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  • 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.

  • León, Peters, Gelman, + White

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

    Readings with Raina Leon, Kevin Kvist Peters, Annelyse Gelman, and Arisa White.

  • Jensen Beach + Colin Winnette

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

    Colin Winnette talks with Jensen Beach about his short story collection, Swallowed by the Cold (Graywolf Press).

  • Sugartown Voices

    Spice Monkey 1628 Webster St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Readings + open mic.

  • Russ Franklin w/ Adam Johnson

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

    Cosmic Hotel is Russ Franklin’s quirky yet touching novel that follows Sandeep Sanghavi, the son of an Indian businesswoman and a famous eccentric astronomer named Van Ray.

  • Yaa Gyasi Book Launch

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

    Yaa Gyasi reads from her highly touted debut novel, Homegoing, at this book launch party.

  • Passages on the Lake 27

    The Terrace Room 1800 Madison St, Oakland , CA, United States

    Oakland's premiere literary showcase kicks off summer early with some seriously hot performance writers!

  • Ruth Thompson + Jayne Benjulian

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

    Pegasus Books presents a reading with poets Ruth Thompson (Crazing) and Jayne Benjulian (Five Sextillion Atoms).

  • Poetry Flash: Cohen + Hodges

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

    The featured guest poets will be Susan Cohen and Catherine Abbey Hodges.

  • California Book Awards

    Inforum at the Commonwealth Club 555 Post Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Ceremony + Book signing.

  • Pride Poetry Panel

    Books Inc. In the Castro 2275 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Celebrate Queer pride, these fabulous poets, and 20-years of Books Inc. Castro!

  • Return to Butternut Lake with local author Mary McNear!

    Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    10% of all store book sales from 6 pm to close will go to benefit The Women’s Building, a community space for women in San Francisco, http://womensbuilding.org.

  • Grady Hendrix w/ Katie Crouch

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

    Grady Hendrix celebrates the release of his new book My Best Friend's Exorcism with his best friend from high school and local SF author Katie Crouch (Girls in Trucks, Abroad).

  • Lyrics and Dirges

    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.

  • Flynn Berry: Under the Harrow

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

    Flynn Berry is a graduate of the Michener Center for Writers, and has been awarded a Yaddo residency. This is her first novel.

  • Hybrid Series #3

    Pro Arts Gallery 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, United States

    *This event is made possible with matching grant by Poets & Writers, Inc.

  • The Bloom: Reading #50

    Mercury Cafe 201 Octavia St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    We will be celebrating the 50th Reading of The Bloom, and the anniversary of Mixed Writes (Faith Adiele, Maria T. Allocco, Jackie Graves and Audrey T. Williams).

  • Joe Clifford Book Launch

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

    A new thriller by local author Joe Clifford.