• Lisa Olstein, Julie Carr, + Amanda Nadelberg

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

    We're so excited to be hosting three three three amazing poets!

  • Maggie Stiefvater

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Maggie will be in conversation with Chris Taylor of Mashable.com.

  • Holloway Reading Series: Renee Gladman

    Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Renee Gladman is a writer and artist preoccupied with lines, crossings, thresholds, geographies, and syntaxes as they play out in the interstices of poetry and prose.

  • Brian Rogers

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

    Brian Rogers reads from and discusses his novel The Whole of the Moon.

  • Voz Sin Tinta: Eisen-Martin, Zamora, + Vaz

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

    Join Voz Sin Tinta in the month of October for an epic reading, featuring three writers with their new books fresh off the presses.

  • Brit Bennett

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, Brit Bennett’s mesmerizing first novel is an emotionally perceptive story about community, love, and ambition. It begins with a secret.

  • Prose at The Poetry Center

    The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Creative Writing faculty members May-lee Chai and Junse Kim read from their prose.

  • Get Lit! October 2017

    Aqus Petaluma 101 H St, Petaluma, CA, United States

    Come join us October 12 for a fun night of literary storytelling with featured readers Amy Bess Cook, Cameron Kelly and Alex Simand (and YOU on the open mic)!

  • Why There Are Words: Reckoning

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Join Why There Are Words – Sausalito on October 12, 2017, at Studio 333 in Sausalito (333 Caledonia Street) for “Reckonings” with the following six acclaimed authors.

    $10
  • Havarie/Collision

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 2550 Mission Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Book Reading with Merle Kröger + Film by Philip Scheffner.

  • Three Distinguished Poets

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Al Young, Floyd Salas, + Andrena Zawinski.

  • Peninsula Literary readings

    Gallery House 320 California Ave., Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Join us for a reading of poetry and prose!

  • A Night in Venice Book Event

    Kaleidoscope Coffee 109 Park Place, Point Richmond, California, United States

    Free reading!

  • Cathy Arellano Book Release

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

    Join us in celebrating the release of poet Cathy Arellano’s second book I Love My Women, Sometimes They Love Me.

    $5
  • InsideStoryTime Deluge

    Muddy Waters Coffee House 521 Valencia St., San Francisco, United States

    InsideStorytime DELUGE, in phase 1 of the San Francisco Lit Crawl.

  • Red Light Lit

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join Red Light Lit for Leg 1 of LitCrawl!

  • Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic

    Plymouth United Church of Christ 424 Monte Vista Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    a WOMEN-ONLY open mic for poetry, prose, music and more!

    $7 – $10
  • Dennis Cooper + Eileen Myles

    McRoskey Mattress Company, Inc 1687 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Versatile and renowned writers Dennis Cooper and Eileen Myles read from their work.

    $10
  • Alan Harris

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Alan Harris has been an actor and a stand-up comedian.

  • Jennifer Egan

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

    In conversation w/ Alexis Madrigal.

    $29