Book Swap!
Novel Brewing Company 6510 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CAJoin us for our semiannual Book Swap at Novel Brewing Co.! How does it work? Bring a book, or a few books. We prefer ones...
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Conor Dougherty – Golden Gates w/Nellie Bowles
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Conor Doughertyto read from his new book, Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America on Monday, February 17th...
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Dia Felix and Matt Longabucco
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCome out for an impromptu reading featuring Dia Felix and their longtime pal Matt Longabucco!! Also featuring super surprise guests!! Come for the reading and...
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Typewriter Art: Typestracts, Artyping, and Constellation Poetry
San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesBefore ASCII art there was typewriter art. Taking advantage of a widely available office tool, artists and poets used the typewriter to forge a new...
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Lewis Watts – Harlem of the West
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Lewis Watts to read from is new book, Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era...
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Dennis Baron at City Lights Bookstore
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesWhat's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She Published by Liveright Addressing one of the most pressing cultural questions of our generation, Dennis Baron reveals the...
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Conor Dougherty: Golden Gates
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesConor Dougherty discusses his new book Golden Gates: Fighting For Housing in America. Praise for Golden Gates “Golden Gates is a careful consideration of the Bay...
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Devi S. Laskar discusses The Atlas of Reds and Blues
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesDevi S. Laskar will be joined in conversation by Vijaya Nagarajan, Christine O’Brien, and Elizabeth Stark, to celebrate the paperback release of The Atlas of Reds and Blues. ...
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Steve Almond Q&A with Matthew Zapruder
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesDATE & TIME: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...
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Vincent Meis Reads at Dog Eared Books Castro
Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesNovelist Vincent Meis reads from his just off the presses new novel, Four Calling Birds, 7pm, Wednesday, February 19 from at Dog Eared Books Castro,...
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Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesLyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing...
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Month of Love: February Lyrics & Dirges
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesBring a date to this lit reading by five Northern Californian writers. We are feature local talent along with refreshments and a book store cat....
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Radar: Show Us Your Spines Resident Reading
El Rio 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSHOW US YOUR SPINES is a month-long writer residency + reading in collaboration with the SF Public Library’s Hormel Center. For a month QTIPOC writers...
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Third Thursdays @ Willow Glen featuring Kaecey McCormick
Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Ave, San Jose , CA, United StatesWillow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José, CA, 95125 (408) 808-3045 or (408) 266-1361 Free and open to the public. Kaecey McCormick is an author,...
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“Poetry from Prisoners”
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United StatesWe are pleased to present a sampling of “Poetry from Prisoners” incarcerated in California. Readers will include poets Rose Black and Ken Weisner, currently teaching...
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William T. Vollmann
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from his new novel The Lucky Star: A Novel published by Viking/Penguin The National Book Award winning author returns to his original fictional territory–the...
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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! Alameda Poet Laureate Gene Kahane hosts....
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The Racket : Revenge
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThere are themes and then there are THEMES and no one is surprised that REVENGE is absolutely a THEME. We imagine tales of murder and...
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In Common Writers Series: Jennifer Bartlett and Denise Leto, reading and in conversation
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series opens 2020 with a double program featuring two remarkable poet/writers, each with significant work in disability poetics and activism. This...
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Elwin Cotman, Vernon Keeve, Adrienne Oliver, and Alexandra Mattraw Reading
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesLocal writers Elwin Cotman, Vernon Keeve, and Adrienne Oliver read from their work. Elwin Cotman grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whee the post-industrial landscape was...
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Paul E. Joseph in conversation with with Dr. Waldo E. Martin Jr. at City Lights Books
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. published by Basic Books This dual biography of Malcolm...
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Jenny Offill: Weather
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJenny Offill discusses her new novel Weather. Praise for Weather “This is so good. We are not ready nor worthy.”–Ocean Vuong “Jenny Offill conjures entire worlds...
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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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