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  • Patricia Smith in conversation with Ajuan Mance

    Lisser Hall Kapiolani Rd, Oakland, CA

    Patricia Smith in conversation with Ajuan Mance Friday, October 4, 2019 | 7:30 pm | Lisser Hall Please join us for this special event, presented...

  • Matt Maiocco, Brad Mangin & Brian Murphy

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

    Matt Maiocco, Brad Mangin & Brian Murphy present Letters to 87: Fans Remember the Legacy of Dwight Clark, a coffee table book featuring heartfelt letters from fans...

  • Clearly Meant presents Lucille Lang Day

    Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library 2940 Benvenue Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Lucille Lang Day reads her poems, followed by an interview and discussion. Lucille Lang Day was born in Oakland, where she still lives. Day has...

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  • BAY AREA POETS COALITION

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

    October 5, November 2, December 7 3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA   Addison is one block...

  • Book Release: this is my body

    Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CA

    We are so excited to announce the release of this is my body, an anthology of written works by women of color exploring their relationship...

  • John James and Julia Guez

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

    John James and Julia Guez read from their new poetry collections, The Milk Hours and In an Invisible Glass Case Which is Also a Frame. About The Milk...

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  • Mongreltude and From Nature – Poetry With Bernheimer and Brolaski

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

    Alan Bernheimer’s latest collection of poetry is From Nature (Cuneiform Press, 2019). Recent work has appeared at Across the Margin and at SFMOMA’s Open Space...

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  • Poetry with Alan Bernheimer and Julian Talamantez Brolaski

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

    Alan Bernheimer’s latest collection of poetry is From Nature (Cuneiform Press, 2019). Recent work has appeared at Across the Margin and at SFMOMA’s Open Space and in The Equalizer, The Delineator, and Hambone. The Spoonlight...

  • Suyi Davies Okungbowa: David Mogo, Godhunter

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

    Suyi Davies Okungbowa discusses his new novel, David Mogo, Godhunter. Praise for David Mogo, Godhunter “A number of books have been termed ‘godpunk,’ but Suyi Davies...

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  • An Evening with Carolina de Robertis

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    Join us for a reading and discussion of Cantoras, the newly acclaimed novel by Uruguayan American author Carolina de Robertis. A Bay Area resident, De...

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  • Ian Haney López in conversation with Eva Paterson

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

    Ian Haney López in conversation with Eva Paterson Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco Presented by City...

  • San Francisco in Queer Fiction, by the Decade

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith welcomes Perfectly Queer Reading Series back as they present a night of readings: San Francisco in Queer Fiction, by the Decade. Please join us! San Francisco has...

  • Nick Flynn: a Reading, a Conversation

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

    The Reading: Nick Flynn's latest book is I Will Destroy You, poetry that interrogates the potential of art to be redemptive, to remake and reform. But first...

  • Creative Writing Reading Series with Ingrid Rojas Contreras

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

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 -  7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga,...

  • How to Cure a Ghost: Poems with Fariha Róisín

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

    How to Cure a Ghost: Poems with Fariha Róisín Wednesday, October 9, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Fahira Róisín shares poems from her new collection, How to Cure...

  • 2019 Marin Poetry Center Anthology Launch

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

    This event celebrates local poets reading their work from the anthology. The theme is “The Wild.” There will be many different voices and a lively...

  • Kim Magowan: The Light Source

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

    Kim Magowan discusses her new novel, The Light Source. About The Light Source The relationship between Heather Katchadourian and Julie Howe is complicated. Over the past...

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  • Filipino American HOTP Literary Readings

    Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin Avenune, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

    Hot Off the Press Literary Reading showcases Filipino American authors with new books. HOTP Literary Reading is part of the 5th Filipino American International Book...

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  • Bikes to Books Six-Year Anniversary Ride

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

    Combining San Francisco history, art, literature, cycling, and urban exploration, Bikes to Books began as an homage to the 1988 street-naming project spearheaded by City Lights...

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  • The Pugilist Poets of Venice book launch

    Rolling Out Cafe 1722 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    A Boomer, an Xer, and a Millennial walk into a book... Join us for the launch of Jon Sindell's new novel, The Pugilist Poets of...

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  • Giacomo Sartori: I Am God

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

    Italian writer Giacomo Sartori discusses his new novel, I Am God. Praise for I Am God “Who better to reflect on the state of the planet...

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  • Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society – Litquake 2019

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

    Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society - Litquake 2019 Sunday, October 13, 2019, 5:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco City...

  • Daniel Poppick: Fear of Description

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

    Daniel Poppick reads from his new poetry collection, Fear of Description. Praise for Fear of Description: “No matter where a reader begins in Fear of Description, the end...

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  • Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake at Jessie Square

    Jessie Square 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The monthly collaboration between Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival features an array of Bay Area poets and musicians.

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