Our annual holiday party at the Falkirk mansion is a time for poetry, song, and great food. Bring a poem and a holiday dish to...
What does “last” really mean? Answer this question with Why There Are Words on December 12, 2019, at Studio 333 in Sausalito for a lively...
Evie Shockley is the author of semiautomatic and the new black, both winners of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Poetry; semiautomatic was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the LA...
Cosponsored by Poetry Society of America Gary Snyder began his career in the 1950s as a noted member of the “Beat Generation,” though he has since...
A major collection of entirely new poems from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author, Robert Hass A new volume of poetry from Robert...
Our first reading of the year will feature Marin Poet Laureate Terry Lucas, and poet Kat Crawford. Terry Lucas is the author of two full-length...
OUR FIRST You're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... OPEN MIC @ The Lost Church - Santa Rosa!!!!! WOOOoooOOOOOooooooooooOOOOOOO!!!! $10 in advance &...
Benicia Public Library in the Dona Benicia Room. Hosted by Benicia Poet Laureate Tom Stanton. Mystery Poet followed by open mic! Founded in 2003.
Mary Ladd, author of The Wig Diaries, will host a book signing at Copperfield's Books in Napa. The Wig Diaries is Mary Ladd’s debut disrespectful...
Tickets: $40 (includes signed book) In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout...
Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Celebrate ten years of the Naked Truth with some of our favorite storytellers! Emcee Josh Healey is joined...
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass reads from Summer Snow, his first collection of new poems in a decade. About Summer Snow A new volume...
We are pleased to present a sampling of “Poetry from Prisoners” incarcerated in California. Readers will include poets Rose Black and Ken Weisner, currently teaching...
Jenny Offill, bestselling author of Dept of Speculation, visits Point Reyes to discuss her highly anticipated novel, Weather. Jenny will be in conversation with the...
Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Longtime pollster Mark DiCamillo will discuss the California primary election and provide an overview of other elections taking...
Benicia Public Library in the Dona Benicia Room. Hosted by Benicia Poet Laureate Tom Stanton. Mystery Poet followed by open mic! Founded in 2003.
Come join us for a special event to hear Dr. Shauna Shapiro speak on this very timely topic: Rewire Your Mind: The Science of Mindfulness...
The Mycological Society of Marin is proud to announce Mushrooms Demythified with David Arora. Join us for this special After Hours mushroom talk where David...
Cynthia Li in conversation with Anna O'Malley about her book, Brave New Medicine. This event is co-sponsored by the Natura Institute for Ecology and Medicine...
Anders Carlson-Wee is the author of The Low Passions, published by W.W. Norton in 2019. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, BuzzFeed, Ploughshares, Virginia Quarterly...
A gathering for those who write and/or are interested in poetry! Local poet John Leonard will introduce featured poet Chris Spark who will do a...
Jane Hirshfield reads from her new collection of poems, Ledger. About Ledger: From one of our most celebrated contemporary poets--long-listed for the National Book Award...
Benicia Public Library in the Dona Benicia Room. Hosted by Benicia Poet Laureate Tom Stanton. Mystery Poet followed by open mic! Founded in 2003.
Ellen Bass’s poetry includes Indigo (Copper Canyon Press, forthcoming 2020) Like a Beggar (Copper Canyon Press, 2014), The Human Line (Copper Canyon Press, 2007), and Mules of Love (BOA, 2002). She co-edited, with...
Friday, April 24th | 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Daniel Handler emcees this fabulous mashup of poetry and baseball where poets are...
Mary Ruefle is the author of many books, including Dunce (Wave Books, 2019), My Private Property (Wave Books, 2016), Trances of the Blast (Wave Books, 2013), Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures (Wave Books, 2012),...
Journalist Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano discuss Fire in Paradise, their account about the 2018 Camp Fire, one of the worst wildfires in U.S. history. About...
Bestselling author Sandor Ellix Katz joins us for a virtual event for his new book, Fermentation as Metaphor (Chelsea Green). This event will stream on Crowdcast. Visit...
This Poetry Reading Series provides a unique opportunity to hear diverse and unusual sets of readers, in this case pairing long-time friends who rarely have...
Rick Barot was born in the Philippines in 1969 and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He studied at Wesleyan University and The Writers’ Workshop...