Ada Limón & Aria Aber
onlineWednesday, April 21 2021, 2:00pm via Zoom Ada Limón is the author of five books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry...
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VIRTUAL: Alex Riley with Steve Silberman / A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It
Booksmith is thrilled to host award-winning science writer Alex Riley for his first book A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It,...
Virtual Event: Jakob Guanzon and Lysley Tenorio
online CA, United StatesJoin us on Wednesday, April 21 at 6pm PT when Jakob Guanzon discusses his debut novel, Abundance, with Lysley Tenorio on Zoom! Zoom Login Info...
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Unity and Struggle: A Collective Address with Tongo Eisen-Martin, San Francisco’s Poet Laureate
onlineRegister Here Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library Please join Tongo Eisen-Martin, San Francisco’s 8th Poet Laureate, and family for an evening of poetry and exposition...
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Marie Mutsuki Mockett in conversation with Garnette Cadogan
discussing her new book American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland published by Graywolf Press This is a virtual event that will be...
VIRTUAL EVENT: Bonnie Tsui, Why We Swim
FREE VIRTUAL EVENT: Award-winning Bay Area author Bonnie Tsui will join us to discuss Why We Swim (in paperback April 13th)—her immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming...
Launch Event for American Geography in Honor of Barry Lopez
onlineRadius Books and The Green Arcade invite you to join Sandra S. Phillips, Debra Gwartney, Toby Jurovics, and Beverly Dahlen to celebrate the launch of...
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Seismic Salon: T.J. Stiles
onlineBuy Tickets News alert, nonfiction fans! Litquake has secured the participation of two-time Pulitzer Prize winning biographer T.J. Stiles for our Seismic Salon series. Called...
$500
Becky Albertalli with Leah Johnson
We could not be more excited: #1 New York Times bestselling author, rom com queen, and longtime favorite Becky Albertalli will be joining us for...
Heidi Kühn – Breaking Ground: From Landmines to Grapevines, One Woman’s Mission to Heal the World (Online Event)
Both a memoir and a call to action, this book is a gripping account of the author’s quest to eradicate landmines from the face of...
Mira Sethi
reading from her new fiction collection Are You Enjoying? published by Alfred Knopf This is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights...
Open Mic Night | Featuring Jewelle Gomez
onlineOPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Join us on ZOOM twice a month for our virtual Open Mic. Look for MoAD Open Mic every other Thursday this month. Hosted...
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TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Cook, Eat, Repeat: Nigella Lawson with Yotam Ottolenghi
COOK, EAT, REPEAT: Nigella Lawson in Conversation with Yotam Ottolenghi Join two of the most internationally renowned and beloved food writers, Nigella Lawson and Yotam Ottolenghi, in...
VIRTUAL: Berkeley Arts & Letters & Greater Good Science Center present Amanda Ripley with Jason Marsh / High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out
Berkeley Arts & Letters and the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley are thrilled to present Amanda Ripley for her new book High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How...
Reclaiming Connection and Community
VirtualThe American Dream as it has been defined for more than a century is about the well-paying job, the nuclear family, and upward mobility. But...
$10.
Discussion of THE JACKPOT | Author Michael Mechanic in conversation with Dashka Slater
Please join us on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 7 PM PDT for a discussion of JACKPOT: HOW THE SUPER-RICH REALLY LIVE—AND HOW THEIR WEALTH HARMS...
Andri Snaer Magnason and Rebecca Solnit In conversation about On Time and Water
Orion Magazine and Point Reyes Books present a special Earth Day conversation featuring Rebecca Solnit and Icelandic writer Andri Snaer Magnason. The two will discuss Magnason's...
Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #56
online90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9 If you enjoy spaces like this...
Free – $200
Virtual Get Lit #73
We're in our 6th consecutive year as we continue to celebrate 12–15 writers taking risks and reading never-before-read work (rough drafts/debuts) within a 3-minute time...
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VIRTUAL EVENT: My Voice in Ink: Speaking Our Truths
TICKETED VIRTUAL POETRY WORKSHOP: My Voice in Ink: Speaking Our Truths Love Amanda Gorman and her inaugural poem? Want to write a new poem yourself...
Kyle Lukoff on Instagram Live!
reading Explosion at the Poem Factory. "Offbeat nonsense humor of the highest order: not to be missed."--Kirkus, starred review Be sure to watch within 24 hours...
Alley Cat Celebrates Independent Bookstore Day: Poetry reading with Kim Shuck and 5 Poets!
online CA, United StatesJoin us on Saturday April 24th starting at 5pm. We will be wrapping up our celebration of Independent Bookstore Day with some of our favorite...
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At The Door: Chapter Three
online CA, United StatesJoin us for our monthly reading series, uplifting only Black & Brown voices. If you didn't attend last month's event... you missed out. Here's your...
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Saturday Night Special presents: Roots
online CA, United StatesJoin SNS this month, for a reading about ROOTS. For our April writing challenge, you are invited to explore an origin story, history, or ancestry...
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Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros Virtual Celebration
VirtualIt's a celebration of literacy, books and nature! We invite you and your family to enjoy stories, songs, crafts and learn about special places to...
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CWC WORKSHOP: How To Submit Your Poetry With Keith M. Gaboury
VirtualThis workshop led by poet Keith M. Gaboury will focus on a step-by-step process of how a poet can submit their poetry to a wide...
$10 – $20
Virtual Event: Robert Alter and Daniel Mason on Nabokov
JOIN US ON MONDAY, APRIL 26 AT 6PM WHEN ROBERT ALTER IS JOINED BY DANIEL MASON TO DISCUSS HIS BOOK, NABOKOV AND THE REAL WORLD: BETWEEN APPRECIATION AND...
Doug Bierend and Joanna Steinhardt
In conversation about In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms Doug Bierend is joined by Joanna Steinhardt of...
Sesshu Foster & Arturo Ernesto Romo in conversation with Carribean Fragoza
onlineThis is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights on the Zoom platform. celebrating the book launch of ELADATL: A History of...
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This Is Now: Kawai Strong Washburn
Join Angie Coiro as she interviews the critically acclaimed debut novelist who stunned everyone from former President Obama to Marlon James and Tommy Orange with...