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  • Babylon Salon

    The Armory Club 1799 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Babylon Salon is a San Francisco-based showcase and community of writers, performers, readers, singers, musicians, magicians, imbibers (of spirits and spirit), and revelers.

  • Imaniman: A Night of Poetry

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

    Join contributors from Imaniman: Poets Writing in the Anzaldúan Borderlands for an evening of poetry and reflections on fronteras, identity, and art.

  • 3 Blues-y Ladies

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Banty Hen, Andrea Passwater, and Rosie Cima perform music to poetry.

  • Courtney Maum

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Courtney Maum to the store to discuss and sign her new novel, Touch.

  • Bazaar Writers Salon Reading

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

    Readings by Aamina Ahmad, Peg Alford Pursell, Michael Shewmaker, + Shelley Wong.

  • Quiet Lightning

    Clarion Music Performing Arts Center 816 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    This will be a free show, and the first 100 people will receive a book featuring all of the selected writing and cover art by a local artist.

  • Lisa Ko

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

    This powerful debut is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice.

  • Shut Up + Share

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

    A first come, first serve reading group.

  • An evening of poetry w/ Hass, Manuel, + Hood

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Robert Hass, Douglas Manuel, and Charles Hood to the store to discuss and sign their latest works.

  • Jess Arndt

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

    Reading from her short fiction debut, Large Animals.

  • Moon Drop presents Prince

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

    Each reading will have a theme, June 7th being The Beautiful One's Birthday will be a tribute to Prince.

  • Trina Robbins + Artists

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

    Booksmith is excited to host author Trina Robbins for her new graphic novel, A Minyen Yidn!

  • Kevin Kwan: Rich People Problems

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend.

  • Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi: Kintu

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi to the store to discuss and sign Kintu.

  • Laleh Khadivi

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

    Laleh Khadivi in conversation with Micheline Aharonian Marcom celebrating the release of A Good Country

  • Andrew Shvarts

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

    Join us to celebrate the launch of Royal Bastards by local author Andrew Shvarts.

  • Jenny Forrester + Ariel Gore

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

    Jenny Forrester in conversation with Ariel Gore about her memoir, Narrow River, Wide Sky.

  • Thad Carhart

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Thad Carhart reads from his delightful memoir, Finding Fontainebleau: An American Boy in France, just out in paperback.

  • Danielle Krysa

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Danielle Krysa discussing her book, Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk.

  • Glen David Gold

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

    Local luminary Paul Madonna will be in conversation with acclaimed novelist Glen David Gold re: his new book “On To The Next Dream.”

  • Cleave + Liminal

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

    9 women writers, represented in anthology Cleave/Liminal, will read from their work.

  • Annie Hartnett

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

    Annie Hartnett discusses her new novel, Rabbit Cake, w/ Ellen O'Connell Whittet.

  • Adeline Nip

    SF Public Library 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States

    Book talk + signing!

  • Paseo Artistico: Tender Buttons

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

    An afternoon of bay area poetry <3

  • New releases from Pelekinesis Press

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

    Join us for a special evening of sharing from three Pelekinesis authors reading from their latest books!

  • Melodie Winawer: The Scribe of Siena

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

    The Scribe of Siena is the captivating story of a brilliant woman’s passionate affair with a time and a place that captures her in an impossibly romantic and dangerous trap—testing the strength of fate and the bonds of love.