Fenton Johnson
Award-winning author Fenton Johnson discusses his unforgettable new novel, The Man Who Loved Birds.
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Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States
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An Appreciation of Ralph J. Gleason: Popular Music’s Preeminent Commentator
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesToby Gleason in conversation with Al Young celebrating the release of MUSIC IN THE AIR: The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason + CONVERSATIONS IN JAZZ: The Ralph J. Gleason Interviews.
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Lyrics and Dirges
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesChernoff, Murphy, Omura, Rosner, + Velasco
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Louise Erdrich w/ Gail Tsukiyama
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesJoin us for a very special evening with Louise Erdrich, one of the most gifted, prolific, and challenging of contemporary Native American novelists.
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Townsend Walker
Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTownsend Walker draws inspiration from cemeteries, foreign places, violence and strong women. A novella in noir, La Ronde, was published by Truth Serum Press in June 2015.
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Paul Madonna
The Dryansky Gallery 2120 Union Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPaul Madonna’s First Solo Show in Five Years Comes to The Dryansky Gallery in San Francisco in the Form of an Exhibition & Book Launch.
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BI the way
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesOur readers for this evening are Mk Chavez, Ruth Crossman, J de Salvo, Keeley Ann Finn, Kelly Klein, Colleen McKee, and Jan Steckel.
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InsideStoryTime SANCTUARY
The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United StatesOur first East Bay event!
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Yaghoub Yadali: Rituals of Restlessness
DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United StatesYaghoub Yadali, a fiction writer from Iran, has directed for television and worked for Roshd Magazine as the editor of the film section.
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David Hernandez + Tiffany Midge
Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United StatesReadings.
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Rachel Richardson, Tess Taylor + Kimberly Grey
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKimberly Grey, Rachel Richardson, and Tess Taylor read poems from their new collections.
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May Story Showdown w/ Wonder Dave
Awaken Cafe 1429 Broadway, Oakland , CA, United StatesWinner takes home $200 cash prize, second place $70, third place $50 and all other contestants get $20! Audience picks the winner!
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HELLA CLOSE: Stories of Black Queer Intimacy
Strut 470 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin RADAR Productions on our signature series, Hella Close, part of our year-long Queering the Castro program!
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Literary Death Match 61st Event
Elbo Room 647 Valencia Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesFour writers read their own work for five minutes or less, and are then judged by three all-star judges.
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Writers With Drinks: Kay, Choo, Lau, Booth, + Waldman
Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAll proceeds benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.
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Arlene Biala + Aida Salazar
Galería de la Raza 2857 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesLUNADA is the Bay Area’s only full moon bilingual literary ritual & performance gathering devoted to spoken word, música, song, and story.
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Julien Poirier + Joanne Kyger
Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United StatesAn Afternoon with City Lights Publishing.
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Chana Bloch, Christina García + Jane Hirshfield
DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United StatesExtraordinary Rendition: American Writers on Palestine brings together the work of sixty-five prominent writers to examine America’s culpability in the denial of human rights and dignity to Palestinians in Israel/Palestine and beyond.
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Alicia Jo Rabins: Songs + Poems
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPortland-based writer and musician Alicia Jo Rabins weaves together poetry, violin, a loop pedal, and feminist Bible scholarship to create performances of unique and captivating beauty.
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Chris McCormick: The Desert Boys
Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United StatesDesert Boys follows the life of Daley Kushner, growing up, coming out, and grappling with the remnants of his childhood in California’s Mojave Desert.
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Nick Bantock: The Pharos Gate
Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Pharos Gate rejoices in the book as physical object, weaving together word and image in beautifully illustrated postcards and removable letters that reveal a sensual and metaphysical romance, one full of mystery and intrigue.
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The Epicenter: Adam Haslett w/ Jane Ciabattari
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 2550 Mission Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesLitquake is proud to host the San Francisco launch of Adam Haslett's newest novel Imagine Me Gone. Haslett will be in conversation with Jane Ciabattari. Book sales and signing to follow.
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David Schneider: Crowded by Beauty
DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United StatesCrowded by Beauty chronicles the course of Whalen's life, focusing on his unique, eccentric, humorous, and literary-religious practice.
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Geoff Dyer + Pico Iyer
Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United Statespart of On Art & Politics series.
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Rosalind Brackenbury: The Third Swimmer
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesRosalind Brackenbury reads from her extraordinary novel, The Third Swimmer.
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Jennifer Dwight
Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJennifer Dwight has lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area's legal community, the setting for her upcoming suspense novel, for more than 30 years.
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Jose Gutierrez + Tracey Knapp
Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesReadings.
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Jo Baker
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesFrom the best-selling author of Longbourn, a stunning new novel that follows an unnamed writer--Samuel Beckett--whose life and extraordinary literary gift are permanently shaped in the forge of war.
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Carol Snow + Brian Teare
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesBoth reading from new poetry collections!
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Nomadic Press Author Readings
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesWe are proud to print all of our books locally in Oakland, CA. We strongly believe in supporting local authors, publishers, and printers and growing together.