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  • Prose at The Poetry Center

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

    Creative Writing faculty members May-lee Chai and Junse Kim read from their prose.

  • Get Lit! October 2017

    Aqus Petaluma 101 H St, Petaluma, CA, United States

    Come join us October 12 for a fun night of literary storytelling with featured readers Amy Bess Cook, Cameron Kelly and Alex Simand (and YOU on the open mic)!

  • Why There Are Words: Reckoning

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Join Why There Are Words – Sausalito on October 12, 2017, at Studio 333 in Sausalito (333 Caledonia Street) for “Reckonings” with the following six acclaimed authors.

    $10

  • Havarie/Collision

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 2550 Mission Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Book Reading with Merle Kröger + Film by Philip Scheffner.

  • Three Distinguished Poets

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Al Young, Floyd Salas, + Andrena Zawinski.

  • Peninsula Literary readings

    Gallery House 320 California Ave., Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Join us for a reading of poetry and prose!

  • A Night in Venice Book Event

    Kaleidoscope Coffee 109 Park Place, Point Richmond, California, United States

    Free reading!

  • Cathy Arellano Book Release

    Galería de la Raza 2857 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join us in celebrating the release of poet Cathy Arellano’s second book I Love My Women, Sometimes They Love Me.

    $5

  • InsideStoryTime Deluge

    Muddy Waters Coffee House 521 Valencia St., San Francisco, United States

    InsideStorytime DELUGE, in phase 1 of the San Francisco Lit Crawl.

  • Red Light Lit

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join Red Light Lit for Leg 1 of LitCrawl!

  • Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic

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

    a WOMEN-ONLY open mic for poetry, prose, music and more!

    $7 – $10

  • Dennis Cooper + Eileen Myles

    McRoskey Mattress Company, Inc 1687 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Versatile and renowned writers Dennis Cooper and Eileen Myles read from their work.

    $10

  • Alan Harris

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Alan Harris has been an actor and a stand-up comedian.

  • Jennifer Egan

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

    In conversation w/ Alexis Madrigal.

    $29

  • Daniel Handler w/ Matthew Zapruder

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

    Daniel Handler discusses his new novel, All the Dirty Parts, w/ Matthew Zapruder.

  • Khary Lazarre-White

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Passage tells the story of Warrior, a young black man navigating the snowy winter streets of Harlem and Brooklyn in 1993.

  • Viet Thahn Nguyen: Houston Lecture

    Hammer Theater Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio Walk, San Jose, CA, United States

    Viet Thanh Nguyen is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Sympathizer, a New York Times bestseller. His current short story collection The Refugees has also become a bestseller.

  • Jennifer Egan

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Reading from Manhattan Beach, the long-awaited, daring, and magnificent novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad.

  • John Kaag

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

    Paperback release for John Kaag's new book, American Philosophy.

  • Bawdy Storytelling: Sexual Napalm

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

    October brings Bawdy back to the Verdi Club with tales of unforgettable sexual chemistry. Got your own story to tell on our stage? Send a...

    $20

  • San Jose Poetry Festival

    History Park San José 1650 Senter Road, San Jose , CA, United States

    The Third Annual San José Poetry Festival will celebrate our community's diverse ethnic and cultural heritage with a wide range of topics and literary styles reflected in performances and workshops.

  • Bikes to Books 4-year Anniversary

    Jack London Street Jack London Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Bring bikes with gears, snacks, and enthusiasm!