• Katharine Dion, The Dependents

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz presents Katharine Dion, in conversation with Elizabeth McKenzie, for her new book, The Dependents—a wise and lyrical debut novel about a new widower confronting...

  • Big Ideas Reading Group

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future by Johan Norberg Our world seems to be collapsing. The daily news cycle reports the deterioration:...

  • Jessamyn Stanley, Every Body Yoga

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    This event will be a part of Bookshop Santa Cruz's Women's Voices effort in August. You can read more about the program here. Bookshop is delighted...

  • Non-Fiction Discussion Group

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Sapiens by Yuval Harari One hundred thousand years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens....

  • Paula Saunders, The Distance Home

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Bookshop welcomes Paula Saunders for a reading and signing of her riveting novel, The Distance Home. This event is part of our Debuts of Summer series. In...

  • Middle Grade Writers’ Craft Discussion Group

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend The Middle Grade Writers’ Craft Discussion Group meets monthly to discuss children’s novels aimed at a...

  • Well-RED Reading Series

    Works/San José 365 S Market St, San Jose, CA, United States

    features: Joyce E. Young and David Denny open mic follows at Works/San José 365 South Market Street in downtown San José doors open 6:30pm $2 admission,...

    $2
  • Clifford Mae Henderson, Perfect Little Worlds

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz is pleased to present award-winning author Clifford Mae Henderson for a book discussion and signing of her new novel set in Santa Cruz...

  • Gretchen McNeil with Stephanie Kuehn

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Discover the true horror of social media in #murdertrending by critically-acclaimed author Gretchen McNeil Think Scream Queens meets The Hunger Games, in which seventeen-year-old Dee...

  • Poets @ Play

    Edwin Markham House in History Park 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, United States

    Sunday, August 19, 1pm-3:30pm this month: Jarvis Subia Edwin Markham House in History Park 1650 Senter Road, San José, CA 95112 Admission FREE Free parking...

  • Fiction Discussion Group

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    The Girl who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen Emily Benedict has come to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the...

  • Dr. Dan Siegel

    Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center 555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton, United States

    NB: This event will be held at the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center at 555 Middlefield Rd., Atherton, CA. Dr. Dan Siegel’s work has been nothing...

    $15 – $50
  • Books & Brews: Book Swap

    Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 402 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Book Swap! At Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 402 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz Event #4 of Bookshop’s 2018 Books & Brews Passport Series Have you ever loved a book...

  • Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence with Dr. Dan Siegel

    1440 Multiversity 800 Bethany Dr, Scotts Valley, CA, United States

    Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence with Dr. Dan Siegel Sunday, August 26th, from 7:30 - 9:00 At 1440 Multiversity 1440 Multiversity in partnership...

    $55
  • Evening Literary Seminar: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward This gorgeous, down-to-earth National Book Award Winner is not to be missed. It’s not enough to say that Salvage...

    $48
  • Daytime Literary Seminar: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward This gorgeous, down-to-earth National Book Award Winner is not to be missed. It’s not enough to say that Salvage...

    $48 – $160
  • Lisa Locascio, Open Me

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Lisa Locascio for a reading and signing of her evocative novel, Open Me—the final event in our Debuts of Summer series.    Roxana...

  • Amplify: A Storytellling Conference for People of Color

    UC Berkeley

    Featuring workshops with Shanthi Sekaran on Writing Outside Your Cultural Experience, Norman Antonio Zelaya on Cadence, Community and Representation, and Vanessa Hua on Narrative Journalism, amongst others....

    $30
  • An Evening with Sean Penn, Author of ‘Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff’

    Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

    "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff" (Atria Books) by two-time Academy Award(R)-winning actor, writer and director Sean Penn, is Mr. Penn's first novel. The darkly...

    $36 – $55
  • ‘Hitler, My Neighbor: Memories of a Jewish Childhood, 1929-1939’

    Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

    "Hitler My Neighbor: Memories of a Jewish Childhood, 1929-1939" is about Edgar Feuchtwanger's unique experience as a young boy, watching Hitler from inside the windows...

    $8 – $26
  • Litquake 2018

    Full schedule is here

  • Irish Arts & Writers Festival

    Los Gatos CA Los Gatos, California, CA

    The Irish Arts & Writers Festival brings together Irish writers and audiences in the historic and intimate town of Los Gatos, CA (located an hour...

    $50 – $150
  • Red Light Lit at lille æske

    lille æske 13160 Central Avenue, Boulder Creek, CA, United States

    Saturday, December 1, 2018 8pm | Doors at 7:30pm Tickets: $10-$20 Sliding Scale Red Light Lit is a mashup of live music and poetry set to...

    $10 – $20
  • Red Light Lit at lille æske

    lille æske 13160 Central Avenue, Boulder Creek, CA, United States

    Saturday, December 1, 2018 8pm | Doors at 7:30pm Tickets: $10-$20 Sliding Scale Red Light Lit is a mashup of live music and poetry set to...

    $10 – $20
  • San José Poetry Slam

    Cafe Stritch 374 S. First Street, San Jose, CA, United States

    Sunday, December 9 hosted by Mighty Mike McGee, Santa Clara County Poet Laureate feature: tba Doors and sign up list opens at 5:00pm Sign up...

    $5 – $10
  • MICHELLE OBAMA at SAP Center at San Jose

    SAP Center 525 W Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA, United States

    Books Inc. will be selling copies of Becoming, the memoir by the former First Lady of the United States, at her December 14 event with Michelle Norris...

    $95 – $126