Booksmith is doubly excited to host a joint reading by Kaitlin Solimine and Warren Read to celebrate their new books, Empire of Glass and Ash Falls. Don't miss this!
Arundhati Roy is the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The God of Small Things.
Catherine Lacey discusses her latest novel, The Answers, with FSG editor Emily Bell.
Every Thursday at 5pm from June 29 – August 10, join us for Community Voices: Poets Speak at the Museum of the African Diaspora where Bay Area Cave Canem poets reflect on themes of our current exhibition
The event will examine the role of trans literature and aesthetic in the current American political and cultural climate.
Siobhan Fallon is the author of The 2012 PEN Center USA Literary Award in Fiction winner You Know When the Men Are Gone.
Mildred K Barya teaches creative writing and literature at UNC-Asheville and is a board member of African Writers Trust (AWT).
Anastasia Aukeman in discussion with Deborah Treisman, moderated by Paul Yamazaki.
Barry Eisler returns to Kepler's for the release of the newest John Rain novel, Zero Sum.
Josh Barkan in conversation about his new story collection, Mexico.
Amy Berkowitz + Paul Ebenkamp.
Suggested donations of $5-25 collected at the door, but no one turned away for lack of funds.
Come and experience the poetry of the Beat Generation with musical accompaniment. Featuring the works of Herbert Huncke, Michael McClure, Diane di Prima, John Weiners,...
Open Poetry reading every first Saturday of the month.
Yuri Herrera in discussion with Caille Millner about his new book Kingdom Cons
Connie Post served as Poet Laureate of Livermore, California (2005 to 2009).
Free literary mixtape! Free books featuring all selected writing + art by Maricruz Mendoza for the first 100 people!
Join us to celebrate McKenzi Lee's hilarious and swashbuckling 18th-century romantic adventure, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue.
Featured readers: Dennis J. Bernstein, Sharon Coleman, James Cagney, and Sara McAulay. On guitar: Barry Ebner. Curated by Leila Rae. An open mic follows the...
Charif Shanahan is the author of Into Each Room We Enter without Knowing (SIU Press, 2017), winner of the 2015 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award.
Wayne Goodman and Rick May celebrate the publication of their new books.
Meredith May spent sixteen years as a feature writer at The San Francisco Chronicle.
Guys, it's our 50th show, and our 4-year anniversary!
Book talk & signing with Lindsay Hatton for Monterey Bay. Event #2 of Bookshop’s 2017 Books & Brews Passport Series.
Sign-ups will be the night of & the list fills up quickly, so if you want to perform, you’d better get there early.
Come with ideas and prepare to workshop!
An afternoon of bay area poetry <3 Hosted by Bloodflower.
All proceeds benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.
Poetry reading + Open mic!
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland hosts another installment of Poetry Flash.