• Facades Everywhere

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    On Thursday, April 4, 2018, The Bindery will become a truth machine. Three writers, Devi S. Laskar, Claudia H. Long,Crystal Jo Reiss, and a surprise poet/novelist, will...

    Free
  • Shanthi Sekaran

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

    Her latest novel, Lucky Boy, was named an Indie Next Great Read and an Amazon Editors' Pick.

  • ‘Every Note Played’

    Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

    "Every Note Played" vividly depicts ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). As author Lisa Genova did in her previous New York Times bestselling novels, "Still Alice," "Inside...

    $10 – $28
  • Matthew Zapruder

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

    Matthew Zapruder is the author most recently of Sun Bear and Why Poetry, a book of prose about poetry.

  • SFJAZZ Poetry Festival w/ Genny Lim // SFJAZZ Center

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Genny Lim, this year's festival will again feature the greatest poets of the Bay Area and beyond, centered on the...

    $15
  • Presidio Live – Western Hemisphereans

    Presidio Officers' Club 50 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, CA

    PRESIDIO LIVE – Thursday Evenings at 7 pm In Presidio Live, experience live music, theatre, dance, film, and dialogues that offer a contemporary take on...

    Free
  • Presidio Live | Literary Reading: Western Hemisphereans

    Presidio Officers' Club 50 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In Presidio Live, experience live music, theatre, dance, film, and dialogues that offer a contemporary take on the history and nature of the Presidio and...

    Free
  • Henri Cole

    Mechanics Institute 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom, San Francisco, CA, United States

    City Lights Booksellers in conjunction with Mechanics' Institute Library and NYRB present Henri Cole celebrating the release of   Orphic Paris from New York Review...

    $15
  • Shipwreck Presents A WRINKLE IN TIME

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

    Climb in the tesseract and hold on to your Whatsits: we're doing A Wrinkle in Time, because Chris Pine is in the movie.   Featured writers: Sarah Culver, Annalee...

    $12 – $15
  • SFJAZZ Poetry Festival

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Genny Lim, this year's festival will again feature the greatest poets of the Bay Area and beyond, centered on the...

    $15
  • You’re Going to Die

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

    Thursday, April 5, 2018 7:30 PM  10:30 PM The Lost Church (map) Doors at 7:30pm Show at 8pm $10 online & at the door... TICKETSSSSSS: http://ticketf.ly/2oVcGLP YOU’RE GOING...

    $10
  • Dan Bransfield / Pizzapedia

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is excited to host a launch for Dan Bransfield'sPizzapedia. Join us for a meet and greet, pizza (obviously), and a cash bar! A book...

    Free
  • SFJAZZ Poetry Festival

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Genny Lim, this year's festival will again feature the greatest poets of the Bay Area and beyond, centered on the...

    $15
  • Tom Raworth (1938–2017): A Celebration of His Life and Work

    Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Join us as we remember poet and friend Tom Raworth, with readings and tributes, at UC Berkeley's Maud Fife Room in Wheeler Hall. Miles Champion, poet...

    Free
  • Mohsin Hamid

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

    In Conversation with Pico Iyer   Mohsin Hamid is the author of the international bestsellers Exit West and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, both finalists for the Man Booker Prize. His first...

    $29
  • Mohsin Hamid with Pico Iyer

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

    Mohsin Hamid is the author of the international bestsellers Exit West and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, both finalists for the Man Booker Prize. His first novel, Moth Smoke, won the Betty...

    Free
  • Poetry/Karaoke Dinner

    PACC - Pakistani American Community Center 372 Turquoise St, Suite # 4, Milpitas, CA, United States

    This is an informal monthly program on every second Friday of the month. You can recite your favorite poem or sing a song. Dinner is...

    $10
  • Bay Area Poets Coalition

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    BAPC OPEN POETRY READING Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018:   March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2 3:00 - 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE...

    Free
  • Hand, De Leon, Robles w/ Fellinis

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Genny Lim, this year's festival will again feature the greatest poets of the Bay Area and beyond, centered on the...

    $15
  • SFJAZZ Poetry Festival

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Genny Lim, this year's festival will again feature the greatest poets of the Bay Area and beyond, centered on the...

    $15
  • SFJAZZ Poetry Festival

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Genny Lim, this year's festival will again feature the greatest poets of the Bay Area and beyond, centered on the...

    $15
  • Lone Glen: Poetry w/Chernoff/Edgerton/Gibbons

    Temescal Art Center 511 48th Street, Oakland

    Join us at Temescal Art Center in Oakland for our first Lone Glen of the season at 8 pm on Saturday, April 7th to celebrate...

    $5 – $10
  • SFJAZZ Poetry Festival

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Genny Lim, this year's festival will again feature the greatest poets of the Bay Area and beyond, centered on the...

    $15
  • NoViolet Bulawayo, Gina Berriault Award for Fiction, reading

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

    Junot Díaz writes of Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo, "I knew this writer was going to blow up. Her honesty, her voice, her formidable command of...

    Free
  • Mills College MFA Alumnae Reading & Reception

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

    Reception at 5:15 pm for newly admitted graduate students, followed by readings

    Free
  • Andrea Abi-Karam

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

    Andrea Abi-Karam is an Arab American genderqueer punk poet cyborg. Their first full-length book Extratransmission is forthcoming from Kelsey Street Press in early 2018. Abi-Karam’s previous work,The...

    Free
  • Michelle Cruz Gonzales

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

    Michelle Cruz Gonzales is the author of The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band. Before attending Mills College, Gonzales played drums...

    Free
  • Steve Zolno: The Future of Democracy

    Rockridge Branch 5366 College Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    What is democracy and where did it come from? Is it a new development or was it always present in human society? And perhaps the...

    Free