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  • Santiago Gamboa

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

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Santiago Gamboa to the store to read and sign, Return to the Dark Valley.

  • Josh Weil

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

    Reading from his new novel The Age of Perpetual Light from Grove Press.

  • InsideStoryTime Frazzle

    Farley's East 33 Grand Avenue, Oakland , CA, United States

    Readings from Janice Shapiro (Bummer), Ho Lin (China Girl), Norman Antonio Zelaya (Orlando), Caroline Smadja, and Amanda Coggin.

    Free

  • Words: Readings in Two Languages

    San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Al Mulla will share a number of his poems in both the original Arabic and English.

  • Bone: An Evening w/ Yrsa Daley-Ward

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

    Celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward presents bone, a poignant collection of autobiographical poems about the heart, life, and the inner self.

  • Camille T. Dungy + Javier Zamora

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

    Camille T. Dungy and Javier Zamora read from their poetry.

  • Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Pushcart Prize-nominated writer Margaret Wilkerson Sexton shares her much-buzzed debut novel, A Kind of Freedom.

  • Nathan Englander

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

    Discussing a new novel!

  • Marin Poetry Center Anthology Launch Party & Read-Around

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    Come out and eat cake and hear our anthology contributors read their poems. The public is very welcome to attend this always lively and lovely...

    Free

  • You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes…

    The Lost Church 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Thursday, October 5, 2017 7:30pm  10:30pm The Lost Church (map) Doors at 7:30pm Show at 8pm GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1566858 $10 online or $10 at the door....

    $10

  • Charif Shanahan + Airea D. Matthews

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

    Charif Shanahan + Airea D. Matthews read from their latest poetry collections.

  • 100 Thousand Poets for Change

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

    Join us for an open mic, featuring the following readers, under the banner of “100 Thousand Poets for Change.”

  • Kevin Craft + Troy Jollimore: an Afternoon of Poetry

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

    Reading: "Burn After Reading: The Poetry of Kevin Craft and Troy Jollimore." (2:30 pm) Come for one or both events! This is a unique chance to hear and learn from two illustrious out-of-town poets.

  • Julie Lythcott-Haims

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

    New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims is one of Kepler's Literary Foundation's favorite speakers!

    $10 – $40

  • New Poetry From Rob Halpern

    The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Rob Halpern will read from his new book of poetry Touching Voids in Sense.

  • Bazaar Writers Salon

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

    Join us for the first reading of the 2017-2018 season!

  • Daniel Handler

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

    In conversation w/ Peggy Orenstein.

    $29

  • Lillian Howan

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us to celebrate the release of Lillian Howan's novel The Charm Buyers.

  • Celeste Ng w/ Bich Minh Nguyen

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

    Booksmith is thrilled to welcome Celeste Ng (Everything I Never Told You) to the store for her new novel Little Fires Everywhere.

  • Irish Writers’ Festival Los Gatos

    Los Gatos CA Los Gatos, California, CA

    Join Irish and local authors for 4 days of poetry + fiction readings!

    Free – $40

  • Layli Long Soldier

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

    She teaches at Diné College and lives in Santa Fe, NM.

  • Seamus Heaney: The Berkeley Years

    Carriage House Theater, Montalvo Arts Center 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Visiting poets offer tributes, and we share stories and insights into Heaney’s work and influences during his time in the Bay Area.

    $20

  • Tongo Eisen-Martin, Mazza Writer in Residence

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

    Tongo Eisen-Martin reads from his poetry, as part of his weeklong stint as Mazza Writer in Residence at The Poetry Center.

  • Launch Party w/ Ho Lin

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

    Ho Lin, co-editor of the long-running literary journal Caveat Lector, joins us in the Marina for a Launch Party celebrating his dazzling fiction debut, China Girl: And Other Stories.