The Racket #36 : SOUND
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTo celebrate our third year of existence we've decided to tap the senses, to trod upon that which is most audible, to get a bunch...
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Joyce E. Young at Poetry Express Nov 18
Poetry Express 1585 University Ave., Berkeley, CA, United StatesOpen Mic + free (except for restaurant purchases) 7pm. 11/18/2019 Joyce E. Young is the author of How it Happens, published by Nomadic Press. Her...
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East Bay Release for Disasterama! at Badass Bookworm’s Lit Loft
The Legionnaire Saloon 2272 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United StatesJoin us for the East Bay release of "Disasterama", Alvin Orloff's fantabulous new memoir of '90's SF wild club kid, AIDS-activism, agitprop performance, and homocore...
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Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Writing Studio @ CCA 195 De Haro Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIngrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her first novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree (Doubleday) is an Indie Next selection, a Barnes &...
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Savannah Shange
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesdiscussing the subject of her new book Progressive Dystopia: Abolition, Antiblackness, and Schooling in San Francisco from Duke University Press San Francisco is the endgame...
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FeaturedBig Familia Book Launch
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandI am both thrilled & nervous to announce the book release party for 💥Big Familia!! on November 19 at East Bay Booksellers / Diesel. It's...
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Raquel Salas Rivera and Carina del Valle Schorske
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAUTHOR Raquel Salas Rivera Raquel Salas Rivera is the 2018-19 Poet Laureate of Philadelphia. They are the author of while they sleep (under the bed is another...
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Liska Jacobs: The Worst Kind of Want
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesLiska Jacobs discusses her new novel, The Worst Kind of Want with Rita Bullwinkel. About The Worst Kind of Want A trip to Italy reignites a woman’s desires...
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Marilyn Chin & Genny Lim
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEYCO-SPONSORED BY PEN WEST MARILYN CHIN's new book of poems is A Portrait of the Self as Nation: New and Selected Poems. Adrienne Rich said,...
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Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesWednesday, November 20, 7:30 pm Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning...
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Third Thursdays @ Willow Glen Library
Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Ave, San Jose , CA, United StatesFeature: Linda Lappin Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José, CA, 95125 (408) 808-3045 or (408) 266-1361 Free and open to the public. Linda...
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Jerome Rothenberg
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statescelebrating two new books The President of Desolation & Other Poems from Black Widow Press The Mystery of False Attachments from Word Palace Jerome Rothenberg is an internationally...
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In Common Writers Series: Raquel Salas Rivera and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, reading and in conversation
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThursday, November 21 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco State University The Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series welcomes two outstanding Latina poets,...
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Eric Thurm: Avidly Reads Board Games
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEric Thurm joins us to discuss his new book, Avidly Reads Board Games. Historic board games including, Busted!, a game from the 1970s about trying to start...
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The Best Small Fictions 2019
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us to celebrate the release of The Best Small Fictions 2019 with readings by Lori Sambol Brody, Natalie Hernandez, Joy Lanzendorfer, Kim Magowan, J.L. Montavon, and Kara...
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Elaine Sciolino in Conversation with Thad Carhart
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesElaine Sciolino in Conversation with Thad Carhart (and introduced by L. John Harris) discussing Sciolino's new book The Seine: The River that Made Paris. A soulful,...
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Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic
Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CAA Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press. Donations will be...
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In Common Writers Series: Vanessa Angélica Villarreal and Raquel Salas Rivera, reading and in conversation
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEYFriday, November 22 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue (btw Haste and Dwight Way), Berkeley The In Common Writers Series moves across the Bay, to...
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A World Without Wars – Part 1
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesIN CELEBRATION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE 6TH OVERTHROWING CAPITALISM ANTHOLOGY MAHNAZ BADIHIAN JIM NORMINGTON JOHN CURL BARBARA PASCHKE NELLIE WONG RAFAEL JESUS GONZALEZ LYNNE BARNES...
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Egypt + Holiday Potluck
Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CAHolidays can be difficult for many of us. Join us in Fellowship Hall (at the Oakland Peace Center—entrance off of 29th Street) as we band...
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D.S. Marriott reading from selected poetry
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesDS Marriot is a poet and critic, and Professor in the Department of History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and in...
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Marcia Falk & Steven Rood
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandMARCIA FALK’s new book is Inner East: Illuminated Poems and Blessings, which contains her own artwork side-by-side with her poetry and new blessings in English...
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Poets Laureate on Social Justice
Alibi Bookshop 624 Marin Street, VallejoPoets Laureate on Social Justice at Alibi Bookshop in downtown Vallejo, California. Part of the tour for Undocumented: Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice....
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Palestinian Voices: Palestinians Tell Their Stories
Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United StatesStories are powerful and they allow us to understand our common humanity. Manny's, in partnership with Mothers on the March, is putting together an events...
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#we – a talk and reading series of queer perspectives
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesPlease join us for the sixth installment of #we, a talk and reading series of queer perspectives hosted by Richard Loranger. Each event features two...
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Saturday Night Special presents: Obsession
Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesDon't miss the last SNS of the year! The last (fifth!) Saturday of November, right after Thanksgiving, we're celebrating OBSESSION. Every writer is obsessed with...
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Joan Baranow & Joan Aleshire
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandThis reading will feature a festive book launch for JOAN BARANOW’s new book of poems, In the Next Life. Alicia Suskin Ostriker says, “The lilt...
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Enduring Struggle, Enduring Spirits
San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesENDURING STRUGGLE, ENDURING SPIRITS: Remembering Steve Abbott and Karl Tierney on World AIDS Day Location: Latino/Hispanic meeting room, Lower Level, San Francisco Public Library, 100...
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Scarlett Sabet
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from her new collection of poetry Camille Scarlett Sabet is a London based poet and performer. Her poetry has been featured in GQ, Tatler, Constellation Magazine, The Violet Book and Dazed...
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Bazaar Writers Salon
Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesReadings by Daniel Ari, Colby Cotton, Caroline Goodwin, and Ari Moskowitz Hosted by Peter Kline Daniel Ari serves as poet laureate of Richmond, California and...
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