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  • Winifred M. Reilly

    Books Inc. in The Marina 2251 Chestnut St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Winifred M Reilly discussing her new book It Takes One to Tango.

  • Elizabeth L. Silver

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

    Elizabeth L. Silver in conversation with Elizabeth McKenzie about her book The Tincture of Time

  • Paul Madonna

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith is thrilled to welcome Paul Madonna back to the store for the release of his new book, On to the Next Dream.

  • Humble Pie Volume 14 Launch Party

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

    Join us in celebrating the launch of everyone's favorite pie -- Humble Pie, that is! We're throwing a party in honor of the launch of Volume 14!

  • Lunch Poems Student Reading

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

    One of the year’s most lively events!

  • Story Hour in the Library 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.

  • Kevin Allardice

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

    Please join Green Apple Books on Clement street as we welcome Author Kevin Allardice, reading from and discussing his book Family, Genus, Species.

  • Babar in Exile

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

    The Octopus Literary Salon is proud to present Babar in Exile, a quarterly commemoration and revival of the high energy San Francisco reading series of the 1990’s, Café Babar and Paradise Lounge.

  • Hazel Reading Series – May Edition

    Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 2868 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Hazel Reading series features readings by Natasha Dennerstein, Jennifer Barone, Alexandra Mattraw, Jenny Irizary, and Stacy Carlson.

    Free

  • Liana Steinmetz

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

  • Patricia Lockwood

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

    Patricia Lockwood discusses and signs her memoir "Priestdaddy".

  • VeteransWrite featuring Alan Quale

    Dr. MLK Jr. Library SJSU 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA, United States

    A special edition of VeteransWrite featuring Alan Quale.

  • Duncan McNaughton + Norma Cole

    Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Readings by Duncan McNaughton and Norma Cole.

  • Drop Leaf Press: Taitano + Shanley

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

    Drop Leaf Press returns with a reading at Alley CatBooks to celebrate the release of two poetry chapbooks: Lehua Taitano’s SONOMA and Maxwell Shanley’s forthcoming chapbook.

  • Laura Kipnis

    Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Writer and feminist Laura Kipnis will discuss her latest book: Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus.

  • Homegoing: An Evening with Yaa Gyasi

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

    Yaa Gyasi appears at Pegasus Books Downtown for the paperback release of her celebrated debut novel Homegoing.

    Free

  • Pittsburghers by the Bay

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

    Celebrate the Steel City with a reading by four transplanted yinzers - Laura Davis, Molly Prosser, Turi Fesler Steffen, and Laura Vrcek

  • “Kill the Ampaya!” The Best Latin American Baseball Fiction

    Oakland Public Library Temescal branch 5205 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Oakland’s Dick Cluster will introduce Kill the Ampaya!: the Best of Latin American Baseball Fiction, his newly published selection and translations of stories by writers from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.

  • Mariko Tamaki

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

    Graphic novel author Mariko Tamaki will discuss her book This One Summer.

  • Christopher Bernard Reads from Chien Lunatique

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

    Christopher Bernard reads from his new book of poems, Chien Lunatique, at Diesel, A Bookstore.

    Free

  • Bazaar Writers Salon

    Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Readings by Adam Giannelli, Ben Hoffman, + Edgar Kunz.

  • Battle of the Brains 2017: A Pub Quiz in Support of SPD

    Lake Merritt Sailboat House 568 Bellevue Ave, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us at this classic pub quiz, featuring teams of up to 8 at each table, working together to answer trivia questions (some of them literary, some not).

  • Alia Malek

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

    Alia Malek discusses her new book, The Home That Was Our Country, with Michelline Marcom.

  • Bayani, Lee, Rader, Roberts, + Lin

    Esplande, Yerba Buena Gardens 761 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Lines and lyrics from Litquake Nation! 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.