Benicia First Tuesday Poets
Benicia Public Library 150 East L St., BeniciaBenicia Public Library in the Dona Benicia Room. Hosted by Benicia Poet Laureate Tom Stanton. Mystery Poet followed by open mic! Founded in 2003.
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Ian Brennan in conversation with Kevin Army on Silenced by Sound
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEYIan Brennan in conversation with Kevin Army about Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth at Moe’s Books in Berkeley, CA on Tuesday, February 4th at 7pm....
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Author Mary Ladd in conversation with Peter Lawrence Kane
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe Wig Diaries is Mary Ladd’s debut disrespectful cancer book. Delivered with bold gallows humor, it intimately address the gravity of cancer and invites the reader to bear witness...
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The Wig Diaries Book Signing at Copperfield’s Books Napa
Copperfield's Books Napa 3740 Bel Aire Plaza, NapaMary Ladd, author of The Wig Diaries, will host a book signing at Copperfield's Books in Napa. The Wig Diaries is Mary Ladd’s debut disrespectful...
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Cutting Up The Century: A Burroughs Birthday Miscellany
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Stateswith Joan Hawkins, Alex Wermer-Colan, Peter Hale, and Jon Longhi celebrating the release of William S. Burroughs Cutting Up the Century Edited by Joan Hawkins and Alex Wermer-Colan...
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Dmitry Samarov Returns With His New Book Soviet Stamps
The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesDmitry’s new book is Soviet Stamps, wherein he recounts how he became an artist. Through written vignettes, artwork, and family photos the book charts Samarov's...
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Tomas Moniz in Conversation with Nancy Au
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesBig Familia follows Juan Gutiérrez, a self-employed single father, as he navigates a tumultuous year of inescapable change. His daughter, Stella, is on the verge of...
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Book Talk: ‘Gay Like Me’ with author Richie Jackson
Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United StatesRichie Jackson is an award-winning Broadway, television and film producer. He is coming to Manny's to talk about his new book 'Gay Like Me'. In...
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Lunch Poems: Robert Hass
Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesRobert Hass’s many awards include the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Additionally, he served as U. S....
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Lidia Yuknavitch VERGE Book Tour
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandLidia Yuknavitch will read from her new book, VERGE, on Thursday, February 6 at 7:00 PM at East Bay Booksellers. A Q&A and Signing will...
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Elaine Kahn
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from her new book Romance or The End: poems published by Soft Skull Press Romance or The End takes up the tools of romantic narrative...
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Alexis Coe / You Never Forget Your First
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith welcomes back Alexis Coe (Alice + Freda Forever) for her new book, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington. Please join us! Young George...
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Josiah Luis Alderete and James Cagney
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThis event, the first in The Poetry Center reading series for 2020, is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and is free and...
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David Talbot – Between Heaven And Hell
Bookshop West Portal 80 W Portal Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesIf anyone knows hard work, it’s David Talbot. A bestselling author and journalist of books such as Season Of The Witch and The Devil’s Chessboard,...
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Tommy Orange Reading & Conversation with Nick Taylor
Hammer Theater Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio Walk, San Jose, CA, United StatesThe Center for Literary Arts is pleased to present Tommy Orange, author of There There on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Hammer Theatre's Black...
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Fanny Renoir Variety Show
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin Fanny Renoir and friends for an evening of poetry, music, performance, and films! Featuring: DOMINIC ANGERAME HOWARD MUNSON JEFF GIORDANO ANTHONY BUCHANAN JESSICA LOOS...
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Poetry Flash presents Dan Bellm and Alicia Suskin Ostriker
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyAlicia Suskin Ostriker’s latest book of poems is Waiting for the Light. Daisy Fried says, “Ostriker so loves the world, its griefs, traumas, praises, mysteries, and joys,...
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Garth Greenwell: Cleanness
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesGarth Greenwell discusses his new novel, Cleanness, with R.O. Kwon. Praise for Cleanness “Garth Greenwell is an intensely beautiful and gorgeous writer. I can think of no...
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Andy Warner presents Spring Rain
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesAndy Warner presents and signs copies of Spring Rain: A Graphic Memoir of Love, Madness, and Revolutions. ABOUT THE BOOK An intimate graphic memoir by a New York...
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Steven Levy, Facebook: The Inside Story at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesHe has had unprecedented access to Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg for three years. And now renowned tech writer Steven Levy delivers the definitive history...
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The Buried Ships of San Francisco
Mechanics Institute 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEvery day, thousands of us walk above and over the buried hulls of ships, old wharves, and cargo. Muni streetcars below the street pass right...
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First Friday Teen Open Mic & Children’s Storyteller Series
Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United StatesOur February First Friday Children's Storyteller Series and Teen Poetry Open Mic is filled with literary magic. 6pm-7pm, featuring: - Children's Storytelling with children's book...
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February First Friday
Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States6pm-7pm, featuring: - Children's Storytelling with children's book author Lashon Daley, who will be reading from her book Mr. Okra Sells Fresh Fruits and Vegetables...
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Lidia Yuknavitch / Verge
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery welcomes the fierce and fabulous Lidia Yuknavitch back for her first collection of stories, Verge. Please join us! I tell you, do not go near that place....
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After Hours – Naked Truth: real.stories.live.
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United StatesWine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Celebrate ten years of the Naked Truth with some of our favorite storytellers! Emcee Josh Healey is joined...
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Megan Fernandes with Sam Sax, Jay Deshpande, and Kai Carlson-Wee at City Lights Books!
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMegan Fernandes reads from her new collection of poetry Good Boys published by Tin House Books In an era of rising nationalism and geopolitical instability,...
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Soul Food for Thought Open Mic Night
Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United StatesJoin us for Manny's monthly open mic! Everyone is welcomed. Come to Manny's for our monthly open mic nights. Poets, readers, performers - all are...
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Spoken Poetry with Afro-Mexican poet Jeremy Vasquez & Afro-Salvadoreña writer Olivia Peña
Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesAt Adobe Books and Arts Coop in partnership with PASEO ARTISTICO: CELELBRACÍON AFRO-LATINX Saturday February 8, 2pm Olivia Peña is a Black-Salvadoran writer and storyteller. She...
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Launch Reading for “Dear—”
United Japanese Christian Church 136 N Villa Ave., Clovis, CA, United StatesA community reading of letters commemorating "Day of Remembrance" and launching "Dear—" a new book project and online letter archive compiled by Brynn Saito with...
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Anna-Marie McLemore and Elana K Arnold
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesTwo much loved authors. Two fabulous critically-acclaimed new books. One exceptional afternoon. The Red Tour is coming to Kepler’s! Meet Anna-Marie McLemore and Elana K....
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