Book Swap!
Novel Brewing Company 6510 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CAJoin us for our semiannual Book Swap at Novel Brewing Co.! How does it work? Bring a book, or a few books. We prefer ones...
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Conor Dougherty – Golden Gates w/Nellie Bowles
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Conor Doughertyto read from his new book, Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America on Monday, February 17th...
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Berkeley Arts & Letters: Thom Hartmann / The Hidden History of the War on Voting
Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA, United StatesIn today's America, only a slim majority of eligible voters register to vote and a large percentage of registered voters don't bother to show up...
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Dia Felix and Matt Longabucco
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCome out for an impromptu reading featuring Dia Felix and their longtime pal Matt Longabucco!! Also featuring super surprise guests!! Come for the reading and...
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Gish Jen at The Ruby: Potluck and Discussion!
The Ruby 23rd and bryant street, san franciscoJoin us for a very special lunchtime conversation with award-winning novelist, Gish Jen. Jen will be in conversation with our very own Mimi Lok about...
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Typewriter Art: Typestracts, Artyping, and Constellation Poetry
San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesBefore ASCII art there was typewriter art. Taking advantage of a widely available office tool, artists and poets used the typewriter to forge a new...
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Lewis Watts – Harlem of the West
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Lewis Watts to read from is new book, Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era...
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Dennis Baron at City Lights Bookstore
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesWhat's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She Published by Liveright Addressing one of the most pressing cultural questions of our generation, Dennis Baron reveals the...
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Get Lit # 57: (Music by: GALA)
Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...
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Oakland Poetry Slam and Wide Open Mic
Luka's Taproom & Lounge 2221 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United StatesCome join us at our new home! There will be music, a writing workshop, and Luka's has 1/2 off burgers! You should come eat, drink,...
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Conor Dougherty: Golden Gates
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesConor Dougherty discusses his new book Golden Gates: Fighting For Housing in America. Praise for Golden Gates “Golden Gates is a careful consideration of the Bay...
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Devi S. Laskar discusses The Atlas of Reds and Blues
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesDevi S. Laskar will be joined in conversation by Vijaya Nagarajan, Christine O’Brien, and Elizabeth Stark, to celebrate the paperback release of The Atlas of Reds and Blues. ...
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Steve Almond Q&A with Matthew Zapruder
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesDATE & TIME: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...
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Vincent Meis Reads at Dog Eared Books Castro
Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesNovelist Vincent Meis reads from his just off the presses new novel, Four Calling Birds, 7pm, Wednesday, February 19 from at Dog Eared Books Castro,...
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Catana Chetwynd / Snug
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith presents Catana Chetwynd, in San Francisco for the first time to present her new book, Snug. Come meet Catana and her boyfriend John! Please note: This is...
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Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesLyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing...
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Month of Love: February Lyrics & Dirges
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesBring a date to this lit reading by five Northern Californian writers. We are feature local talent along with refreshments and a book store cat....
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Berkeley Slam ft. Terry Taplin!
The Starry Plough 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesTHE LONGEST RUNNING POETRY SLAM ON THE WEST COAST! Bringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1999, and...
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Radar: Show Us Your Spines Resident Reading
El Rio 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSHOW US YOUR SPINES is a month-long writer residency + reading in collaboration with the SF Public Library’s Hormel Center. For a month QTIPOC writers...
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Catana Chetwynd / Snug
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith presents Catana Chetwynd, in San Francisco for the first time to present her new book, Snug. Come meet Catana and her boyfriend John! PLEASE NOTE: >> ...
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Third Thursdays @ Willow Glen featuring Kaecey McCormick
Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Ave, San Jose , CA, United StatesWillow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José, CA, 95125 (408) 808-3045 or (408) 266-1361 Free and open to the public. Kaecey McCormick is an author,...
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“Poetry from Prisoners”
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United StatesWe are pleased to present a sampling of “Poetry from Prisoners” incarcerated in California. Readers will include poets Rose Black and Ken Weisner, currently teaching...
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William T. Vollmann
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from his new novel The Lucky Star: A Novel published by Viking/Penguin The National Book Award winning author returns to his original fictional territory–the...
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PEOM: Poetry Every Other Month
Julie's Coffee and Tea Garden 1223 Park St., Alameda, CA, United StatesJoin us every other month at 7pm for a featured poet, an open mic and great drinks and treats! Alameda Poet Laureate Gene Kahane hosts....
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The Racket : Revenge
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThere are themes and then there are THEMES and no one is surprised that REVENGE is absolutely a THEME. We imagine tales of murder and...
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Berkeley Arts & Letters presents Christine Carter / The New Adolescence: Raising Happy and Successful Teens in an Age of Anxiety and Distraction
Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA, United StatesBerkeley Arts & Letters and The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley co-present the launch for the new book by Christine Carter, Ph.D., The New...
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In Common Writers Series: Jennifer Bartlett and Denise Leto, reading and in conversation
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series opens 2020 with a double program featuring two remarkable poet/writers, each with significant work in disability poetics and activism. This...
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Elwin Cotman, Vernon Keeve, Adrienne Oliver, and Alexandra Mattraw Reading
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesLocal writers Elwin Cotman, Vernon Keeve, and Adrienne Oliver read from their work. Elwin Cotman grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whee the post-industrial landscape was...
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Paul E. Joseph in conversation with with Dr. Waldo E. Martin Jr. at City Lights Books
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. published by Basic Books This dual biography of Malcolm...
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Bay Area Generations: Poets & Writers Salon | Foster City, CA
Penelope's Coffee & Tea 3 Plaza View Ln, Ste N, Foster City, CA, United StatesBay Area Generations: Poets & Writers Salon Thursday, February 20, 2020 7-9 pm at Penelope's Coffee & Teas, Foster City A literary salon featuring curated...
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