Litquake on Lockdown: We All Want to Change the World
Fiction writers are often told – by teachers, editors, and agents – that politics and literature don’t mix. But in these times of political polarization...
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Robert Williams at City Lights Books
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesRobert Williams: The Father of Exponential Imagination published by Fantagraphics Robert Williams: The Father of Exponential Imagination is a comprehensive, career-spanning collection of the iconic painter's...
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Lyrics & Dirges: Ether Edition #2
This week Lyrics & Dirges Ether Edition features Maw Shein Win, Vernon Keeve III, and Amanda Moore Learn about our readers by visiting their bio...
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Mari Coates with Peg Alford Pursell / Launch for The Pelton Papers
Booksmith hosts the launch party for Mari Coates and her new novel The Pelton Papers. She'll be in conversation with Peg Alford Pursell (A Girl Goes into the Forest). PLEASE...
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Kathy Valentine: All I Ever Wanted
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKathy Valentine, bassist for The Go-Go's, discusses her new memoir All I Ever Wanted. About All I Ever Wanted Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine’s story is a...
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Litquake on Lockdown: Bring the World into Your Home with World Editions
Let's connect our global literary community in a time of closed borders. Hear World Editions authors read from their works, discuss the current situation in...
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The Racket : View From A Room
We're doing a weekly event, every week until we're allowed out into the blinding light of the future. This week: VIEW FROM A ROOM Great...
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Melville House @ City Lights
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMelville House Publishers is celebrated by City Lights! Three authors with recently released books join us for an evening of spirited discussion Malcolm Harris in conversation...
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Susan Briante and Valyntina Grenier at Wolfman Books
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesBriante and Grenier Take Heart and Deface the Monument at Wolfman. ABOUT OUR BOOKS: "Fever Dream / Take Heart is a doubled poetry book....
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Poetry Center Book Award Reading: Ashley Toliver and Jason Bayani, reading and in conversation
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us for this reading by Poetry Center Book Award winner Ashley Toliver, for her work Spectra (Coffee House Press, 2018). She'll be joined by...
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Mental Health Comedy Hour presented by Strut!
Join us virtually this Thursday, April 9th, at 7pm PST! At the Mental Health Comedy Hour "We're not OK, and that's OK!" Mental Health Comedy...
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Zoom Forward! #3 with Irene Reti, Cameron Vanderscoff, and Sarah Rabkin
Phren-Z, The Hive Poetry Collective, and Bookshop Santa Cruz present Zoom Forward! #3 with Irene Reti, Cameron Vanderscoff, and Sarah Rabkin part of the Zoom...
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National Poetry Month: Stegner Fellows Reading + Happy Hour!
The Ruby 23rd and bryant street, san franciscoJoin us for a special Ruby happy hour in honor of National Poetry Month featuring readings by Monica Sok, Safia Elfhillo, Claire Meuschke, and Taneum...
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National Poetry Month: Stegner Fellows VIRTUAL Reading
Join us for a special VIRTUAL Ruby gathering in honor of National Poetry Month featuring readings by Monica Sok, Safia Elfhillo, Claire Meuschke, and Taneum Bambrick;...
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Litquake on Lockdown: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times
Hear from the writers of Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times as they read briefly from their contribution and engage in...
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Joanne McNeil: Lurking: How a Person Became a User
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoanne McNeil discusses her new book Lurking: How A Person Became a User with Jenny Odell. Praise for Lurking “The internet isn’t ‘out there’ somewhere; it’s coextensive...
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Author Event /// Arroz con Pollo and Apple Pie: Raising Bicultural Children
Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesAuthor Event with Maritere R. Bellas //// Parenting Expert Topic - Bilingualism, Biculturalism, Multiculturalism & Award-Winning Author, Influencer, Speaker, Podcast Host, Features Writer
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Dana Gioia and Phillis Levin
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United StatesDana Gioia is an internationally acclaimed poet and writer. Former California Poet laureate and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Gioia was born...
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Inside Weather: Writing and Art
Join us Saturday evening from your room, where the following writers and artists will Zoom-share work that in some way contemplates the rooms and roomlessness...
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Dave Eggers
Live: Sunday, April 19th, 7:00est/4:00pst Dave Eggers is known for writing wonderful, gripping stories that tug at the heart. His award-winning body of work consists...
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VIRTUAL EVENT: Lisa Brown and Andrew Sean Greer
Join us on Instagram live for a virtual event with Lisa Brown and Andrew Sean Greer discussing Long Story Short! Starting at 5:00pm on the greenapplebooks Instagram....
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Escape From Quarantine Reading – a weekly online thing
a weekly digital gathering and poetry reading. join our weekly zoom chat to meet with friends without having to leave your house. this is a...
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Poetry Santa Cruz: Molly Fisk, Fire and Rain at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesJoin Poetry Santa Cruz at Bookshop Santa Cruz for a poetry reading featuring local poets and authors. This month's event will feature Molly Fisk, editor of...
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A [quarantined] Room of One’s Own: Virtual Reading Series
A Room of One’s Own: Virtual Reading Series / POETRY night with MK Chavez, Letisia Cruz, and Wendy-O Matik If you, like the rest of...
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The Gringa: Andrew Altschul (VIRTUAL EVENT: In Conversation with Darcie Dennigan)
We will be presenting this event virtually, using Zoom. RSVP here. A gripping and subversive novel about the slippery nature of truth and the tragic consequences...
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Bonnie Tsui: Why We Swim
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBonnie Tsui discusses her new book, Why We Swim, with Caroline Paul. Praise for Why We Swim “A beautifully written love letter to water and a...
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Roshani Chokshi: Aru Shah and the End of Time
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesRick Riordan Presents (dedicated to providing entertaining middle grade fiction based on various world mythologies) with Aru Shah and the End of Time, written by...
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Aya De León: Side Chick Nation
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyAya De León is a writer, activist, educator, spoken word poet and author of the award-winning Justice Hustlers series. The Director of June Jordan’s Poetry...
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Lyrics & Dirges: Ether Edition #3
Lyrics & Dirges: Ether Edition is now weekly. Join us for readings from Thea Matthews, Lauren Traetto, and Pamela K. Santos and a community craft...
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Wendy Liu
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesdiscussing the subject of her new book Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology from Capitalism from Repeater Books Former insider turned critic Wendy Liu...
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