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  • Max Tomlinson

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Max Tomlinson joins us to discuss his novel, Vanishing in the Haight. About Vanishing in the Haight Between fending off a lecherous parole officer and trying...

  • The Future of Translation with Çedilla & Co.

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

    Sean Gasper Bye, Elisabeth Jaquette, Julia Sanches, Jeremy Tiang and Jeffrey Zuckerman, members of Çedilla & Co., a collective of literary translators representing a wide range of writers, languages,...

    Free

  • Poetry at Pegasus: Poets Laureate on Social Justice

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Poetry at Pegasus: Poets Laureate on Social Justice Thursday, October 3, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Five Poets Laureate share poems around a theme of social...

  • MFA in Writing Reading Series – Patricia Smith

    FR 125 - Maraschi Room, USF 2130 Fulton St, San Francisco , CA, United States

      THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 7:45 – 9:30 p.m. Fromm Hall - FR 125 - Maraschi Room Patricia Smith is the author of eight books of poetry,...

  • Patricia Smith in conversation with Ajuan Mance

    Lisser Hall Kapiolani Rd, Oakland, CA

    Patricia Smith in conversation with Ajuan Mance Friday, October 4, 2019 | 7:30 pm | Lisser Hall Please join us for this special event, presented...

  • Matt Maiocco, Brad Mangin & Brian Murphy

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

    Matt Maiocco, Brad Mangin & Brian Murphy present Letters to 87: Fans Remember the Legacy of Dwight Clark, a coffee table book featuring heartfelt letters from fans...

  • Clearly Meant presents Lucille Lang Day

    Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library 2940 Benvenue Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Lucille Lang Day reads her poems, followed by an interview and discussion. Lucille Lang Day was born in Oakland, where she still lives. Day has...

    Free

  • BAY AREA POETS COALITION

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    October 5, November 2, December 7 3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA   Addison is one block...

  • Book Release: this is my body

    Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CA

    We are so excited to announce the release of this is my body, an anthology of written works by women of color exploring their relationship...

  • John James and Julia Guez

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

    John James and Julia Guez read from their new poetry collections, The Milk Hours and In an Invisible Glass Case Which is Also a Frame. About The Milk...

    Free

  • Mongreltude and From Nature – Poetry With Bernheimer and Brolaski

    The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Alan Bernheimer’s latest collection of poetry is From Nature (Cuneiform Press, 2019). Recent work has appeared at Across the Margin and at SFMOMA’s Open Space...

    Free

  • Poetry with Alan Bernheimer and Julian Talamantez Brolaski

    The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Alan Bernheimer’s latest collection of poetry is From Nature (Cuneiform Press, 2019). Recent work has appeared at Across the Margin and at SFMOMA’s Open Space and in The Equalizer, The Delineator, and Hambone. The Spoonlight...

  • RACHEL MADDOW

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    RACHEL MADDOW Sunday, October 6, 2019, 7:00 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events Tickets Sold Out! NOTE: 7PM start time. Rachel Maddow is host of the Rachel...

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  • PATTI SMITH In Conversation with Dan Stone

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    PATTI SMITH In Conversation with Dan Stone Monday, October 7, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Each ticket to include a...

    $49

  • Suyi Davies Okungbowa: David Mogo, Godhunter

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

    Suyi Davies Okungbowa discusses his new novel, David Mogo, Godhunter. Praise for David Mogo, Godhunter “A number of books have been termed ‘godpunk,’ but Suyi Davies...

    Free

  • Happy Endings: Spooooky Theme TBD

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

    HAPPY ENDINGS is a monthly reading series that showcases new writing and wants to shine a little sun on your soul. What's gonna happen? Five...

    $10

  • An Evening with Carolina de Robertis

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    Join us for a reading and discussion of Cantoras, the newly acclaimed novel by Uruguayan American author Carolina de Robertis. A Bay Area resident, De...

    Free

  • Ian Haney López in conversation with Eva Paterson

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

    Ian Haney López in conversation with Eva Paterson Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco Presented by City...

  • San Francisco in Queer Fiction, by the Decade

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

    Booksmith welcomes Perfectly Queer Reading Series back as they present a night of readings: San Francisco in Queer Fiction, by the Decade. Please join us! San Francisco has...

  • Nick Flynn: a Reading, a Conversation

    The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The Reading: Nick Flynn's latest book is I Will Destroy You, poetry that interrogates the potential of art to be redemptive, to remake and reform. But first...

  • Creative Writing Reading Series with Ingrid Rojas Contreras

    Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United States

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 -  7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga,...

  • How to Cure a Ghost: Poems with Fariha Róisín

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    How to Cure a Ghost: Poems with Fariha Róisín Wednesday, October 9, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Fahira Róisín shares poems from her new collection, How to Cure...

  • 2019 Marin Poetry Center Anthology Launch

    Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    This event celebrates local poets reading their work from the anthology. The theme is “The Wild.” There will be many different voices and a lively...