• Robert Hass and Essy Stone

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    This event is cosponsored by Poetry Society of America and the Mill Valley Library. This is sure to be a packed event, so register on the...

  • Litquake 2018

    Full schedule is here

  • Carolyn Miller & Carol Moldaw

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    Carolyn Miller is a poet and painter living in San Francisco. Route 66 and Its Sorrows, her most recent book of poetry, was published by Terrapin Books...

  • Marc Dollinger: Black Power, Jewish Politics

    Osher Marin JCC 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA, United States

    The Osher Marin JCC is pleased to host an evening in celebration of Marc Dollinger's new book Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in...

    Free, RSVP
  • Robert Hass and Essy Stone Mill Valley Library

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    This event is cosponsored by Poetry Society of America and the Mill Valley Library. This is sure to be a packed event, so register on the...

  • Peter LaBerge & Rebecca Foust Falkirk Center

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    Rebecca Foust, the Marin County Poet Laureate, is the author of four books of poetry: Paradise Drive (2015), which won a Poetry Society of Virginia Book Award,...

  • Flight of Poets: Pairings for the Senses

    Sonoma Valley Museum of Art 551 Broadway, Sonoma, United States

    The best of California art, poetry, food, and wine all come together at our 3rd annual Pairings event. Meet Sonoma winemakers, chefs, and artists along...

    $25 – $35
  • Why There Are Words Presents: Ultimate

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Join Why There Are Words on December 13, 2018, at Studio 333 in Sausalito when eight acclaimed authors read from their works to help us...

    $10
  • David St. John & Jane Mead

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    David St. John has won many significant prizes, including both the Rome Fellowship and the Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of...

  • Red Light Lit: Harmon Guest House

    Harmon Guest House 227 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA

    Celebrate Valentine's Day a little early with Red Light Lit on the rooftop of Harmon Guest House in Healdsburg, CA. Spend the day roaming wine...

    $20
  • Why There Are Words Presents: Somewhere Else

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Ever feel like being somewhere else? There’s no better place to be than with Why There Are Words on February 14, 2019, at Studio 333...

    $10
  • After Hours – Record Listening Night: 1972

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours - Record Listening Night: 1972 Friday, March 1st · 7:00pm The year of the Watergate break-in, the first Price is Right, and the release...

  • Why There Are Words Presents: Witness

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Join Why There Are Words on March 14, 2019, at Studio 333 in Sausalito and bear witness to a spectacular evening of readings, as six...

    $10
  • Lynn Emanuel and Troy Jollimore

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    Lynn Emanuel is the author of several volumes of poetry. She sees her Hotel Fiesta (1984), The Dig (1992), and Then, Suddenly— (1999) as a triptych exploring the convention and flexibility...

  • After Hours – Brendan Kiely: Consent and #MeToo

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours - Brendan Kiely: Consent and #MeToo Friday, March 22nd · 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Through discussion of personal experiences,...

  • After Hours: Poetry World Series

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours: Poetry World Series Friday, April 5th · 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. This unlikely pairing of baseball and poetry showcases...

  • Literary Cafe presents: RUTH REICHL

    Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts 200 N. San Pedro Rd, San Rafael

    Trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl took the risk (and the job) of a lifetime when she entered the glamorous, high-stakes world...

    $40 – $55
  • Why There Are Words Presents: Familiar

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Join Why There Are Words on April 11, 2019, at Studio 333 in Sausalito for a familiarly spectacular night of readings as six acclaimed authors...

    $10
  • Fire, Rain, Darkness: Three New Books from Sixteen Rivers Press

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA

    Fire, Rain, Darkness: Three New Books from Sixteen Rivers Press April 13 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm CAMILLE NORTON, BARBARA SWIFT BAUER & MAYA KHOSLA Book Signing,...

    $10
  • Erica Jong and Francesca Bell

    The Osher Marin JCC 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael

    Kanbar Auditorium, Osher Marin Jewish Community Center 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael This special event is cosponsored by the Marin JCC and Red...

  • Literary Cafe presents: An Evening with Erica Jong

    Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts 200 N. San Pedro Rd, San Rafael

    Erica Jong, author of the acclaimed Fear of Flying, reads selections from her new book of poetry, The World Began with Yes (Red Hen Press)....

    $8 – $12.
  • Poet Laureate Celebration

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    Rebecca Foust, outgoing poet laureate of Marin County will host this event, welcoming the new poet laureate and honoring previous poets laureate. The evening will...

  • Why There Are Words Presents: Strange

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Aren’t the strangest experiences often the most relatable—the most memorable? Join Why There Are Words on May 9, 2019, at Studio 333 in Sausalito for...

    $10
  • Sixteen Rivers Anthology Celebration

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    America, We Call Your Name: Poems of  Resistance and Resilience, was conceived in response to the 2016 presidential election, combines the voices of poets from across America—from...