• Two Languages / One Community w/ Poets Chun Yu and Michael Warr

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United States

    Over the course of three workshops, participants will be guided by the authors through structured exercises, individually, and in small groups, with the goal of...

    Free
  • Gearbox Poetry

    Gearbox Gallery 770 nW. Grand, Oakland

    Please join us for an afternoon of poetry! We meet the fourth Saturday every month. Gearbox Poetry Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Gearbox Gallery 770...

    Free
  • Book Release: Nomadic Press’ Spring 2018 Chapbook Collection

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

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for an amazing evening of readings, live music, gnosh / refreshments, and friends of Nomadic Press as we...

  • National Geographic and the White Gaze

    DESAI | MATTA GALLERY, CIIS Main Building 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco

    Please join us for an artists' talk and book party with Michelle Dizon and Viet Le in conversation with Laura Fantone and Targol Mesbah. In...

    Free
  • Bay Area Generations #55

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bay Area Generations Show #55 Monday, March 26th, 2018 READERS A literary salon featuring a curated selection of San Francisco Bay Area poets, writers and...

    $10
  • The Racket #17 : Ghosts

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    We're seven months from Halloween, but what the hell, let's talk about GHOSTS. The ones that haunt mansions, the ones that haunt our pasts, the...

    Free
  • Luis Alberto Urrea

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Bookshop welcomes award winning author Luis Alberto Urrea for a book discussion and signing of The House of Broken Angels. In his final days, beloved and...

    Free
  • THE RACKET! #17

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Details soon! Hosted by Noah B. Sanders

    Free
  • Writers on Writing: Michael Nava

    San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Michael Nava reads from and discusses his fiction work.

  • Fady Joudah

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

    Fady Joudah's fourth poetry collection is Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance.

  • Katherine Applegate

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Meet beloved author Katherine Applegate  and fall in love with Wishtree, a heartwarming story that reveals the powers of love, healing, and community Red is an...

    Free
  • Songs of Dismantling: Standing as Witness in the 21st Century

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

    Poets Randall Mann and  Fernando Pérez read poetry and discuss the poetic experience as a method of cultural healing moderated by Ingrid Rojas Contreras A night of reading and...

    Free
  • Jimmy O. Yang

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

    Jimmy O. Yang is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer best known for his portrayal of Jian Yang on HBO’s Emmy-nominated series Silicon Valley and his dramatic turn...

  • THERE

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

    NEXT THERE: THERE 22 – Friday, April 20, 2018, with award-winning Oakland author Nayomi Munaweera,  local novelist Yang Huang, East Bay writer Stevan Cavalier and the debut...

    Free
  • Ally Carter at the Livermore Public Library

    Livermore Public Library 1188 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore

    Join us as we welcome Ally Carter to the Livermore Public Library for an author talk and book signing! Ally Carter is the author of...

    Free
  • Perfectly Queer East Bay Reading “Lesbian Romance Novels”

    Laurel Book Store 1423 Broadway, Oakland , CA, United States

    Perfectly Queer East Bay presents "Lesbian Romance Novels," 4 authors reading from new books, Wednesday, March 28, 7pm Laurel Book Store, 1423 Broadway, Oakland. Free...

    Free
  • Zachary Lazar with special guests The Kitchen Sisters

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

    Zachary Lazar with special guests The Kitchen Sisters   celebrating the release of Zachary Lazar's new novel VENGEANCE from Catapult Books Zachary Lazar's powerful and...

    Free
  • Hazel Reading Series – March 2018

    Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 2868 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Celebrate Women's History Month at Hazel Reading with our fantastic line-up of women writers. Don't miss it! Featuring Dinika Amaral nominated by Sara Marinelli Kirin...

    $5
  • Zachary Lazar with special guests The Kitchen Sisters

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

    celebrating the release of Zachary Lazar's new novel VENGEANCE from Catapult Books Zachary Lazar's powerful and important novel was inspired by a passion play, The Life...

    Free
  • Harry Mathews Tribute

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

    Join us for a special night of stories and memories to celebrate the life of Harry Mathews and the publication of his last novel, The Solitary Twin. With...

    Free
  • Courtney Peppernell / Pillow Thoughts

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a special evening with Australian sensationCourtney Peppernell as part of her first US tour. She'll be reading from her books Pillow Thoughts I and The Road...

    Free
  • An Honors College Reading with Craig Santos Perez

    USF Fromm Hall - FR 125 - Maraschi Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In fall 2018, the University of San Francisco will launch an Honors Collegethat helps top students become global citizens equipped to meet the challenges of the...

    Free
  • An Honors College Reading with Craig Santos Perez

    Fromm Hall - FR115 - Berman Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Fromm Hall - FR 115 - Berman Room Free and open to the public.

    Free
  • Hormonal: The Hidden Intelligence of Hormones

    Oshman Family JCC 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

    Did you know women walk more, eat less, socialize more, meet more men, dance more and flirt more when they're ovulating? Or that PMS may...

    $10 – $36
  • Norman Finkelstein: Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom

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

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM present NORMAN FINKELSTEIN GAZA: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert Advance tickets $12, available at T: 800-838-3006 or...

    $12 – $15
  • The Poetics of Identity with Cameron Awkward-Rich

    CIIS Public Programs 1453 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join poet and scholar Cameron Awkward-Rich for a conversation on his life and poetry including selected readings of his work. His collection of poems, Sympathetic...

    $15
  • Bruce Holbert in conversation with Suzanne Lang

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

    Bruce Holbert in conversation with Suzanne Lang   discussing his new novel Whiskey from Farrar, Strauss, Giroux/MCD Brothers Andre and Smoker were raised in a...

    Free
  • Artificial Intelligence with Kate Crawford

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

    In Conversation with Indre Viskontas ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: The Trouble with Bias Kate Crawford is a leading researcher, academic and author who has spent the last decade...

    $29