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  • Get Lit! w/ Spagna, Arsdale + Conran

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

    Each event features three guest readers with a short open mic immediately following.

  • Boadiba + Neeli Cherkovski

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

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Jason Schneiderman: Primary Source

    Books Inc. In the Castro 2275 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Jason’s most exuberant volume of poetry yet, Primary Source plays with the literary canon and explores his own personal archive.

  • A Celebration of Haiku

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

    This will also be a book release party and book signing for Haiku Revisited, Volume 2.

  • RAG: Official Zine Launch Party

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

    Issue #5 will be available for sale, hot and fresh off the printers (and screen printer), and there will be food and drink for purchase with music to follow.

  • For Franco Beltrametti w/ Joanne Kyger, Duncan McNaughton, + more

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

    Reading from Franco Beltrametti, From Almost Everywhere: Selected Poems 1965–1995, ed. Stefan Hyner + a screening of Claudio Tettamanti’s short film “Ultime cose (d’après CHOSES qui voyagent)” (1995)

  • Independent Bookstore Day 2016

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

    This Event is at all Three Pegasus Locations!

  • Poetry Flash: Willis Barnstone + Tony Barnstone

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Willis Barnstone’s new book of poems is Mexico in My Heart: New and Selected Poems + Willis’s son, Tony Barnstone’s new book of poems is Pulp Sonnets.

  • Nina Lindsay + Rosa Land

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

    An Evening of Readings.

  • Poets Ron Sauer + Dan De Vries

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

    open mic follows readings!

  • Quiet Lightning at the 41 Ross

    41 Ross 41 Ross Alley, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Free copy of sPARKLE & bLINK featuring all of the selected writing and cover art by Katie Jenkins-Moses for the first 100 people in attendance!

  • Mama Said

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

    Please join us here at Green Apple Books on Clement in welcoming the writers of Mama Said for an evening of laughs, libations and light hors d'oeuvres.

  • Writers on Writing: Sarah Fran Wisby

    San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Writer Sarah Fran Wisby reads from and discusses her work.

  • Student Reading

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    One of the year’s most lively events!

  • Ali Eteraz w/ Vanessa Hua

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

    Ali Eteraz's much-anticipated debut novel is the story of M., a supportive husband, adventureless dandy, lapsed believer, and second-generation immigrant who wants nothing more than to host parties and bring children into the world as full-fledged Americans.

  • Asymmetrical Press Word Tasting Tour

    The Crepe Place 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Admission to each two-hour event is free. So are the words. Come get a taste of something simple, unique, indie.

  • Hollie Hardy + Mukta Sambrani

    The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Hollie Hardy, recipient of the Poetry Center Book Award for her How to Take a Bullet and Other Survival Poems (Punk Hostage Press, 2014), reads from her book together with award judge Mukta Sambrani.

  • One Big Union

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

    Featured readers: Fred Dodsworth • Rafael Jesús González • Rosa Lane • Nina Lindsay. On guitar: Barry Ebner.

  • Brenda Hillman + Andrew Kenower

    Soda Center, Claeys Lounge SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA, United States

    Annual Alumni and Faculty Reading.

  • Launch Party: Humble Pie Vol. 13

    A2 Cafe 5212 Broadway St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Come help us celebrate the publication of Humble Pie Volume 13, a whale of an issue, with readings by the authors included in this edition.

  • Breaking Ground: Black British Writers

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

    The Breaking Ground tour developed as a way to highlight the diversity of Black British writing, and includes people who write novels, poetry, plays, graphic stories, travelogues, non-fiction, essays, articles, short stories, reviews and more.

  • Literary Pub Quiz

    Overland Bar & Grill 101 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United States

    Come on out for our 3rd annual night of biblio-mania!

  • Story Hour: Student Reading

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Story Hour in the Library celebrates the writers in our campus community with an annual student reading.

  • SJSU Legacy of Poetry Day

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

    FREE Admission, amazing poets, music and more!

  • Two Voices Salon: Slaymaker on Furukawa

    Center for the Art of Translation office 582 Market St #700, San Francisco, CA, United States

    This will be our last Salon until the fall, so please do join us for a wonderful night of literature, friends, snacks, and drinks.

  • Barbara Paschke + Jorge Argueta

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

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Brendan Jones: The Alaskan Laundry

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

    Brendan Jones reads from his debut novel, The Alaskan Laundry.