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  • THERE 15

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    It also features a live original musical performance by a local musical artist at “halftime” of each month’s reading, and Doug’s famous original LitQuiz literary trivia contest.

  • Anne Lammott: On Writing

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

    Join Anne Lamott, the bestselling author of Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, for an afternoon that includes an onstage interview, a lecture, and a Q&A session.

    $160

  • “Say her name!”: Writing the poetry of witness

    Temescal Art Center 511 48th Street, Oakland, United States

    In this workshop, poets will study the poetic work of Aracelis Girmay, Patricia Smith, and Danez Smith as a way of tracing the trembling thread that these poets leave us through the intense witnessing of pain to human connection, creative response, and action.

    $3.80 – $8.54

  • Butchertown Book Release Party!

    Stookey's Club Moderne 895 Bush St. at Taylor, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The first official book release party for Butchertown, Thomas Burchfield’s new novel set in 1920s gangland San Francisco Bay.

  • Tenderloin Museum Turns Two

    Tenderloin Museum 398 Eddy St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    This event is sponsored in part by a grant from Grants for the Arts/General Fund Portion of the San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.

  • Deborah Fleming

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

    Deborah Fleming PASEO ARTISTICO.

  • Mama Says: QTPOC Lineage + Storytelling

    Galería de la Raza 2857 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Indira Allegra, Myriam Gurba, Roberto F. Santiago, Grace Rosario Perkins, and José Iñiguez.

    $5 – $20

  • Jennifer Barone + Ingrid Keir

    Frank Bette Center for the Arts 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, United States

    Hosted by Deborah Ledvick + Jeanne Lupton.

  • Writers With Drinks

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Writers With Drinks combines erotica with literature, stand-up comedy with science fiction and poetry with essays. Plus mystery, romance, memoir, rants and "other."

    $5 – $20

  • Standing O Storytelling Graduation Performance

    StageWerx 466 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Standing O Storytelling's inaugural graduating class is ready to take the stage! Join us for stories from a new crop of storytellers that you can expect to see on stages all over the bay area soon.

    $15

  • Mary Gaitskill

    Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Reading and Signing with Mary Gaitskill for "Somebody with a Little Hammer"

    $28

  • The Odd Mondays Series

    Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A literary potpourri featuring authors Erika Atkinson, Michael Helquist, Andrew McIntyre, and Laynie Tzena.

  • Hala Alyan

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

    Join us to celebrate a dazzling new literary voice, Hala Alyan, and her debut novel, Salt Houses.

  • Fenton Johnson

    SF Public Library 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States

    Fenton will be in conversation with Andrew Lam.

  • Eastridge Open Mic

    Barnes & Noble at Eastridge Mall 2200 Eastridge Loop, Suite #1420, San José, CA, United States

    Eastridge open mic iwth host Lorenz Dumuk, featuring Tyson Amir.

  • GET LIT #24

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    An amazing gathering of writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit.

  • The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night

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

    Open Mic for poetry with a 3 minute time limit, read with live jazz accompaniment.

  • A Leak in the Speakers!

    Rebound Bookstore 1611 4th Street, San Rafael, CA, United States

    Teen open mic. Writers, singers, rappers, slammers, speakers, composers, musicians all welcome.

  • Jeff VanderMeer

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

    Acclaimed science fiction writer Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach trilogy, discusses his new novel, Borne.

  • Gordon Ball

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

    Reading from his new short story collection On Tokyo's Edge from Red Mountain Press.

  • Jeff VanderMeer

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

    Award-winning novelist Jeff VanderMeer will be in conversation with Karen Joy Fowler about his thrilling new novel, Borne.

  • Andrew Schelling + Jaime de Angulo

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Andrew Schelling in discussion with Jaime De Angulo about Angulo's new book, Tracks Along the West Coast.

  • Lyrics & Dirges

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Free with refreshments and bookstore cats!!!

  • Rakesh Satyal

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

    Rakesh Satyal presents his new novel, No One Can Pronounce My Name.

  • Bawdy Storytelling’s ‘#NerdSex

    Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Remember: Bang-O at 7:00 PM, Stories at 8:00 PM.

    $20 – $30