Elaine Kahn
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from her new book Romance or The End: poems published by Soft Skull Press Romance or The End takes up the tools of romantic narrative...
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Alexis Coe / You Never Forget Your First
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith welcomes back Alexis Coe (Alice + Freda Forever) for her new book, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington. Please join us! Young George...
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Josiah Luis Alderete and James Cagney
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThis event, the first in The Poetry Center reading series for 2020, is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and is free and...
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David Talbot – Between Heaven And Hell
Bookshop West Portal 80 W Portal Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesIf anyone knows hard work, it’s David Talbot. A bestselling author and journalist of books such as Season Of The Witch and The Devil’s Chessboard,...
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Berkeley Arts & Letters presents Shauna Shapiro / Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy with Eve Ekman
Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA, United StatesBerkeley Arts & Letters and The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley co-present an evening with Shauna Shapiro, Ph.D. for her new book, Good Morning,...
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Tommy Orange Reading & Conversation with Nick Taylor
Hammer Theater Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio Walk, San Jose, CA, United StatesThe Center for Literary Arts is pleased to present Tommy Orange, author of There There on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Hammer Theatre's Black...
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Fanny Renoir Variety Show
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin Fanny Renoir and friends for an evening of poetry, music, performance, and films! Featuring: DOMINIC ANGERAME HOWARD MUNSON JEFF GIORDANO ANTHONY BUCHANAN JESSICA LOOS...
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Poetry Flash presents Dan Bellm and Alicia Suskin Ostriker
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyAlicia Suskin Ostriker’s latest book of poems is Waiting for the Light. Daisy Fried says, “Ostriker so loves the world, its griefs, traumas, praises, mysteries, and joys,...
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Garth Greenwell: Cleanness
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesGarth Greenwell discusses his new novel, Cleanness, with R.O. Kwon. Praise for Cleanness “Garth Greenwell is an intensely beautiful and gorgeous writer. I can think of no...
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Andy Warner presents Spring Rain
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesAndy Warner presents and signs copies of Spring Rain: A Graphic Memoir of Love, Madness, and Revolutions. ABOUT THE BOOK An intimate graphic memoir by a New York...
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Steven Levy, Facebook: The Inside Story at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesHe has had unprecedented access to Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg for three years. And now renowned tech writer Steven Levy delivers the definitive history...
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The Buried Ships of San Francisco
Mechanics Institute 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEvery day, thousands of us walk above and over the buried hulls of ships, old wharves, and cargo. Muni streetcars below the street pass right...
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First Friday Teen Open Mic & Children’s Storyteller Series
Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United StatesOur February First Friday Children's Storyteller Series and Teen Poetry Open Mic is filled with literary magic. 6pm-7pm, featuring: - Children's Storytelling with children's book...
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February First Friday
Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States6pm-7pm, featuring: - Children's Storytelling with children's book author Lashon Daley, who will be reading from her book Mr. Okra Sells Fresh Fruits and Vegetables...
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Lidia Yuknavitch / Verge
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery welcomes the fierce and fabulous Lidia Yuknavitch back for her first collection of stories, Verge. Please join us! I tell you, do not go near that place....
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KSW Presents Meng Jin and Mimi Lok
Kearny Street Workshop 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKearny Street Workshop celebrates the latest book releases from Meng Jin and Mimi Lok! About this Event On Friday, February 7th, KSW Presents Meng Jin,...
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After Hours – Naked Truth: real.stories.live.
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United StatesWine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Celebrate ten years of the Naked Truth with some of our favorite storytellers! Emcee Josh Healey is joined...
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Megan Fernandes with Sam Sax, Jay Deshpande, and Kai Carlson-Wee at City Lights Books!
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMegan Fernandes reads from her new collection of poetry Good Boys published by Tin House Books In an era of rising nationalism and geopolitical instability,...
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About Last Night: A One Night Stand Storytelling Series Feb
Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAbout Last Night - Join us for an evening of laughter, sex positivity and of course hilariously true one night stand stories. 7 brave souls...
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Marcelo Hernandez Castillo in conversation with Jose Antonio Vargas
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statescelebrating Marcelo Hernandez Castillo's new book Children of the Land published by HarperCollins This unforgettable memoir from a prize-winning poet about growing up undocumented in...
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Soul Food for Thought Open Mic Night
Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United StatesJoin us for Manny's monthly open mic! Everyone is welcomed. Come to Manny's for our monthly open mic nights. Poets, readers, performers - all are...
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Spoken Poetry with Afro-Mexican poet Jeremy Vasquez & Afro-Salvadoreña writer Olivia Peña
Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesAt Adobe Books and Arts Coop in partnership with PASEO ARTISTICO: CELELBRACÍON AFRO-LATINX Saturday February 8, 2pm Olivia Peña is a Black-Salvadoran writer and storyteller. She...
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Launch Reading for “Dear—”
United Japanese Christian Church 136 N Villa Ave., Clovis, CA, United StatesA community reading of letters commemorating "Day of Remembrance" and launching "Dear—" a new book project and online letter archive compiled by Brynn Saito with...
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Zora Neale Hurston | Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCo-presented by MoAD & Litquake In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston—the sole black student at the college—was living in New York, “desperately striving for...
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Anna-Marie McLemore and Elana K Arnold
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesTwo much loved authors. Two fabulous critically-acclaimed new books. One exceptional afternoon. The Red Tour is coming to Kepler’s! Meet Anna-Marie McLemore and Elana K....
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P: Carl Becoming a Man
Book Passage 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United StatesRenowned artist and activist P. Carl uncovers the intricacies of transitioning and finding himself anew in his memoir, Becoming A Man. Carl is an award-winning producer and dramaturg, and...
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Robert Hass: Summer Snow
Pt. Reyes Books 11315 CA-1, Pt. Reyes Station, CA, United StatesFormer U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass reads from Summer Snow, his first collection of new poems in a decade. About Summer Snow A new volume...
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Queerbound Queer Open Mic at Alley Cat Books
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFEB 8 Open Mic, Poetry, Reading Queerbound Queer Open Mic Saturday, February 8, 2020 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Queerbound open mic meets again!!!!!!
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Jan Steckel & Shazam at Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic
Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, OaklandA WOMEN-ONLY open mic featuring poet Jan Steckel and singer-songwriter Shazam. Jan Steckel is a former pediatrician who stopped practicing medicine because of chronic pain....
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Writers With Drinks featuring Charles Yu and Meng Jin!
Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJanuary's Writers With Drinks features the long-awaited second novel by Charles Yu, plus acclaimed debut author Meng Jin. Plus sex and feminism, science fiction, and...
$5 – $20