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Don George
SJSU MLK Library 150 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA, United StatesNational Geographic has called Don George “a legendary travel writer and editor.” Don’s new book is The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George. He also...
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Scarlett Sabet & Janaka Stucky
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from new works Scarlett Sabet is a London based poet and performer. She wrote, directed and starred in her poetic short film "Burning" which was...
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The Wu-Tang Clan’s “U-God” Hawkins discusses RAW
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandMore info to come
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Get Lit #34 (Music by TBD)
Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United StatesDoors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! An amazing gathering of 12-15 writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts)...
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Cheston Knapp and Matthew Zapruder
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesCheston Knapp discusses his new essay collection, Up Up, Down Down with Matthew Zapruder. Praise for Up Up, Down Down "Full of wit and disquiet, Cheston Knapp’s Up...
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Michael David Lukas: The Last Watchman of Old Cairo
Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMichael David Lukas reads from The Last Watchman of Old Cairo -- the spellbinding new novel from the author of the internationally bestselling, The Oracle of Stamboul. ABOUT THE...
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Terry Patten / A New Republic of the Heart
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith is excited to host an evening with Terry Patten, who will read from and discuss his new book A New Republic of the Heart: An...
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The Afternoon Series Welcomes Brynn Saito on “Intimate Ecologies: Crisis, Community, and the Poem”
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesIntimate Ecologies: Crisis, Community, and the Poem This talk will inquire into the limits, complexities, and possibilities of community-based poetry and poetics in this moment...
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Junot Diaz
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesFrom New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power...
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Joyce Carol Oates
Mechanics Institute 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom, San Francisco, CA, United StatesRenowned author Joyce Carol Oates discusses her new collection of short stories, "Beautiful Days."
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Kathleen Winter
Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPlease join us on Clement street on Wednesday, March 21st at 7:00 p.m. as we welcome poet Kathleen Winter who will read from her latest collection I will...
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Robert Hass / David Koehn
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesOmnidawn Press presents David Koehn celebrating the release of Compendium: Donald Justice's Prosody Syllabus Edited by David Koehn & Alan Soldofsky published by Omnidawn Books...
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David Mamet
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAcclaimed writer David Mamet returns to the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco for a conversation about "Chicago", his new 1920s thriller set in the...
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Open Mic Poetry! Boom!
THE LAUNDRY 3359 26th Street, San FranciscoDoors open at 6:30PM and poetry starts at 7PM-10PM. Everyone is welcome! Helen Hyojoo Kang as always will be MC'ing for the evening, so come...
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Mark Sarvas and Marie Mockett
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMark Sarvas discusses his new novel, Memento Park, with Marie Mockett. Praise for Memento Park "Mark Sarvas has written a gripping mystery novel about art that...
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Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesLyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Lyrics and Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is...
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Graduate Student Reading Series
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesCurated and hosted by a committee of graduate students, the Graduate Student Reading Series showcases the dynamic and welcoming arts community here at Saint Mary’s College....
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LEGACY OF POETRY SLAM: FINALS
Student Union Theater, San Jose State University 1 Washington Square, San Jose , CA, United StatesThe Legacy of Poetry Slam’s purpose is to promote poetry as a vital art form with a broad authorship. The diversity of poetry in the...
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Legacy of Poetry Slam: Finals
Student Union Theater, San Jose State University 1 Washington Square, San Jose , CA, United StatesThe Legacy of Poetry Slam’s purpose is to promote poetry as a vital art form with a broad authorship. The diversity of poetry in the...
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Matthew Dickman and Emily Strelow
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMatthew Dickman celebrates the release of a new poetry collection Wonderland from W.W. Norton Emily Strelow celebrates the release of her new novel The Wild Birds from...
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InsideStoryTime: Symptoms
The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United StatesTeadings from Pola Oloixarac (Savage Theories), Raina Leon (Profeta Without Refuge), Anne-christine d'Adesky (The Pox Lover), Eryk Salvaggio (Antlers), and Faruk Ates.
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Kirstin Chen / Bury What We Cannot Take
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery is thrilled to host Kirstin Chen as she launches her new novel Bury What We Cannot Take. Join us! One summer day in 1957, nine-year-old...
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Michael David Lukas
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United Statesreads from his new novel, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo. "A beautiful, richly textured novel, ambitious and delicately crafted."-- Rabih Alameddine Thursday, March 22, 2018...
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Leonard Mlodinow with Michael Shermer
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesOut of the exploratory instincts that allowed our ancestors to prosper hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans developed a cognitive style that Mlodinow terms...
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Filth & Fantasy: The Next Crystal Text Book Release & Art Rave
El Rio 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWe've got a new book +++ we've got a new non-linear age, join us for the release of our shiniest new book The Next Crystal...
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Two Languages / One Community w/ Poets Chun Yu and Michael Warr
Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United StatesOver the course of three workshops, participants will be guided by the authors through structured exercises, individually, and in small groups, with the goal of...
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Gearbox Poetry
Gearbox Gallery 770 nW. Grand, OaklandPlease join us for an afternoon of poetry! We meet the fourth Saturday every month. Gearbox Poetry Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Gearbox Gallery 770...
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Book Release: Nomadic Press’ Spring 2018 Chapbook Collection
Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United StatesJoin us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for an amazing evening of readings, live music, gnosh / refreshments, and friends of Nomadic Press as we...
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National Geographic and the White Gaze
DESAI | MATTA GALLERY, CIIS Main Building 1453 Mission Street, San FranciscoPlease join us for an artists' talk and book party with Michelle Dizon and Viet Le in conversation with Laura Fantone and Targol Mesbah. In...
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