• Poetry with Kim Addonizio, Donna Masini, Brittany Perham

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

    Poetry with Kim Addonizio, Donna Masini, Brittany Perham Friday, June 22, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Pegasus welcomes renowned poets Kim Addonizio, Donna Masini, and Brittany Perham, for...

  • For Kids ages 4-8 Leslie Crawford

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

    Presents Sprig the Rescue Pig, nspired by the true story of a feisty swine who escapes a delivery truck and ends up at an animal sanctuary, this...

  • CATHY CASSADY: TRAVEL TIPS FOR THE TIMID

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    SAT. JUNE 23RD, 4-6PM TRAVEL TIPS FOR THE TIMID BY CAROLYN CASSADY Join us for an afternoon with Cathy Cassady, eldest daughter of Neal and...

  • Poetry

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

    Rodney Koeneke,  Dodie Bellamy, and Ross Simonini Hosted by Kevin Killian

  • Jonathan White, Tides

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

    Jonathan White, Tides Monday, June 25, 2018 - 7:00pm Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes marine conservationist Jonathan White for a reading and signing of his new book, Tides: The...

  • Glen David Gold in conversation with Oscar Villalon

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

    Glen David Gold in conversation with Oscar Villalon Tuesday, June 26, 2018, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco discussing Glen David...

  • Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Please join us on Tuesday, June 26th at 7:00 p.m. when we welcome editor Margot Kahn and award-winning author Pam Houston as they celebrate their new book This is the Place. Praise...

  • SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK CLUB MEETING

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

    Please join us for a lively discussion about “Milena o el femur mas bello del Mundo” by Jorge Cepeda Patterson To join the book group...

  • A Poetry Reading with Neeli Cherkovski & Clark Coolidge

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

    Neeli Cherkovski is the author of many books of poetry, including his most recent collection, Elegy for My Beat Generation (Lithic Press). He was the coeditor of Anthology...

  • Keep Begin Detach: inspired by Pauline Oliveros

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    June 27 (wednesday) in the evening time from 6:30-8pm The Event Keep Begin Detach: Multimedia Essays Come to EM Wolfman for an exploration of text...

  • Perfectly Queer-East Bay: Pride Zine Fest

    Laurel Book Store 1423 Broadway, Oakland , CA, United States

    Guest curator Anand Vedawala presents four East Bay queer zine creators: Erin Stokes, Lawrence Lindell, Maira, and Nia King

  • Who Will Speak For America?

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

    Who Will Speak For America? Wednesday, June 27, 2018, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco with Veronica Scott Esposito, Charlie Jane Anders, and Craig...

  • BINDERY: Porochista Khakpour / Sick

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Booksmith hosts an evening with the author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects and The Last Illusion, Porochista Khakpour for her new book Sick: A Memoir. Porochista will be in conversation...

  • Poetry Jam

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States
  • LONG SHOT & WORKS BY DANNY SHOT

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    appearing with Jack Hirschman and Jessica Loos Works honors the longtime Long Shot magazine, credo of “Writing from the Real World.” This collection of poems traverses a course...

  • Michael Isikoff & David Corn, Russian Roulette

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

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Michael Isikoff and David Corn—"Two of the best and most accomplished investigative reporters of their generation... superpower reporting team" (Rachel Maddow)—for a...

  • My Old Faithful: Book Talk and Signing with Author Yang Huang

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

    Local author Yang Huang’s new novel My Old Faithful, a Juniper Prize winner, depict the lives of one family over thirty years in China and the...

  • Terry Brooks

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

    With 23 New York Times bestsellers and 21 million copies of his books in print, Terry Brooks is one of America’s most celebrated authors. Join...

  • Bay Area Poetry Marathon

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

    Readers TBA!

  • Book Release: Collapse by Cassandra Dallett

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Cassandra Dallett's full-length poetry collection, Collapse! It's going to be an amazing evening...

  • POETS! – James Cagney & Cassandra Dallet followed by an open mic

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

    James Cagney Cassandra Dallet plus open mic Jerry Ferraz & SF Poet Laureate Kim Shuck co-host James Cagney is a poet from Oakland, and has featured at...

  • Ivy Johnson, Syd Staiti, Isabel Bezerra Balé

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

    Ivy Johnson is a poet and performance artist in Oakland, CA. Her book, As They Fall, is a collection of 110 notecards for aleatoric ritual and was...

  • Queer Writing Group

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

    A group of LGTBQ+ writers to share new work

  • OAKLAND FIRST FRIDAYS AT NOMADIC PRESS!

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! Join us at Nomadic Press as we celebrate Oakland First Fridays! Featuring readings by...

  • BINDERY: Amber Tamblyn / Any Man

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    In her electric and provocative debut novel Any Man, Amber Tamblyn blends genres of poetry, prose, and elements of suspense to give shape to the shocking narratives of...

  • Bay Area Poets Coalition

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

    June 2, July 7, August 4 3:00 – 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA Addison is one block south of and...