• Jennifer Egan

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

    Reading from Manhattan Beach, the long-awaited, daring, and magnificent novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad.

  • John Kaag

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

    Paperback release for John Kaag's new book, American Philosophy.

  • San Jose Poetry Festival

    History Park San José 1650 Senter Road, San Jose , CA, United States

    The Third Annual San José Poetry Festival will celebrate our community's diverse ethnic and cultural heritage with a wide range of topics and literary styles reflected in performances and workshops.

  • Bikes to Books 4-year Anniversary

    Jack London Street Jack London Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Bring bikes with gears, snacks, and enthusiasm!

  • 10th Annual Beat Museum Poetry Festival

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

    iverse voices will resonate with the all-embracing spirit of the original San Francisco Beat Movement in the aura of memorabilia downstairs in the Beat Museum.

  • Crossing Borders: Remembering Francisco X. Alarcón

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The International Center of the San Francisco Public Library, in collaboration w/ Carayan Press, present Cruzando Fronteras/Crossing Borders poetry series.

  • Poetry Festival

    Cultural Integration Fellowship 2650 Fulton Street, San Francisco 2650 Fulton Street, San Francisco

    Come one and all and bring your friends, partner and neighbors to a gathering in which favorite poems will be shared.

  • David St. John + Susan Terris

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    An afternoon in conversation.

  • Words-n-Punks

    land and sea 5428 San Pablo Ave, Oakland

    Join us for a night of punk rock stories & art!

  • Aaron Shurin

    The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Poet Aaron Shurin will read from his new book Flowers & Sky: Two Talks.

  • CaConrad + Dara Wier

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

    CaConrad and Dara Wier read from their new poetry collections from Wave Books, While Standing in Line for Death and In the Still of the Night.

  • Melinda Clemmons

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    She worked for over twenty years in programs serving children and youth in foster care, and is now a freelance writer and editor in the child welfare field.

  • Reza Farazmand

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In the follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Poorly Drawn Lines, beloved webcomic artist Reza Farazmand returns with a new collection of comics that hilariously skewers our modern age.

  • Karen Melander Magoon + Nina Serrano

    North Beach, SF Public Library 850 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us every Tuesday evening in the historic literary epicenter of San Francisco to hear poets from near and far read their work!

  • Barry Gifford

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Celebrating the release of The Cuban Club: Stories.

  • Daniel Borzutsky

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    His translations from Spanish include Raúl Zurita’s Song for his Disappeared Love.

  • Weekday Wanderlust

    Hotel Rex 562 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    This will be our LAST event at the Hotel Rex.

  • Perfectly Queer East Bay Short Fiction Reading

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

    A discussion of writing short fiction follows the readings. Books by the authors will be available.

    $10
  • Hand To Mouth/WORDS Spoken OUT # 89

    Rebound Bookstore 1611 4th Street, San Rafael, CA, United States

    Our first Hand To Mouth of the Fall season features writer Peg Alford Pursell, along w/ writer Jacqueline Doyle.

  • Laurie Ann Doyle w/ Alia Volz

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

    Laurie Ann Doyle discusses her new story collection, World Gone Missing, w/ Alia Volz.

  • MFA Faculty Reading

    USF McClaren Complex 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Please join us for the fall MFA Faculty Reading!

  • An evening w/ Tyehimba Jess

    Soda Center, Claeys Lounge SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA, United States

    Reading plus Q/A.

  • Helen Dimos + William Rowe

    The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Helen Dimos and William Rowe read from their poetry.

  • The Return of BOOKSWAP

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Join us for the first ever Bookswap in our new space, The Bindery at 1727 Haight.

  • Sasaki, Share, Banias, + Zamora

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

    Present Who Reads Poetry: 50 Views from "Poetry" Magazine.

  • Brittany Perham + Randall Mann

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

    Brittany Perham and Randall Mann discuss their new poetry collections with Susan Steinberg.