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  • Dana Gioia: 99 Poems

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

    We are so honored to bring the newly appointed Poet Laureate of California, Dana Gioia, to celebrate the publication of his new collection.

  • Bookswap Goes Incognito w/ Carolina De Robertis

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join us for the paperback release party! Your ticket includes a copy of The Gods of Tango, an open bar and snacks, delicious cheese from the California Artisan Cheese Guild, discounts, hang time with Carolina De Robertis, and other surprises.

    $30

  • Anne Waldman + Friends

    Hyatt Regency San Francisco 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco , CA, United States

    There are few living American poets today who bring to our literary table the artistic achievement, influence, and multi-faceted artistic production of Anne Waldman.

  • Conditional Love: Lonely Christopher, Maxe Crandall & Kevin Lo

    Small Press Distribution 1341 7th Street, Berkeley , CA, United States

    SPD PRESENTS is a monthly reading series with the aim of fostering relationships between emerging writers and readers in our national small press community.

  • Saturday Night Special: A “Sullied” Open Mic

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

    This month at SNS, we're celebrating the sullied. The damaged, the impure, the tainted, tarnished, spoiled, polluted and defiled. Bring us your filthy poems, your ruined stories, your glorious poisonous words. We want to eat them up.

  • Nomadic Press All Stars

    SAFEhouse Arts 1 Grove St., San Francisco , CA, United States

    This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. There will also be light refreshments and the opportunity to meet and talk with the performers.

  • Kwame Alexander

    Central Library, Berkeley Public Library 2090 Kittredge St, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Author, poet and educator Kwame Alexander, winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal and a 2015 Coretta Scott King author medal.

  • Happy Hour Stories Goes Classic!

    Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    This month, join us for an hour of our favorite classics - Greek, Roman, epics, etc. ...As always, stories served up with a delicious cocktail.

  • You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose, & Everything Goes

    The Lost Church 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    IMPORTANT ::: DON’T TAKE YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY. Come and have fun. The end. Remember. Someday, we won’t exist and neither will the English language. If you choose to take yourself seriously, then take yourself so seriously that it’s stupid. Ridiculousness is encouraged.

    $10

  • Nomadic Press at Oakland First Fridays with Fantastic Negrito

    Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us at this amazing Oakland First Fridays event as Nomadic Press presents a host of amazing Bay Area writers prior to a performance by the phenomenal Fantastic Negrito as they launch their newest album, Last Days of Oakland.

  • First Friday: Naked Truth

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

    Sit back, enjoy a glass of wine and watch as the Library is transformed into a venue for real people telling real-life stories, raw and without notes.

  • Hamel, Lau, + Caples

    Studio One Arts Center 365 45th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Gillian Olivia Blythe Hamel, David Lau and Garrett Caples.

  • Cathy Arellano Book Release Party

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

    Join Cathy Arellano, Korima Press and Galería de la Raza for a book release party and reading for Cathy's new book published by Korima Press "Salvation on Mission Street."

  • Jeramy DeCristo

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

    Jeramy DeCristo is a black Bay Area-based artist and writer working in sound, text, image, structure and movement.

  • León, Peters, Gelman, + White

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Readings with Raina Leon, Kevin Kvist Peters, Annelyse Gelman, and Arisa White.

  • Jensen Beach + Colin Winnette

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

    Colin Winnette talks with Jensen Beach about his short story collection, Swallowed by the Cold (Graywolf Press).

  • Sugartown Voices

    Spice Monkey 1628 Webster St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Readings + open mic.

  • Russ Franklin w/ Adam Johnson

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Cosmic Hotel is Russ Franklin’s quirky yet touching novel that follows Sandeep Sanghavi, the son of an Indian businesswoman and a famous eccentric astronomer named Van Ray.

  • Yaa Gyasi Book Launch

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

    Yaa Gyasi reads from her highly touted debut novel, Homegoing, at this book launch party.

  • Rolling Writers: Bay Crossing

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

    A special R–Dub East Bay edition!

  • Passages on the Lake 27

    The Terrace Room 1800 Madison St, Oakland , CA, United States

    Oakland's premiere literary showcase kicks off summer early with some seriously hot performance writers!

  • Ruth Thompson + Jayne Benjulian

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

    Pegasus Books presents a reading with poets Ruth Thompson (Crazing) and Jayne Benjulian (Five Sextillion Atoms).

  • Fireside Storytelling: NAKED

    The Institute of Possibility 3359 Cesar Chavez St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    (Note: our event is not clothing optional, thank you.)

    $15

  • Witching Hour: An Intimate Benefit for Radar Productions

    The Luggage Store 1007 Market Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    All proceeds go to the continued efforts of RADAR Productions to offer free and low cost literary events of substance that center the lived experiences of queers in the Bay Area.

    $20 – $50

  • Why There Are Words: Solidarity

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

    Word lovers unite! Join us June 9, 2016, at Studio 333 on 333 Caledonia Street in Sausalito to hear the following acclaimed authors read from their works on the theme of “Solidarity.”

    $10