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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)
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• 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)
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• 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)
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• 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)
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29 JULY 2024 — monday

• Litquake presents Literary Pub Trivia night, a fundraiser for this year's Litquake, show off your literary knowledge and compete for an exciting array of prizes! Hosted by journalist, author, and game show enthusiast Jeneé Darden, When a Purple Rose Blooms, Gilman Brewing Company, 912 Gilman Street, Berkeley, $20, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/litquake-literary-pub-trivia-tickets-936833282567?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing)
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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)
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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)
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• 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)
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• 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)
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• 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)
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• 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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