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8 JULY 2024 — monday

9 JULY 2024 — tuesday

  • The Booksmith presents Olivia Gatwood for the launch of her debut novel, Whoever You Are, Honey, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/olivia-gatwood)
  • Warwick's welcomes novelist Renée Carlino, Wish You Were Here, to discuss her latest, This Used to Be Us, in conversation with Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, Forever Hold Your Peace, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/carlino-2024)
  • Skylight Books welcomes author/journalist Emma Specter to discuss her debut book, More, Please: On Food, Fat, Bingeing, Longing, and the Lust for "Enough", a memoir that explores binge eating disorder as a societal issue, in conversation with novelist Ruth Madievsky, All-Night Pharmacy, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-emma-specter-presents-more-please-w-ruth-madievsky)

10 JULY 2024 — wednesday

11 JULY 2024 — thursday

  • Beyond Baroque presents a fundraiser for Medical Aid for Palestinians and a GoFundMe for a mother and her family as they seek shelter and try to evacuate Gaza; Featuring readings from Jessica Abughattas, Ghada Morad, Lan Duong, Nguyên Mai, Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Muriel Leung, Neela Banerjee, F. Douglas Brown, and Arianne Ayu Alizio, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, $20, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/asian-poets-writers-in-solidarity-with-gaza-tickets-934001241857?aff=oddtdtcreator)
  • The Booksmith presents "Poetry as Protest," event will feature poets Karla Brundage, Blood Lies: Race Trait(or), Arthur Kayzakian, The Book of Redacted Paintings, Kim Shuck, Pick a Garnet to Sleep in, Sara Borjas, Heart Like a Window, Mouth Like a Cliff, Cyrus Sepahbodi, Linda Ravenswood, A poem is a house, Charles Jensen, Splice of Life, and Sam Sax, Pig, all reading from their latest collections, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, $5, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/poetry-as-protest)
  • Warwick's welcomes mystery writer DC Frost, A Punishing Breed; poet and fiction writer Kate Gale, Under a Neon Sun, a debut novel; and Lily Hoàng, Underneath, moderated by radio host Saul Gonzalez, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/frost-gale-hoang-2024)
  • Skylight Books welcomes poet Olivia Gatwood, New American Best Friend, to discuss her new dystopian novel, Whoever You Are, Honey, in conversation with essayist Gabrielle Korn, Everybody (Else) Is Perfect, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-olivia-gatwood-presents-whoever-you-are-honey-w-gabrielle-korn)
  • Medicine for Nightmares presents poet Saúl Hernández in a reading from his debut poetry collection, How to Kill a Goat & Other Monsters, in conversation with poet/journalist María Esquinca, Medicine for Nightmares, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: medicinefornightmares.com/events/how-to-kill-a-goat-other-monsters-book-launch)
  • City Lights Bookstore presents a celebration of Chukwuebuka Ibeh's debut book, Blessings: a novel, in conversation with author francesca ekwuyasi, Butter Honey Pig Bread , virtual on Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: citylights.com/events/chukwuebuka-ibeh-in-conversation-with-francesca-ekwuyasi)

12 JULY 2024 — friday

13 JULY 2024 — saturday

  • Beyond Baroque presents 'Weaving a World: Arabic Poetry in Translation," featuring readings from poets Zeina Hashem Beck, O, Zêdan Xelef, Something Missing from This World: Contemporary Yazidi Poetry, and Maya Salameh, HOW TO MAKE AN ALGORITHM IN THE MICROWAVE, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Live on YouTube, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/weaving-a-world-arabic-poetry-in-translation-tickets-929941880197)
  • The Book Arts Bonanza is a makers workshop featuring artistic bookbinding, paper making, letterpress printing, and rubber stamping; International Printing Museum, 315 West Torrance Blvd., Carson, no children under five, $25, 9:45 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-arts-bonanza-for-families-sat-july-13-tickets-920976604817)
  • The Garlicky Group of Poets welcomes all for their monthly poetry reading and open mic; Come perform and listen to poetry in a relaxed, judgment free environment; Gilroy Library, 350 West Sixth Street, Gilroy, free, 3:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: sccl.bibliocommons.com/events/65691a42067df23e0029839b)
  • Experimentally Structured Museum of Art welcomes poet Isabella Santana for a celebration of her new collection, Abuela Lore; Experimentally Structured Museum of Art, 14929 Hawthorne Blvd., Lawndale, free, 3:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: esmoa.org/event/abuela-lore-with-isabella-santana)
  • "Poetry Brain Party" presents Southern and Northern California poets reading together, featured poets include E.K. Keith, Ordinary Villains; Paul Corman-Roberts, The Sincere; poet, singer, storyteller Milo Starr Johnson, The Perambulator, an album; Dee Allen, Discovery; K.R. Morrison, Cauldrons; and Richard Modiano, The Forbidden Lunch Box, hosted by Richard Loranger, Mammal, in person and virtual via Zoom, Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: medicinefornightmares.com/events/poetry-brain-party)
  • Marin Poetry Center's Traveling Show will be hitting San Rafael for an afternoon of poetry featuring readers: Rebekah Wolman, Collette Sell, Collecting Wonder Where We Will, Karen Poppy, Diving At the Lip of the Water, Melanie Maier, Invention of the Moon, and Aldona Koudelka Watts, hosted by David Booth, Marin Society of Artists, 1515 3rd Street, San Rafael, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: marinpoetrycenter.org/programs/traveling-show-3)
  • Beyond Baroque presents an afternoon of poetry celebrating the book launch of Patricia Olson's debut collection, Reflections, featuring readings by Gedda Ilves, As Butterly to a River, and Christine Candland, Paris Spoken Here, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Live on YouTube, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-launch-reflections-by-patricia-olson-tickets-933879898917?aff=oddtdtcreator)

14 JULY 2024 — sunday

  • The Booksmith presents "Omnidawn Publishing Spring 2024," the East Bay publishers's seasonal launch of new titles, featuring readings from Julie Carr, Underscore, Elizabeth Scanlon, Whosoever Whole, Craig Santos Perez, Call This Mutiny, Steven Rood, music from behind a stone wall, and Consuelo Wise, b o y, Virtual on Zoom, free, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/omnidawn-spring-2024)
  • Point Reyes Books welcomes creative nonfiction writer and poet Heather Swan, Where Honeybees Thrive: Stories from the Field, to discuss her latest book, Where the Grass Still Sings: Stories of Insects and Interconnection, in conversation with poet Jane Hirshfield, The Asking, virtual on Zoom, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.ptreyesbooks.com/event/heather-swan-jane-hirshfield-online-event)

15 JULY 2024 — monday

16 JULY 2024 — tuesday

  • Green Apple Books welcomes Christian Gullette to discuss his new poetry collection, Coachella Elegy, joined in conversation by poet Richie Hofmann, A Hundred Lovers, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-christian-gullette-richie-hofmann)
  • Skylight Books welcomes writer/professor Jesse Katz to discuss his latest novel, The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Redemption in Immigrant LA, a fictional narrative focusing on a predatory gang in the Los Angeles, in conversation with poet Mike Sonksen, Letters To My City, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-jesse-katz-presents-rent-collectors-w-mike-sonksen)
  • The Booksmith welcomes journalist Deborah Stoll, Unvarnished, for a discussion of her latest release, Drop In: The Gender Rebels Who Changed the Face of Skateboarding, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/dropinbook)
  • City Lights Bookstore presents Yanis Varoufakis, Another Now, discussing his newest book, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, virtual on Zoom, free, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: https://citylights.com/events/yanis-varoufakis/)

17 JULY 2024 — wednesday

  • Films with Friends and Renegade Cinema: North Beach present a screening of Christopher Felver's documentary, Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth Of Wonder, Introduction by Bobby Coleman, Jambu Press, publishers of Light on the Walls of Life, a tribute anthology to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Poetry Flash editor Joyce Jenkins, Savoy Tivoli, 1434 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, free admission, donations benefit Poetry Flash, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: thoseguyssf.com)
  • The Booksmith welcomes journalist J. Malcolm Garcia, Most Dangerous, Most Unmerciful: Stories from Afghanistan, for a discussion of his latest novel, Out of the Rain, which reflects his experiences working in social services in San Francisco in the 1980s and '90s, in conversation with Katherine Seligman, At the Edge of the Haight, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/outoftherain)
  • Sausalito Books by the Bay welcomes author Penny Lane to discuss her memoir, Redeemed: A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood, with Joanne Greene, By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go, Sausalito Books by the Bay, 100 Bay Street, Sausalito, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.sausalitobooksbythebay.com/2024-events/author-event-penny-lane-redeemed-a-memoir-of-a-stolen-childhood-in-conversation-with-joanne-greene)
  • Green Apple Books welcomes fiction writer Laura van den Berg, I Hold a Wolf by the Ears, stories, in celebration of the release of her first novel, State of Paradise, joined in conversation by R.O. Kwon, Exhibit, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-laura-van-den-berg-ro-kwon)

18 JULY 2024 — thursday

19 JULY 2024 — friday

  • Beyond Baroque presents an afternoon of poetry celebrating the book launch of Brent Ameneyro's debut collection, A Face Out of Clay, featuring readings from poets heidi andrea restrepo rhodes, Ephemeral, Jose Hernandez Diaz, The Parachutist, Francisco Aragón, After Rubén, and Nick Martino, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Live on YouTube, free, 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-launch-a-face-out-of-clay-by-brent-ameneyro-tickets-924710793877)
  • As a part of her residency at Yosemite Gateway Art Center, poet Claire Blotter, Moment In The Moment House, reads from her latest book, Expanding.Water.Ways., which she has adapted to reflect the unique landscape and waterways of the local Sierra Nevada foothills, Sierra Meadows, 46513 Opah Drive, Ahwahnee, $20, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: ygac.org/classes-and-workshops)
  • Book Passage's "Plotting a Mystery Novel: The Secret's in the Secrets," led by Hallie Ephron, Careful What You Wish For, students will explore the structure of mystery novels and how to secrets to fuel plot in their personal writing, Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, $125, 9:30 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.bookpassage.com/event/class-hallie-ephron-plotting-mystery-novel-secrets-secrets)
  • Book Passage's Mystery Writers Conference takes place over three days, July 19 through July 21, and includes panels and classes by authors such as Tony Broadbent, The Smoke, and Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit, participants discuss publishing with editors and publishers, with discussions by detectives, forensic investigators, etc. who will share crucial information to help writers add realism to their writing, with chances for one-on-one manuscript evaluation; Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, $650, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: www.bookpassage.com/mystery)
  • The San Francisco Art Book Fair is a free multi-day exhibition of printed material from independent publishers, artists, designers, collectors, and enthusiasts from around the world, featuring artist books, art catalogs, monographs, etc., talks, performances, book launches, special projects, exhibitions, and signings, Minnesota Street Project's contemporary art campus, 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco, free (For more information, visit: sfartbookfair.com)

20 JULY 2024 — saturday

  • As a part of her residency at Yosemite Gateway Art Center, poet Claire Blotter, Moment In The Moment House, will lead "Diving Underwater" writing workshop, participants will discover and express hidden themes, feelings, and desires through art, writing, and performance; Part One deals with "Drawing, Then Describing An Indescribable Feeling," and Part Two explores "Writing the Persona Poem, Releasing Hidden Voices," Yosemite Gateway Art Center, 40982 Highway 41, Oakhurst, $45, 10:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: ygac.org/classes-and-workshops)
  • As a part of her residency at Yosemite Gateway Art Center, poet Claire Blotter, Moment In The Moment House, will give a short poetry performance followed by an open mic and the sharing of work from the residency's earlier workshop with both participants and performers, Yosemite Gateway Art Center, 40982 Highway 41, Oakhurst, $10, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: ygac.org/classes-and-workshops)
  • Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center welcomes poets of all skill levels for "Monsters, Villains, & a Disaster or Two: Writing About the Scary Stuff," facilitated by poet Gillian Wegener, This Sweet Haphazard, Stanislaus County Library, 1500 I Street, Modesto, free, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.mostpoetry.org/event/most-summer-poetry-workshop-monsters-villains-a-disaster-or-two-writing-about-the-scary-stuff)
  • Marin Poetry Center's Traveling Show visits Mill Valley for an afternoon of poetry featuring readers: Barry Peterson, Kathleen McClung,A Juror Must Fold in on Herself, Simona Carini, Lee Rossi, Say Anything, and Peter Neil Carroll, hosted by Francesca Bell, Bright Stain, Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: marinpoetrycenter.org/programs/traveling-show-3)
  • "Poetry in the Park: Proverbs" features spoken word performances, an open mic, and opportunities for young women to connect; geared towards young women age 15 and up, Heather Farms Park, 301 North San Carlos Drive, Walnut Creek, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information and to register, visit: register.adventsourceevents.org/PoetryInTheParkFeaturingProverbs)
  • The San Francisco Art Book Fair is a free multi-day exhibition of printed material from independent publishers, artists, designers, collectors, and enthusiasts from around the world, featuring artist books, art catalogs, monographs, etc., talks, performances, book launches, special projects, exhibitions, and signings, Minnesota Street Project's contemporary art campus, 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco, free (For more information, visit: sfartbookfair.com)

21 JULY 2024 — sunday

  • Former poet laureate of San Mateo County Aileen Cassinetto, poet Marisa Lin, DREAM ELEVATOR, and Kim Shuck, Pick a Garnet to Sleep In, read from the new anthology, Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States, with special guests Sharon Coleman and Ranko Ogura performing "EcoDance," Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: sfpl.org/events/2024/07/21/performance-poets-read-dear-human-edge-time)
  • Sebastopol Center for the Arts presents Reverberations 2024, a poetry reading in conjunction with a special exhibit on ekphrastic poetry, featured readers include Susan Ackerman, Laura Blatt, Abby Bogomolny, Elizabeth Herron, Fran Carbonaro, Rebecca Evert, Gwynn O'Gara, Linda L Reid, Lee Rossi, Steve Trenam, Katherine Harer, and Robert Thomas, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 South High Street, Sebastopol, free, 1:00 pm PDT (Register online to attend. For more information, visit: www.sebarts.org/classes-lectures/poetry-readings-reverberations-2024-jul-21-2024)
  • Bird & Beckett Books & Records presents a poetry reading by Kevin Opstedal, Dharma Pharmacy & Surf Shop, and Micah Ballard, Busy Secret, Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: birdbeckett.com/sunday-july-21-3pmpoets-kevin-opstedal-and-micah-ballard)
  • City Lights Bookstore presents "Poetry in the Alley" featuring reading from poets: George Albon, Empire Life, James Cagney, Black Steel Magnolias in the Hour of Chaos Theory, Garrett Caples, Proses: Incomparable Parables! Fabulous Fables! Cruel Tales!, hector son of hector, Evan Kennedy, Metamorphoses, Barbara Jane Reyes, Letters to a Young Brown Girl , and Preeti Vangani, Mother Tongue Apologize, Kerouac Alley, between City Lights Bookstore and Vesuvio Cafe, San Francisco, free, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: citylights.com/events/poetry-in-the-alley)
  • San Diego Poetry Annual welcomes SDPA poets for an open reading; the open mic is followed by SDPA readers, Riford Library Community Room, 7555 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, free, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: sandiegopoetryannual.com/readings)
  • The San Francisco Art Book Fair is a free multi-day exhibition of printed material from independent publishers, artists, designers, collectors, and enthusiasts from around the world, featuring artist books, art catalogs, monographs, etc., talks, performances, book launches, special projects, exhibitions, and signings, Minnesota Street Project's contemporary art campus, 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco, free (For more information, visit: sfartbookfair.com)
  • "Writer's Retreat with Pluto's" is a one-day writer's retreat for writers at any level; Includes yoga, panels, workshops, an open mic, and more, Junior High Incorporated, 603 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, eighteen and over, $30, 12:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: juniorhighlosangeles.com/calendar/yoga-with-rae-july-20-2024-3bccs-km5xc-zbdsd)

22 JULY 2024 — monday

23 JULY 2024 — tuesday

  • Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore welcomes Amy Stewart, The Drunken Botanist, to discuss her latest book, The Tree Collectors, a collection of vignettes describing the transformation of individuals obsessed with trees, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.mrsdalloways.com/events/amy-stewart-presents-her-new-book-tree-collectors)
  • KALW presents a poetry reading, "Bay Writers: Sex, Intimacy, and the Body," on desire and sex, featuring poets Brittany Newell, Malcolm Squire, Sloka Krishnan, Theadora Walsh, and Wren Farrell, at KALW's pop-up community events space, 220 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/bay-writers-sex-intimacy-and-the-body-tickets-933602128097?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
  • Warwick's welcomes journalist/author Dean Calbreath, The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught, to discuss his latest book, The Sergeant: The Incredible Life of Nicholas Said, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/calbreath-2024)
  • Poetic License Sonoma Poetry Reading, "Water" is the theme, with guest poet and translator William Greenwood, Landscape/Cityscape, and poets Steve Trenam, Judith Vaugh, Leo McCloskey, Susanne Arrhenius, Kusum Jain, Joan Osterman; this not an open mic, it is a Zoom poetry series beamed from the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, registration is required by 3pm the day of the event to receive the Zoom link, a donation of $10 is also required for the link, you must receive notification of registration to log on, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.sebarts.org/classeslectures/p/poetic-license-sonoma-topic-water-with-special-guest-poet-william-greenwood)
  • San Francisco Public Library welcomes indigenous poets from Oceania and Turtle Island to share poetry and stories, hosted by scholar and community organizer Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu, with poet Kim Shuck, online, free, 5:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: sfpl.org/events/2024/07/23/performance-poetry-oceania-and-turtle-island)

24 JULY 2024 — wednesday

  • The Booksmith presents a book launch for Sarah Manguso, Very Cold People, for her new novel, Liars, in conversation with columnist Moira Donegan, The Guardian, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/manguso-liars)
  • Green Apple Books welcomes physician Dr. Dean-David Schillinger to discuss his nonfiction book, Telltale Hearts: A Public Health Doctor, His Patients, and the Power of Story, joined in conversation by José Vadi, Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens, a memoir-in-essays, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-dr-dean-david-schillinger-jos%C3%A9%C2%A0vadi)

25 JULY 2024 — thursday

  • The San Francisco Public Library welcomes Christina Gerhardt for a discussion of her recent book, Sea Change: Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-christina-gerhardt-sea-change-atlas-of-islands-in-a-rising-ocean-tickets-924069154717?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
  • Bookshop West Portal welcomes Catherine Newman, We All Want Impossible Things , to discuss her latest novel, Sandwich, in conversation with Jenny True, You Look Tired: An Excruciatingly Honest Guide to New Parenthood, Bookshop West Portal, 80 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.bookshopwestportal.com/event/catherine-newman-sandwich)
  • The Booksmith welcomes teacher/journalist Erik Davis, High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies, to present his most recent book, Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium, that covers the history of blotter paper, used in the distribution of LSD, in conversation with the "head of an LSD conspiracy that gained a new generation to the cause of LSD," Mark McCloud, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/blotterbook)
  • Warwick's welcomes poet/author Kamla K. Kapur to discuss her latest book, The Privilege of Aging: Savoring the Fullness of Life, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/kapur-2024)
  • Gallery Bookshop's Poetry Showcase features a poetry reading by Maureen Eppstein, Daughter, Gallery Bookshop, Main and Kasten Streets, Mendocino, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.gallerybookshop.com, 707/937-2665)
  • Green Apple Books welcomes fiction writer Molly Giles, Iron Shoes, to discuss her memoir, Life Span, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-molly-giles)
  • Poetry Flash presents an exciting poetry reading by Dorianne Laux, Life and Earth, and Lynne Thompson, Blue on a Blue Palette, part of Poetry Flash's 50+ Anniversary celebration, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 7:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org).

26 JULY 2024 — friday

  • Green Apple Books welcomes journalist Jesse Katz for the release of his book, The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Redemption in Immigrant LA, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-jesse-katz)

27 JULY 2024 — saturday

  • Calling all literary enthusiasts! The Beast Crawl Literary Festival showcases some of the Bay Area's most captivating voices throughout downtown Oakland, begin at 3:30 at COMMUNE, Beast Crawl information table: Leg 1 at 4:00 pm features readings by Poetry Flash, AfroSurrealist Writers Workshop, and Oakland Youth Poet Laureates; Leg 2 at 5:30 pm features readings by Black Freighter Press, Colossus Press, and Manic D Press; Leg 3 at 7:00 pm features readings by Paper Press, Celebration of Queer Poets, and Apocrypha Press; Leg 4 at 8:30 pm features an afterparty at COMMUNE and Binny's; there's an open mic at each Leg; start at Beast Crawl's headquarters for information, COMMUNE, 1716 Broadway, Oakland, free, 3:30 pm PDT (For more information, including maps, visit: www.beastcrawl.org/2024.html)
  • Beast Crawl Literary Festival presents a Poetry Flash 50+ Anniversary reading, featured readers include Sally Ashton, Listening to Mars; Judy Halebsky, Spring and a Thousand Years (Unabridged); Eliot Schain, The Distant Sound; and Rosalinda Monroy, Poetry Flash assistant editor and contributor; these are poets and writers who have all read for, worked on, or been published in Poetry Flash, hosted by Joyce Jenkins, editor, Poetry Flash, The Punchdown Wine Bar + Bottle Shop, 1737 Broadway, Oakland, free, Leg 1 at 4:00 pm sharp (For more information, including a map, visit: www.beastcrawl.org/blog/poetry-flash-2024)
  • Beast Crawl Literary Festival presents "The Erotic," a reading featuring Rusty Morrison, Risk, editor of Omnidawn Publishing; Richard Silberg, The Horses: New and Selected, associate editor of Poetry Flash; Steven Rood, Music from Behind a Stone Wall; Joyce Jenkins, Joy Road, editor of Poetry Flash, Feelmore Social Club, 1542 Broadway, Oakland, free, Leg 2 at 5:30 pm sharp (For more information, including a map, visit: www.beastcrawl.org/blog/the-erotic-2024)
  • Warwick's welcomes historical-fantasy novelist Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches to discuss her latest in the All Souls series, The Black Bird Oracle, offsite at IPJ Theatre, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, 5555 Marian Way, San Diego, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/harkness-2024)
  • The Glendale Poet Laureate Program welcomes Summer Farah, I could die today and live again, Arthur Kayzakian, The Book of Redacted Paintings, and David Romero Diamond Bars 2, for a reading and workshop designed for all skill levels, Brand Library and Art Center, 1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, free, 11:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/glendale-poet-laureate-poetry-workshop-reading-tickets-939958058857?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
  • Los Angeles Poet Society presents Heartbeats Open Mic hosted by poet Jessica M. Wilson, featuring readings from activist poets: La Neta, Mariana Franco, Family & Other Problems, Anastasia Fenald, Help Me, I'm Here: Poems to Myself, and JD Stephans, The Libros Lincoln Heights, 3422 North Broadway, Los Angeles, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.instagram.com/p/C94s1ejJXRj)
  • Claremont Public Library welcomes 2021-2022 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson, for a reading from her new collection, Blue on Blue Palette; Claremont Public Library, 208 North Harvard Avenue, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.lynnethompson.us/appearances/claremont-public-library-reading)
  • Marin Poetry Center's Traveling Show will visit Berkeley for an afternoon of poetry featuring readers: Judy Juanita, The High Price of Freeways, Judy Bertelsen, Susan Cohen, Democracy of Fire, Jeanne Wagner, Everything Turns Into Something Else, and Carol Dorf, Berkeley Public Library Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch, 1901 Russell Street, Berkeley, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: marinpoetrycenter.org/programs/traveling-show-3)
  • The CODEX Foundation Logan Book Arts Center presents a two-day poetry printing workshop with Jonathan Gerkin; the class will honor Navajo poet Sherwin Bitsui, Flood Song, by teaching to print using one of his poems, CODEX Foundation, 1331 Seventh Street, Unit D, Berkeley, $320, 9:30 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.codexfoundation.org/events)
  • Strong Words presents an LGBTQ+ version of their spoken word pop-up featuring poets: Roy Cruz, Natalie Nicole Dressel, Josh Gershick, Gay Old Girls, Larry Dean Harris, and Liz Lachman; Socalo, 1920 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, $10, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: strongwordslive.com/show-socalo072724)
  • Westside Satellite for Writers presents a workshop, "Identity as an Act of Courage," participants will mine their history for ideas and learn how their personal identity informs the characters in their stories, hosted by writing coach Terrie Silverman and editor Robin Quinn, Virtual on Zoom, $15, 10:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: iwosc.org/events/westside-satellite-for-writers-identity-as-an-act-of-courage-a-writing-and-storytelling-interview-workshop/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=identity_as_an_act_of_courage_a_writing_and_storytelling_interview_workshop_on_saturday_july_27_part_of_wpn_education_series&utm_term=2024-07-17#iwosc-event-registration)

28 JULY 2024 — sunday

  • Marcus Books welcomes author Eisa Davis, Angela's Mixtape/the History of Light, for a discussion, reading, and book signing, Marcus Books, 3900 Martin L King Jr Way, Oakland, 1:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.instagram.com/marcus.books/?hl=en)
  • The CODEX Foundation Logan Book Arts Center presents a two-day poetry printing workshop with Jonathan Gerkin; the class will honor Navajo poet Sherwin Bitsui, Flood Song, by teaching to print using one of his poems, CODEX Foundation, 1331 Seventh Street, Unit D, Berkeley, $320, 9:30 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.codexfoundation.org/events)
  • Join Genie Cartier and special guests for "the Curve!" a special show that combines spoken word poetry, comedy, and acrobatics, Circus Center Theater, 755 Frederick Street, San Francisco, $18, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curve-an-acro-poem-tickets-929837768797?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
  • Writ Large presents a silent auction fundraiser for their flagship bookstore in Braddock, Pennsylvania and public projects in Los Angeles; up for auction will be original works and signed prints from renowned and emerging artists, and literary collectibles, featuring art, poetry, and music from a host of creatives; Outside book nook featuring local publishers and gently used books for sale; Ren Gallery, 743 Santee Street, Los Angeles, $10-$30, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.writlargeprojects.com)

29 JULY 2024 — monday

30 JULY 2024 — tuesday

  • ZYZZYVA Magazine presents Movie Night at the Roxie with novelists Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, and R.O. Kwon, Exhibit; the featured film will be Secretary, Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, $15, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: roxie.com/film/zzyva-movie-night-secretary)

31 JULY 2024 — wednesday

  • City Lights Bookstore welcomes poet and translator Daniel Borzutzky, The Performance of Becoming Human, discussing his latest book, The Murmuring Grief of the Americas, in conversation with Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, The Life Assignment, virtual on Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: citylights.com/events/daniel-borzutzky-in-conversation-with-ricardo-alberto-maldonado)
  • Lyrics & Dirges reading series presents Anastasia Lê, Taneesh Kaur, Linette Escobar, Jessica Ke'mani, Abby Bogomolny, hosted by MK Chávez and Sharon Coleman, curated by Sharon Coleman, Pegasus Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, refreshments, 7:00-9:00 pm PDT (www.pegasusbookstore.com)
  • Pegasus Books presents Lyrics and Dirges, a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning poets and writers; Hosted by MK Chavez and Sharon Coleman, featuring Anastasia Lê, Taneesh Kaur, Linette Escobar, Jessica Ke'mani, and Abby Bogomolny, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.pegasusbookstore.com/lyricsdirges-july24)
  • Vroman's Bookstore welcomes Melissa Mogollon for a discussion of her new novel, Oye, in conversation with Greg Mania, Born to Be Public, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.vromansbookstore.com/Melissa-Mogollon-discusses-Oye)
  • Green Apple Books welcomes author Willy Vlautin, The Night Always Comes, to celebrate the release of his new book, The Horse; Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, Free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-willy-vlautin)

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