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  • Spanish Book Discussion Group

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

    Patria - Fernando Aramburu Please note: the Spanish Book Group will not be meeting in February. El dia en que ETA anuncia el abandono de...

  • Salvatore Scibona

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

    Salvatore Scibona discusses his new novel, The Volunteer. Praise for The Volunteer “Salvatore Scibona is gravely, terminally, a born writer—a high artist and exquisite craftsman. Yes...

  • Shobha Rao

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Tuesday March 19, 2019 | 5:30 pm | Mills Hall Living Room Shobha Rao’s novel Girls Burn Brighter, longlisted for the 2018 Center for Fiction First...

  • Moira Crone, Rodger Kamenetz, and Ariel Resnikoff

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

    Two New Orleans based writers--poet and dreamworker Rodger Kamenetz and fiction writer Moira Crone--join forces with East Bay native and recent returnee Ariel Resnikoff for...

  • Lloyd Khan, Driftwood Shacks

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

    TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 - 7:00PM This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updated information, or sign up for our events emails....

  • Paul Beatty

    Hammer Theater Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio Walk, San Jose, CA, United States

    TUESDAY March 19, 2019 7PM Hammer Theatre 101 Paseo de San Antonio San José, CA Reading followed by an on-stage interview – conducted by Associate...

  • Richard Chiem

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

    Richard Chiem discusses his debut novel, King of Joy. Praise for King of Joy "What a funny, fresh, bittersweet masterpiece—there is no one else in the...

  • Jacob Tobia / Sissy: A Coming-Of-Gender Story

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Jacob Tobia for their first book, Sissy: A Coming-Of-Gender Story. Please join us!   A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it’s like to...

  • Joyce Carol Oates

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

    Joyce Carol Oates reads from her latest novel The Hazards of Time Travel, an ingenious, dystopian novel of one young woman's resistance against the constraints of an...

  • Tenderloin Cocktail Culture

    Tenderloin Museum 398 Eddy St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Thursday, March 21, 2019 7:00 PM  9:00 PM Google Calendar  ICS As San Francisco’s roaring vice district, the Tenderloin of the early 20th century figures greatly into...

  • InsideStorytime CLOSURE

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    featuring Tongo Eisen-Martin (Heaven Is All Goodbyes), Anne-christine d'Adesky (The Pox Lover), Jenn Stroud Rossman (The Place You're Supposed to Laugh), and others, will be at Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster Street,...

  • Lynn Emanuel and Troy Jollimore

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    Lynn Emanuel is the author of several volumes of poetry. She sees her Hotel Fiesta (1984), The Dig (1992), and Then, Suddenly— (1999) as a triptych exploring the convention and flexibility...

  • Kurt Eichenwald

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

    Kurt Eichenwald presents A Mind Unraveled: A Memoir, the compelling story of an acclaimed journalist and New York Times bestselling author's ongoing struggle with epilepsy--his torturous decision to keep...

  • National Geographic Explorer Academy

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

    For science-loving, world-exploring young adventurers... National Geographic presents Explorer Academy with the help of actual National Geographic Explorer Erika Bergman — scientist, submersible pilot, and...

  • Amy Glynn & Lucille Lang Day

    St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany, CA

    Amy Glynn is the Poet Laureate of Lafayette, California. She is multi-generational Bay Area native and holds degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Lancaster University, England....

  • After Hours – Brendan Kiely: Consent and #MeToo

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

    After Hours - Brendan Kiely: Consent and #MeToo Friday, March 22nd · 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Through discussion of personal experiences,...

  • James Sturm

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

    James Sturm discusses his new graphic novel Off Season. Praise for Off Season "James Sturm's Off Season is a big-hearted meditation on the shifting sands of family and...

  • LAUNCH for Namwali Serpell / The Old Drift

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host the launch party for Namwali Serpell's debut novel, The Old Drift. Joining her in conversation is Michelle Quint. Please save the date...

  • Shiv Kotecha, Ed Steck, and Syd Staiti

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

    Poets from all over! Converging in one place! On one night! Shiv Kotecha is the author of The Switch (Wonder, 2018) and EXTRIGUE (Make Now, 2015). Writing can also...

  • Katy Butler, The Art of Dying Well

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

    WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 - 7:00PM This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updates, or sign up for our events emails. This...

  • Carolyn Forché

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

    Carolyn Forché discusses her new memoir, What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance. Praise for What You Have Heard Is True...

  • Karen Russell and Michael Ray

    Karen Russell discusses her new story collection, Orange World with Zoetrope editor Michael Ray. Praise for Karen Russell “Amidst the leading pack of talents Karen Russell writes the...