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  • Amy S. Peele

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    Amy S. Peele presents her book, Cut.

  • Kanishk Tharoor w/ Aaron Bady)

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Kanishk Tharoor discusses his new story collection, Swimmer Among the Stars, with Aaron Bady.

    Free

  • West Marin Review VII Reading

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Readings from the contributors of the West Marin Review VII.

  • Be About It Presents: Julie Mannell + Friends

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us for a fun afternoon in Oakland! After the reading, we will meet at the Fairlyland sign at Lake Merritt for open mic readings and a low-rent afterparty.

  • Poetry Weekend: White, Davis, Ellis, + McZeal

    California Jazz Conservatory 2087 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    The CJC is proud to present four local poets, George Davis, Amos White, Amber McZeal, and James Ellis for our final day of Poetry Weekend.

    $20

  • The Racket #6: Drugz

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    We're gathering some fantastic writers to share their thoughts on, well, drugs.

    Free

  • Donna Seaman

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    An award-winning writer rescues seven first-rate twentieth-century women artists from oblivion—their lives fascinating, their artwork a revelation.

  • Bay Area Generations #44

    The Bellevue Club 525 Bellevue Drive, Oakland, CA, United States

    Suggested donation $7.00 (admission), $10.00 with a souvenir chapbook!

    $7

  • Kristen Radtke

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Susan Steinberg talks with Kristen Radtke about her debut graphic novel, Imagine Wanting Only This.

  • Oakland Noir

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Moderated by Eddie Muller & Jerry Thompson with Kim Addonizio, Nick Petrulakis, Jamie DeWolf, Joe Loya.

  • Andres Barba + Yiyun Li

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Andres Barba discusses his new novel, Such Small Hands, with Yiyun Li, followed by a party sponsored by Transit Books.

  • Anselm Berrigan + Hoa Nguyen

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith is delighted to host local literary nonprofit Small Press Traffic as they present two superb visiting poets, Anselm Berrigan + Hoa Nguyen.

  • Jacqueline Winspear

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Jacqueline Winspear reads from her latest Maisie Dobbs adventure, In This Grave Hour.

  • Matthew Isaac Sobin

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In The Last Machine in the Solar System, life on Earth ended billions of years ago, but the last machine carries on.

  • Red Light Lit: Happy Hour

    PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Featured readers include: Peter Thomas Bullen, Allyson Darling, Fred Dodsworth, Nick Jaina, Ari Moskowitz, Xan Roberti and more.

  • Andrés Barba

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Andrés Barba discusses and signs "Such Small Hands".

  • Rebecca Skloot

    Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Skloot specializes in narrative science writing and has explored a wide range of topics, including tissue ownership rights, race and medicine, and food politics in The New York Times Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, Discover, and elsewhere.

    $29

  • John Waters

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    John Waters reads from his new book, Make Trouble, and delivers advice for artists, graduates and anyone trying to make a living as a creative person.

  • Shanthi Sekaran

    A2 Cafe 5212 Broadway St, Oakland, CA, United States

    She's a member of the SF Writers' Grotto and the Portuguese Artists Colony.

  • Cory Doctorow + John Scalzi

    Borderlands Books 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Discussing Doctorow's book, Walkaway, and Scalzi's book The Collapsing Empire.

  • David Shapiro

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Celebrating the release of his new poetry collection In Memory of an Angel.

  • Ericka Huggins

    Grand Lake Theatre 3200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Activist, former political prisoner, and poet Ericka Huggins reaches into her own history, reading the words of her sheroes and heroes.

    $10 – $20

  • Orlando White + Patrick James Dunagan

    The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Orlando White receives the Poetry Center Book Award for LETTERRS and reads with award judge Patrick James Dunagan.

  • Jackie Townsend

    Books Inc. in The Marina 2251 Chestnut St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Jackie Townsend shares her compelling new novel, The Absence of Evelyn.

  • Talking Down to Trump

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA, United States

    Talking Down to Trump is an evening featuring short film, reading, and live dance performance, as well as group meditation organized by artists, activists, and mothers who work, live, and resist in the Bay Area.

  • Trane to Africa

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Celebrating National Poetry Month!