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  • Rachel Richardson, Tess Taylor + Kimberly Grey

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

    Kimberly Grey, Rachel Richardson, and Tess Taylor read poems from their new collections.

  • HELLA CLOSE: Stories of Black Queer Intimacy

    Strut 470 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join RADAR Productions on our signature series, Hella Close, part of our year-long Queering the Castro program!

  • Julien Poirier + Joanne Kyger

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    An Afternoon with City Lights Publishing.

  • Chana Bloch, Christina García + Jane Hirshfield

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Extraordinary Rendition: American Writers on Palestine brings together the work of sixty-five prominent writers to examine America’s culpability in the denial of human rights and dignity to Palestinians in Israel/Palestine and beyond.

  • Alicia Jo Rabins: Songs + Poems

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Portland-based writer and musician Alicia Jo Rabins weaves together poetry, violin, a loop pedal, and feminist Bible scholarship to create performances of unique and captivating beauty.

    $5 – $10

  • Chris McCormick: The Desert Boys

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Desert Boys follows the life of Daley Kushner, growing up, coming out, and grappling with the remnants of his childhood in California’s Mojave Desert.

  • Nick Bantock: The Pharos Gate

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Pharos Gate rejoices in the book as physical object, weaving together word and image in beautifully illustrated postcards and removable letters that reveal a sensual and metaphysical romance, one full of mystery and intrigue.

  • David Schneider: Crowded by Beauty

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Crowded by Beauty chronicles the course of Whalen's life, focusing on his unique, eccentric, humorous, and literary-religious practice.

  • Rosalind Brackenbury: The Third Swimmer

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

    Rosalind Brackenbury reads from her extraordinary novel, The Third Swimmer.

  • Jennifer Dwight

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jennifer Dwight has lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area's legal community, the setting for her upcoming suspense novel, for more than 30 years.

  • Jose Gutierrez + Tracey Knapp

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Readings.

  • Jo Baker

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

    From the best-selling author of Longbourn, a stunning new novel that follows an unnamed writer--Samuel Beckett--whose life and extraordinary literary gift are permanently shaped in the forge of war.

  • Carol Snow + Brian Teare

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Both reading from new poetry collections!

  • Nomadic Press Author Readings

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

    We are proud to print all of our books locally in Oakland, CA. We strongly believe in supporting local authors, publishers, and printers and growing together.

  • Dana Gioia: 99 Poems

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

    We are so honored to bring the newly appointed Poet Laureate of California, Dana Gioia, to celebrate the publication of his new collection.

  • Anne Waldman + Friends

    Hyatt Regency San Francisco 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco , CA, United States

    There are few living American poets today who bring to our literary table the artistic achievement, influence, and multi-faceted artistic production of Anne Waldman.

  • Conditional Love: Lonely Christopher, Maxe Crandall & Kevin Lo

    Small Press Distribution 1341 7th Street, Berkeley , CA, United States

    SPD PRESENTS is a monthly reading series with the aim of fostering relationships between emerging writers and readers in our national small press community.

  • Saturday Night Special: A “Sullied” Open Mic

    Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    This month at SNS, we're celebrating the sullied. The damaged, the impure, the tainted, tarnished, spoiled, polluted and defiled. Bring us your filthy poems, your ruined stories, your glorious poisonous words. We want to eat them up.

  • Nomadic Press All Stars

    SAFEhouse Arts 1 Grove St., San Francisco , CA, United States

    This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. There will also be light refreshments and the opportunity to meet and talk with the performers.

  • Kwame Alexander

    Central Library, Berkeley Public Library 2090 Kittredge St, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Author, poet and educator Kwame Alexander, winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal and a 2015 Coretta Scott King author medal.

  • Happy Hour Stories Goes Classic!

    Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    This month, join us for an hour of our favorite classics - Greek, Roman, epics, etc. ...As always, stories served up with a delicious cocktail.

  • Nomadic Press at Oakland First Fridays with Fantastic Negrito

    Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us at this amazing Oakland First Fridays event as Nomadic Press presents a host of amazing Bay Area writers prior to a performance by the phenomenal Fantastic Negrito as they launch their newest album, Last Days of Oakland.

  • First Friday: Naked Truth

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Sit back, enjoy a glass of wine and watch as the Library is transformed into a venue for real people telling real-life stories, raw and without notes.

  • Hamel, Lau, + Caples

    Studio One Arts Center 365 45th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Gillian Olivia Blythe Hamel, David Lau and Garrett Caples.

  • Cathy Arellano Book Release Party

    Galería de la Raza 2857 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join Cathy Arellano, Korima Press and Galería de la Raza for a book release party and reading for Cathy's new book published by Korima Press "Salvation on Mission Street."

  • Jeramy DeCristo

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Jeramy DeCristo is a black Bay Area-based artist and writer working in sound, text, image, structure and movement.