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  • Charlie Getter & Aqueila M. Ross followed by an open mic

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Charlie Getter has been the ringleader for the poetry that happens in the 16th & Mission BART plaza for a decade.  Aqueila M. Ross, we'll...

  • Gabriela Alemán

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

    with special guests Mauro Javier Cardenas and Dick Cluster celebrating the release of Poso Wells published by City Lights Books An ABA Summer/Fall 2018 Indies Introduce Selection Celebrated...

  • Arjun Singh Sethi / American Hate: Survivors Speak Out

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

    Booksmith hosts an evening with Arjun Singh Sethi, editor ofAmerican Hate: Survivors Speak Out. More information TBA soon -- save the date and join us!   “Why...

  • Lydia Kiesling Book Release

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

    Lydia Kiesling joins us to celebrate the release of her new novel, The Golden State, with Ismail Muhammad. Praise for The Golden State “The Golden State is a perfect...

  • Challenged, Censored, Banned

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

    Featured readers: Judy Wells, Dale Jensen, Fred Dodsworth, Missy Church. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic Award's...

  • Readings from They Said, A Collaborative Anthology

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

    Jacqueline Doyle, Chiyuma Elliott, Tracy Jane Gregory, Steve Gutierrez, Carla Harryman, Persis Karim, Caroline Kessler, Rae Liberto and Dean Rader read pieces from They Said: A Multi-Genre...

  • Vanessa Hua in conversation with Lydia Kiesling

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

    In a powerful debut novel about modern-day motherhood, immigration, and identity, a pregnant Chinese woman makes her way to California and stakes a claim to...

  • Shipwreck presents Moby Dick

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

    It's back to school, so this month, we're taking our harpoons to noteworthy National Treasure and Greatest Love Story Ever Told: Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Featured...

    $12 – $15

  • Forrest Gander, reading and in conversation

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

    Join us for this rare reading at The Poetry Center by poet-translator — and SF State alum — Forrest Gander, just in time for the debut...

  • New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts the San Francisco launch for the new W. W. Norton anthology New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction, featuring readings by local contributors. More TBA...

  • Kamila Shamsie

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

    Kamila Shamsie joins us to celebrate the paperback release of her new novel, Home Fire. Praise for Home Fire “Home Fire left me awestruck, shaken, on the...

  • Miko Peled: The General’s Son: Journal of an Israeli in Palestine

    First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, Middle East Children's Alliance & Jewish Voice for Peace present MIKO PELED The General's Son: Journal of an Israeli in Palestine...

    $12 – $15

  • Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Showcase & 510 Journal Release

    Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    A rare gathering of youth talent and voices! Oakland Youth Poet Laureates, Finalists and Honorable Mentions from the past SEVEN years will be performing at...

  • ZQ-287 PRESENTS: KILLING THE FUTURE

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    ZQ-287 PRESENTS: KILLING THE FUTURE A Fiction Reading and Discussion on How to Make Sure There's No Future Forever Sep. 7 *featuring* AFFLICTION INCLUDED (AUTHOR'S...

  • After Hours: Author Panel Discussion moderated by Michael Krasny

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Friday, September 7th | 7pm - Main Reading Room Four to five esteemed Bay Area authors and booksellers debate the merits of the 100 Books...

  • Left Margin LIT Reading

    Left Margin Lit 1543 Shattuck, Berkeley, CA

    Now that we have a new space (1543 Shattuck in North Berkeley), it's time to launch our own reading series. Come nosh on some snacks...

  • OAKLAND FIRST FRIDAYS AT NOMADIC PRESS!

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

    Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! Join us at Nomadic Press as we celebrate Oakland First Fridays! Featuring readings by...

    $10 – $15

  • Obi Kaufmann in conversation with Oscar Villalon

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

    Friday, September 7, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Obi Kaufmann presents his award-winning best seller, The California Field Atlas. Following a visual presentation, Obi will be...

  • Amplify: A Storytellling Conference for People of Color

    UC Berkeley

    Featuring workshops with Shanthi Sekaran on Writing Outside Your Cultural Experience, Norman Antonio Zelaya on Cadence, Community and Representation, and Vanessa Hua on Narrative Journalism, amongst others....

    $30

  • Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl present RAD GIRLS CAN

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

    Pegasus Books Downtown Saturday September 8, 5:30pm Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl, the New York Times best-selling authors of Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z, present and sign...

  • Babylon Salon

    The Armory Club 1799 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Babylon Salon presents our Fall Reading Saturday, September 8, 2018, 6.00 pm  at The Armory Club 1799 Mission Street  (downstairs performance space)   featuring -- Daniel Mallory Ortberg...

  • Poetry reading by Diane Frank, Erik Levins, and Mary Kay Rummel

    Frank Bette Center for the Arts 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, United States

    Poetry reading by Diane Frank, Erik Levins, and Mary Kay Rummel, followed by an open mic, hosted by Jeanne Lupton every second Saturday monthly, Frank...

  • Writers with Drinks

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jane Smiley (Golden Age, Moo, A Thousand Acres) R.O. Kwon (The Incendiaries: A Novel) Maria Dahvana Headley (The Mere Wife: A Novel) Cost: $5 to...

    $5 – $20

  • Invocation to Daughters Barbara Jane Reyes

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    2018 California Book Award Finalist Feminist experimental poetry in the tradition of Audre Lorde and Theresa Kyung Cha from a prominent Filipina American poet. "Reyes...

  • Vallejo Poetry Showcase @ Unity Day

    Vallejo City Park 425 Alabama Street, Vallejo

    This year’s Unity Day in Vallejo will feature performances by ten local poets: Vallejo Poet Laureate D.L. Lang, Nina Serrano, Aqueila Lewis, Ja Hicks, Lady...

  • 44th Annual Solano Stroll

    Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Sunday, September 9, 10:00am - 5:00pm Solano Ave, Berkeley SOLANO STROLL Since 1974 Solano Avenue and the twin-cities of Albany and Berkeley CA, have hosted...

  • Laborfest Writers Anthology 2005-2017

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Writer-contributors read to celebrate the publication of "Giving Voice: Laborfest Writers Anthology, 2005-2017"