Poets @ Play

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

topic: tba Edwin Markham House in History Park 635 Phelan Avenue, San José, CA 95112 Admission FREE Free parking in the Staff/Volunteer lot on Phelan...

Free

Daniel Levitin, Successful Aging

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

Neuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music) will join us to discuss his important new book, Successful Aging. Author of the...

Free

Roz Chast & Patricia Marx on Love

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

After last April's sold-out show, Roz Chast and Patricia Marx return to Kepler's for You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a...

$15 – $35

Peggy Orenstein, Boys & Sex

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

This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updated information, or sign up for our events emails. This free event will take place at...

Free

Orin & Manjula Martin, Fruit Trees for Every Garden

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

Just in time for pruning season! Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Orin Martin, long-time manager of the renowned Alan Chadwick Garden at UC Santa Cruz, and...

Free

Carmen Maria Machado with Clara Sherley-Appel

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

National Book Award Finalist and winner of the Shirley Jackson award, author of the bestselling Her Body and Other Parties , Carmen Maria Machado’s writing...

$30

Tommy Orange Reading & Conversation with Nick Taylor

Hammer Theater Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio Walk, San Jose, CA, United States

The Center for Literary Arts is pleased to present Tommy Orange, author of There There on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Hammer Theatre's Black...

Free

Steven Levy, Facebook: The Inside Story at Bookshop Santa Cruz

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

He has had unprecedented access to Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg for three years. And now renowned tech writer Steven Levy delivers the definitive history...

Free

Launch Reading for “Dear—”

United Japanese Christian Church 136 N Villa Ave., Clovis, CA, United States

A community reading of letters commemorating "Day of Remembrance" and launching "Dear—" a new book project and online letter archive compiled by Brynn Saito with...

Free

Anna-Marie McLemore and Elana K Arnold

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

Two much loved authors. Two fabulous critically-acclaimed new books. One exceptional afternoon. The Red Tour is coming to Kepler’s! Meet Anna-Marie McLemore and Elana K....

Free

Niloufar Talebi: Self-Portrait In Bloom

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

Niloufar Talebi visits to share from her new hybrid and poetic memoir, Self-Portrait In Bloom, the literary accompaniment to her recent opera, both inspired by...

$5 – $25

Marcelo Hernadez Castillo, Children of the Land at Bookshop Santa Cruz

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

Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes award-winning poet Marcelo Hernandez Castillo for a discussion and signing of his new memoir about growing up undocumented in the United States. Children...

Free

Well-RED: Tshaka Campbell & James Cagney

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

Reading Series Tuesday, February 11, 7:00pm features: Tshaka Campbell and James Cagney open mic follows Poetry cat Works/San José 365 South Market Street in downtown...

$3

Evelyn Skye: Cloak of Night w/ Stacey Lee

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

You know Evelyn Skye from the wonderful New York Times bestselling The Crown’s Game, The Crown’s Fate, and Circle of Shadows. The wait for her...

Free

Craig Vachon, The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley

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

ookshop welcomes Craig Vachon for a reading and signing of The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley, his entertaining tale of a befuddled but highly capable venture capitalist who...

Free

Sisters in Crime

Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church 728 Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale

We are excited to have our Legal Advocacy Fundraiser, Sisters in Crime. Featured this year will be four local authors: The moderator Heather Haven has...

$15

Third Thursdays @ Willow Glen featuring Kaecey McCormick

Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Ave, San Jose , CA, United States

Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José, CA, 95125 (408) 808-3045 or (408) 266-1361 Free and open to the public. Kaecey McCormick is an author,...

Free

Bay Area Generations: Poets & Writers Salon | Foster City, CA

Penelope's Coffee & Tea 3 Plaza View Ln, Ste N, Foster City, CA, United States

Bay Area Generations: Poets & Writers Salon Thursday, February 20, 2020 7-9 pm at Penelope's Coffee & Teas, Foster City A literary salon featuring curated...

$10

JoAnne Silver Jones, Headstrong at Bookshop Santa Cruz

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

Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes JoAnne Silver Jones for a discussion and signing of her new book, Headstrong. After a sudden assault by a stranger left Jones with severe traumatic...

Free

FREE OFFSITE EVENT: Amitav Ghosh, “Unmuting the Brutes”

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

The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz and the Center for Creative Ecologies present Beyond the End of the World Lecture Series, featuring Amitav Ghosh: “Unmuting...

Free

Jamel Brinkley

SJSU MLK Library 150 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA, United States

The Center for Literary Arts is excited to welcome author of A Lucky Man and finalist for the National Book Award, Jamel Brinkley in conversation with SJSU’s...

Free

Christopher Kerr, Death Is but a Dream at Bookshop Santa Cruz

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

Hospice of Santa Cruz County, in partnership with Bookshop Santa Cruz, presents Dr. Christopher Kerr who will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Death...

Free

Well-RED

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

features: Barbara Jane Reyes & Oscar Bermeo open mic follows   doors open 6:30pm $3 donation at the door Works is on the Market Street...

$3

Poets @ Play

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

Admission FREE Free parking in the Staff/Volunteer lot on Phelan Avenue. Please enter History Park from the Phelan Avenue side Questions? Call 408-368-0353 RSVP recommended...

Free

Zach Norris, We Keep Us Safe at Bookshop Santa Cruz

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

ookshop Santa Cruz and the NAACP of Santa Cruz County welcome Zach Norris, executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, for a discussion and signing...

Free

Naomi Shihab Nye

Student Union Theater, San Jose State University 1 Washington Square, San Jose , CA, United States

On Thursday, March 26, 2020 the Center for Literary Arts will present poet Naomi Shihab Nye at the Student Union Theatre at 7PM. The reading...

$5 – $10

Alka Joshi: The Henna Artist w/ Anita Amirrezvani

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

Join us for an event with Alka Joshi, your favorite new novelist, in conversation with Anita Amirrezvani. We know you'll love Alka's debut, The Henna...

$7 – $33