• Mark Sarvas and Marie Mockett

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

    Mark Sarvas discusses his new novel, Memento Park, with Marie Mockett. Praise for Memento Park "Mark Sarvas has written a gripping mystery novel about art that...

    Free
  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

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

    Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Lyrics and Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is...

    Free
  • Graduate Student Reading Series

    Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United States

    Curated and hosted by a committee of graduate students, the Graduate Student Reading Series showcases the dynamic and welcoming arts community here at Saint Mary’s College....

    Free
  • LEGACY OF POETRY SLAM: FINALS

    Student Union Theater, San Jose State University 1 Washington Square, San Jose , CA, United States

    The Legacy of Poetry Slam’s purpose is to promote poetry as a vital art form with a broad authorship. The diversity of poetry in the...

    FREE
  • Legacy of Poetry Slam: Finals

    Student Union Theater, San Jose State University 1 Washington Square, San Jose , CA, United States

    The Legacy of Poetry Slam’s purpose is to promote poetry as a vital art form with a broad authorship. The diversity of poetry in the...

    Free
  • Matthew Dickman and Emily Strelow

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

    Matthew Dickman celebrates the release of a new poetry collection Wonderland from W.W. Norton Emily Strelow celebrates the release of her new novel The Wild Birds from...

    Free
  • InsideStoryTime: Symptoms

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

    Teadings from Pola Oloixarac (Savage Theories), Raina Leon (Profeta Without Refuge), Anne-christine d'Adesky (The Pox Lover), Eryk Salvaggio (Antlers), and Faruk Ates.

    Free
  • Kirstin Chen / Bury What We Cannot Take

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host Kirstin Chen as she launches her new novel Bury What We Cannot Take. Join us! One summer day in 1957, nine-year-old...

    Free
  • Michael David Lukas

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

    reads from his new novel, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo. "A beautiful, richly textured novel, ambitious and delicately crafted."-- Rabih Alameddine Thursday, March 22, 2018...

    Free
  • Leonard Mlodinow with Michael Shermer

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

    Out of the exploratory instincts that allowed our ancestors to prosper hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans developed a cognitive style that Mlodinow terms...

    $15 – $50
  • Filth & Fantasy: The Next Crystal Text Book Release & Art Rave

    El Rio 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    We've got a new book +++ we've got a new non-linear age, join us for the release of our shiniest new book The Next Crystal...

    $5 – $10
  • Two Languages / One Community w/ Poets Chun Yu and Michael Warr

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United States

    Over the course of three workshops, participants will be guided by the authors through structured exercises, individually, and in small groups, with the goal of...

    Free
  • Gearbox Poetry

    Gearbox Gallery 770 nW. Grand, Oakland

    Please join us for an afternoon of poetry! We meet the fourth Saturday every month. Gearbox Poetry Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Gearbox Gallery 770...

    Free
  • Book Release: Nomadic Press’ Spring 2018 Chapbook Collection

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

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for an amazing evening of readings, live music, gnosh / refreshments, and friends of Nomadic Press as we...

  • National Geographic and the White Gaze

    DESAI | MATTA GALLERY, CIIS Main Building 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco

    Please join us for an artists' talk and book party with Michelle Dizon and Viet Le in conversation with Laura Fantone and Targol Mesbah. In...

    Free
  • Bay Area Generations #55

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bay Area Generations Show #55 Monday, March 26th, 2018 READERS A literary salon featuring a curated selection of San Francisco Bay Area poets, writers and...

    $10
  • The Racket #17 : Ghosts

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

    We're seven months from Halloween, but what the hell, let's talk about GHOSTS. The ones that haunt mansions, the ones that haunt our pasts, the...

    Free
  • Luis Alberto Urrea

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

    Bookshop welcomes award winning author Luis Alberto Urrea for a book discussion and signing of The House of Broken Angels. In his final days, beloved and...

    Free
  • THE RACKET! #17

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

    Details soon! Hosted by Noah B. Sanders

    Free
  • Writers on Writing: Michael Nava

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

    Michael Nava reads from and discusses his fiction work.

  • Fady Joudah

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

    Fady Joudah's fourth poetry collection is Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance.

  • Katherine Applegate

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

    Meet beloved author Katherine Applegate  and fall in love with Wishtree, a heartwarming story that reveals the powers of love, healing, and community Red is an...

    Free
  • Songs of Dismantling: Standing as Witness in the 21st Century

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

    Poets Randall Mann and  Fernando Pérez read poetry and discuss the poetic experience as a method of cultural healing moderated by Ingrid Rojas Contreras A night of reading and...

    Free
  • Jimmy O. Yang

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

    Jimmy O. Yang is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer best known for his portrayal of Jian Yang on HBO’s Emmy-nominated series Silicon Valley and his dramatic turn...

  • THERE

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

    NEXT THERE: THERE 22 – Friday, April 20, 2018, with award-winning Oakland author Nayomi Munaweera,  local novelist Yang Huang, East Bay writer Stevan Cavalier and the debut...

    Free
  • Ally Carter at the Livermore Public Library

    Livermore Public Library 1188 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore

    Join us as we welcome Ally Carter to the Livermore Public Library for an author talk and book signing! Ally Carter is the author of...

    Free
  • Perfectly Queer East Bay Reading “Lesbian Romance Novels”

    Laurel Book Store 1423 Broadway, Oakland , CA, United States

    Perfectly Queer East Bay presents "Lesbian Romance Novels," 4 authors reading from new books, Wednesday, March 28, 7pm Laurel Book Store, 1423 Broadway, Oakland. Free...

    Free
  • Zachary Lazar with special guests The Kitchen Sisters

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

    Zachary Lazar with special guests The Kitchen Sisters   celebrating the release of Zachary Lazar's new novel VENGEANCE from Catapult Books Zachary Lazar's powerful and...

    Free