• This is Now with Angie Coiro: The Future of Cannabis

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

    Cannabis is here to stay. While it's still blacklisted by the federal government, recreational marijuana is legal now in ten states, Washington DC, and the...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A “Weekly” Reading Series

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

    Wednesday, April 17, 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...

  • Pamela Nadell

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

    Pamela Nadell discusses her new book, America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today. About America's Jewish Women What does it mean to be...

  • BINDERY: Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny)

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny) is a new San Francisco comedy hour at The Bindery in the Haight district. Edna and her friends are trapped...

    $12 – $25
  • Author Talk: Susan Alexander Red Diana

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    Author Susan Alexander will discuss her most recent book "Red Diana", a psychological thriller. Set in San Francisco, the book is a sequel to "A...

  • Damon Krukowski

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

    discussing the subject of his new book   Ways of Hearing by Damon Krukowski forward by Emily Thompson published by MIT Press A writer-musician examines...

  • Jenny Odell – – How to Do Nothing

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Thursday, April 18 7:00pm EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Jenny Odell to discuss her new new book How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, on Thursday, March 18th at...

  • David Presti: Mind Beyond Brain

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

    Thursday, Apr 18, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  The Basement at Moe's 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Mind Beyond Brain is about expanding an empirical science of...

  • Lori Gottlieb with Irvin D. Yalom

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

    Lori Gottlieb is the bestselling author, therapist and speaker behind the Dear Therapist advice column at The Atlantic. In Maybe You Should Talk to Someone,...

    $15 – $45
  • Lydia Fitzpatrick

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

    Lydia Fitzpatrick discusses her debut novel, Lights All Night Long. Praise for Lights All Night Long “Lights All Night Long is as delicious as it is dazzling—a...

  • Timothy Hampton

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Timothy Hampton Presents Bob Dylan's Poetics: How the Songs Work. Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 7:30pm Event address: 2904 College Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705

  • Lydia Fitzpatrick and Tony Marra

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

    Lydia Fitzpatrick discusses her debut novel, Lights All Night Long with Tony Marra. Praise for Lights All Night Long “Lights All Night Long is as delicious as it...

  • KASSIDAT: Spoken word and music

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Featured readers and Musical guests: tba With your host Bloodflower   Posted in LIVE POETRY

  • Darius James

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

    The Poetry Center at San Francisco State University and New York Review Books in conjunction with City Lights present an afternoon with Darius James celebrating...

  • BERKELEY ARTS & LETTERS: Nathaniel Rich / Losing Earth: A Recent History

    First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Berkeley Arts & Letters presents Nathaniel Rich for his new book Losing Earth: A Recent History, based on the New York Times Magazine special issue "Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped...

    $7 – $45
  • Poets Joseph Noble and Todd Melicker

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

    Monday, Apr 22, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  The basement at Moe's 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Todd Melicker regularly communes with the fog of San...

  • SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK CLUB MEETING

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Please join us for a lively discussion about: (author will not be present) To join the book group please contact iranyi@me.com

  • Book Launch with ALLIE LARKIN at Books Inc. in The Marina

    Books Inc. in The Marina 2251 Chestnut St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join internationally bestselling author Allie Larkin for a Book Launch celebrating her charming new novel, Swimming for Sunlight. When recently divorced Katie Ellis and her rescue dog Bark...

  • Dirty Old Women Read Erotica

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

    Donna George Storey’s goal is to change the world one sexy story at a time. She is the author of Amorous Woman, an erotic novel based on her own experiences...

    Free
  • Ed Bok Lee

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

    reading from Mitochondrial Night: Poems from Coffee House Press Poems that trace paths through time, genealogy, and geography, locating the generational legacy of history. Taking...

  • A Necessary Darkness: Barbara Guest and The Open Chamber

    FR 125 - Maraschi Room, USF 2130 Fulton St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 7 – 9 p.m. Fromm Hall - FR 125 - Maraschi Room Cedar Sigo was raised on the Suquamish Reservation in the Pacific Northwest...

  • PIERRE JARAWAN at Books Inc. Berkeley

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

    Internationally-acclaimed writer Pierre Jarawan shares his astounding debut novel, The Storyteller. Samir leaves the safety and comfort of his family's adopted home, Germany, for volatile Beirut in an...

  • Myla Goldberg / Feast Your Eyes

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

    Booksmith hosts Myla Godberg reading from her new novel Feast Your Eyes. More information to be announced soon, but please save the date and join us for Myla's...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A “Weekly” Reading Series

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

    Wednesday, April 24, 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...

  • Jacqueline Winspear

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Returns to read from her latest Maisie Dobbs novel The American Agent. Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 7:30pm Event address: 2904 College Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705

  • Jane Gregory

    Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United States

    Jane Gregory is from Tucson and lives in Oakland. She is the author of Yeah No and My Enemies, both from The Song Cave, as well as several chapbooks....

  • Neda Atanasoski in conversation with Kalindi Vora

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

    discussing the subject of their new book Surrogate Humanity: Race, Robots, and the Politics of Technological Futures published by Duke University Press (part of the...