As a young film student immersed with the works of Godard and cinema verite’, Will Combs barged into the backyard of the remaining Beats in...
On February 16th the California Writers Club – Berkeley branch welcomes award-winning poet and activist Jan Steckel as a featured guest of the club. Steckel...
A moving and important story of an America that seems ever more possible, The Resisters is also the story of one family struggling to maintain...
About the Authors Lynne Barnes was born in Georgia and moved to New York City in 1968 with a front row ticket to HAIR, before migrating...
Join us for our semiannual Book Swap at Novel Brewing Co.! How does it work? Bring a book, or a few books. We prefer ones...
EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Conor Doughertyto read from his new book, Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America on Monday, February 17th...
In today's America, only a slim majority of eligible voters register to vote and a large percentage of registered voters don't bother to show up...
Come out for an impromptu reading featuring Dia Felix and their longtime pal Matt Longabucco!! Also featuring super surprise guests!! Come for the reading and...
Join us for a very special lunchtime conversation with award-winning novelist, Gish Jen. Jen will be in conversation with our very own Mimi Lok about...
Before ASCII art there was typewriter art. Taking advantage of a widely available office tool, artists and poets used the typewriter to forge a new...
EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Lewis Watts to read from is new book, Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era...
What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She Published by Liveright Addressing one of the most pressing cultural questions of our generation, Dennis Baron reveals the...
12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...
Come join us at our new home! There will be music, a writing workshop, and Luka's has 1/2 off burgers! You should come eat, drink,...
Conor Dougherty discusses his new book Golden Gates: Fighting For Housing in America. Praise for Golden Gates “Golden Gates is a careful consideration of the Bay...
Devi S. Laskar will be joined in conversation by Vijaya Nagarajan, Christine O’Brien, and Elizabeth Stark, to celebrate the paperback release of The Atlas of Reds and Blues. ...
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...
Novelist Vincent Meis reads from his just off the presses new novel, Four Calling Birds, 7pm, Wednesday, February 19 from at Dog Eared Books Castro,...
Booksmith presents Catana Chetwynd, in San Francisco for the first time to present her new book, Snug. Come meet Catana and her boyfriend John! Please note: This is...
Featuring the Chapters Retablos, The Way Over, Consuelo, El Judío, La Migra, La Llorona, Nothing Happens, The Quince, Mexican Apology, El Segundo, Neto, My Right...
Lyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing...
Bring a date to this lit reading by five Northern Californian writers. We are feature local talent along with refreshments and a book store cat....
THE LONGEST RUNNING POETRY SLAM ON THE WEST COAST! Bringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1999, and...
SHOW US YOUR SPINES is a month-long writer residency + reading in collaboration with the SF Public Library’s Hormel Center. For a month QTIPOC writers...
Booksmith presents Catana Chetwynd, in San Francisco for the first time to present her new book, Snug. Come meet Catana and her boyfriend John! PLEASE NOTE: >> ...
Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José, CA, 95125 (408) 808-3045 or (408) 266-1361 Free and open to the public. Kaecey McCormick is an author,...
We are pleased to present a sampling of “Poetry from Prisoners” incarcerated in California. Readers will include poets Rose Black and Ken Weisner, currently teaching...
reading from his new novel The Lucky Star: A Novel published by Viking/Penguin The National Book Award winning author returns to his original fictional territory–the...
Join us every other month at 7pm for a featured poet, an open mic and great drinks and treats! Alameda Poet Laureate Gene Kahane hosts....
There are themes and then there are THEMES and no one is surprised that REVENGE is absolutely a THEME. We imagine tales of murder and...