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1 SEPTEMBER 2024 — sunday

  • Barnes & Noble welcomes Adalyn Grace, Foxglove, to discuss her new fantasy fiction book, Wisteria, joined in conversation with Victoria Aveyard, Fate Breaker, Barnes & Noble, 210 Americana Way, Glendale, free, Wristband with book purchase, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information and to register, visit: stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062170150-0)
  • Camino Books welcomes children's book author and illustrator DK Ryland for a reading and discussion of Have You Seen My Acorn?; Camino Books, 12843 El Camino Real #104, San Diego, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: caminobks.com/event/2024-09-01/dk-ryland-author-event-September-1)
  • Linden Tree Books welcomes authors Ling Lee and Eric Lee to a special bilingual English and Mandarin storytime as they share their new picture book, The Legend of Chang'e: A Story of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Linden Tree Books, 265 State Street, Los Altos, free, 10:30 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.lindentreebooks.com/events-calendar)
  • The Booksmith welcomes Zach Schonfeld to discuss How Coppola Became Cage, that traces Nicholas Cage's early years as an actor to his rise to stardom, in conversation with music writer Ned Raggett, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/cage-book)

2 SEPTEMBER 2024 — monday

3 SEPTEMBER 2024 — tuesday

4 SEPTEMBER 2024 — wednesday

  • Warwick's welcomes speculative fiction writer Sheri T. Joseph discussing her debut novel, Edge of the Known World, in conversation with social worker Paula Goodman-Crews, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/joseph-2024)

5 SEPTEMBER 2024 — thursday

  • Lunch Poems, a monthly poetry reading, presents Sherwin Bitsui, Dissolve; craft talk and book signing follows the reading, University of California Berkeley, Morrison Library, 101 Library Court, Berkeley, free, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: www.lib.berkeley.edu/visit/lunch-poems)

6 SEPTEMBER 2024 — friday

  • Blue Light Press presents "Blue Light at the Gallery," a virtual poetry reading featuring poets published by Cloudbank Books: Denver Butson, Scarecrow Alibis, H. L. Hix, Constellation, and Jeffrey Bean, Everywhere, Everywhere, Virtual on Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information and to RSVP, email: bluelightpress@aol.com)
  • Books Inc. welcomes Freeman Ng to celebrate the launch of his YA/Young Adult historical novel-in-verse, Bridge Across the Sky, Books Inc. Alameda, 1344 Park Street, Alameda, free, 3:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-06/freeman-ng-books-inc-alameda)
  • The Academy of 21st Century Learning welcomes families for "Literacy Awareness Night," a celebration promoting early literacy for children and young adults from kindergarten through high school, featured authors include Tony Wade, Growing up in Vacaville, and Jacalyn Eyvonne, Venting to Verse, activities include Youth Poetry Letters, KidsNFilm, activities facilitated by Vallejo County-Poets Laureate, Free Library Card Sign-Up and Book Giveaway, Bookmark Creation Station, and Scholastic Book Fair, The Academy of 21st Century Learning, 3333 Vaca Valley Parkway #800, Vacaville, free, 5:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-literacy-awareness-night-tickets-950257805677?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)

7 SEPTEMBER 2024 — saturday

  • The Writing Salon presents The Salon Reading Series, a reading featuring Writing Salon instructors Elaine Beale, Another Life Altogether, David Jacobson, Az der Papa, and their two students, Barbara Liepe and Angelica Recierdo; The Writing Salon, 2042 Balboa Street, San Francisco, free, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.writingsalons.com/event/salon-reading-series-summer-2024)
  • Beyond Baroque presents "Catch the Mic: Paris to LA," a collaboration between the City of Paris and City of Los Angeles where eight L.A. poets selected as Paris Olympiad Poets will travel to Paris to perform in the finale of the Poetic Games of the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad, and twenty-eight L.A. poets will perform at "Catch the Mic: Paris to L.A," featuring readings from Ashley August, Michelle Bitting, bridgette bianca, Mimi Tempestt, Cynthia Alessandra Briano, event host Shonda Buchanan, Mona Jean, Gabriela Garcia Medina, Katie Gomez, Mason Granger, Sonia Guiñansaca, Matthew Cuban Hernandez, Sean Hill, Aryeh-Or S Katz, Gina Loring, Monique Mitchell, hamsa fae, Nikki Ochoa, Monica Palacios, Christian Perfas, Karyn Peyton, Rhys Langston Podell, Linda Ravenswood, Angelina Sáenz, event producer jimmy vega, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Pam Ward, and Yazmin Monet Watkins, Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library, 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, free, 2:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/catch-the-mic-paris-to-la-tickets-994089346997?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
  • Milkweed Editions presents their new reading series, "Courtyard Poetry," featuring readings and Q&A with Milkweed Editions published poets: Jos Charles, a Year & other poems, Marilyn Chin The Phoenix Gone, The Terrace Empty, and Jackson Holbert, Winter Stranger, Michael Werner Gallery Beverly Hills, 417 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, free, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-werner-gallery-and-milkweed-editions-present-courtyard-poetry-tickets-966458412127?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
  • Vroman's Bookstore welcomes poet Lory Bedikian for a discussion of her collection, Jagadakeer: Apology to the Body, The Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize, in conversation and readings with Brent Ameneyro, A Face Out of Clay, Blas Falconer, Forgive the Body This Failure, Cherene Sherrard, Vixen, and Douglas Manuel, Trouble Funk, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.vromansbookstore.com/event/lory-bedikian--brent-ameneyro-blas-falconer-cherene-sherrard-and-doug-manuel)
  • Books Inc. welcomes author Freeman Ng to celebrate the launch of his YA/Young Adult historical novel-in-verse, Bridge Across the Sky,
  • 43rd Annual Northern California Book Awards, honoring the published works and authors of Northern California, as well as California translators state-wide, present the FRED CODY AWARD, RECOGNITION and GROUNDBREAKER AWARDS, and awards in FICTION, POETRY, CREATIVE NONFICTION, GENERAL NONFICTION, CALIFORNIA TRANSLATION IN POETRY, CALIFORNIA TRANSLATION IN PROSE, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, YOUNGER READERS, MIDDLE GRADE, YOUNG ADULT, bookselling follows, nominated books are selected by the Northern California Book Reviewers and sponsored by Poetry Flash, with our community partners Mechanics' Institute Library and Women's National Book Association-San Francisco Chapter, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 2:00 pm PDT (Check back for updates, poetryflash.org/programs/?p=ncba_2024 or https://sfpl.org)

8 SEPTEMBER 2024 — sunday

9 SEPTEMBER 2024 — monday

  • Left Margin Lit welcomes writers of all experience levels for their workshop, "12 Flash Prompts in 12 Days," running over twelve days (September 9 to 20, 2024), the workshop will encourage writing to prompts that focus on different aspects of craft and voice, and are designed to challenge and motivate, hosted by Rachel Sarah, Girl Warriors and Climate Champions, virtual on Slack, $50, Asynchronous (For more information, visit: leftmarginlit.org/late-summer-shorts-3-meserve-sarah)
  • Pegasus Books welcomes scholar and author Sunaura Taylor, Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation, for a discussion on her new title, Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a Wounded Desert, in conversation with Yomi Young; Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.pw.org/literary_events/sunaura_taylor_disabled_ecologies_lessons_from_a_wounded_desert_with_yomi_young)

10 SEPTEMBER 2024 — tuesday

11 SEPTEMBER 2024 — wednesday

12 SEPTEMBER 2024 — thursday

13 SEPTEMBER 2024 — friday

  • Alegria Publishing presents "Latin América, A Spoken Word Show", a production which shines a spotlight on different stories embracing Latino/a/e/x heritage and culture through various forms of spoken word poetry and music, Featuring performance from Emanuel Loarca, Davina Ferreira, Franceli Chapman, Iyari Arteaga, Lisbeth Coiman, Jean-Pierre Rueda, Alegría Zuluaga, Diana Medina, and Virginia Bulacio, and a musical performance by Juan Cardenas, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Virtual on YouTube, $6-11, 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/latin-america-a-spoken-word-play-tickets-996659855457)
  • Society of Young Inklings presents their annual two-day (September 13 to September 14, 2024) writing conference "The Way Words Move Us," celebrating the launch of the annual Inklings Book, featuring a keynote event with children's book author Joanna Ho, creative writing breakout sessions, workshops on using movement to bring words to life, experiments in word play, a storytelling workshop, reflective writing, a silent auction with literary-themed baskets and a pop-up bookstore; Reception and autograph session with all the conference authors, including youth published in the Inklings Book 2024; Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley, $50-$300, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-way-words-move-us-tickets-893677833457?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)

14 SEPTEMBER 2024 — saturday

15 SEPTEMBER 2024 — sunday

  • Poetry Center San Jose presents "Bauchhaar Poetry Ensemble," an evening of Hindi poetry involving "Thirkan" or poetry movements, "Abhinaya" or poetry plays, and "Manchan" or poetry performances, by Shashank Dabriwal, Anshu Johri, Saswati Das, Sundeep Kohli, Sanjay Mathur, and Namrita Yuhanna, Santa Teresa High School, 6150 Snell Avenue, San Jose, $12, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/bauchhaar-poetry-ensemble-tickets-1001066977277?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse)
  • The Scandinavian School and Cultural Center welcomes Finnish crime author Leena Lehtolainen, known for her Maria Kallio series, to discuss the genre of Nordic Noir and enjoy a "fika", a Swedish word meaning a break accompanied by coffee and pastries, The Scandinavian School and Cultural Center, 511 Laguna Honda Blvd., San Francisco, 10:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/nordic-noir-morning-fika-with-finnish-author-leena-lehtolainen-tickets-998034898247?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
  • The Petaluma Poetry Walk is an annual poetry festival founded in 1996 by the late poet Geri Digiorno, this year features over two dozen poets at eight venues: 11:00 am, Hotel Petaluma, Ballroom, 205 Kentucky Street: Sixteen Rivers Press kicks off the Walk with Christina Lloyd, Alice Templeton, and Murray Silverstein, with event presenter Terry Ehret; Noon, The Petaluma Cheese Shop, 112 Washington Street: Raleigh Review Geri Digiorno Prize Winner Emily Schulten, Lynn Watson, Gene Berson, with event presenter Bill Vartnaw; 1:00 pm, Keller Street CoWork, Main Lounge, 140 Keller Street: Jonah Raskin, Lisa Summers, Stacey Tuel, and Steve Shain on Standup Bass, with event presenter Daedalus Howell; 2:00 pm, The Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington Street: Avotcja, Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş, Nancy Miller Gomez, with event presenter Elizabeth Herron; 3:00 pm, Copperfield's Books, 140 Kentucky Street: California Poet Laureate, Lee Herrick and former San Francisco Jazz Poet Laureate Genny Lim, with event presenter Iris Jamahl Dunkle; 4:00 pm, Usher Gallery, 1 Petaluma Blvd. North: Marin Poetry Center Poets, Ellery Akers and Lee Rossi, with event presenter Francesca Bell; 5:00 pm, Petaluma Historical Museum, 20 4th Street: Georgina Marie Guardado, Jodi Hottel, Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, with event presenters Sabine Wolpert and John Johnson; 6:00-8:00 pm, Aqus Café, 189 H Street (this location is the farthest, you might want a ride for this venue): The Grande Finale with Emilie Lygren, Kirk Lumpkin, Chris Olander, Lin Marie DeVincent, Fran Carbonaro, and Sonoma County Poet Laureate Dave Seter, with event presenter Gwynn O'Gara; all in walking distance across Petaluma, all free, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.petalumapoetrywalk.org)
  • Rumi's Caravan returns to Berkeley for recitations of world poetry, featuring an improvised poetic conversation with music, the presentation quotes from the works Rumi, Hafiz, Mary Oliver, Kabir, Wendell Berry, Neruda, Rilke, Robert Bly, Yeats, Naomi Shihab Nye, William Stafford, Maya Angelou, Leonard Cohen, Seamus Heaney, Denise Levertov, Antonio Machado, May Sarton and others, ticket sales support the work of the Middle East Children's Alliance; The Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, $29 Advance or $39 Door, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: secure.thefreight.org/14235/rumi-caravan-0915, or www.RumisCaravan.com)

16 SEPTEMBER 2024 — monday

  • Warwick's welcomes Brenda Novak, Summer on the Island, author of more than sixty novels, to discuss and read from her latest, The Banned Books Club, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/novak-2024)
  • Clio's welcomes "Vamping Through History" with local authors Alice Jurow and Therese Polett to celebrate the release of Jurow's recent novel, Vagabond Vamps, discussion will follow thoughts on travel, fashion, and culture while exploring the early twentieth century's fascination with vamps and vampires, Clio's, 353 Grand Avenue, Oakland, $5-$20, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/vamping-through-history-tickets-1000407956127?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
  • The Booksmith welcomes Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist Rachel Kushner, The Mars Room, to read from and discuss her most recent novel, Creation Lake, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/rachel-kushner)

17 SEPTEMBER 2024 — tuesday

18 SEPTEMBER 2024 — wednesday

19 SEPTEMBER 2024 — thursday

  • Books Not Bans presents "Read for Filth," a celebration of the 100th birthday of late author James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain, featuring drag performances, readings, and cake, GLBT Historical Society Museum, 412718th Street, San Francisco, $20, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksnotbans.org/events)
  • Marin Poetry Center welcomes Joan Baranow, Reading Szymborska in a Time of Plague, and Matthew Gellman, Beforelight, for a poetry reading and discussion, Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, free, 6:15 pm PDT (For more information, visit: marinpoetrycenter.org/mec-events/joan-baranow-matthew-gellman-poetry-reading)
  • Third Thursday Poetry Group welcomes poet Maureen Eppstein, Horizon Line, to read from her poetic memoir, Daughter, with live improvised jazz before the reading, musical accompaniment during the reading, and live improvised jazz following, Think Visual, 240 Main Street, downtown Point Arena, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/thirdthursdaypoetry)
  • Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Yiskah Rosenfeld, reading from her two new collections, Tasting Flight and Naked Beside Fish, and LA poet and performance poet Linda Ravenswood, A poem is a house, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 7:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org).
  • Books Inc. welcomes poet Phyllis Stowell, A Cast of Coins, for a reading in celebration of the publication of her newest collection, Still Waters, Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, Free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/events/calendar/2024/09)

20 SEPTEMBER 2024 — friday

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