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  • Poets @ Play

    Edwin Markham House in History Park 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, United States

    Admission FREE Free parking in the Staff/Volunteer lot on Phelan Avenue. Please enter History Park from the Phelan Avenue side Questions? Call 408-368-0353 RSVP recommended...

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  • 1968 + Global Cinema w/ Author and Editor Christina Gerhardt

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    A reading and conversation with Christina Gerhardt, who will discuss her recent three books about 1968. 1968 and Global Cinema puts cinemas of the long 1968...

  • Lisa Robertson at Point Reyes Books

    Point Reyes Books 11315 CA-1, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    Poet Lisa Robertson visits Point Reyes to discuss her debut novel, The Baudelaire Fractal. About The Baudelaire Fractal One morning, Hazel Brown awakes in a badly...

  • Sierra Crane Murdoch: Yellow Bird w/Lauren Markham

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Sierra Crane Murdoch to read from her new book, Yellow Bird:Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice...

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  • front cover of Prison Truth

    William J. Drummond

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

    discussing the subject of his new book Prison Truth: The Story of the San Quentin News from University of California Press San Quentin State Prison, California's...

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  • front cover of My Meteorite

    Harry Dodge

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

    Harry Dodge discusses his new book, My Metorite: Or, Without the Random There Can Be No New Thing. Praise for My Metorite "Dodge has offered a...

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  • The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night

    PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Our featured poet is: Clara Hsu! from 7:30-9:30pm at PianoFight: 144 Taylor Street (between Turk & Eddy), San Francisco, CA 94102 – Powell Street BART Hosted...

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  • front cover of Baudelaire Fractal

    Lisa Robertson

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

    reading from The Baudelaire Fractal published by Coach House Books A debut novel by acclaimed poet Lisa Robertson, in which a poet realizes she has...

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  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

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

    Lyrics & 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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  • Graduate Student Reading Series

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

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...

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  • front cover of The Gringa

    Andrew Altschul

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

    Andrew Altschul discusses his new novel, The Gringa. Praise for The Gringa "The Gringa bites off an impressive chunk of American—and Peruvian—history with dynamic prose. It's an...

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  • Featured

    Nancy Au, Alexandra Mattraw, Tiff Dresson, Tomas Moniz Readings

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley

    NANCY AU’s essays and stories appear in many journals including Redivider, Gulf Coast, Foglifter, and Michigan Quarterly Review. She teaches creative writing (to biology majors!)...

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  • photo of Anders Carlson Wee

    Anders Carlson-Wee and Maria Gillam

    Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Anders Carlson-Wee is the author of The Low Passions, published by W.W. Norton in 2019. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, BuzzFeed, Ploughshares, Virginia Quarterly...

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  • Chris Carlsson at City Lights Books

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

    Hidden San Francisco: A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes and Radical Histories from Pluto Press San Francisco is an iconic and symbolic city. But...

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  • flier for Speaking Axolotl 2020

    Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic

    Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CA

    A Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press. Decolonized beats provided...

    donations requested

  • Dennis Phillips & George Albon

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

    Dennis Phillips and George Albon read from their latest works, Mappa Mundi and Lyric Multiples. About Mappa Mundi Like the medieval maps from which MAPPA MUNDI takes its...

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  • THERE 32

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Saturday, March 21 2020, at East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Avenue in Oakland, featuring Julia Flynn Siler, Devi S. Laskar and Sunisa Manning, plus musical...

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  • The Fire Thieves Honor Sacred Ground

    Oakland Peace Center 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CA

    The 10th edition of the Fire Thieves makes it's only foray into the East Bay at The Chapel at the Oakland Peace Center with featured...

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  • Book Celebration: Synchronicity by Tureeda Mikell

    Marcus Books 3900 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us as we continue our Oakland celebration of Synchronicity: The Oracle of Sun Medicine by Tureeda Mikell at the nation's oldest black bookstore, Marcus...

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  • photo from My Life, My Stories at The Bindery

    My Life, My Stories / Real life. Told by SF seniors.

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Join us for an evening of learning and listening, hosted by My Life, My Stories! The theme is Family. My Life, My Stories is a local non-profit...

  • Omnidawn Spring Publication Party

    Omnidawn Spring Books 2020

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley

    Our Omnidawn book parties are legendary! Join us to get a first look at their latest titles. Hear great readings and meet the poets: Desirée...

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  • flier for Crossroads

    Crossroads: Stories of Queer Spirit

    Welcome! Before joining the call, please read the full event description below--- CROSSROADS is a meeting place for all those who worship, pray, and make...

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