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  • Laila Lalami

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Join us at Kepler's Literary Foundation for a book discussion with author Laila Lalami! From the celebrated Pulitzer Prize finalist who swept multiple book awards...

  • Solito, Solita Book Launch

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

    Thursday, April 4, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Join the editors and two narrators of Solito, Solita for a discussion of this powerful new book from Voice of...

  • W. Thomas Boyce OFFSITE

    First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley 2407 Dana St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    A celebration and reading from his new book The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive.  “The Orchid and the Dandelion is...

  • After Hours: Poetry World Series

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours: Poetry World Series Friday, April 5th · 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. This unlikely pairing of baseball and poetry showcases...

  • The FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB at Books Inc. Berkeley

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    The FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB will discuss The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg.  Event date: Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 10:00am Event address: Books Inc. 1491 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA

  • Story Time with Chris Van Dusen

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    A new book by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen is a cause for celebration. And we WILL be celebrating when Chris Van Dusen, one...

  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA   Addison is one block south of and parallel to University...

  • Random Poetics

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    What is poetry? What is the poet’s role? Is there a future for this ancient art? Does poetry constitute An ideology Poet Neeli Cherkovski will...

  • Poetry Flash

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Sunday, April 7 3:00pm EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday, April 7th at 3pm. This month...

  • Non-Fiction Discussion Group

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the...

  • Natalie Devora at Alameda Authors Series 3

    Alameda Free Library 1550 Oak Street, Alameda

    For the third year, AAUW Alameda presents a spring series of talks featuring authors who live and write in Alameda and nearby, now co-sponsored by...

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  • Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz

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

    discussing Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment published by City Lights Books "Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Loaded is like a blast of fresh air. She is no...

  • Lisa See, The Island of Sea Women

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

    MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019 - 7:00PM A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship...

  • Claudia Castro Luna

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

    MFA Alumnae Reading & Reception Tuesday April 9, 2019 | 5:30 pm | Mills Hall Living Room Reception at 5:15 for newly admitted graduate students, followed...

  • Poets Michael Brownstein an Julien Poirier

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY

    Poet and novelist Michael Brownstein’s new book, Let’s Burn the Flags of All Nations, includes provocative poems such as “After Patriarchy Collapses and Capitalism Crumbles,”...

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  • Poet Michael Brownstein

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tuesday, Apr 09, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  The basement at Moe's 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Poet and novelist Michael Brownstein’s new book, Let’s Burn...

  • Rachel Howard Book Launch

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

    Rachel Howard joins us to launch her new novel, The Risk of Us. Praise for The Risk of Us “An emotionally complex and amazingly suspenseful novel...

  • Freud’s Bar – – details to come!

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Wednesday April 10 6:30pm Ad Event EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is pleased to host another installment of Freud's Bar on Wednesday, April 10th at 6:30pm. Presenter tbd. Are you...

  • A Fire Story: Brian Fies

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley

    Brian Fies is a writer and cartoonist whose past projects include the graphic novels Mom’s Cancer and Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow, and...

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  • Book Club

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 pm

  • Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

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

    reading from Minutes of Glory and Other Stories published by The New Press A dazzling short story collection from the person Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls...

  • Ruth Reichl, Save Me the Plums

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

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 - 7:00PM This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updated information, or sign up for our events emails. This...

  • Leslie Carol Roberts

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

    Leslie Carol Roberts discusses her new book, Here Is Where I Walk. About Here is Where I Walk It is in the Presidio of San Francisco,...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A “Weekly” Reading Series

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

    Wednesday, April 10, 7:30pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Weekly Reading Series In celebration of National Poetry Month, our flagship reading series...

  • Lori Ostlund

    Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United States

    Lori Ostlund’s first book, a story collection entitled The Bigness of the World, won the Flannery O’Connor Award, the California Book Award for First Fiction, and the...

  • Timothy Hampton

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

    Zone Books in conjunction with City Lights present an evening of discussion centering around the release of Timonthy Hampton's new book Bob Dylan's Poetics: How...

  • Patrice Vecchione, Ink Knows No Borders

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

    Bookshop Santa Cruz is pleased to host an evening with Patrice Vecchione as she presents her new book, Ink Knows No Borders, a poetry collection that brings...