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David Holper is a performing poet and Professor of English at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California. He recently published his second book of...

The Bindery hosts Helen Phillips for her new novel The Need. She'll be in conversation with Sarah Rich. Please join us! When Molly, home alone with her two young children,...

Karl Marlantes discusses his new novel, Deep River. Praise for Deep River “Marlantes poignantly depicts the intimacies of personal dramas that echo the twentieth century’s unprecedented...

Help the Bay Area literary community celebrate two decades (to the day) of the world-famous festival known as Litquake. Founded in a dive bar 20...

The Bindery hosts the launch for Peg Alford Pursell's new book, A Girl Goes into the Forest. She'll be in conversation with Caille Millner, and there will be...

Bruce Conforth discusses his new book, Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Rovert Johnson. Praise for Up Jumped the Devil “This is the book...

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Lily Bernheimer discusses her new book, The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being. About The Shaping of Us Spaces we...

Lary Bloom discusses his new biography, Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas. About Sol LeWitt Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), one of the most influential artists of the...

Lary Bloom discusses his new biography, Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas. About Sol LeWitt Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), one of the most influential artists of the...

Charlie Getter & Tom Stolmar Not to be missed!

* Saturday, July 20 ____ Curator: Tongo Eisen-Martin ____ Readers:  TBA          * Saturday, September 28 100 Thousand Poets For Change / Bay Area Poetry Marathon joint...

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

Booksmith welcomes Chuck Klosterman back to the store for his new story collection, Raised in Captivity. More information to be announced soon, but please save the date and...

John Corbett discusses his new book, Pick up the Pieces: Excursions in Seventies Music. Praise for Pick up the Pieces " thoroughly enjoyable—and gorgeously written—joy ride...

Kristen Arnett discusses her new novel, Mostly Dead Things with Esmé Weijun Wang. Praise for Mostly Dead Things “Mostly Dead Things is one of the strangest and funniest and...

Kristen Arnett discusses her new novel, Mostly Dead Things with Esmé Weijun Wang. Praise for Mostly Dead Things “Mostly Dead Things is one of the strangest and funniest and...

The Bindery hosts Sarah Rose Etter for the launch of her anticipated debut novel, The Book of X. She’ll be joined byTrisha Low and Tommy Pico. A surreal exploration of...

Student Showcase readings "Write From The Gut" featuring our faculty, alumni and current students reading works in progress. With your host Paul Corman-Roberts

Kenneth E. Hartman's sentence to live without parole was recently commuted by Governor Jerry Brown after he had spent 35 years in prison. He is...

Last year, former Benicia Unified School District groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson won a settlement for the cancer he got as a result of using Round Up...

Photographer B.A. Van Sise discusses his new book, Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry. Also featuring readings by poets Jane Hirshfield and Dorianne Laux. Praise...

The End of the End of the World Literary Café Presents: Benjamin Heim Shephard and Lynn Breedlove Hosted by James Tracy, author of Dispatches Against Displacement (AK...