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  • April 2021
  • Wed 21
    April 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Marie Mutsuki Mockett in conversation with Garnette Cadogan

    discussing her new book American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland published by Graywolf Press This is a virtual event that will be...

  • Wed 21
    April 21, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Bonnie Tsui, Why We Swim

    FREE VIRTUAL EVENT: Award-winning Bay Area author Bonnie Tsui will join us to discuss Why We Swim (in paperback April 13th)—her immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming...

  • Thu 22
    April 22, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PDT

    Launch Event for American Geography in Honor of Barry Lopez

    online

    Radius Books and The Green Arcade invite you to join Sandra S. Phillips, Debra Gwartney, Toby Jurovics, and Beverly Dahlen to celebrate the launch of...

    Free
  • Thu 22
    April 22, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Becky Albertalli with Leah Johnson

    We could not be more excited: #1 New York Times bestselling author, rom com queen, and longtime favorite Becky Albertalli will be joining us for...

  • Thu 22
    April 22, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Mira Sethi

    reading from her new fiction collection Are You Enjoying? published by Alfred Knopf This is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights...

  • Thu 22
    April 22, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Open Mic Night | Featuring Jewelle Gomez

    online

    OPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Join us on ZOOM twice a month for our virtual Open Mic. Look for MoAD Open Mic every other Thursday this month. Hosted...

    Free
  • Thu 22
    April 22, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Berkeley Arts & Letters & Greater Good Science Center present Amanda Ripley with Jason Marsh / High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out

    Berkeley Arts & Letters and the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley are thrilled to present Amanda Ripley for her new book High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How...

  • Thu 22
    April 22, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    Reclaiming Connection and Community

    Virtual

    The American Dream as it has been defined for more than a century is about the well-paying job, the nuclear family, and upward mobility. But...

    $10.
  • Thu 22
    April 22, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Discussion of THE JACKPOT | Author Michael Mechanic in conversation with Dashka Slater

    Please join us on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 7 PM PDT for a discussion of JACKPOT: HOW THE SUPER-RICH REALLY LIVE—AND HOW THEIR WEALTH HARMS...

  • Thu 22
    April 22, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Andri Snaer Magnason and Rebecca Solnit In conversation about On Time and Water

    Orion Magazine and Point Reyes Books present a special Earth Day conversation featuring Rebecca Solnit and Icelandic writer Andri Snaer Magnason. The two will discuss Magnason's...

  • Fri 23
    April 23, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #56

    online

    90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9 If you enjoy spaces like this...

    Free – $200
  • Sat 24
    April 24, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Get Lit #73

    We're in our 6th consecutive year as we continue to celebrate 12–15 writers taking risks and reading never-before-read work (rough drafts/debuts) within a 3-minute time...

    Free
  • Sat 24
    April 24, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT

    Kyle Lukoff on Instagram Live!

    reading Explosion at the Poem Factory. "Offbeat nonsense humor of the highest order: not to be missed."--Kirkus, starred review Be sure to watch within 24 hours...

  • Sat 24
    April 24, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Alley Cat Celebrates Independent Bookstore Day: Poetry reading with Kim Shuck and 5 Poets!

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Saturday April 24th starting at 5pm. We will be wrapping up our celebration of Independent Bookstore Day with some of our favorite...

    Free
  • Sat 24
    April 24, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    At The Door: Chapter Three

    online CA, United States

    Join us for our monthly reading series, uplifting only Black & Brown voices. If you didn't attend last month's event... you missed out. Here's your...

    Free
  • Sat 24
    April 24, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Saturday Night Special presents: Roots

    online CA, United States

    Join SNS this month, for a reading about ROOTS. For our April writing challenge, you are invited to explore an origin story, history, or ancestry...

    Free
  • Sun 25
    April 25, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PDT

    Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros Virtual Celebration

    Virtual

    It's a celebration of literacy, books and nature! We invite you and your family to enjoy stories, songs, crafts and learn about special places to...

    Free
  • Mon 26
    April 26, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Robert Alter and Daniel Mason on Nabokov

    JOIN US ON MONDAY, APRIL 26 AT 6PM WHEN ROBERT ALTER IS JOINED BY DANIEL MASON TO DISCUSS HIS BOOK, NABOKOV AND THE REAL WORLD: BETWEEN APPRECIATION AND...

  • Mon 26
    April 26, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Doug Bierend and Joanna Steinhardt

    In conversation about In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms Doug Bierend is joined by Joanna Steinhardt of...

  • Tue 27
    April 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Sesshu Foster & Arturo Ernesto Romo in conversation with Carribean Fragoza

    online

    This is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights on the Zoom platform.    celebrating the book launch of ELADATL: A History of...

    Free
  • Tue 27
    April 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    This Is Now: Kawai Strong Washburn

    Join Angie Coiro as she interviews the critically acclaimed debut novelist who stunned everyone from former President Obama to Marlon James and Tommy Orange with...

  • Tue 27
    April 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    THE BAD MUSLIM DISCOUNT by Syed M. Masood | GGP Online Book Club

    Please join us on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of THE BAD MUSLIM DISCOUNT by Syed...

  • Tue 27
    April 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Brian Fies, A Fire Story

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Celebrated author and illustrator Brian Fies will share A Fire Story, his firsthand account of the Northern California wildfires of 2017—revised and expanded, and...

  • Wed 28
    April 28, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Why Trust A Corporation to Do a Library’s Job?

    Joanne McNeil, author of Lurking: How a Person Became a User explores our dependence on Google as the Internet's Library. But is it? A generation ago, when...

  • Wed 28
    April 28, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Damon B. Akins and William J. Bauer Jr.

    Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

    JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 AT 6PM PT WHEN DAMON B. AKINS AND WILLIAM J. BAUER JR. DISCUSS THEIR BOOK, WE ARE THE LAND: A HISTORY OF NATIVE...

    Free
  • Thu 29
    April 29, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Literary Partners: Aimee Nezhukumatathil & Dustin Parsons

    online CA, United States

    This reading series, started during the pandemic and originally featuring poets and writers sheltering in place together, invites literary partners—a broad term that includes writers who...

    Free
  • Thu 29
    April 29, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Mira Sethi and Shruti Swamy

    IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RUBY SF JOIN US ON THURSDAY, APRIL 29 AT 6PM PT WHEN MIRA SETHI IS JOINED BY SHRUTI SWAMY TO DISCUSS HER DEBUT SHORT...

  • Thu 29
    April 29, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Black Freighter Press, a celebration: with Mahogany L. Browne, Christopher Malec, Josiah Luis Alderete, Tongo Eisen-Martin, and readings from the final book by the late Q.R. Hand Jr.

    online

    Remote access event, free and open to the public Registration link pending With emcee, Tonya M. Foster Supported in part by the National Endowment for...

    Free
  • Thu 29
    April 29, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Imani Cezanne reading and in conversation with Tshaka Campbell

    online CA, United States

    Co-sponsored by The Center for Literary Arts of San José online on Zoom Join here at the time of the event! or join be phone +1...

    Free
  • Thu 29
    April 29, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Johanna Silver, Growing Weed in the Garden

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Johanna Silver will discuss her book Growing Weed in the Garden: A No-Fuss Seed-to-Stash Guide to Outdoor Cannabis. Silver will be in conversation with...

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