Megan Fernandes reads from her new collection of poetry Good Boys published by Tin House Books In an era of rising nationalism and geopolitical instability,...
John Sayles works as a fiction writer, screenwriter, actor and feature film director. His novel Union Dues (1978) was nominated for the National Book Award...
Please join us at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 25th for a night of poetry revelry at The Bindery in San Francisco. The Lone Glen...
Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes JoAnne Silver Jones for a discussion and signing of her new book, Headstrong. After a sudden assault by a stranger left Jones with severe traumatic...
Emily Nemens discusses her new novel The Cactus League. Praise for The Cactus League “Emily Nemens's magnificent debut is a masterwork of great empathy and detail,...
Brian Greene is widely recognized for his groundbreaking discoveries in the field of superstring theory. Greene is co-founder and director of Columbia’s Institute for Strings, Cosmology,...
Lit Flicks is a new monthly collaboration between Litquake and Alamo Drafthouse, presenting the best films adapted from written works, and introduced by special guests....
Cristina García is the author of seven novels, including: Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sisters, Monkey Hunting, A Handbook to Luck, The Lady Matador’s Hotel, King of Cuba, and, most recently, Here in...
SF writer Kevin Simmonds reads from the system must be tried, sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the UN Conference of Women in Beijing, but what kind of progress has really been made? One billion...
oin us for a visit and discussion with local author Anna Wiener, author of UNCANNY VALLEY. Anna Wiener is a contributing writer to The New...
Booksmith hosts Dean A. Strang for his new book, Keep the Wretches in Order: America’s Biggest Mass Trial, the Rise of the Justice Department, and the Fall of the...
Marcia Chatelain In Conversation with Allyson Hobbs Hear the untold history of how fast food became one of the greatest generators of black wealth in...
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: Soda Activity Center: Claeys Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View a...
A book launch celebration for The Collected Poetry and Prose of Lawrence Fixel, by San Francisco poet Lawrence Fixel, who passed in 2003 at the...
Karen Sherman, author of Brick By Brick: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere moved her family from Bethesda, Maryland to Kigali for a year in 2012...
The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz and the Center for Creative Ecologies present Beyond the End of the World Lecture Series, featuring Amitav Ghosh: “Unmuting...
During Women’s History month a constellation of events brought together a group of fabulous womxn+ writers. The meeting of these hearts and minds exploded into...
Please Join Us on Thursday, February 27 at 7 PM for a Practicing the Craft: Write Character, Dialogue and Action with Constance Hale The Writers...
celebrating the release of Dodie Bellamy Is on Our Mind Edited by Jeanne Gerrity and Anthony Huberman published by Semiotext(e) Books, distributed by The MIT...
The Center for Literary Arts is excited to welcome author of A Lucky Man and finalist for the National Book Award, Jamel Brinkley in conversation with SJSU’s...
Join us for this reading and conversation with two poet/performers who each have worked and written extensively in relation to contemporary art practices. This event,...
Join us for a reading from Beau Beausoleil’s latest publication, A Glyphic House. This Day On The Calendar On this day we are trying to...
Elizabeth Tallent launches Scratched: A Memoir of Perfectionism, her bold and brilliant exploration of the ferocious desire for perfection which has shaped her writing life as...
Presented by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM Hosted by Kris Welch advance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 or Marcus Books, Pegasus Books (3 sites), Books Inc (Berkeley),...
You're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... - the Healthcare Edition an Open Mic at The Lost Church - San Francisco w/Ned Buskirk...
Slam Jam! A series presenting original music and poetry featuring a rotating lineup of Bay Area Spoken Word Artists and Musicians. Held on the Cabaret...
(Un)documented Black Poetics: Book Launch & Reading with Immigrant Poets Former poet-in-residence, Alan Pelaez Lopez, will celebrate their debut book, Intergalactic Travels: poems from a...
Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Longtime pollster Mark DiCamillo will discuss the California primary election and provide an overview of other elections taking...
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM and Democracy at Work present: RICHARD D. WOLFF Understanding Socialism With Sabrina Jacobs advance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores,...