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1 JUNE 2024 — saturday

  • Bay Area Book Festival featured author reading and conversation with Joan Baez and Greg Sarris, 5:30 pm; Naomi Klein and Brooke Warner, 7:30 pm, both at Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, ticketed events (For more information, visit: www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
  • The Bay Area Book Festival: Writers' Day will be a full day of sessions featuring nonfiction, poetry, and fiction events, a session on publishing, and sessions on how to further your writing and publication, Berkeley Public Library, Third Floor, Community Meeting Room, 2090 Kittredge Street, Berkeley, free, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
  • As part of the Beast Crawl Lit Festival, there will be several events occurring throughout downtown Oakland as a benefit fundraiser for the festival; featuring readings from Brontez Purnell, Kim Shuck, Dulcinee DeGuere, Kate Gale, Marya Hornbacher, more; Various locations in downtown Oakland, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: allevents.in/oakland/beast-crawl-presents-the-town-poetry-walk-a-benefit-fundraiser-for-beast-crawl-2024/200026554002346)
  • The Pop-Hop presents Celeste Alyssa Gomez for a poetry reading from her latest collection, Besos, The Pop-Hop, 5002 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.thepophop.com/calendar/2024/6/1/poetry-performance-the-pop-hop-x-besos)
  • The Poetry Center at San Francisco State University presents a poetry reading by Poetry Center organizers Elise Ficarra, Swelter, and Steve Dickison, Disposed, followed by "The Cake Part," 2831A Mission Street (near 24th), San Francisco, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, contact the Poetry Center at SFSU: 415-338-2227, or email: poetry@sfsu.edu)
  • City Arts and Lectures welcomes writer Maggie Nelson, discussing her new essay collection, Like Love; Nelson has published nine books of poetry, memoir, and essays, and has received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship; Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $49, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/maggie-nelson-2)
  • Beyond Baroque presents a day of poetry and performances in celebration of Poetry Flash's 50th anniversary; Featuring poetry readings by Brendan Constantine, Dementia, Suzanne Lummis,Open Twenty-Four Hours: Poems, Marsha de la O, Creature, Phil Taggart, Rick Sings, Lynne Thompson, Blue on a Blue Palette, Poetry Flash contributing editor Lee Rossi, Say Anything, Ramón García, The Chronicles and Other Countries, and Steven Rood, music from behind a stone wall; with editor and director of Poetry Flash, Joyce Jenkins; Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-flash-turns-50-tickets-906345041417?aff=oddtdtcreator)
  • Beyond Baroque welcomes poet Spencer L. Griffin in celebration of his debut poetry collection Poem Pie, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-launch-poem-pie-by-spencer-l-griffin-tickets-901937749087?aff=oddtdtcreator)
  • The Horror Writers Association presents Stokercon, the annual convention for horror genre authors; Guests of Honor include Jonathan Maberry, Rot & Ruin, Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Paula Guran, New Cthulhu, with panels, the Bram Stoker Awards, readings, a dealer's room, parties, signings, and more, San Diego Mission Marriott Valley, 8757 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego, $300 in person or $75 virtual (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.stokercon2024.com)

2 JUNE 2024 — sunday

  • Bay Area Book Festival author events include provocative keynote speakers, author panels, interviews, and readings, critical conversations with top authors and thought leaders, indigenous authors showcase, author Q&A, and book signings, on four outdoor stages in the Outdoor Fair at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, 2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, and at Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, downtown Berkeley, free, 11:00 am-5:00 pm (For more information, visit www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
  • Bay Area Book Festival reading, "Page to Screen: A Dance Between Words and Images: Alka Joshi, The Henna Artist, Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer, Piper Kerman, Orange is the New Black, Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, ticketed event, 5:30 (For more information, visit: www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
  • The Bay Area Book Festival Outdoor Fair will feature more than one hundred exhibitors anchored by four outdoor stages, an author pavilion featuring new and emerging writers, activities for children, and a food court, Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, 2151 Martin Luther King Jr Way, downtown Berkeley, free, 11:00 am-5:00 pm (For more information, visit www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
  • Bay Area Book Festival is an annual literary event featuring keynotes, panels, interviews, and readings; critical conversations with top authors and thought leaders; indigenous authors showcase; author Q&As and book signings, headliners for the weekend festival include Joan Baez in conversation with Greg Sarris, Naomi Klein, and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson at various venues in downtown Berkeley, times to be announced on their website; Sunday is the only day for the Outdoor Book Exhibits by publications, presses, and literary organizations, Poetry Flash and Manic D Press will have a booth, come by and say hello, Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park, Berkeley, free, 11:00 am-5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
  • Moe's Books welcomes novelist Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn, for a discussion of his new book, The Collapsing Frontier, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.moesbooks.com/pages/events/124/jonathan-lethem-moes-books)
  • Several poets will be performing spoken word at Suisun City Pride including Suisun City's Poet Laureate, Excalibur, Mychal Threets, and Sarah White; Harbor Plaza, 520 Solano Street, Suisun City, free, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: solanopride.org/suisun-pride-2024)
  • The Horror Writers Association presents Stokercon, the annual convention for horror genre authors; Guests of Honor include Jonathan Maberry, Rot & Ruin, Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Paula Guran, New Cthulhu, with panels, the Bram Stoker Awards, readings, a dealer's room, parties, signings, and more, San Diego Mission Marriott Valley, 8757 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego, $300.00 in person or $75 virtual (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.stokercon2024.com)

3 JUNE 2024 — monday

  • Berkeley Poetry Festival presents an online workshop on "writing a timeless poem" with poet Kevin Dublin, whose work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, online, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information and to sign up, visit: www.berkeleypoetryfestival.com/bpf2024schedule)
  • City Arts and Lectures welcomes writer Percival Everett to discuss his new novel, James which reimagines Twain's Huckleberry Finn; his previous novel, Erasure was adapted into the hit film American Fiction, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $49, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/percival-everett)
  • Rivertown Poetry presents a poetry reading with Catharine Clark-Sayles, The Telling, The Listening, and Anita May, All of It, So Far followed by an open mic, Aqus Cafe, 189 H Street, Petaluma, free, 6:15 pm PDT (For more information, email: rivertownpoet@gmail.com)
  • Skylight Books welcomes Greg Sarris, Keeping Slug Woman Alive, for a discussion of his new book, The Forgetters: Stories, in conversation with author Susan Straight, Mecca, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-greg-sarris-presents-forgetters-w-susan-straight)

4 JUNE 2024 — tuesday

  • Berkeley Poetry Festival presents several transgender poets reading at the oldest gay bar in the nation, featuring poets Eden Sugay, Syd Staiti, THE UNDYING PRESENT, Sequoia Bailey, and more, hosted by poet and athlete Cal Calamia, San Franshitshow, White Horse Bar, 503 66th Street, Oakland, 21+, free, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.berkeleypoetryfestival.com/bpf2024schedule)
  • Skylight Books celebrates the late author Gil Cuadros, City of God, and his posthumous publication, My Body is Paper, featuring special guests, Justin Torres, We the Animals; editor Amy Scholder; Pablo Alvarez; and authors Terry Wolverton, Season of Eclipse; and Noel Alumit, Letters to Montgomery Clift; Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-presentation-my-body-paper-gil-cuadros-w-special-guests)
  • Cobalt Poets presents a reading with featured poet Javeria Hasnain, followed by an open mic, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
  • Book Soup presents Katerina Jeng reading from and discussing her poetry collection, Gospel of a Whole Sun, Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: https://www.booksoup.com/event/katerina-jeng)

5 JUNE 2024 — wednesday

6 JUNE 2024 — thursday

  • Beyond Baroque presents a night of blues and poetry, featuring Detroit writers M.L. Liebler, Brooding in the Heartlands, Melba Joyce Boyd, Wrestling with the Muse, and Lolita Hernandez, Autopsy of an Engine and Other Stories from the Cadillac Plant with music by Pat Thomas with the LA Coyote Monk Band featuring Willie Aron and David Soyars, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, $10, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/detroit-la-a-night-of-blues-poetry-tickets-908618651847)
  • Skylight Books welcomes queer essayist and culture writer Nina St. Pierre for a discussion of her new 'nonfiction' novel, Love is a Burning Thing, in conversation with Gabrielle Korn, Yours for the Taking, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-nina-st-pierre-presents-love-burning-thing)
  • Mechanics' Institute welcomes photographer/painter Claudia Marseille to discuss her memoir, But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World, and author/translator Zack Rogow, Irreverent Litanies, to discuss his new memoir, Hugging My Father's Ghost, Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, $10, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.milibrary.org/events/two-memoirs-zack-rogow-and-claudia-marseille-jun-06-2024)
  • Books Inc. presents a reading and book signing by physicist, author and musician, Sky Nelson-Isaacs, reading from and discussing his self-help book, Leap to Wholeness, Books Inc. Berkeley, 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksinc.net/event/sky-nelson-isaacs-books-inc-berkeley-0)

7 JUNE 2024 — friday

  • As part of the Berkeley Poetry Festival, there will be a Juneteenth celebration at Sway featuring readings by Nazelah Jamison, Joyce E. Young, How it Happens, Joshua Merchant, and Berkeley Slam 2024 Co-Grand Slam champion Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez, hosted by Kelechi Ubozoh, We've Been Too Patient: Stories from Radical Mental Health, SWAY, 290 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, free, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.berkeleypoetryfestival.com/bpf2024schedule)
  • Beyond Baroque presents a showcase of new titles from queer literary organization DOPAMINE Books, featuring authors and poets Amanda-Faye Jimenez, Clement Goldberg,New Mistakes, Amelia Ada,Hard and Glad, and Brooke Palmierir, Bargain Witch, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/dopamine-books-author-showcase-tickets-901918320977?aff=oddtdtcreator)
  • Skylight Books presents an evening of poetry published by Red Hen Press and Alice James Books, with poets Phuong T. Vuong, A Plucked Zither, Douglas Manuel, Testify, Vandana Khanna, Train to Agra, and Kenji C. Liu, Monsters I Have Been, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-night-poetry-red-hen-press-and-alice-james-books)

8 JUNE 2024 — saturday

  • Berkeley Poetry Festival presents a Reading Against Genocide featuring readings by Dena Rod, Scattered Arils, Antony Fangary, HARAM, Nathalie Khankan, quiet orient riot, and Cassandra Rockwood Ghanem, How it Happens, hosted by Tongo Eisen-Martin, someone's dead already, South Branch Library, Tarea Hall Pittman, 1901 Russell Street, Berkeley, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.berkeleypoetryfestival.com/bpf2024schedule)
  • Berkeley Poetry Festival presents Dance + Poetry of Liberation and Resistance, a performance combining dance and poetry featuring performances/readings by Chloe Rosen (dancer/choreographer), Annalise Constantz (dancer/choreographer), Gwen Benitez (dancer/choreographer), Demi Vera (poet), Chantel Taite (poet), Jess Semaan (poet), hosted by Sharon Coleman, Berkeley Ballet Theater, 1370 10th Street, Berkeley, free, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.berkeleypoetryfestival.com/bpf2024schedule)
  • The Ina Coolbrith Circle presents the 97th Annual Poets' Dinner/Picnic Contest, the theme is "sugar and salt," feature guest speaker Francesca Bell, What Small Sound, Fernandez Park, 595 Tennent Avenue, Pinole, free, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: sites.google.com/site/poetsdinner)
  • Books Inc. celebrates Lindsay Ellis and her publication of the third novel in the Noumena series, Apostles of Mercy, joined in conversation with author and illustrator, Kaveh Taherian, Niko's Nifty Box of Books, Books Inc. Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksinc.net/event/lindsay-ellis-books-inc-opera-plaza)
  • Marin Poetry Center Traveling Show presents poets Judy Wells, Night at the Musée d'Orsay: Poems of Paris & Other Great European Cities; Dale Jensen; Kathe Jordan; Robin Michel, Things Will Be Better in Bountiful ; and Rafaella Del Bourgo. A Tune Both Familiar and Strange in a poetry reading, North Berkeley Library, 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/events/marin-poetry-centers-traveling-show-north)
  • Barnes & Noble Burbank welcomes LGBT+ poet Suri Chan to read from, discuss, and sign her poetry collection, But I Don't Feel Empowered, Barnes & Noble, Burbank Town Center, 731 North San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062167011-0)
  • The International Association of Sufism presents a day of music, dance, and poetry featuring Marin County Poet Laureate Francesca Bell What Small Sound, Sufi poet Tamam Kahn, Across The Difficult, With Rabia of Basra and Others, and indigenous poet Sara Moncada, The Dance of Caring; Westminster Presbyterian Church, 240 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon, $70-$90, 10:00 am-5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.sfstation.com/babylon-salon-summer-2024-performance-e2472244)
  • Left Margin Lit presents a class on "Sonneting" with poet David Roderick, Blue Colonial; students will study historical context of the sonnet before practicing writing exercises to gain experience writing in the form; Left Margin Lit, 1543 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, $125, 9:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: leftmarginlit.org)

9 JUNE 2024 — sunday

  • As part of the Berkeley Poetry Festival, there will be an award ceremony honoring Tureeda Mikell, Synchronicity: The Oracle of Sun Medicine, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award 2024, featuring readings by Donté Clark, Psalms, Jessica Hairston, Power of Our Wombs, and of course, Tureeda Mikell, Dharma College, 2222 Harold Way, Berkeley, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.berkeleypoetryfestival.com/bpf2024schedule)
  • Second Sunday Poetry Series presents a reading from Judith Terzi, Now, Somehow, hosted by Alex M. Frankel; The Studio Theatre at St. Denis Building,

10 JUNE 2024 — monday

11 JUNE 2024 — tuesday

12 JUNE 2024 — wednesday

  • Stories Books & Cafe welcomes Madeline Cravens to read from and discuss her new poetry collection, Pleasure Principle, in conversation with Maggie Millner, Couplets, Stories Books & Cafe, 1716 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.storiesla.com/events)
  • Skylight Books welcomes nonfiction author Paul Haddad, Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles, to discuss his latest release, Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles, in conversation with Josh Stephens, The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles, and Beyond, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-paul-haddad-presents-inventing-paradise-w-josh-stephens)
  • Poetry Flash co-presents a book launch with Rusty Morrison, Risk, and Steven Rood, Music from Behind a Stone Wall, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, refreshments, free, 7:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org, Pegasus: 510-649-1320, www.pegasusbookstore.com)

13 JUNE 2024 — thursday

  • Chevalier's Books presents a a poetry reading and discussion with writer/actor Christian Weissmann, Her, Him & I, in conversation with writer Jen Winston, GREEDY: NOTES FROM A BISEXUAL WHO WANTS TOO MUCH, Chevalier's Books, 133 North Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-reading-and-talk-with-christian-weissmann-tickets-906993841997?aff=oddtdtcreator)
  • Village Well Books celebrates Jorrell Watkins as he reads from his debut poetry collection, PlayHouse: Poems, performances from poets Alexandria Hall, Brian Lin, and Mitchell Jacobs, Village Well Books & Coffee, 9900 Culver Blvd. 1B, Culver City, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: shop.villagewell.com/events/37329)
  • Litquake and KQED Live present a night with "SongWriter," a podcast that turns stories into songs; in this special live recording event, bestselling author Susan Orlean, The Orchid Thief, shares a story from her recent collection, On Animals , and local songwriter Diana Gameros will play a brand new song written in response, The Commons, 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, $29, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.litquake.org/upcoming-events.html)

14 JUNE 2024 — friday

15 JUNE 2024 — saturday

  • Babylon Salon presents a reading featuring Katie M. Flynn, Island Rule, Grace Loh Prasad, The Translator's Daughter, Elizabeth Stix, Things I Want Back from You, and Sasha Vasilyuk, Your Presence is Mandatory; The Sycamore, 2140 Mission Street, San Francisco, free, 5:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: ias.org/songsofthesoul)
  • Benicia Literary Arts presents a launch party for the release of their new anthology, Carquinez Review 2024, featuring readings from several poets who contributed to the anthology, Arts Benicia, Commanding Officer's Quarters, 1 Commandant's Lane, Benicia, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: benicialiteraryarts.org)
  • The Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club welcomes and recognizes CWC authors who published books between 2023-2024; Included in the showcase will be Pirates of Sausalito by John Byrne Barry, Every Man, Woman and Child + Every Living Soul by Kristen Caven, The Cosmos is Alive by Keith Gaboury, The Bridge on Beer River by Terry Tierney, Diminished, Resolving to Major by Bob Haus, Ghosts and Oceans by Jan Steckel, and Mammal by Richard Loranger; Books on B, 1014 B Street, Hayward, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: cwc-berkeley.org/local-author-showcase-cwc-annual-book-launch-at-books-on-b/?doing_wp_cron=1718399282.6752560138702392578125)
  • The Huntington Library welcomes novelist Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians, to discuss his new book, Lies and Weddings, The Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksigningcentral.com/2024/06/09/an-evening-with-kevin-kwan-for-lies-and-weddings)
  • Beyond Baroque presents a celebration of Marsha de la O's new poetry collection, Creature, featuring readings by poets Kim Young, Night Radio, and Holaday Mason,Towards the Forest, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-launch-creature-by-marsha-de-la-o-tickets-882799255337?aff=oddtdtcreator)
  • In celebration of pride month, the Pop-Hop will be hosting "Queer Kin," a poetry reading featuring queer Poet Laureates and award-winning poets, poets include Ching-In Chen, recombinant, Jen Cheng, Braided Spaces, Angela Peñaredondo, nature felt but never apprehended, Shameka Cunningham, Let The Poem Feed You, and Vickie Vertiz, Auto/Body, The Pop-Hop, 5002 York Blvd., Los Angeles, donation suggested, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-kin-poetry-reading-tickets-910283431247)
  • Join Stanford lecturer Zach Williams as he discusses his debut story collection, Beautiful Days, Online, free, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.sfstation.com/zach-williams-beautiful-days-e2472161)

16 JUNE 2024 — sunday

17 JUNE 2024 — monday

  • Warwick's welcomes novelist Carley Fortune, Every Summer After to discuss her latest, This Summer Will Be Different, joined in conversation by author and television personality Hannah Brown, God Bless This Mess, Coronado Performing Arts Center, 650 D Avenue, Coronado, $10-$20, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/fortune-2024)
  • Left Margin Lit presents a two-day (June 17 and June 24) writing course, "Finding Your Voice on the Page," with author Lauren Aliza Green, The World After Alice, students will study narratives with strong voices then use the techniques to create voice in their own writing, virtual on Zoom, $195, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: leftmarginlit.org)
  • Skylight Books welcomes memoirist Glynnis MacNicol, No One Tells You This, to discuss her latest release, I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris, in conversation with author/journalist Ann Friedman,Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-glynnis-macnicol-presents-im-mostly-here-enjoy-myself-w-ann-friedman)
  • Warwick's welcomes novelist Meredith Jaeger, The Dressmaker's Dowry to discuss her new book, The Incorrigibles, joined in conversation by Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/jaeger-2024)

18 JUNE 2024 — tuesday

19 JUNE 2024 — wednesday

  • Rebound Bookstore presents "Voices for Freedom," a Juneteenth event, where young writers from Novato Marin School of the Arts will speak out about our future, Rebound Bookstore, 1611 4th Street, San Rafael, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, contact: reboundbookstore.com)

20 JUNE 2024 — thursday

  • Book Passage's course on "Crafting Compelling Characters & Dialogue," with Anoop Judge, The Rummy Club, takes place on two Thursdays, June 20 and 27, and will teach students how to craft compelling characters and dialogue for any genre (fiction, essays, nonfiction, or memoir), online, $125, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.bookpassage.com/event/crafting-compelling-characters-dialogue-anoop-judge)
  • Books Inc. presents a poetry reading from Alisha Dietzman reading from her new poetry collection, Sweet Movie and Katie Peterson reading from Fog and Smoke, Books Inc. Alameda, 1344 Park Street, Alameda, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksinc.net/event/alisha-dietzman-katie-peterson-books-inc-alameda)
  • Green Apple Books welcomes actor/director Griffin Dunne to celebrate the launch of his memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir, joined in conversation by memoirist Tobias Wolff, In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, RSVP required, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-ticketed-griffin-dunne-tobias-wolff)
  • Skylight Books welcomes Tomas Moniz, Big Familia to discuss his new novel, All Friends are Necessary, in conversation with attorney/novelist Natashia Deón, The Perishing, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-tomas-moniz-presents-all-friends-are-necessary-w-natashia-de%C3%B3n)
  • Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry welcomes Fort Bragg poet Mike Edwards, To Drink from a Marble Fountain, reading from his collection inspired by the author's participation in a San Francisco-based poetry group, Think Visual Gallery, 240 Main Street,
  • Poetry Flash presents a reading by poet and translator Carolyn Tipton, The Poet of Poet Laval, and Sandra Yannone, The Glass Studio, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 7:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org).

21 JUNE 2024 — friday

22 JUNE 2024 — saturday

23 JUNE 2024 — sunday

  • "Blue Light at the Gallery," a showcase of authors and poets published by Blue Light Press, featuring writers Sandra Yannone, The Glass Studio, poet and musician Yeva Johnson, Karen Poppy, Crack Open/Emergency, and Diane Frank, While Listening to the Enigma Variations: New and Selected Poems, MSA Gallery, 1515 3rd Street, San Rafael, or Virtual on Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.bluelightpress.com/events.php)
  • The Desert Split Open presents Hi-Desert Pride, featuring readings by Barb Morrison, bottoming for god, Ruth Nolan, After the Dome Fire, and Susan Rukeyser, The Worst Kind of Girl, includes a drag performance by Lady Chilane and introductory remarks from queer trans content creator, Flint; Beatnik Lounge, 61597 29 Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, free, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: joshuatreevoice.com/the-desert-split-open-celebrates-hi-desert-pride)
  • A Seat at the Table Books welcomes Rosalie M. Lin to discuss her debut historical fantasy novel, Daughter of Calamity, joined by fantasy novelist Angela Montoya, A Cruel Thirst, A Seat at the Table, 9257 Laguna Springs Drive, Elk Grove, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-event-daughter-of-calamity-with-rosalie-m-lin-with-angela-montoya-tickets-898822661777?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
  • Sierra Nevada Field Campus at San Francisco State University presents "Gathering Stones: Writing Poetry by the River," a generative workshop led by Emilie Lygren, What We Were Born For, attendees will read the work of other poets as well as take inspiration from the outdoors and natural surroundings to inform their own writing, each day will include two writing sessions, plus time for hiking, swimming, and relaxing, all levels of experience are welcome, $500, runs six-days, June 23-28, near Sierra City in the Sierra Nevada (More information here: sierra.sfsu.edu/gathering-stones-writing-poetry-river#:~:text=Course%20Description,put%20words%20on%20the%20page)

24 JUNE 2024 — monday

  • Green Apple Books welcomes Emma Copley Eisenberg to celebrate the launch of her novel, Housemates, joined in conversation with Nina LaCour, We Are Okay, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-emma-copley-eisenberg-nina-lacour)
  • Left Margin Lit presents a two-day (June 17 and June 24) writing course, "Finding Your Voice on the Page," with author Lauren Aliza Green, The World After Alice, students will study narratives with strong voices then use the techniques to create voice in their own writing, virtual on Zoom, $195, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: leftmarginlit.org)
  • One Book, One County presents "Writing From Our Immigrant Hearts," featuring writers Teresa Mei Chuc,Gravity: Poems, Alicia Viguer-Espert,To Hold a Hummingbird, Toti O'Brien, Alter Alter Odd Arcana, Arminé Iknadossian, All that Wasted Fruit: Poems, and Lisbeth Coiman, Uprising/Alzamiento; the writers will discuss how the immigrant experience has influenced their creative work, in conversation with Dr. Thelma T. Reyna, Rising, Falling, All of Us: New and Collected Poems, Buena Vista Branch Library, 300 North Buena Vista Street, Burbank, free, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.burbankca.gov/calendar/-/calendar/event/2868035/0)
  • Science Fiction in San Francisco presents science fiction authors Robin Sloan, Moonbound, Rudy Rucker, Software, and Clara Ward, Be the Sea, for a reading and Q&A moderated by author Cliff Winnig, The American Bookbinders Museum, 355 Clementina Street, San Francisco, $10, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.sfinsf.org/?p=2740)
  • Skylight Books welcomes Michael Waters to discuss his new book, The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports, in conversation with debut novelist Jonathan Parks-Ramage, YES, DADDY, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-michael-waters-presents-other-olympians-w-jonathan-parks-ramage)
  • The Booksmith presents author Karen Tei Yamashita, Sansei and Sensibility, and editor/author Angie Sijun Lou discussing and reading from their recently published anthology, Dark Soil: Fictions and Mythographies, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/dark-soil)
  • Warwick's in collaboration with the San Diego Writer's Festival welcomes Zibby Owens, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, to discuss her latest book, BLANK, joined in conversation by novelist Anastasia Zadeik, The Other Side of Nothing, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/owens-2024)

25 JUNE 2024 — tuesday

  • Left Margin Lit presents a two-day (June 18 and June 25) writing course as a part of their "Blank Page Series," with emerging author Rhea Bryce, day one will handle debunking writing myths and day two will discuss how writers can find inspiration when confronted with the blank page, Left Margin Lit, 1543 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, $60, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: leftmarginlit.org)
  • Warwick's welcomes novelist Claire Lombardo, The Most Fun We Ever Had, to discuss her latest book, Same As It Ever Was, joined in conversation by artist and podcaster Jason Blitman, Gays Reading, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/lombardo-2024)
  • Green Apple Books welcomes Madeleine Cravens to celebrate the launch of her new poetry collection, Pleasure Principle, joined in conversation by Angie Sijun Lou, Dark Soil, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-madeleine-cravens-angie-sijun-lou)
  • City Arts and Lectures welcomes novelists Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Rebecca Handler, Edie Richter Is Not Alone, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $36, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/gabrielle-zevin)

26 JUNE 2024 — wednesday

  • The Booksmith welcomes poet K-Ming Chang,Bestiary, reading from Cecilia, and poet Jennifer Tseng, The Passion of Woo & Isolde, reading from Thanks for Letting Us Know You Are Alive: Poems, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/chang-tseng)
  • Warwick's welcomes bestselling nonfiction author Eric Blehm, Fearless, to discuss his latest book, The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/blehm-2024)
  • Afikomen Judaica welcomes poet Anna Goodman Herrick for a celebration of her new release, A Speaker is a Wilderness: Poems on the Sacred Path from Broken to Whole, Afikomen Judaica, 3042 Claremont Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.afikomen.com/upcoming-events/anna-goodman-herrick)
  • Skylight Books welcomes essayist Jennifer Kabat to discuss her new memoir, The Eighth Moon: A Memoir of Belonging and Rebellion, in conversation with Chris Kraus, After Kathy Acker: A Literary Biography, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-jennifer-kabat-presents-eight-moon-w-chris-kraus)
  • Green Apple Books welcomes journalist Carvell Wallace to celebrate the launch of his memoir, Another Word for Love, 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-carvell-wallace-ro-kwon)

27 JUNE 2024 — thursday

  • Pegasus Books presents an evening of music and storytelling with Alan Bern, who will be reading from his book In the Pace of the Path, reading will be accompanied by cellist Gael Alcock, who will perform Bach's Cello Suite #4 in honor of Larry Bensky, host of KPFA's "Sunday Salon" and "Piano," Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.pegasusbookstore.com/bern)
  • Literary Speakeasy is celebrating Pride Month by pairing up with the LGBTQ+ literary organization, Foglifter, readings by Foglifter editorial team or those who have been published by Foglifter including poet Nefertiti Asanti, Fist of Wind, novelist/poet K-Ming Chang, Bestiary, author Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, Tender Age, Edward Gunawan, The Way Back, and saahil m., Martuni's, 4 Valencia Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.sfstation.com/literary-speakeasy-celebrates-foglifter-e2472397 or visit the Literary Speakeasy Facebook page)
  • Warwick's welcomes journalist Maggie Mertens to discuss her latest book, Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know about Women, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/mertens-2024)
  • "Skulls & Stairs" features poets and writers with punk and rebel attitudes including Omar Bárcena,Poemas desde el otro lado, Lily Lady, quickie, Jack Skelley, Myth Lab: Theories of Plastic Love, and Brittany Menjivar, Parasocialite, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/skulls-stairs-brittany-menjivar-omar-barcena-lily-lady-jack-skelley-tickets-920364142927)
  • Writers Read Ukiah presents a reading featuring Steve Hellman, followed by an open mic, six-minutes per reader, emceed by Michael Riedell, Grace Hudson Museum, 431 South Main Street, Ukiah, $5 suggested donation, 7:00 pm PDT (Email: innisfreeriedell@gmail.com for more information)

28 JUNE 2024 — friday

  • The Beach City Writers Conference is an annual conference where educators, writers, and lovers of literature can come together to discuss and celebrate the transformative power of literature; Gathering of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of The Community Literature Initiative (CLI) includes workshops, panels, and lectures, Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista Del Mar, Playa Del Rey, starts at $125, 11:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.clibcwc.com)
  • Book Soup welcomes Essie Chambers to read from and discuss her new novel, Swift River, Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksoup.com/event/essie-chambers)
  • Skylight Books presents "Women in Horror," a panel featuring women horror writers including Monika Kim,The Eyes Are the Best Part, CJ Leede, Maeve Fly, Jennifer Thorne, Diavola, and Liz Kerin, First Light, moderated by filmmaker/writer Brea Grant, Torn Hearts, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-women-horror-panel-moderated-brea-grant)

29 JUNE 2024 — saturday

  • The Beach City Writers Conference is an annual conference where educators, writers, and lovers of literature can come together to discuss and celebrate the transformative power of literature; Gathering of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of The Community Literature Initiative (CLI) includes workshops, panels, and lectures, University Southern California -Taper Hall, 3501 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, starts at $125, 9:30 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.clibcwc.com)
  • City Arts and Lectures welcomes memoirist, essayist, and critic Claire Dederer, Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses in conversation with filmmaker Brit Marling, A Murder at the End of the World, discussing Dederer's new book, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma, an interrogation of art in the age of #MeToo and an elaboration of her essay, "What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?" Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $39, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/claire-dederer)
  • Writing from Your Soul, created and hosted by Fairfield Poet Laureate Suzanne Bruce, Her Visions—Her Voices, presents poetry and music by poet and cellist, Diane Frank, While Listening to the Enigma Variations, and an open mic, Fairfield Cordelia Library, 5500 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, free, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: allevents.in/fairfield/writing-from-your-soul-poetry-event/200026579054320, or email fairfieldpoetlaureate@gmail.com)

30 JUNE 2024 — sunday

  • The Beach City Writers Conference is an annual conference where educators, writers, and lovers of literature can come together to discuss and celebrate the transformative power of literature; Gathering of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of The Community Literature Initiative (CLI) includes workshops, panels, and lectures, University Southern California -Taper Hall, 3501 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, starts at $125, 9:30 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.clibcwc.com)
  • Poetry Flash presents a reading by Lucille Lang Day, Birds of San Pancho and Other Poems of Place, Stephen Meadows, Winter Work, and Kurt Schweigman, Confluences of Solitude, Jered's Pottery, 5743 A Horton Street, Emeryville, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org, jeredspottery.com).
  • Hip Pocket Press presents a book launch for their new publications, featuring readings by D. James Smith via audio/video from his new book, Cafe Dissertation; Charles Entrekin who will be present and read poems from his new book, Poems from the Threshold; Gene Berson, The Work Ethic of the Shopping Cart Shaman; and Gail Entrekin, Poetry Editor of Hip Pocket Press, reading from her 2023 book, Walking Each Other Home, Yggdrasil Garden, 575 H Street, Benicia, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, contact: gailentrekin@gmail.com)

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