The collection includes a selection of works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by writers Phyllis Holliday, Margaret Cooley, Keith Cooley, Adele Kearney, Nellie Wong, Jerry...
East Bay Booksellers invites you to The Diesel Readers Book Group's discussion of The Interior Circuit, by Francisco Goldman, on Monday July 9th at 7pm. The Interior Circuit is Francisco Goldman's...
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents Poetic Tuesdays guest curated by Litquake, Poetic Tuesdays features an array of poets and music.
Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians share their work in the great outdoors. This...
What to read when there's a summer chill in the air in San Francisco? Perfectly Queer has five suggestions: Admissions by Eric Sasson, Alpha Wave by Andrew...
EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Zoe Samudzi to discuss her book As Black As Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation, on Tuesday, July 10th at 7pm. Over the course of United States history, resistance...
Join film critic Joseph McBride as he discusses the work of Ernst Lubitsch. This is a book launch for How Did Lubitsch Do It, forthcoming from Columbia...
Presented by Robbin Henderson, Matilda Rabinowitz’s memoir challenges assumptions about the lives of early twentieth-century women. In Immigrant Girl, Radical Woman, Rabinowitz describes the ways...
Yang Huang grew up in China’s Jiangsu province and participated in the 1989 student uprisings. Her linked family story collection, My Old Faithful, won the Juniper...
EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is very excited to welcome one of the preeminent historians in the United States, Nell Painter, to discuss her memoir Old in Art School: A Memoir...
Friends and talented literary voices, Chloe Benjamin and Aja Gabel will be in conversation to discuss their fantastic new novels. Benjamin’s national bestseller and Bookshop staff...
Featured readers: MK Chavez, Susan Gubernat, Lucille Lang Day, James Cagney. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open...
Wednesday, August 15, 7:30pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Lyrics and Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a...
Join San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and others for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim...
Join us for our monthly bilingual poetry night created by Marguerite Munoz and Renee Voz
Come celebrate FIVE YEARS of literary fun at our July Get Lit with Melissa Eleftherion, Manjula Martin & Hilary Zaid on Thursday, July 12; 7pm...
ABOUT MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman’s efforts to duck...
What makes a great picture book? Let’s find out together! We’ll dissect our favorite picture books, focusing each month on a different angle. We'll go...
The Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal celebrates its 2018 edition. Featuring readers: ANDRENA ZAWINSKI EILEEN MALONE KIM SHUCK ALICE ROGOFF CESAR LOVE K.R. MORRISON STEPHEN KOPEL ROCIO...
Ann Killion presents Champions of Men's Soccer and Champions of Women's Soccer, the ultimate guides for young sports fans from an award-winning sports journalist. To reserve your seat, purchase a...
Oakland-based conceptual artist Lindsay Tunkl, is pleased to present Parting Practice: Rituals for Endings and Failure. This multifaceted event coincides with the release of the...
Fiestas Fridas open mic All topics/ All skill levels welcome
Please join us for a wonderful evening of poetry and music! 5:30 Poetry Reading features Michelle Bonilla Garcia Summer Bei Aakash Tyagi 7:30 Live Music...
Australian author Jessica Friedmann discusses her new essay collection Things that helped: on Postpartum Depression. Jessica will be joined by local poet and writer Lauren Levin in...
Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Nomadic Journal 2017 (Retro!): Wonder! It's going to be an amazing evening of...
Poets Julie Rogers & Gene Berson read their work
featuring Kyle Schlesinger and Tim Shaner Hosted by Kevin Killian
Booksmith hosts The Perfectly Queer reading series for their annual celebration of queerness at Pride Poetry Palooza! Eight amazing LGBTQ poets will read from new...
Kathleen McClung is the author of two collections of poetry, The Typists Play Monopoly (2018) and Almost the Rowboat (2013). Her poetry, memoir, and fiction...
an evening of poetry with Matt Potter, Carly Moore, and Dia Felix Hosted by Kevin Killian