• Yrsa Daley-Ward

    DUENDE 468 19th St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Readings done by Yrsa Daley-Ward and Christian Johnson

    $15 – $22
  • Joyce Carol Oates

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

    Joyce Carol Oates presents A Book of American Martyrs

  • Fireside Storytelling: Brushes with Fame

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

    Fireside brings to the stage six storytellers to tell true tales about their brushes with fame.

    $15
  • Bawdy Storytelling’s ‘Paramour’

    Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Bawdy Storytelling features tales of Carnal Wins & Epic Fails with No Scripts, No Nets, and No Holds Barred.

    $20
  • Shanthi Sekaran

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Shanthi Sekaran reads at the Morrison Library.

  • Clark Coolidge

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

    Reading from his poetry and celebrating the release of Selected Poems: 1962-1985.

  • SpeCt Poets, Ambr33zy Ba!: Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark

    Southern Exposure 3030 20th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A diverse selection of Bay Area musicians activate Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark Thursday, April 13, 2017, 7:00 PM $10-$20 sliding scale at door...

    $10 – $20
  • Poetry Flash: Laura Hinton + Angela Hume

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

    Laura Hinton reading from her book Ubermütter's Death Dance, and Angela Hume reading from her book Middle Time

  • Death & Taxes: A Comedy Show

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

    Jokes about death and money.

  • Alejandro Murguía: The Power of Poetry

    San Francisco Mechanics' Institute 57 Post Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Each Master Class Mixer is limited to just 15 students, lasts for three hours, and concludes with a reception with the autho

    $105
  • Elizabeth Kostova

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

    Elizabeth Kostova presents her new book, The Shadow Land.

  • Poets Night

    Sunnyvale Public Library 665 W Olive Ave, Sunnyvale, CA, United States

    Poetry reading featuring Charlotte Muse, Riley O'Connell, and Kim Johnson.

  • 2017 Library Laureates: Library Love Stories

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love and following the 2016 sold-out event, we will again gather under the nautilus at the Main Library.

  • Gabriel Thompson

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

    Editor Gabriel Thompson discusses the latest Voice of Witness book, Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture.

  • Edie Meidav

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

    The Booksmith welcomes Edie Meidav for her new story collection, Kingdom of the Young.

  • MPC: B.H. Fairchild

    North Branch, Berkeley Public Library 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Marin Poetry Center and North Berkeley Library are proud to co-sponsor a reading by B.H. Fairchild.

  • Eastridge Open Mic

    Barnes & Noble at Eastridge Mall 2200 Eastridge Loop, Suite #1420, San José, CA, United States

    Featured reader Michelle Lin with an Open Mic afterward.

  • Morgan Parker

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Morgan Parker discusses her book There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

  • The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night

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

    Poetry Open Mic with a 3 minute time limit; readings with live jazz accompaniment.

  • Get Lit #23 (Music by Turk and Divis)

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

    An amazing gathering of writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit. The emcee for the night will be...

    Free