• THERE 16

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    Readings + music!

  • Poets Adrienne Raphel + Alex Walton

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

    Adrienne Raphel is the author of What Was It For (Rescue Press, 2017).

    Alex Walton is currently a PhD student at UC Berkeley. He was a Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center.

  • The Junkyard 2017 Reading Showcase

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

    Come checkout this awesome student run publication from Lowell High School and hear some of the founders and staff read their unique work.

  • Poets Allison Cobb + Arisa White

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

    What if we told you two poets who put out two of our favorite books of 2016 were gonna read together?!

  • Magra Books Reading: Paul Vangelisti + Sean Pessin Host

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Celebrating the first two seasons of titles from the independent publisher, Magra Books (magrabooks.com).

  • About Alice: An Onstage Reading

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

    A reading of the two-character play that Calvin Trillin has adapted from the book he wrote about his late wife, the educator Alice Stewart Trillin.

    $29
  • Lenore Weiss

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

    Lenore Weiss is enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts Program at San Francisco State University.

  • Patty Yumi Cottrell

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Cottrell's work has appeared in BOMB, Gulf Coast, and Black Warrior Review. She lives in New York.

  • Jeanne Powell + Clyde Always

    North Beach, SF Public Library 850 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Free readings!

  • Brontez Purnell

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

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

    Anne Korkeakivi shares her critically-acclaimed new novel, Shining Sea.

  • GET LIT #28

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

    The emcee for the night will be the one and only NO 'HARE (Isobel O'Hare and Christine No.)

  • Michael Chabon

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

    In Conversation with Isabel Duffy.

  • Josephine Rowe

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

    Josephine Rowe discusses her new novel, A Loving, Faithful Animal.

  • Joyce Maynard

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

    The Best of Us is a heart-wrenching, ultimately life-affirming reflection on coming to understand true love through the experience of great loss.

  • Jesmyn Ward

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

    Booksmith is thrilled to have Jesmyn Ward in the store for her latest novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing. Please join us!

  • Elise Paschen + Tess Taylor

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

    Elise Paschen + Tess Taylor read from their latest poetry collections.

  • Douglas Kearney + Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta

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

    Douglas Kearney and Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta read from their poetry.

  • Eleanor Henderson

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

    Join us at the Booksmith as we welcome Eleanor Henderson for the debut of her forthcoming novel The Twelve-Mile Straight.

  • Vivian Gornick

    USF Fromm Hall - FR 125 - Maraschi Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    MFA reading series presents Vivian Gornick for a discussion and reading.

  • Swallowing Mercury: Wioletta Greg

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

    Polish author Wioletta Greg discusses her new novel from Transit Books, Swallowing Mercury.

  • Reed Magazine: 150th Anniversary Party

    San Jose City Hall Rotunda 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA, United States

    A night of readings to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Reed Magazine.

  • The New Talkies

    Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An evening of neo-benshi performances.

    $10
  • The Racket #11: SILENCE w/ Shawn Wen

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    On Monday, September 25th at 7:00PM, The Racket #11: SILENCE will touch down at Adobe Books.

  • Dave Holt

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

    Dave Holt, relocated to the Bay Area from Toronto, Canada, his place of birth, to follow his dream of becoming a successful songwriter.