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  • Poetry Jam

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States

  • LONG SHOT & WORKS BY DANNY SHOT

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

    appearing with Jack Hirschman and Jessica Loos Works honors the longtime Long Shot magazine, credo of “Writing from the Real World.” This collection of poems traverses a course...

  • Michael Isikoff & David Corn, Russian Roulette

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

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Michael Isikoff and David Corn—"Two of the best and most accomplished investigative reporters of their generation... superpower reporting team" (Rachel Maddow)—for a...

  • My Old Faithful: Book Talk and Signing with Author Yang Huang

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    Local author Yang Huang’s new novel My Old Faithful, a Juniper Prize winner, depict the lives of one family over thirty years in China and the...

  • Terry Brooks

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

    With 23 New York Times bestsellers and 21 million copies of his books in print, Terry Brooks is one of America’s most celebrated authors. Join...

  • Bay Area Poetry Marathon

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

    Readers TBA!

  • Book Release: Collapse by Cassandra Dallett

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Cassandra Dallett's full-length poetry collection, Collapse! It's going to be an amazing evening...

  • POETS! – James Cagney & Cassandra Dallet followed by an open mic

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

    James Cagney Cassandra Dallet plus open mic Jerry Ferraz & SF Poet Laureate Kim Shuck co-host James Cagney is a poet from Oakland, and has featured at...

  • Ivy Johnson, Syd Staiti, Isabel Bezerra Balé

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

    Ivy Johnson is a poet and performance artist in Oakland, CA. Her book, As They Fall, is a collection of 110 notecards for aleatoric ritual and was...

  • Queer Writing Group

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

    A group of LGTBQ+ writers to share new work

  • OAKLAND FIRST FRIDAYS AT NOMADIC PRESS!

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! Join us at Nomadic Press as we celebrate Oakland First Fridays! Featuring readings by...

  • BINDERY: Amber Tamblyn / Any Man

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    In her electric and provocative debut novel Any Man, Amber Tamblyn blends genres of poetry, prose, and elements of suspense to give shape to the shocking narratives of...

  • Bay Area Poets Coalition

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    June 2, July 7, August 4 3:00 – 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA Addison is one block south of and...

  • Adrienne Eberhardt / closing reception for Emotional Science

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a closing for Adrienne Eberhardt's exhibition Emotional Science Emotional Science presents experimental and analog work Adrienne made as a teenager in her makeshift darkroom in...

  • Poetry Event: GEARS TURNING w/ Kim Shuck

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us for an afternoon of wonderful poetry by SF Bay Area based poets, artists, and musicians with your host Kim Shuck. To participate in...

  • The Diesel Readers Book Group discuses THE INTERIOR CIRCUIT

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    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...

  • Poetic Tuesdays with Jason Bayani

    Yerba Buena Gardens 750 Howard St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    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...

  • Perfectly Queer San Francisco “Summer Reading List”

    Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    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...

  • Zoe Samudzi presents AS BLACK AS RESISTANCE

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    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...

  • Film Critic Joseph McBride on Ernst Lubitch

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

    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...

  • Meet Author Yang Huang

    Oakland Main Library 125 14th St, Oakland, CA, United States

    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...

  • Nell Painter presents her memoir OLD IN ART SCHOOL

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    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...

  • Chloe Benjamin and Aja Gabel

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

    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...

  • Pandemonium Press Presents Poetry of Witness

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

    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...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

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

    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...

  • Poem Jam

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    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...

  • Voz Sin Tinta!

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

    Join us for our monthly bilingual poetry night created by Marguerite Munoz and Renee Voz