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  • Juliana Spahr

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

    discussing the subject of her new book Du Bois's Telegram : Literary Resistance and State Containment published by Harvard U. Press In 1956 W. E....

  • Jasmine Guillory – THE PROPOSAL

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Event date: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 7:00pm Event address: East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618

  • Tyehimba Jess

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

    Tyehimba Jess is the author of two books of poetry, Leadbelly and Olio which won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, The Midland Society Author’s Award in...

  • great weather for MEDIA Book Party & Open Mic

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

    Celebrate the publication of great weather for MEDIA's latest anthology, Suitcase of Chrysanthemums and meet an indie press looking for new voices. Featuring contributors and special guests...

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  • Adam Hochschild

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

    discussing the subject of his new book Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays published by University of California Press In this rich collection,...

  • Sally McGrane

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

    Sally McGrane Clement: Sally McGrane Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 7:00pm This event will be held at our Clement St. location. Sally McGrane discusses her...

  • 9th Ave: Anita Felicelli and Peg Alford Pursell

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

    Anita Felicelli discusses her debut story collection, Love Songs for a Lost Continent with Peg Alford Pursell. Praise for Love Songs for a Lost Continent “Love Songs...

  • great weather for MEDIA Book Release Party

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

    Celebrate the publication of great sweather for MEDIA's latest anthology, Suitcase of Chrysanthemums and meet an indie press looking for new voices. Featuring contributors and special guests...

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  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018:   October 6, November 3, December 1 3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley,...

  • Poets Cody-Rose Clevidence, Margaret Ross, and Rohan DaCosta

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

    Hey! Poets! Friends of poets! People dragged to poetry readings for various personal and professional reasons! You know what time it is! It's time for...

  • BINDERY: Silent Book Club SF

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bring a book, bring a friend, and join us at the Bindery for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books...

  • Book Launch: “Five Fingered Being” by Grace Rosario Perkins

    The Growlery 235 Broderick, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us at The Growlery in San Francisco to celebrate Grace Rosario Perkins' new book of paintings, "Five Fingered Being". The book is 52 pages, 8x11" and...

  • Clark Coolidge

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Clark Coolidge reads from Poet (Pressed Wafer) and other works. Author of more than twenty books of poetry, Clark Coolidge has occupied a singular place...

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  • Tim Mohr in conversation with Penelope Houston

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

    Cosponsored by Rock 'n Roll Book Club in conjunction with City Lights and Algonquin Books celebrating the release of Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of...

  • Quiet Lightning

    RIncon Rark The Embarcadero & Folsom St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    On November 5, Quiet Lightning returns for a series of 9 surprises: Peter Bullen Shirley Huey Fernando Meisenhalter Maia Bull Cassandra Dallett Sarah Henry Sean...

  • election Night with ZYZZYVA

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

    Election Night with Zyzzyva Hosted by Oscar Villalon, ZYZZYVA Managing Editor with Nestor Gomez, Matthew Zapruder, Caille Millner, Dean Rader, Ismail Muhammad, Vanessa Hua, and D.A. Powell Come join a...

  • Caroline J Thibeaux

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

    Caroline J Thibeaux discusses her new book The Dragonglass Bowl: The Dream Walker's Path. About The Dragonglass Bowl Is a dream a thing of Shadow or...

  • Claire Grossman, Terry Taplin, Jacq Greyja

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Claire Grossman studies English literature at Stanford and is co-curator of Cantíl, an Oakland-based reading series. Terry Taplin is an MFA in Creative Writing Candidate...

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  • Día de los muertos / Day of the Dead

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

    Featured readers: Rafael Jesús Gonzáez, Jess Medina, Jan Steckel, Andrena Zawinski. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic...

  • George Albon in conversation with Maxwell Shanley

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

    George Albon in conversation with Maxwell Shanley celebrating the release of Lyric Multiples: Aspiration, Practice, Immanence, Migration from Nightboat Press A poet's capacious and visionary sequence...

  • Samina Ali

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

    Samina Ali is an award-winning author, activist and cultural commentator. Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, won France’s prestigious Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award and...

  • What Future 2018

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

    Co-editor Rose Eveleth, and contributors Lauren Smiley, and Annalee Newitz discuss What Future: The Year's Best Ideas To Reclaim, Reanimate And Reinvent Our Future.   Rose Eveleth is a...

  • L.A. Kauffman

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

    L.A. Kauffman discussing the subject of her new book How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance published by University of California...

  • BINDERY: The Fight for a Free Press: Book Launch and Panel

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Alison Littman for the launch of her debut novel, Radio Underground. Littman will join New York Times journalist Sheera Frenkel, cybersecurity expert Bill Marczak (Larry King, Washington Post, Vanity Fair) and Camille Fischer from the Electronic...