• Danielle Svetcov: Parked

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

    This event will be held at our 9th Ave. location. Danielle Svetcov discusses her new book, Parked. Praise for Parked "A big-hearted novel with characters...

    Free
  • Danielle Svetcov: Parked

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

    Danielle Svetcov discusses her new book, Parked. Praise for Parked "A big-hearted novel with characters I wish were my friends in real life." --Gennifer Choldenko, author of the...

    Free
  • b, Book, and Me Happy Hour

    DaDa Bar 65 Post St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us after work to raise a glass to Two Lines latest from Kim Sagwa, b, Book, and Me, translated from Korean by Sunhee Jeong. There...

    Free
  • Howard Eiland

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

    City Lights in conjunction with the Program in Critical Theory at the University of California at Berkeley present an evening with Howard Eiland celebrating two...

    Free
  • Babar in Exile #22: Up Close and Personal

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley

    Babar in Exile will be ending in May, and for its penultimate installment we proudly feature a lineup of queer readers who will take a...

    Free of charge
  • Howard Eiland at City Lights Books

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

    City Lights in conjunction with the Program in Critical Theory at the University of California at Berkeley present an evening with Howard Eiland celebrating two...

  • Craig Vachon, The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley

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

    ookshop welcomes Craig Vachon for a reading and signing of The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley, his entertaining tale of a befuddled but highly capable venture capitalist who...

    Free
  • CAFÉ SOCIETY PRESENTS ROBERT HASS

    Kaleidoscope Coffee 109 Park Place, Point Richmond, California, United States

    Robert Hass reads from his new collection, Summer Snow, in Point Richmond. A new volume of poetry from Robert Hass is always an event. In...

    Free
  • Love Songs for Dyslexic Hearts: A Night of Poetry at Alley Cat Books

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

    Featuring Kim Shuck and the legendary bloodflower. Featuring Jack Hirschman, Rusty Rebar, Wrob Rosenberger, Jack Mellender, James Zealous, and the legendary bloodflower! The second hour...

    Free
  • Enter Generations

    Counterpulse 80 Turk St, San Francisco

    ENTER GENERATIONS: A Night of Intergenerational QTPOC Brilliance, curated by Shannon Prasad, Greg Pond, and Dazie Grego-Sykes with the support of Queer Rebels, in their...

    Free
  • Clearly Meant presents Rebecca Radner

    Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library 2940 Benvenue Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Clearly Meant presents: a poetry reading, interview, and discussion, featuring Rebecca Radner. Rebecca Radner, a Berkeley poet, is the author of What you least expect—selected poems...

    Free
  • Book Release: Synchronicity by Tureeda Mikell

    East Side Arts Alliance 2277 International Blvd., Oakland, CA

    Join us as we celebrate the long-awaited and much-anticipated release of Tureeda Mikell's first full-length collection of poetry, Synchronicity: The Oracle of Sun Medicine. Location...

    Free
  • Gish Jen’s The Resisters Book Talk with Helen Zia

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United States

    A moving and important story of an America that seems ever more possible, The Resisters is also the story of one family struggling to maintain...

    Free
  • Clement: Schulkind, McClung, Grafton, & Barnes

    Green Apple Books Clement Street 506 Clement Street, San Francisco, United States

    About the Authors Lynne Barnes was born in Georgia and moved to New York City in 1968 with a front row ticket to HAIR, before migrating...

    Free
  • Book Swap!

    Novel Brewing Company 6510 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA

    Join us for our semiannual Book Swap at Novel Brewing Co.! How does it work? Bring a book, or a few books. We prefer ones...

    Free
  • Conor Dougherty – Golden Gates w/Nellie Bowles

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Conor Doughertyto read from his new book, Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America on Monday, February 17th...

    Free
  • Dia Felix and Matt Longabucco

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

    Come out for an impromptu reading featuring Dia Felix and their longtime pal Matt Longabucco!! Also featuring super surprise guests!! Come for the reading and...

    Free
  • Typewriter Art: Typestracts, Artyping, and Constellation Poetry

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

    Before ASCII art there was typewriter art. Taking advantage of a widely available office tool, artists and poets used the typewriter to forge a new...

    Free
  • Lewis Watts – Harlem of the West

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Lewis Watts to read from is new book, Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era...

  • Dennis Baron at City Lights Bookstore

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

    What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She Published by Liveright Addressing one of the most pressing cultural questions of our generation, Dennis Baron reveals the...

    Free
  • Conor Dougherty: Golden Gates

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

     Conor Dougherty discusses his new book Golden Gates: Fighting For Housing in America. Praise for Golden Gates “Golden Gates is a careful consideration of the Bay...

    Free
  • Devi S. Laskar discusses The Atlas of Reds and Blues

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

    Devi S. Laskar will be joined in conversation by Vijaya Nagarajan, Christine O’Brien, and Elizabeth Stark, to celebrate the paperback release of The Atlas of Reds and Blues.  ...

    Free
  • Steve Almond Q&A with Matthew Zapruder

    Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United States

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...

    Free
  • Vincent Meis Reads at Dog Eared Books Castro

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

    Novelist Vincent Meis reads from his just off the presses new novel, Four Calling Birds, 7pm, Wednesday, February 19 from at Dog Eared Books Castro,...

    Free
  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

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

    Lyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing...

    Free
  • Month of Love: February Lyrics & Dirges

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

    Bring a date to this lit reading by five Northern Californian writers. We are feature local talent along with refreshments and a book store cat....

    Free
  • Radar: Show Us Your Spines Resident Reading

    El Rio 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    SHOW US YOUR SPINES is a month-long writer residency + reading in collaboration with the SF Public Library’s Hormel Center. For a month QTIPOC writers...

    Free
  • Third Thursdays @ Willow Glen featuring Kaecey McCormick

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

    Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José, CA, 95125 (408) 808-3045 or (408) 266-1361 Free and open to the public. Kaecey McCormick is an author,...

    Free