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  • Micah Perks

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

    Join us as we celebrate the launch of this wonderfully consuming new novel from local author, professor, and co-director of UCSC’s creative writing program Micah Perks.

  • The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016

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

    Annual showcase for the country’s finest science fiction and fantasy when the editors and authors included in this year’s Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy visit Kepler’s Books.

    $10 – $20

  • Josefine Klougart

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

    Danish writer Josefine Klougart reads from One of Us is Sleeping, the first of her novels translated into English.

  • William Kent Kreuger

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    In the extraordinary new Cork O’Connor thriller from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author William Kent Krueger, the lives of hundreds of innocent people are at stake when Cork vanishes just days before his daughter’s wedding.

  • Anne Raeff + Anthony Marra

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

    Anne Raeff in conversation with Anthony Marra for the book launch of The Jungle Around Us, winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.

  • A Memorial Reading for Ted Greenwald

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Ted Greenwald (1942-2016) was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens, and lived in New York City his entire life.

  • Tracy K. Smith

    Lafayette Library 3491 Mt. Diable Blvd, Lafayette, CA, United States

    Free for SMC students with ID.

    $15

  • iO Tillett Wright

    Second Act 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The Booksmith presents iO Tillett Wright / Darling Days at Second Act.

  • Vanessa Hua Book Launch

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

    Vanessa Hua presents her debut collection, Deceit and Other Possibilities, in conversation with ZYZZYVA editor Oscar Villalon.

  • Michael Palmer

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

    Palmer’s new book of poems, The Laughter of the Sphinx, was published in 2016 by New Directions.

  • Karen Joy Fowler

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

    Featuring Karen Joy Fowler, author of both novels and short story collections.

  • Peter S. Beagle w/ Tad Williams

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

    One of science fiction and fantasy’s most celebrated creators returns when Peter S. Beagle comes to Kepler’s with his thrilling new fantasy novel, Summerlong.

    $10 – $20

  • Literary Death Match: Suah, Smith, Gauvin + McKay

    Ultra Shadow Lounge 341 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Literary Death Match is teaming with the masterminds at ALTA (The American Literary Translators Association) for an all-out night of brilliant lit that'll pit translators versus the translated, plus comedic stylings and enough tomfoolery to bring you to your feet!

    $5

  • Best American Non-Required Reading 2016

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

    Anthony Marra, Kyle Boelte, and student contributors Isaac Schott-Rosenfield, Sian Ee, and Emma Hardison join us to celebrate the 12th annual installment of the annual Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology.

  • You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose, & Everything Goes

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

    Sign-ups will be the night of & the list fills up quickly, so if you want to perform, you’d better get there early!

    $10

  • First Friday deshret Celebration + Youth Open Mic

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

    Come out to celebrate Writer in Residence Brooke Doak's project, deshret, take part in our youth open mic, and paint a self portrait as part of our upcoming project with mocha | museum of children's art.

  • JT Leroy/Laura Albert

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    The literary persona of Laura Albert. JT/Sarah will be in conversation with Justin Desmangles.

  • Bae Suah + Deborah Smith

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

    Translator Deborah Smith in conversation with South Korean writer Bae Suah about her novel, A Greater Music.

  • City Arts & Lectures: Billy Collins

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

    Billy Collins is the first poet since Robert Frost who has managed to combine high critical acclaim with broad popular appeal.

    $29

  • APAture 2016 Literary Showcase: Jade Cho

    Kearny Street Workshop 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Admission: $5 presale, $7–$10 at the door.

    $5 – $10

  • Works in Progress: Irina Rivkin

    Plymouth United Church of Christ 424 Monte Vista Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    A women-only event.

    $7 – $10

  • Book Party!

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Lindsey Boldt, Brandon Brown, and Sara Larsen.

  • Perks, Treadwell, + Lee

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

    All proceeds benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.

    $5 – $20

  • Poetry in Parks 2016

    Cushing Memorial-Mountain Theater, Mount Tamalpais State Park East Ridgecrest Blvd, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    A free, daylong festival in the historic Cushing Memorial-Mountain Theater in Mount Tamalpais State Park, on the occasion of Quiet Lightning’s 100th show!

  • Martha Collins + Rosa Lane

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Another installment of Poetry Flash with featured guest poets will be Martha Collins and Rosa Lane.

  • Perfectly Queer Fall Fiction

    Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Novelists Laura J. Merrell, Kate Jessica Raphael, and Hilary A. Zaid read from new fiction at Perfectly Queer Fall Fiction.

  • Life During Wartime

    Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Readings and music!

    $25 – $30

  • Lines & Lyrics: Cheng, Rock, + Shiferraw w/ Miss Erma

    Jessie Square; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 220 Stevenson St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Lines and lyrics from Litquake Nation! Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians share their work in the great outdoors.