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  • Lynn Breedlove

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

    reading from his new book 45 Thought Crimes from Manic D Press 45 Thought Crimes conveys a lineage of resistance and places the reader squarely in...

  • April in Paris: Springtime in Blossom

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

    Featured readers: James Cagney, Sara McAulay, George Korolog, Lucille Lang Day. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now. Book & Broadside Giveaway....

  • RACHEL KLEINFELD at Books Inc. Berkeley

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Rachel Kleinfeld discusses her comprehensive work, A Savage Order: How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to...

  • MARGARET DUMAS at Books Inc. Palo Alto

    Books Inc. Palo Alto 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Local author Margaret Dumas shares the first book in her humorous mystery series, Murder at the Palace: Movie Palace Mystery #1. Welcome to the Palace movie theater! Now Showing:...

  • Dave Eggers

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

    A star at the heart of our literary constellations for decades, from the bestselling A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius to McSweeney’s, Dave Eggers returns...

    $10 – $40

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A “Weekly” Reading Series

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

    Wednesday, April 3, 7:30pm This Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Weekly Reading Series In celebration of National Poetry Month, our flagship reading series...

  • Dana Frank: The Long Honduran Night in the Aftermath of the Coup

    St. John's Presbyterian Church 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM & St. John's Presbyterian Church present: DANA FRANK "The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath...

    $12 – $15

  • Ben Lerner

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

    Ben Lerner was born in Topeka, Kansas. He has received fellowships from the Fulbright, Guggenheim, and MacArthur Foundations, among other honors. He is the author of three books of poetry (The...

  • Meredith May, The Honey Bus

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Meredith May, The Honey Bus THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019 - 7:00PM An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature's most mysterious...

  • RHYS BOWEN at Books Inc. Palo Alto

    Books Inc. Palo Alto 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Award-winnig crime writer Rhys Bowen shares her heart-rending new novel, The Victory Garden. As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to...

  • LOLLY WINSTON at Books Inc. Campbell

    Book Inc. Campbell 1875 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite #600, Campbell, CA

    Lolly Winston--New York Times-bestselling author of Good Grief--discusses her poignant new novel, Me for You. The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning,...

  • SFJAZZ Poetry Festival: American Dream States

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Marc Bamuthi Joseph SFJAZZ Center’s Joe Henderson Lab Thursday, April 4 - Saturday, April 6, 7pm & 8:30pm Sunday, April...

    $30 – $35

  • Laila Lalami

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

    Join us at Kepler's Literary Foundation for a book discussion with author Laila Lalami! From the celebrated Pulitzer Prize finalist who swept multiple book awards...

  • Solito, Solita Book Launch

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

    Thursday, April 4, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Join the editors and two narrators of Solito, Solita for a discussion of this powerful new book from Voice of...

  • W. Thomas Boyce OFFSITE

    First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley 2407 Dana St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    A celebration and reading from his new book The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive.  “The Orchid and the Dandelion is...

  • After Hours: Poetry World Series

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

    After Hours: Poetry World Series Friday, April 5th · 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. This unlikely pairing of baseball and poetry showcases...

  • The FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB at Books Inc. Berkeley

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    The FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB will discuss The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg.  Event date: Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 10:00am Event address: Books Inc. 1491 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA

  • Story Time with Chris Van Dusen

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

    A new book by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen is a cause for celebration. And we WILL be celebrating when Chris Van Dusen, one...

  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA   Addison is one block south of and parallel to University...

  • Random Poetics

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    What is poetry? What is the poet’s role? Is there a future for this ancient art? Does poetry constitute An ideology Poet Neeli Cherkovski will...

  • Poetry Flash

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Sunday, April 7 3:00pm EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday, April 7th at 3pm. This month...

  • RACHEL CUSK In Conversation with Steven Winn

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    RACHEL CUSK In Conversation with Steven Winn Monday, April 8, 2019, 9:00 am Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Rachel Cusk is a writer of...

    $29
  • Eddy Portnoy

    Gallery Chat and Book Signing: Eddy Portnoy

    Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Eddy Portnoy, best-selling author of "Bad Rabbi: And Other Strange but True Stories from the Yiddish Press," returns with more stories about Jews behaving badly...

    Free – $14

  • Non-Fiction Discussion Group

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

    Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the...