Join the CLA and the Steinbeck Center for readings by this year’s Steinbeck Fellows Candace Eros Diaz, Jennie Lin, and Gabriel Thompson.
Celebrating the expanded 25th anniversary edition!
Andy Weir’s acclaimed science fiction novel, The Martian, has been selected as the 2016 honoree for One Book One Marin. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, One Book One Marin seeks to build a stronger, enriched community through community dialogue, and the exploration of literature and culture.
Fueled by gender and queer studies and combined with radical traditions in poetry, Shurin’s essays combine a highly personal and lyrical vision with a trenchant social analysis of poetry’s possibilities.
Sarah Manguso is the author, most recently, of the memoirs Ongoingness, The Guardians, and The Two Kinds of Decay.
Molly Prentiss reads from and discusses her debut novel, Tuesday Nights in 1980, with Tom Barbash.
The Festival's second day will include readings from Naomi J. Williams and Jill Talbot, followed by the panel discussion.
Reading + Book signing.
This is her first book!
Amazing writers serving up their best works-in-progress for you to enjoy!
Come, participate in the friendly atmosphere, share a ready ear, read aloud (or recite), and let the words do their weave and swing and work.
Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.
Leora Fridman's first book is happening, and in celebration let's gather to share things!
Kemper Donovan shares his debut novel, The Decent Proposal.
Waldman will sign copies of her books following the lecture.
An immersive performance installation integrates Fain’s choreography with three poems by Jane Hirshfield, embedded in an original score by Dan Wool.
Critically-acclaimed poet Kim Dower reads from her extraordinary new poetry collection, Last Train to the Missing Planet.
A Freaky Saturday criss–cross: writers pair up to read each other’s work, songwriters cover each other’s songs.
Macaroni Necklace is a Bay Area DIY literary zine dedicated to publishing (mostly) poets, fiction writers, and text-based artists who have yet to published a full-length collection.
Come roam the various buildings of our campus, engage with artists in their studios, experience new work and works in progress, see performances, hear readings, and stay for a housemade lunch in the Mess Hall.
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Alana Apfel to the store to discuss and sign Birth Work as Care Work: Stories from Activist Birth Communities.
As part of Poetry Month, Pegasus Books and Poetry Flash present Drew Dillhunt and Angela Hume.
Revenue agent and/or grim reaper costumes encouraged. Free, though donations of cash and beer will be accepted.
Esme Weijun Wang will discuss her debut novel, The Border of Paradise.
She is a poetry editor for Rivet and was an Artist In Residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts.
Young adult fiction writer Jandy Nelson reads from and discusses her work.
A Reading with Jennifer Egan, Part of the Lane Lecture Series.
Part of Celebrating the Beats at Top of the Mark.
Release party for his new poetry collection!
Pegasus Books presents Paolo Bacigalupi, on his paperback tour for The Water Knife.