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  • Booksmith is Turning 40

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

    At 5:30 pm we’ll have an Official 40th Birthday Toast with cake. Then on to eating, drinking, mingling, and, dare we suggest: dancing.

  • Beast Crawl: Red Light Lit

    Venue Oakland 420 14th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Red Light Lit is honored to be part of Beast Crawl's Leg 1.

  • Beast Crawl: Night Sounds

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

    Curator: Leila Rae.

  • Rolling Writers: Crossing Over

    Farley's East 33 Grand Avenue, Oakland , CA, United States

    A part of Leg Two of Beast Crawl.

  • Beast Crawl: Saturday Night Special

    Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    For Beast Crawl 2016 we're bringing together some of our favorite writers to rock the festival: Peter Bullen, Dennis Cruz, Hollie Hardy, Tomas Moniz, Karen Penley, and April Sinclair.

  • Foglifter Journal’s San Francisco Launch

    Strut 470 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Featuring Nona Caspers, MK Chavez, Juliana Delgado Lopera, Shideh Etaat, Kevin Killian, Roberto Santiago, and Arisa White!

  • Mary Meijer

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

    We are thrilled to welcome Bookshop alumna Maryse Meijer back to the store to celebrate the release of her debut collection, Heartbreaker.

  • Jessi Klein: You’ll Grow Out of It

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

    Raw, relatable, and consistently hilarious, You'll Grow Out of It is a one-of-a-kind book by a singular and irresistible comic voice.

  • Everybody’s Protest Poem 2

    Modern Times Bookstore Collective 2919 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    A collaboration of 4 artists.

  • Lyrics and Dirges

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

    Every third Wednesday of the month at Pegasus Books Downtown.

  • Joy Williams: Ninety-Nine Stories of God

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

    The legendary writer Joy Williams returns to Books on the Park to discuss her collection, Ninety-Nine Stories of God (Tin House).

  • Lynne Barnes + Steven Gray

    Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Loretta Diane Walker + Open Mic

    Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Ave, San Jose , CA, United States

    Reading and open mic to follow.

  • Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan: Sarong Party Girls

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

    Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan presents Sarong Party Girls, a brilliant and engaging novel.

  • Laurel Ann Bogen + Mk Chavez

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

    Both presenting new books!

  • SF Art Book Fair

    Minnesota Street Project 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The 2016 San Francisco Art Book Fair is the inaugural event of an annual multi-day festival of artists' publications.

  • Conditional Love w/ Doan, Okyomon + Young

    Small Press Distribution 1341 7th Street, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Founded in 1969, SPD is currently the only distributor in the country dedicated exclusively to independently published literature.

  • Bay Area Poetry Marathon

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

    Doors open at 6:00pm. Readings begin at 6:30pm sharp.

  • Christopher Bernard + Clara Hsu

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

    Novel and Poetry reading!

  • Bill Berkson Memorial

    Lecture Hall, SF Art Institute 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Please join San Francisco Art Institute in remembering and honoring the life of poet, art critic, and much-loved SFAI professor emeritus Bill Berkson.

  • Kim Stanley Robinson: Aurora

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

    Kim Stanley Robinson is a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards.

  • Porchlight Open Door: Identity Crisis

    Hemlock Tavern 1131 Polk Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Bring your five-minute story about "finding yourself" and you could win a slot on Porchlight's 14th Anniversary Romp!

  • Heather Young: The Lost Girls

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    Heather Young earned her law degree from the University of Virginia, and practiced law in San Francisco before beginning her writing career.

  • Happy Hour Stories

    Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Solano's Story Time for Adults!

  • Get Lit! July 2016 Edition

    Corkscrew Wine Bar 100 Petaluma Blvd N #103, Petaluma, CA, United States

    Following our guest readers, we'll have time for schmoozing, buying books and drinks and then YOU can read on the open mic (3-5 minute limit).

  • InsideStoryTime: THE UNWINDING

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

    Featuring five great artists!