With San Francisco’s exhilarating and well-attended Women’s March swirling in our recent memory, we can’t think of a better time to introduce you to three fantastic women writers: Janis Cooke Newman, Jess Silber and Blane Bachelor.
Poets Charles Alexander and Susan Thackrey read new work and converse with the audience. This event is free and open to the public.
$10 advance, $12 door, open bar for 21+.
Poetry Performance!
In Conversation with Judson True.
Sho Sugita and Norma Cole read their translations of Japanese poet Hirato Renkichi.
Studio One Arts Center hosts a reading with Nina Lindsay and Rosa Lane.
2/4 combined with Contest Winners Celebration.
"What everyone wants ..."
Peter Hook returns to the JCCSF for a conversation on the ’80s music scene and the rise of New Order.
Swing by the for a chance to meet the current 2016-2017 Workroom Artist Program cohort, learn more about the artist program and their work, and enjoy readings by Arisa White, Maw Shein Win, and Daniel Riddle Rodriguez, as well as music by The Open Minds.
The return of Nepotism Night!
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Michael McClure to the store to discuss and sign Mephistos and Other Poems.
Poets, writers, and friends gather in homage to poet, editor, and essayist Benjamin Hollander (1952–2016), reading from his work and remembering him.
Chris Formant reads his new book, Bright Midnight.
Left Coast Writers® Salon featuring Andy Ross, literary agent and founder of the Andy Ross Literary Agency.
A literary mixtape performed live once by the authors and published as sPARKLE & bLINK 82, free for the first 100 people.
Free drawing for books, broadside, and Spice Monkey Gift Card.
Tim Z. Hernandez celebrates the publishing of his new book, All They Will Call You, with special guests: Margi Dunlap, Connie Ann Mart, and Lance Canales.
Please join Green Apple Books on Clement street Tuesday, February 7th at 7:00pm as we welcome Author Sarah Schulman, reading from and discussing her book Conflict is Not Abuse.
Critically-acclaimed author Veronica Chambers discusses her tribute to Michelle Obama, The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own.
Join local author Meredith Jaeger for a Launch Party celebrating her stunning debut novel, The Dressmaker's Dowry.
Suzun Lucia Lamaina Presents Her Book & Project, Revolutionary Grain: Celebrating the Spirit of the Black Panthers in Portraits and Stories
Moe's Book hosts a reading with Brandon Brown.
Laura Atkins and Stan Yogi chronicle the real-life story of Fred Korematsu and his fight for justice when his family is forced into internment by the U.S. government during WWII.
Join us at Fireside this month as six storytellers share their tales of getting a second chance.
Story Hour presents a reading with Adam Hochschild.
Admission $15.00, Members Free
In celebration of African American History Month Books Inc. in Alameda proudly presents the Women of Color Author Panel featuring CaT Bobino, Brittney Shipp, Yvetta Franklin, and Marietta Harris.
In the spirit of DIY there will be an open mic for poets and singers and open floor for dancers (must sign up 30 minutes prior. Space limited and be cleared by organizers).