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  • Laila Lalami

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

    Join us at Kepler's Literary Foundation for a book discussion with author Laila Lalami! From the celebrated Pulitzer Prize finalist who swept multiple book awards...

  • Solito, Solita Book Launch

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

    Thursday, April 4, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Join the editors and two narrators of Solito, Solita for a discussion of this powerful new book from Voice of...

  • W. Thomas Boyce OFFSITE

    First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley 2407 Dana St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    A celebration and reading from his new book The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive.  “The Orchid and the Dandelion is...

  • After Hours: Poetry World Series

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours: Poetry World Series Friday, April 5th · 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. This unlikely pairing of baseball and poetry showcases...

  • The FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB at Books Inc. Berkeley

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    The FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB will discuss The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg.  Event date: Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 10:00am Event address: Books Inc. 1491 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA

  • Story Time with Chris Van Dusen

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

    A new book by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen is a cause for celebration. And we WILL be celebrating when Chris Van Dusen, one...

  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

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

    3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA   Addison is one block south of and parallel to University...

  • Random Poetics

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    What is poetry? What is the poet’s role? Is there a future for this ancient art? Does poetry constitute An ideology Poet Neeli Cherkovski will...

  • Poetry Flash

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Sunday, April 7 3:00pm EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday, April 7th at 3pm. This month...

  • RACHEL CUSK In Conversation with Steven Winn

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

    RACHEL CUSK In Conversation with Steven Winn Monday, April 8, 2019, 9:00 am Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Rachel Cusk is a writer of...

    $29
  • Eddy Portnoy

    Gallery Chat and Book Signing: Eddy Portnoy

    Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Eddy Portnoy, best-selling author of "Bad Rabbi: And Other Strange but True Stories from the Yiddish Press," returns with more stories about Jews behaving badly...

    Free – $14

  • Non-Fiction Discussion Group

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

    Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the...

  • Natalie Devora at Alameda Authors Series 3

    Alameda Free Library 1550 Oak Street, Alameda

    For the third year, AAUW Alameda presents a spring series of talks featuring authors who live and write in Alameda and nearby, now co-sponsored by...

    Free

  • Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz

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

    discussing Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment published by City Lights Books "Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Loaded is like a blast of fresh air. She is no...

  • Lisa See, The Island of Sea Women

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

    MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019 - 7:00PM A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship...

  • Roz Chast & Patricia Marx on Mothers

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

    Much beloved, utterly genius contributors to The New Yorker for decades, the inimitable cartoonist Roz Chast and wry humorist Patricia Marx have now joined forces...

    $15 – $35

  • DESTINY BEYOND EARTH: INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL & IMMORTALITY WITH DR. MICHIO KAKU

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

    DESTINY BEYOND EARTH: INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL & IMMORTALITY WITH DR. MICHIO KAKU In Conversation with Alexis Madrigal Monday, April 8, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Conversations...

    $29
  • Ruth Reichl by Michael Singer

    Literary Cafe presents: RUTH REICHL

    Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts 200 N. San Pedro Rd, San Rafael

    Trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl took the risk (and the job) of a lifetime when she entered the glamorous, high-stakes world...

    $40 – $55

  • Claudia Castro Luna

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    MFA Alumnae Reading & Reception Tuesday April 9, 2019 | 5:30 pm | Mills Hall Living Room Reception at 5:15 for newly admitted graduate students, followed...

  • DISCOVERY

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

    Join us at Public Works SF for six stories of rigorous inquiry and accidental revelations, seeking the unfamiliar and encountering the unknown, and uncovering the...

    $12 – $25

  • Poets Michael Brownstein an Julien Poirier

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY

    Poet and novelist Michael Brownstein’s new book, Let’s Burn the Flags of All Nations, includes provocative poems such as “After Patriarchy Collapses and Capitalism Crumbles,”...

    Free

  • Happy Endings

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

    Because everyone deserves a Happy Ending!

    $10

  • Poet Michael Brownstein

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

    Tuesday, Apr 09, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  The basement at Moe's 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Poet and novelist Michael Brownstein’s new book, Let’s Burn...

  • RUTH REICHL In Conversation with Steven Winn

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

    RUTH REICHL In Conversation with Steven Winn Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Ruth Reichl is the bestselling author...

    $29