Booksmith is thrilled to host writer and editor Lisa Locascio for the launch of Golden State 2017: New Writing from California.
A night of reading!
A night of Beat Poetry!
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Robert Hass, Douglas Manuel, and Charles Hood to the store to discuss and sign their latest works.
Reading from her short fiction debut, Large Animals.
Each reading will have a theme, June 7th being The Beautiful One's Birthday will be a tribute to Prince.
Booksmith is excited to host author Trina Robbins for her new graphic novel, A Minyen Yidn!
Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend.
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi to the store to discuss and sign Kintu.
Laleh Khadivi in conversation with Micheline Aharonian Marcom celebrating the release of A Good Country
Join us to celebrate the launch of Royal Bastards by local author Andrew Shvarts.
Jenny Forrester in conversation with Ariel Gore about her memoir, Narrow River, Wide Sky.
Thad Carhart reads from his delightful memoir, Finding Fontainebleau: An American Boy in France, just out in paperback.
Danielle Krysa discussing her book, Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk.
Local luminary Paul Madonna will be in conversation with acclaimed novelist Glen David Gold re: his new book “On To The Next Dream.”
9 women writers, represented in anthology Cleave/Liminal, will read from their work.
Annie Hartnett discusses her new novel, Rabbit Cake, w/ Ellen O'Connell Whittet.
Book talk + signing!
An afternoon of bay area poetry <3
Join us for a special evening of sharing from three Pelekinesis authors reading from their latest books!
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.
Kim Shuck's monthly poetry series
Poetry! A reading from Tongo Eisen-Martin, Raina Leon, and James Cagney.
Guest curator Julian Talamantez Brolaski with readers Sirama Bajo, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Evan Kennedy, Erica Lewis, Laura Moriarty, Cedar Sigo, Max Wolf Valerio, and Ronaldo Wilson.
Discussing the subject of his new book Masquerade: Treason, the Holocaust, and an Irish Impostor.
Booksmith is excited to host Philip Kobylarz for his new book A Miscellany of Diverse Things. He'll be in conversation with Renee Rettig.
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.
Book signing follows the readings.
Alex Dimitrov and Randall Mann reading from new poetry.
Booksmith hosts local poet Christopher Bernard for his new book Chien Lunatique.