• Legacy of Poetry Slam: Finals

    Student Union Theater, San Jose State University 1 Washington Square, San Jose , CA, United States

    The Legacy of Poetry Slam’s purpose is to promote poetry as a vital art form with a broad authorship. The diversity of poetry in the...

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  • Matthew Dickman and Emily Strelow

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

    Matthew Dickman celebrates the release of a new poetry collection Wonderland from W.W. Norton Emily Strelow celebrates the release of her new novel The Wild Birds from...

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  • InsideStoryTime: Symptoms

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

    Teadings from Pola Oloixarac (Savage Theories), Raina Leon (Profeta Without Refuge), Anne-christine d'Adesky (The Pox Lover), Eryk Salvaggio (Antlers), and Faruk Ates.

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  • Kirstin Chen / Bury What We Cannot Take

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host Kirstin Chen as she launches her new novel Bury What We Cannot Take. Join us! One summer day in 1957, nine-year-old...

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  • Michael David Lukas

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

    reads from his new novel, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo. "A beautiful, richly textured novel, ambitious and delicately crafted."-- Rabih Alameddine Thursday, March 22, 2018...

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  • Two Languages / One Community w/ Poets Chun Yu and Michael Warr

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United States

    Over the course of three workshops, participants will be guided by the authors through structured exercises, individually, and in small groups, with the goal of...

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  • Gearbox Poetry

    Gearbox Gallery 770 nW. Grand, Oakland

    Please join us for an afternoon of poetry! We meet the fourth Saturday every month. Gearbox Poetry Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Gearbox Gallery 770...

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  • National Geographic and the White Gaze

    DESAI | MATTA GALLERY, CIIS Main Building 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco

    Please join us for an artists' talk and book party with Michelle Dizon and Viet Le in conversation with Laura Fantone and Targol Mesbah. In...

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  • The Racket #17 : Ghosts

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    We're seven months from Halloween, but what the hell, let's talk about GHOSTS. The ones that haunt mansions, the ones that haunt our pasts, the...

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  • Luis Alberto Urrea

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

    Bookshop welcomes award winning author Luis Alberto Urrea for a book discussion and signing of The House of Broken Angels. In his final days, beloved and...

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  • THE RACKET! #17

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Details soon! Hosted by Noah B. Sanders

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  • Writers on Writing: Michael Nava

    San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Michael Nava reads from and discusses his fiction work.

  • Fady Joudah

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

    Fady Joudah's fourth poetry collection is Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance.

  • Katherine Applegate

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

    Meet beloved author Katherine Applegate  and fall in love with Wishtree, a heartwarming story that reveals the powers of love, healing, and community Red is an...

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  • Songs of Dismantling: Standing as Witness in the 21st Century

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

    Poets Randall Mann and  Fernando Pérez read poetry and discuss the poetic experience as a method of cultural healing moderated by Ingrid Rojas Contreras A night of reading and...

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  • THERE

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

    NEXT THERE: THERE 22 – Friday, April 20, 2018, with award-winning Oakland author Nayomi Munaweera,  local novelist Yang Huang, East Bay writer Stevan Cavalier and the debut...

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  • Ally Carter at the Livermore Public Library

    Livermore Public Library 1188 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore

    Join us as we welcome Ally Carter to the Livermore Public Library for an author talk and book signing! Ally Carter is the author of...

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  • Perfectly Queer East Bay Reading “Lesbian Romance Novels”

    Laurel Book Store 1423 Broadway, Oakland , CA, United States

    Perfectly Queer East Bay presents "Lesbian Romance Novels," 4 authors reading from new books, Wednesday, March 28, 7pm Laurel Book Store, 1423 Broadway, Oakland. Free...

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  • Zachary Lazar with special guests The Kitchen Sisters

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

    Zachary Lazar with special guests The Kitchen Sisters   celebrating the release of Zachary Lazar's new novel VENGEANCE from Catapult Books Zachary Lazar's powerful and...

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  • Zachary Lazar with special guests The Kitchen Sisters

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

    celebrating the release of Zachary Lazar's new novel VENGEANCE from Catapult Books Zachary Lazar's powerful and important novel was inspired by a passion play, The Life...

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  • Harry Mathews Tribute

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

    Join us for a special night of stories and memories to celebrate the life of Harry Mathews and the publication of his last novel, The Solitary Twin. With...

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  • Courtney Peppernell / Pillow Thoughts

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a special evening with Australian sensationCourtney Peppernell as part of her first US tour. She'll be reading from her books Pillow Thoughts I and The Road...

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  • An Honors College Reading with Craig Santos Perez

    USF Fromm Hall - FR 125 - Maraschi Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In fall 2018, the University of San Francisco will launch an Honors Collegethat helps top students become global citizens equipped to meet the challenges of the...

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  • An Honors College Reading with Craig Santos Perez

    Fromm Hall - FR115 - Berman Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Fromm Hall - FR 115 - Berman Room Free and open to the public.

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  • Bruce Holbert in conversation with Suzanne Lang

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

    Bruce Holbert in conversation with Suzanne Lang   discussing his new novel Whiskey from Farrar, Strauss, Giroux/MCD Brothers Andre and Smoker were raised in a...

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  • C. Dale Young / The Affliction

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host acclaimed poet C. Dale Young reading from his debut novel in stories, The Affliction. Reading with him will be poet...

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  • Bruce Holbert in conversation with Suzanne Lang

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

    discussing his new novel Whiskey from Farrar, Strauss, Giroux/MCD Brothers Andre and Smoker were raised in a cauldron of their parents' failed marriage and appetite...

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  • Veronica Gerber Bicecci and Christina MacSweeney

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

    Veronica Gerber Bicecci discusses her new novel, Empty Set, with translator Christina MacSweeney. Sponsored by The Center for the Art of Translation. Praise for Empty Set "Verónica Gerber writes...

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