Chuck Palahniuk (signing only)
Please join Green Apple Books on Clement on Friday, May 4th at 12:00 p.m. as we welcome Chuck Palahniuk for a signing of his most recent book Adjustment Day. Please note that...
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A Night of Readings and A Book Launch
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesFriday, May 4, 2018 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Join us for an evening of readings & writings, words & language, lit & luminosity in toast to...
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Oakland First Fridays at Nomadic Press!
Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United StatesDoors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! Join us at Nomadic Press as we celebrate Oakland First Fridays! Featuring readings by...
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Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesLegendary cartoonist Aline Kominsky-Crumb discusses Love That Bunch. Praise for Aline Kominsky-Crumb “For over 40 years, Kominsky-Crumb has chronicled agony and ecstasy through brutally honest portraits...
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Tessa Fontaine, author of The Electric Woman
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesTessa Fontaine’s writing has appeared in PANK, Seneca Review, The Rumpus, Sideshow World, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the University of Alabama and is working...
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Bay Area Poets Coalition
Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesBAPC OPEN POETRY READING Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018: March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2 3:00 - 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE...
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Alicia Mountain, Steffi Drewes, Tonya M. Foster, and Mg Roberts
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesSaturday, May 5, 2018 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Poems! By four poets! We're excited to welcome Alicia Mountain's BRAND NEW book High Ground Coward into the...
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Tessa Fontaine with Shawn Wen
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesTessa Fontaine discusses her new memoir The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts with Shawn Wen. Praise for The Electric Woman In a word: wow. I...
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Alicia Mountain / High Ground Coward
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts Alicia Mountain reading from High Ground Coward, winner of the 2017 Iowa Poetry Prize. Joining her for a reading and conversation is Brittany Perham (Double Portrait)—join...
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Bazaar Writers Salon
Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesReadings by J. Bruce Fuller, Jason Labbe, Raina J. León, and Matt W. Miller Music by Armando Alcaraz Hosted by Peter Kline Armando Alcaraz's original...
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Carlo Rovelli
Burlingame Theater 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame, CA, United StatesItalian physicist Carlo Rovelli is the head of the Quantum Gravity group at the Centre de Physique Théorique of Aix-Marseille University and one of the founders...
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Quiet Lightning
StudioToBe 906 Washington St., Oakland, CA, United Statescurated by Sarah Carpenter and Gracie Malley! submissions are open through Apr 18 StudioToBe , 906 Washington St., Oakland free + all ages
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Jamel Brinkley / A Lucky Man
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith hosts the Bay Area launch for Jamel Brinkley and his debut book, A Lucky Man: Stories. Please join us in celebration! In the nine expansive, searching stories of A...
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Tessa Fontaine / The Electric Woman
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts Tessa Fontaine for her first book, The Electric Woman, in conversation with Molly Giles. Please join us! This astonishing memoir of pushing past fear follows the author on...
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San Jose Poetry Slam
Gordon Biersch 33 E. San Fernando St., San Jose, CA, United StatesFirst Monday of each month with host Scorpiana Xlent
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Hazel Reading Series – May 2018 Edition
Join us at the Red Poppy Art House for the last Hazel Reading Series before summer break with our incredible line-up of women writers. Featuring:...
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Well-RED
Works/San José 365 S Market St, San Jose, CA, United Statesfeatures: Deborah Kennedy and Ken Weisner open mic follows at Works/San José 365 South Market Street in downtown San José doors open 6:30pm $2 admission, no...
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EPIC
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesTales of great undertakings and heroic deeds, world changers, story spinners, and tales passed down through time Curated by Isolde Honore Artwork by Imogen Speer Tuesday, May 8...
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Perfectly Queer SF Book Reading “Contrasts: Poetry & Prose”
Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPoets Susan Dambroff and David Hathwell and novelists Anne Raeff and Rob Rosen will read from new work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco's "Contrasts: Poetry...
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Rita Bullwinkel and Lisa Brown
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesRita Bullwinkel and Lisa Brown Rita Bullwinkel celebrates the release of Belly Up: Stories from A Strange Object Press Lisa Brown presents a sneak preview of an...
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Chronicle Chats: On Science
Herbst Theatre 01 Van Ness Avenue, Room 110, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe San Francisco Chronicle presents Chronicle Chats — an ongoing series of events featuring thought-leaders, influencers, newsmakers and trend-setters, discussing issues that affect the Bay...
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wordWind Chorus Live + Tongo Eisen-Martin
Institute Of advanced Uncertainty P.O. Box 460908, San FranciscoInstitute Of advanced Uncertainty hosts wordWind Chorus: Q.R. Hand Jr. Lewis Jordan Brian Auerbach With Tongo Eisen-Martin Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Doors: 6:30 p.m. Program:7:00 p.m. Free entry...
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Porchlight Open Door: Lesson Learned
Hemlock Tavern 1131 Polk Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesCome out on a Tuesday night to celebrate National Teachers' Day! Bring your five-minute story about teaching, learning, going to school, skipping class, mentors, bad...
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Launch for Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts the launch for Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story, with editors Grant Faulkner,Lynn Mundell, and Beret Olsen. Please join us! Gems, shards,...
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Matt Miller
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMatt Miller reads from his new poetry collection, The Wounded for the Water. Also featuring readings by Mario Chard and Peter LaBerge. Praise for The Wounded for the...
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An Evening with David Sedaris
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley 101 Zellerbach Hall #4800, Berkeley, CA, United StatesDavid Sedaris returns to Berkeley with his signature sardonic wit and incisive social criticism. A master of satire and one of America's preeminent humorists, Sedaris...
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Ashley Dawson
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesdiscussing the subject of his new book Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change from Verso Books...
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Flash Fiction Forum Reading Series:
Works Gallery 364 S. Market St., San Jose, CA, United Stateshttp://www.flashfictionforum.com/events/
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Mae Boeve of 350.org and Rebecca Solnit – Rivers of Change and SF Global
McRoskey Mattress Company, Inc 1687 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThis September in San Francisco, the Global Climate Action Summit will bring together leaders from state, tribal, and local governments, business, and citizens from around...
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