nomadic Press
Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CAJoin us as we celebrate three amazing children's books: Sam! (written by Dani Gabriel, illustrated by Art of Robert Liu-Trujillo), I Am Sausal Creek/Soy El...
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Stephen Ratcliffe and Kyle Schlesinger at Alley Cat Books
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesStephen Ratcliffe (sound of wave in channel) and Kyle Schlesinger (A New Kind of Country) will be here reading from their newest books! ...
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American Sutra at Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United States“American Sutra” discussion on author panel for the 2020 National Day of Remembrance. Time TBD. Sponsored by Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of...
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Ann Harleman Reading from TELL ME, SIGNORA
Book Passage 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAnn Harleman will read from and discuss her new novel, TELL ME, SIGNORA. Kate Hagesfeld, a recent widow, travels to Italy just after 9/11 to...
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Day of Remembrance with author Duncan Ryuken Williams
Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United StatesDay of Remembrance: Duncan Ryuken Williams discusses his book, American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War. Duncan Ryūken Williams...
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Alan Kaufman, Maxine Chernoff, and Jake Marmer – Three Jewish Writers at The Beat Museum
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesALAN KAUFMAN Alan Kaufman is a novelist and memoirist known for his storytelling power and who’s been not only praised by everyone from Dave Eggers,...
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THERE 32
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandNEXT THERE: THERE 32 will be Saturday, February 22, 2020, at East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Avenue in Oakland, guests TBA. THERE was featured prominently in the San Francisco...
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Sean Negus and Caroline Goodwin at Alley Cat Books
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us to celebrate the publication of Hurricane Music (Sean Negus) and Custody of the Eyes (Caroline Goodwin).
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Polyglot Author Kiran Bhat Reads from we of the forsaken world (and open mic)
Cafe Uccello 340 14th Street, OaklandCome out to Kiran Bhat's upcoming reading from his new book We of the Forsaken World at Oakland's Café Uccello (340 14th St) next Sunday...
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Silent Book Club SF
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesBring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...
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SF in SF with Juliette Wade, Tiffany Trent, and Mike Chen
American Bookbinders Museum 355 Clementina St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPlease join us for an evening of reading and conversation with authors Juliette Wade, Tiffany Trent, and Mike Chen, in conversation with Bay Area writer,...
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In Search of My Robot: Media, Racialized Gender, and Creativity
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesRobots, like any technology, are not “objective” or “universal”; instead, machines reveal the process of social formation. This talk by poet, scholar, and new media...
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John Sayles at City Lights Books
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesYellow Earth from Haymarket Books Rich layers of shale oil are discovered under Yellow Earth, North Dakota and the neighboring Three Nations Indian reservation. All...
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Contemporary Writers Series: Aria Aber
Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United StatesAria Aber was raised in Germany, where she was born to Afghan refugees. Her debut book, Hard Damage, won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry...
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Megan Fernandes with Sam Sax
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMegan Fernandes reads from her new collection of poetry Good Boys published by Tin House Books In an era of rising nationalism and geopolitical instability,...
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John Sayles: Yellow Earth
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEYJohn Sayles works as a fiction writer, screenwriter, actor and feature film director. His novel Union Dues (1978) was nominated for the National Book Award...
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JoAnne Silver Jones, Headstrong at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes JoAnne Silver Jones for a discussion and signing of her new book, Headstrong. After a sudden assault by a stranger left Jones with severe traumatic...
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Emily Nemens: The Cactus League
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEmily Nemens discusses her new novel The Cactus League. Praise for The Cactus League “Emily Nemens's magnificent debut is a masterwork of great empathy and detail,...
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The MFA in Writing Program presents Cristina García in conversation with Omar. F. Miranda
McLaren Complex - MC252, USF 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCristina García is the author of seven novels, including: Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sisters, Monkey Hunting, A Handbook to Luck, The Lady Matador’s Hotel, King of Cuba, and, most recently, Here in...
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the system must be tried
Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSF writer Kevin Simmonds reads from the system must be tried, sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
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Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Around the World
World Affaris Auditorium 312 Sutter Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThis year marks the 25th anniversary of the UN Conference of Women in Beijing, but what kind of progress has really been made? One billion...
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Author visit and discussion with Anna Wiener, author of UNCANNY VALLEY
The Ruby 23rd and bryant street, san franciscooin us for a visit and discussion with local author Anna Wiener, author of UNCANNY VALLEY. Anna Wiener is a contributing writer to The New...
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Dean A. Strang in conversation with Lara Bazelon
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith hosts Dean A. Strang for his new book, Keep the Wretches in Order: America’s Biggest Mass Trial, the Rise of the Justice Department, and the Fall of the...
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Creative Writing Reading Series with Chris Feliciano Arnold
Soda Center, Claeys Lounge SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA, United StatesDATE & TIME: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: Soda Activity Center: Claeys Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View a...
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Poetry Flash presents a book launch for The Collected Poetry and Prose of Lawrence Fixel
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyA book launch celebration for The Collected Poetry and Prose of Lawrence Fixel, by San Francisco poet Lawrence Fixel, who passed in 2003 at the...
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