Cherrie Moraga

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

Internationally acclaimed artist, Cherríe Moraga delivers a poetic, heart-wrenching reflection on her mother’s complex relationship to America and the pioneering, queer Latina feminist daughter who...

Independent Bookstore Day 2019

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

Bookshop Santa Cruz will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, all day long, from opening at 9 am to close at...

Bill McKibben

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

Thirty years ago, Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he’s broadening that warning: the entire human game has begun...

$15 – $45

David Zeltser, The Night Library

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

SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 - 4:00PM This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updated information, or sign up for our events emails....

Night Shift: A Jewish Cultural Experience

Town and Country Village El Camino Real & Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto

Night Shift is a Jewish cultural experience. It's a new take on Shavuot-the holiday that celebrates Jewish culture and literacy. Come gather at Town and...

$18 – $25

phren-Z Live Reading

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

Join Santa Cruz’s online literary magazine phren-Z who will host local writers as they read their new and recent work. Reading authors will be announced...

Kalyn Josephson with Tara Sim

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

We’re launching Kalyn Josephson's debut novel, The Storm Crow a thrilling new fantasy that follows a fallen princess as she ignites a rebellion to bring...

Jan Steckel at Third Thursdays at Willow Glen Library

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

Featured reader: Jan Steckel! Open mic to follow. Free and open to the public. Jan Steckel is a former pediatrician who stopped practicing medicine because...

Free

This is Now: Richard A. Clarke on Cyber Threat

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

Cyberwar"— or cyber-anything, for that matter— has always carried a whiff of science fiction about it. But it's not fiction, it's certainly not entertainment, and - as...

$15 – $45

Josie Iselin, The Curious World of Seaweed

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

Bookshop welcomes Josie Iselin for a discussion and signing of her beautiful new book, The Curious World of Seaweed—a deep dive and exploration into a somewhat neglected...

Stacey Lee with Stephanie Garber

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

Join us to celebrate the launch of Stacey Lee’s powerful, compelling, and critically acclaimed new novel, The Downstairs Girl, about family, community, and the importance...

Beth Macy, Dopesick

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

Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes bestselling author and journalist Beth Macy for a discussion and signing of her important book, Dopesick—the only book to fully chart the...

BOOKS & BREWS: Kira Jane Buxton at Discretion Brewing

Discretion Brewing 2703 41st Avenue, Soquel, CA, United States

Books & Brews continues with a special author event at Discretion Brewing, 2703 41st Avenue, Suite E, Soquel. Author event: Kira Jane Buxton will join us at...

Free

Téa Obreht, Inland

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

Bookshop is delighted to welcome Téa Obreht, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife, back to the store for a reading and signing...

Catamaran Literary Reader, Fall 2019 Issue Launch

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

Contributors to the Fall 2019 Issue of Catamaran Literary Reader will join us for a live reading in celebration of the issue launch. Readers featured at this issue...

Poetry in Parks 2019

Ayala Cove, Angel Island CA, United States

The 5th Annual Poetry in Parks / Ayala Cove on Angel Island Sunday, Sept 15, 2019, 11a – 4pm Youth readings A literary mixtape curated by Katie Tandy and July Westhale...

Olivia Gatwood, Life of the Party: Poems

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

Bookshop welcomes Olivia Gatwood for a reading and signing of her new poetry collection, Life of the Party. A thrilling new voice in contemporary feminist poetry weaves...

Litquake Santa Cruz

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019 - 7:00PM   Funny & Peculiar: Santa Cruz Writers on Keeping it Weird It’s 2019 and it seems like things couldn’t...

Deepak Chopra, Metahuman

santa cruz civic auditorium 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA

Bookshop Santa Cruz is thrilled to present an evening with New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra, who will share his new book, Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential....

$35

Tui Sutherland, Wings of Fire

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

Tui T. Sutherland—bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series, the Menagerie trilogy, and the Pet Troubleseries—will join us to read and sign copies of her enthralling new books, Hidden Kingdom (Wings...

Dav Pilkey, Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls

santa cruz civic auditorium 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA

Bookshop Santa Cruz is thrilled to welcome worldwide bestselling children's author Dav Pilkey back to Santa Cruz for a ticketed event at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium...

$21

Elizabeth Strout, Olive Again

DNA's Comedy Lab & Experimental Theatre 155 S River St, Sanata Cruz, CA

A LITERARY SOIREE WITH ELIZABETH STROUT In Conversation with Elizabeth McKenzie Offsite & Ticketed Event at DNA’s Comedy Lab Cosponsored by The Humanities Institute at...

$32

Impromptu writing online via Zoom!

online

Come join us to write together from the comfort of home! This chance to meet via computer or mobile device (or by phone) is surprisingly...

$11.44

Third Thursdays @ Willow Glen Library

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

Feature: Linda Lappin Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José, CA, 95125 (408) 808-3045 or (408) 266-1361 Free and open to the public. Linda...

Free

Bay Area Generations #75: Literary Salon | Foster City

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

Bay Area Generations: Literary Salon #75 Thursday, November 21, 2019 7-9pm at Penelope's Coffee & Tea, Foster City A literary salon featuring curated works of...

$10