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  • front cover of Baudelaire Fractal

    Lisa Robertson

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

    reading from The Baudelaire Fractal published by Coach House Books A debut novel by acclaimed poet Lisa Robertson, in which a poet realizes she has...

    Free

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

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

    Lyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing...

    Free

  • Graduate Student Reading Series

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

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...

    Free
  • front cover of The Gringa

    Andrew Altschul

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

    Andrew Altschul discusses his new novel, The Gringa. Praise for The Gringa "The Gringa bites off an impressive chunk of American—and Peruvian—history with dynamic prose. It's an...

    Free
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    Nancy Au, Alexandra Mattraw, Tiff Dresson, Tomas Moniz Readings

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley

    NANCY AU’s essays and stories appear in many journals including Redivider, Gulf Coast, Foglifter, and Michigan Quarterly Review. She teaches creative writing (to biology majors!)...

    Free
  • photo of Anders Carlson Wee

    Anders Carlson-Wee and Maria Gillam

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

    Anders Carlson-Wee is the author of The Low Passions, published by W.W. Norton in 2019. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, BuzzFeed, Ploughshares, Virginia Quarterly...

    Free

  • Chris Carlsson at City Lights Books

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

    Hidden San Francisco: A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes and Radical Histories from Pluto Press San Francisco is an iconic and symbolic city. But...

    Free
  • flier for Speaking Axolotl 2020

    Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic

    Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CA

    A Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press. Decolonized beats provided...

    donations requested

  • Dennis Phillips & George Albon

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

    Dennis Phillips and George Albon read from their latest works, Mappa Mundi and Lyric Multiples. About Mappa Mundi Like the medieval maps from which MAPPA MUNDI takes its...

    Free

  • THERE 32

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Saturday, March 21 2020, at East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Avenue in Oakland, featuring Julia Flynn Siler, Devi S. Laskar and Sunisa Manning, plus musical...

    Free

  • The Fire Thieves Honor Sacred Ground

    Oakland Peace Center 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CA

    The 10th edition of the Fire Thieves makes it's only foray into the East Bay at The Chapel at the Oakland Peace Center with featured...

    Free

  • Book Celebration: Synchronicity by Tureeda Mikell

    Marcus Books 3900 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us as we continue our Oakland celebration of Synchronicity: The Oracle of Sun Medicine by Tureeda Mikell at the nation's oldest black bookstore, Marcus...

    Free
  • photo from My Life, My Stories at The Bindery

    My Life, My Stories / Real life. Told by SF seniors.

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Join us for an evening of learning and listening, hosted by My Life, My Stories! The theme is Family. My Life, My Stories is a local non-profit...

  • Omnidawn Spring Publication Party

    Omnidawn Spring Books 2020

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley

    Our Omnidawn book parties are legendary! Join us to get a first look at their latest titles. Hear great readings and meet the poets: Desirée...

    Free
  • flier for Crossroads

    Crossroads: Stories of Queer Spirit

    Welcome! Before joining the call, please read the full event description below--- CROSSROADS is a meeting place for all those who worship, pray, and make...

    Free
  • Robert Reich

    Robert Reich with Astra Taylor

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

    TICKETS To purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Social Studies Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of...

    $29
  • front cover of No Fascist USA

    Hilary Moore & James Tracy

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

    celebrating the release of No Fascist USA! The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today's Movements by Hilary Moore and James Tracy (forward by...

    Free

  • Zach Norris, We Keep Us Safe at Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    ookshop Santa Cruz and the NAACP of Santa Cruz County welcome Zach Norris, executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, for a discussion and signing...

    Free

  • Phyllis Grant in Conversation with Julia Cosgrove

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

    discussing Grant's just-published book Everything is Under Control: A Memoir with Recipes. "What a beautiful, rich, and poetic memoir this is. Phyllis Grant writes of...

    Free
  • photo of Alexandra Mattraw

    Alexandra Mattraw with Tiff Dressen and Mah Shein Win

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

    celebrating the release of Alexandra Mattraw's new poetry collection We fell into Weather Published by Cultural Society What has been said about We fell into...

    Free

  • #we : queer perspectives

    Pro Arts Gallery 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, United States

    Please join us for the eighth installment of #we, a talk and performance series of queer perspectives hosted by Richard Loranger. Each event features two...

    Free of charge and a hat will be passed

  • The Penelope Poems

    The Marsh 1062 Valencia St, San Francisco

    Poet Patti Trimble and musician and composer Peter Whitehead merge their considerable skills to present a one-night theater-length spoken-word piece: The Penelope Poems. At The Marsh...

    $15