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  • 4th Annual Bay Area Book Festival

    Berkeley, CA

    Tens of thousands of book lovers meet hundreds of acclaimed authors over an exciting weekend in downtown Berkeley, California. Whether you’re a fan of science...

    Free

  • Bay Area Book Festival

    Downtown Berkeley

    The Bay Area Book Festival-one of the world's premier celebrations of writers, readers and the written word-will take place April 28 and 29 in downtown...

    Free – $15.

  • Georgeanne Brennan at Mrs. Dalloway’s

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

    Join James Beard Award winner Georgeanne Brennan as she reads from her newest book, Windows on Provence: Musings on the Food, Wine, and Culture of the...

    Free

  • Knots of Wonder: Masatsugu Ono at the Bay Area Book Fest

    Hotel Shattuck Plaza 2086 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Masatsugu Ono, winner of Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa Prize, will be at the Bay Area Book Festival to discuss his novel, Lion Cross Point, coming this spring from Two Lines...

    $10

  • Betty Reid Soskin: Sign My Name to Freedom

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

    Author Betty Reid Soskin shares insights about her memoir, Sign My Name To Freedom, as part of Independent Bookstore Day and the Bay Area Book Festival at...

    Free

  • Almost Butterflies Reading by Sarah C. Jimenez

    Galería de la Raza 2857 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join us for a night of bringing characters to life! Sarah C. Jiménez’s young adult novel, Almost Butterflies, follows the lives of three teenage cousins on...

  • Book Release: The Edge of Fruitvale by Rohan DaCosta

    Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Rohan DaCosta's first full-length photography / poetry collection, The Edge of Fruitvale! It's...

  • Saturday Night Special presents: Dating

    Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Spring is in the air and other clichés, and people are swiping right and left like crazy! Whether you’re single or coupled or thrupled up...

  • Spring Lecture Series: Madeleine Albright

    Angelico Hall, Dominican University 20 Olive Ave, San Rafael, CA, United States

    Former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright closes the 2018 Spring Leadership Lecture Series at Dominican University of California on Saturday, April 28, at...

    $40

  • Second Inning

    SF Public Library 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States

    More Baseball Poetry from San Francisco Poets Join San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and others for a poetry jam! When Monday, 4/30/2018, 4:00 -...

  • Re-Assembling Hope with Rebecca Solnit, Dacher Keltner & others

    Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Re-Assembling Hope: Rebecca Solnit in conversation with Dacher Keltner, Dan Kammen, Shannon Jackson and Friends of the Bay Area Book Festival Monday / 4.30.18 / 6:30 *Tickets...

    Free

  • Holly Brown

    Oakmont of Cardinal Point 2431 Mariner Square Drive, Alameda

    For the second year, AAUW Alameda and Oakmont of Cardinal Point present a spring series of talks featuring authors who live and write in Alameda....

    Free

  • Nikki McClure / The Great Chicken Escape

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host an evening with Nikki McClure. Please join us for a discussion and special presentation of The Great Chicken Escape! A...

    Free

  • Janet Mock with Mia Birdsong

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

    Janet Mock is a writer, TV host, and advocate tackling stigma through storytelling. With a Master’s in journalism from New York University, the Honolulu native began...

    $29

  • Rodrigo Fresán

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

    Rodrigo Fresán discusses his new novel, The Bottom of the Sky. Praise for Rodrigo Fresán "It’s the book of the future, the book that begins to write itself...

    Free

  • Work & Workers

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

    Featured readers: Terry Lucas, Jan Steckel, Dennis Bernstein, Barbara West. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic...

  • Student reading

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

    One of the year’s liveliest events!

  • Berkeley Lunch Poems: Student Reading

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

    One of the year’s liveliest events, the student reading includes winners of the following prizes: Academy of American Poets, Cook, Rosenberg, and Yang, as well...

  • ZYZZYVA 2018 Spring Issue Celebration

    Mechanics Institute 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Come join ZYZZYVA for a celebration of their newest issue, “the Spring Issue” featuring readings by contributors Natalie Serber, Christopher Adamson, Greg Sarris, Mackenzie Evan...

    $15

  • The Apartment in Bab El-Louk: Elisabeth Jaquette

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

    Translator Elisabeth Jaquette discusses her translation of Donia Maher’s graphic novel, The Apartment in Bab El-Louk. This “fabulous noir poem” has been simply described as “the...

    Free

  • Mairghread Scott / The City on the Other Side

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Mairghread Scott for her new graphic novel illustrated by Robin Robinson, The City on the Other Side, which is set in early 20th century San Francisco....

    Free

  • 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...

    $26.95

  • A Night of Readings and A Book Launch

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

    Friday, May 4, 2018 7:00 PM  9:00 PM Join us for an evening of readings & writings, words & language, lit & luminosity in toast to...

  • Oakland First Fridays at Nomadic Press!

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

    Doors 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...

    $10 – $15

  • Aline Kominsky-Crumb

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

    Legendary 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...

    Free

  • Tessa Fontaine, author of The Electric Woman

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tessa 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...

    Free

  • Bay Area Poets Coalition

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

    BAPC 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...

    Free

  • Alicia Mountain, Steffi Drewes, Tonya M. Foster, and Mg Roberts

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

    Saturday, 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...