• Lunch Poems Student Reading

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    One of the year’s most lively events!

  • Story Hour in the Library Student Reading

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Story Hour in the Library celebrates the writers in our campus community with an annual student reading.

  • Kevin Allardice

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Please join Green Apple Books on Clement street as we welcome Author Kevin Allardice, reading from and discussing his book Family, Genus, Species.

  • Babar in Exile

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

    The Octopus Literary Salon is proud to present Babar in Exile, a quarterly commemoration and revival of the high energy San Francisco reading series of the 1990’s, Café Babar and Paradise Lounge.

  • Hazel Reading Series – May Edition

    Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 2868 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Hazel Reading series features readings by Natasha Dennerstein, Jennifer Barone, Alexandra Mattraw, Jenny Irizary, and Stacy Carlson.

    Free
  • Liana Steinmetz

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Patricia Lockwood

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

    Patricia Lockwood discusses and signs her memoir "Priestdaddy".

  • Yaa Gyasi w/ Jeff Chang

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

    Yaa Gyasi in conversation with Jeff Chang about her novel Homegoing.

    $29
  • VeteransWrite featuring Alan Quale

    Dr. MLK Jr. Library SJSU 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA, United States

    A special edition of VeteransWrite featuring Alan Quale.

  • Duncan McNaughton + Norma Cole

    Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Readings by Duncan McNaughton and Norma Cole.

  • Drop Leaf Press: Taitano + Shanley

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Drop Leaf Press returns with a reading at Alley CatBooks to celebrate the release of two poetry chapbooks: Lehua Taitano’s SONOMA and Maxwell Shanley’s forthcoming chapbook.

  • Laura Kipnis

    Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Writer and feminist Laura Kipnis will discuss her latest book: Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus.

  • Uptown Fridays w/ Shideh Etaat + Ingrid Rojas Contreras

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Shideh Etaat and Ingrid Rojas Contreras read for Nomadic Press' Uptown Fridays series, with music by Phillip Michael Hermans.

    $5 – $25
  • National Endowment for the Arts Fundraiser

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Fundraiser and postcard writing part to benefit The National Endowment for the Arts.

  • Homegoing: An Evening with Yaa Gyasi

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

    Yaa Gyasi appears at Pegasus Books Downtown for the paperback release of her celebrated debut novel Homegoing.

    Free
  • Pittsburghers by the Bay

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

    Celebrate the Steel City with a reading by four transplanted yinzers - Laura Davis, Molly Prosser, Turi Fesler Steffen, and Laura Vrcek

  • “Kill the Ampaya!” The Best Latin American Baseball Fiction

    Oakland Public Library Temescal branch 5205 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Oakland’s Dick Cluster will introduce Kill the Ampaya!: the Best of Latin American Baseball Fiction, his newly published selection and translations of stories by writers from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.

  • Mariko Tamaki

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Graphic novel author Mariko Tamaki will discuss her book This One Summer.

  • Embodied Writing Workshop: Movement, Writing + Tea

    The Center SF 548 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Designed for: writers who want to move more and yogis who want to try creative writing, all levels welcome.

    $35
  • Christopher Bernard Reads from Chien Lunatique

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

    Christopher Bernard reads from his new book of poems, Chien Lunatique, at Diesel, A Bookstore.

    Free
  • Bazaar Writers Salon

    Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Readings by Adam Giannelli, Ben Hoffman, + Edgar Kunz.

  • The Dark & The Surreal: Etgar Keret + Ayelet Waldman

    Osher Marin JCC 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA, United States

    An unparalleled evening of discussion with Etgar Keret, the best-selling Israeli writer and award-winning filmmaker.

    $10 – $25
  • Battle of the Brains 2017: A Pub Quiz in Support of SPD

    Lake Merritt Sailboat House 568 Bellevue Ave, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us at this classic pub quiz, featuring teams of up to 8 at each table, working together to answer trivia questions (some of them literary, some not).