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  • Poets Night

    Sunnyvale Public Library 665 W Olive Ave, Sunnyvale, CA, United States

    Poetry reading featuring Charlotte Muse, Riley O'Connell, and Kim Johnson.

  • 2017 Library Laureates: Library Love Stories

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

    Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love and following the 2016 sold-out event, we will again gather under the nautilus at the Main Library.

  • Gabriel Thompson

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

    Editor Gabriel Thompson discusses the latest Voice of Witness book, Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture.

  • MPC: B.H. Fairchild

    North Branch, Berkeley Public Library 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Marin Poetry Center and North Berkeley Library are proud to co-sponsor a reading by B.H. Fairchild.

  • Eastridge Open Mic

    Barnes & Noble at Eastridge Mall 2200 Eastridge Loop, Suite #1420, San José, CA, United States

    Featured reader Michelle Lin with an Open Mic afterward.

  • Morgan Parker

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

    Morgan Parker discusses her book There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

  • The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night

    PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Poetry Open Mic with a 3 minute time limit; readings with live jazz accompaniment.

  • Get Lit #23 (Music by Turk and Divis)

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    An amazing gathering of writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit. The emcee for the night will be...

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  • Sarah Ladipo Manyika

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

    Launch for Sarah Ladipo Manyika's second novel, Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun. Sarah will be in conversation with Daniel Handler.

  • Edie Meidav w/ Larry Bensky

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

    Edie Meidav in Conversation with Larry Bensky discussing Meidav's story collection, Kingdom of the Young.

  • Eveline Kanes + MaryLee McNeal

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

    Poets Eveline Kanes (A Coin Worn Thin) and MaryLee McNeal (The Way We Fall) will read from their latest collections.

  • Morgan Parker

    Hearst Field Annex Hearst Field Annex, Berkeley, CA, United States

    The Holloway Series of Poetry presents a reading with Morgan Parker.

  • Joyce Maynard

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

    Free reading!

  • Zachary Mason

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

    Join us for a reading and signing with Zachary Mason and his new book, Void Star!

  • Joan Frank

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

    Joan Frank reads from her new novel All the News I Need

  • Lyrics & Dirges

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

    Lyrics and Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers.

  • Marcy Dermansky w/ Daniel Hadler

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

    Marcy Dermansky discusses her new book, The Red Car, with Daniel Handler.

  • Spring in Translation: Poets on Translation

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

    A reading by five poet/translators. A reading of translation, of translating and of not translating.

  • Cleve Jones – When We Rise

    Bookshop West Portal 80 W Portal Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    We are thrilled to announce our second What We Do Now event featuring the amazing Cleve Jones in conversation with David Talbot to discuss activism...

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  • Hope in the Dark: Activist Book Club

    Mission Pie 2901 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Not just any book club. An intentional, socially engaged book club with an activist agenda. It all started with a pervasive sense of dread and...

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  • Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Coming from Nowhere

    Bishop Auditorium Stanford, CA, United States

    Coming from Nowhere: Breaking Free of Cultural Branding and Identity Politics Bahiyyih Nakhjavani was born in Iran, raised in Uganda, and educated in the UK...

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  • Mystical Poetry and the Awakened Heart

    Vedika Global 5950 Doyle St., Emeryville, CA, United States

    An Evening with Acharya Shunya and Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brianfeaturing heartfelt conversations on Bhakti and the Hidden Sweetness, and poetry reading by Yogacharya from her...

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  • Dana Goia Reading

    El Cerrito Public Library 6510 Stockton Ave, El Cerrito, CA, United States

    Poetry reading with poet laureate Dana Goia and others

  • Omar El Akkad

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

    Reading from his acclaimed new novel American War.

  • Jacob Weisman on Jews in Science Fiction: It’s Not a Fantasy

    Jewish Community Library 1835 Ellis St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jewish writers, including many from the Bay Area, are responsible for some of the most entertaining and mind-bending stories, books, and scripts written in the...

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  • Small Press Celebration: Editorial Argonáutica

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore welcomes Mark Haber, Scott Esposito and Editorial Argonáutica to the store to celebrate their latest bilingual books.

  • JP Voyer

    Pro Arts Gallery 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join Pro Arts and Little Black Cart on April 20th, 7:00 - 9:00 at Pro Arts Gallery for a book launch and reception for the English language version of "Inquiry Into the Causes and Nature of the Misery of People" by JP Voyer.