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  • Full Color: A Staged Reading

    Studio Grand Oakland 3234 Grand Ave, Oakland , CA, United States

    Full Color: A Staged Reading Afro Urban Society and Studio Grand present 'Full Color', a short story written by Itoro Udofia that has been adapted for the stage...

    Free
  • Muni Diaries 10th Anniversary Show

    Muni Diaries Live 10th Anniversary Show

    Elbo Room 647 Valencia Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Muni Diaries is celebrating 10 years of documenting life in our fair city, as viewed through the eyes of everyday commuters like you. For the...

    $17.66

  • You’re Going to Die presents Death is Real with Mount Eerie

    Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    You're Going to Die Presents... Death is Real with Mount Eerie + special appearances by Scott Ferreter & words from Dr. Michael Fratkin @ The Swedish American Hall Doors...

    $18 – $22

  • BAY AREA GENERATIONS #56

    Joyce Gordon Gallery 406 14th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    BAY AREA GENERATIONS, EDITION #56 Monday, April 23, 2018 at Joyce Gordon Gallery in Oakland, CA *Free on-street parking after 6pm * Beautiful location *...

    $10

  • Luis Alberto Urrea: The House of Broken Angels

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

    Luis Alberto Urrea reads from and signs his new novel, The House of Broken Angels.

    Free

  • Rebecca Kauffman

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

    Rebecca Kauffman discusses her new novel, The Gunners. Praise for The Gunners "I recommend you read every single thing Rebecca Kauffman writes―start with this beautiful novel,...

    Free

  • Poetry Readings @ Willow Glen Library

    Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Ave, San Jose , CA, United States

    Third Thursday of Every Month Feature: Mighty Mike McGee open mic follows Willow Glen Library  1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José, CA, 95125 (408) 808-3045 or...

  • Journal Release: Nomadic Journal 2017: Wonder (Retro!)

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Nomadic Journal 2017 (Retro!): Wonder! It's going to be an amazing evening of...

  • Beth Pickens with Brontez Purnell

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

    Beth Pickens with Brontez Purnell   discussing Your Art Will Save Your Life A candid guidebook about art-making in the midst of oppression from Feminist...

    Free

  • Copper Canyon Press Reading

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

    Featuring four wonderful poets with new collections from Copper Canyon Press.

  • Laurie Anderson

    Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Laurie Anderson is one of America's most renowned and daring creative pioneers. Her work, encompassing music, visual art, poetry, film and photography, has challenged and...

  • Get Lit #36 (Music by Michael Also)

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Doors 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)...

    $10 – $25
  • Hand to Mouth

    Hand To Mouth/WORDS Spoken OUT #94

    Rebound Bookstore 1611 4th Street, San Rafael, CA, United States

    Celebrating National Poetry Month with host Marin County Poet Laureate Rebecca Foust, and teen writers from ForWords Literacy Lab. ForWords provides instruction and resources to...

  • Your Art Will Save Your Life launch at Wolfman Books

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Wednesday, April 25, 2018 7:00 PM  9:00 PM Celebrate the launch of YOUR ART WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE with Beth Pickens and Tammy Johnson! “I’ve already...

  • This is Now with Angie Coiro presents: Sally Kohn

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

    Sally Kohn is currently a CNN political commentator and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Kohn was previously a Fox News contributor, and she has been...

    Free

  • Dana Levin and Dean Rader

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

    Dana Levin and Dean Rader read from their latest poetry collections, Banana Palace and Self-Portrait as Wikipedia Entry. About Dana Levin Dana Levin's fourth book is Banana Palace (Copper Canyon...

    Free

  • The Others: A Dramatic Reading by Matthew Rohrer & Special Guests

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a performance of Matthew Rohrer’s novel in verse, The Others, featuring guest readers including Daniel Handler and Arisa White. Please join us! A gripping, eerie, and hilarious novel-in-verse...

    Free

  • Brynn Saito

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

    Originally from Fresno, CA, Saito is the Distinguished Visiting Writer in Poetry at Saint Mary’s College.

  • Book Talk: Figuring Korean Futures

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

    Book Talk: Figuring Korean Futures: Children’s Literature in Modern Korea April 26 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 180 Doe Library Speaker: Dafna Zur, Stanford University Moderator:...

    Free

  • Stevenson Poetry Night at the SHPL

    Saint Helena Public Library 1492 Library Lane, Saint Helena

    Join us for an evening celebrating the spoken word and the works of Robert Louis Stevenson! The evening will feature an open mic for aspiring...

    Free
  • The Black Aesthetic

    The Black Aesthetic, in performance and in conversation

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

    "Our intention is to offer constructive speculation; our earnest hope to take up the love labor of the Black canons that laid these foundations in...

    Free

  • Anna Yen

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

    Anna Yen has worked at a wide range of tech companies. She spearheaded investor relations for industry leaders such as Tesla Motors, Market Watch, and Pixar...

    $15 – $50

  • Yang Huang

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

    Yang Huang reads from her short story collection, My Old Faithful, winner of the 2017 Juniper Prize. Showing both the drama of familial intimacy and the...

    Free

  • Richard Power

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

    Richard Powers discusses his new novel, The Overstory. Praise for Richard Powers “This book is beyond special. Richard Powers manages to turn trees into vivid and...

    Free

  • Kai Carlson-Wee / Rail

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a launch for Kai Carlson-Wee's first full-length poetry collection, Rail. More info to come soon -- save the date, and join us! Set against a landscape...

    Free