• Cynthia Li: Brave New Medicine w/ Anna O’Malley

    Pt. Reyes Books 11315 CA-1, Pt. Reyes Station, CA, United States

    Cynthia Li in conversation with Anna O'Malley about her book, Brave New Medicine. This event is co-sponsored by the Natura Institute for Ecology and Medicine...

    Free
  • MCD Book Signing: Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

    Museum of Craft and Design 2569 Third Street, San Francisco

    The Museum of Craft and Design is thrilled to welcome Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller "Designing Your...

    Free
  • Canceled: Babylon Salon Spring 2020 Performance

    The Armory Club 1799 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Please note: this event has been cancelled.   Join us on Saturday, March 14 for Babylon Salon's quarterly reading and performance series, with readings from...

    Free
  • Queerbound Queer Open Mic

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An LGBTQ+ Open Mic hosted by the folks at Alley Cat Books!

  • Cancelled: Writers with Drinks

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Please note: this event has been cancelled.   Susan Fowler (Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber) Stephen van Dyck...

    $5 – $20
  • Poets @ Play

    Edwin Markham House in History Park 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, United States

    Admission FREE Free parking in the Staff/Volunteer lot on Phelan Avenue. Please enter History Park from the Phelan Avenue side Questions? Call 408-368-0353 RSVP recommended...

    Free
  • Judy Halebsky & Susan Briante at East Bay Booksellers

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday, March 15th at 3pm. This month we will be joined by Judy Halebsky...

  • Aaron Shurin at The Green Arcade

    Aaron Shurin launches his new book, The Blue Absolute, a collection of prose poetry that resembles hot boxes of lyrical language combusting with daily life....

  • Rebecca Solnit / Recollections of My Nonexistence

    Internet Archive 300 Funston Ave., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Booksmith hosts the inimitable Rebecca Solnit reading from and discussing her memoir, Recollections of My Nonexistence. Please note: This event is ticketed and will be at the Internet Archive...

    $20
  • Wyoming by JP Gritton Reading and Release!

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Alley Cat Books presents a reading of JP Gritton’s newest book, Wyoming.

  • 1968 + Global Cinema w/ Author and Editor Christina Gerhardt

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

    A reading and conversation with Christina Gerhardt, who will discuss her recent three books about 1968. 1968 and Global Cinema puts cinemas of the long 1968...

  • Eugene Ostashevsky and Brandon Brown at Moe’s Books

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley

    Eugene Ostashevsky is a Russian-American poet and translator based in Berlin and New York. He is the author of three full-length poetry collections in English:...

  • Lisa Robertson at Point Reyes Books

    Point Reyes Books 11315 CA-1, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    Poet Lisa Robertson visits Point Reyes to discuss her debut novel, The Baudelaire Fractal. About The Baudelaire Fractal One morning, Hazel Brown awakes in a badly...

  • Sierra Crane Murdoch: Yellow Bird w/Lauren Markham

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Sierra Crane Murdoch to read from her new book, Yellow Bird:Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice...

    Free
  • William J. Drummond

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

    discussing the subject of his new book Prison Truth: The Story of the San Quentin News from University of California Press San Quentin State Prison, California's...

    Free
  • Get Lit #58 (Music by: TBA)

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

    12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...

    $10 – $50
  • Harry Dodge

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

    Harry Dodge discusses his new book, My Metorite: Or, Without the Random There Can Be No New Thing. Praise for My Metorite "Dodge has offered a...

    Free
  • The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night

    PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Our featured poet is: Clara Hsu! from 7:30-9:30pm at PianoFight: 144 Taylor Street (between Turk & Eddy), San Francisco, CA 94102 – Powell Street BART Hosted...

    Free
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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