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Literary Review & Calendar for the West
SEPTEMBER 2026
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1 JULY 2026 — wednesday
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2 JULY 2026 — thursday
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3 JULY 2026 — friday
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5 JULY 2026 — sunday
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6 JULY 2026 — monday
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7 JULY 2026 — tuesday
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8 JULY 2026 — wednesday
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9 JULY 2026 — thursday
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10 JULY 2026 — friday
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11 JULY 2026 — saturday
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12 JULY 2026 — sunday
- Poetry Flash presents a reading by Mai-Linh Hong, Continental Drift, and Yalie Saweda Kamara, Besaydoo, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm (poetryflash.org).
13 JULY 2026 — monday
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14 JULY 2026 — tuesday
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15 JULY 2026 — wednesday
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16 JULY 2026 — thursday
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17 JULY 2026 — friday
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18 JULY 2026 — saturday
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19 JULY 2026 — sunday
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20 JULY 2026 — monday
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21 JULY 2026 — tuesday
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22 JULY 2026 — wednesday
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23 JULY 2026 — thursday
- Beyond Baroque presents a double book launch for Michael Amitin, author of the Beat-influenced poetry collection Rainy Night Paris, and Doreen Stock, La Cuenta Mundo, a bilingual poetry collection translated from the original Spanish by Nobel Prize winner Gabriela Mistral, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, Los Angeles, and free online (live stream on YouTube: BeyondBaroque), $10 general, $6 seniors/students, free for members, 7:30 pm (in-person tickets available at www.eventbrite.com/e/beat-poetry-poetry-in-translation-michael-amitin-doreen-stock-tickets-1991742748176)
- Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore presents poet Colleen Morton Busch, celebrating her debut collection, Smolder, in conversation with poet David Keplinger, book signing follows, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, RSVP requested, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (RSVP: mrsdalloways.com/event/2026-07-23/colleen-morton-buschs-smolder)
- City Lights and Heyday Books present Greg Sarris, professor and tribal leader, celebrating his first new novel in twenty-eight years, The Last Human Bear, in conversation with Oscar Villalon, managing editor of ZYZZYVA literary journal, Kerouac Alley between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe (between Grant and Columbus Avenues), San Francisco, free, 6:30 pm (citylights.com/events/greg-sarris-in-conversation-with-oscar-villalon)
24 JULY 2026 — friday
- Beyond Baroque presents Genesis Perez, former Youth Poet Laureate of Ventura County (2020-2021), celebrating the fifth anniversary of their debut collection Flash Photography (Spit Shine Press), with readings from the collection by slam poet Ga'age Taya, poet and California Poets in the Schools Board member Fernando Albert Salinas, and other surprise special guests, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. Los Angeles, and free online (live stream on YouTube: BeyondBaroque), $10 general, $6 seniors/students, free for members, doors open at 7:00 pm, event 7:30 pm (Tickets available: www.eventbrite.com/e/flash-photography-by-genesis-perez-5th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-1991742870542)
25 JULY 2026 — saturday
- Fourth Saturdays Poetry at the Claremont Library presents a poetry reading by Naoko Fujimoto, Where I Was Born, Helen Renwick Library, 208 North Harvard Avenue, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm (www.claremontlibrary.org/monthly-poetry-readings.html)
- City Lights and Verso Books present Trevor Paglen, multi-disciplinary artist, discussing his new book How To See Like A Machine: Images After AI, online via Zoom, free, 11:00 am (Registration required: www.eventbrite.com/e/trevor-paglen-how-to-see-like-a-machine-images-after-ai-tickets-1990500641000)
- Beyond Baroque presents their summer fundraiser, "Salsa, Sabor, & Sonnets," a night of dancing, poetry, and community, featuring poets Holaday Mason, Angela Peñaredondo, James Coats, Alejandra Roggero, and Jesenia Chavez, also DJ Suena, salsa and bachata lessons, and dance performances, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, Los Angeles, tickets starting at $40, 7:30 pm (Tickets available: www.eventbrite.com/e/salsa-sabor-sonnets-tickets-1992670081856)
26 JULY 2026 — sunday
- City Lights celebrates Maxine Chernoff's new collection Diary: Poems with a reading and conversation with poets Paul Hoover, Claudia Keelan, Roxi Power Hamilton, and Cole Swenson, Kerouac Alley between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe (between Grant and Columbus Avenues), San Francisco, free, Noon (citylights.com/events/maxine-chernoff-friends)
- City Lights, The Make Out Room, and The Rock n' Roll Book Club of SF present an off site event with journalist Richie Unterberger in conversation with Peter Maravelis, City Lights event director, with music by DJ Michael Gabriel, celebrating the publication of Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground, The Make Out Room 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco, $10, 6:30 pm (citylights.com/events/velvet-underground-unbound-an-evening-of-discussion-and-music)
27 JULY 2026 — monday
- Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center presents a Community Fiction Workshop hosted by Raquel Baker, participants are invited to bring two to three pages of fiction to read and receive feedback on, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, pre-registration required at least 24 hours in advance (Register at: www.eventbrite.com/e/monday-night-fiction-workshop-tickets-1994582905162)
- City Lights presents journalists Jeanne Carstensen and Saumya Roy in conversation, celebrating the paperback release of Jeanne Carstensen's A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis, 2026 finalist for Los Angeles Times Book Prize and PEN/Galbraith Award for Nonfiction, online via Zoom, free, 6:00 pm (Registration required: www.eventbrite.com/e/jeanne-carstensen-in-conversation-with-saumya-roy-tickets-1987087355772)
28 JULY 2026 — tuesday
- Pegasus Books Downtown presents a reading and talk by Chloe Lauter celebrating the release of The Flayed Man, queer vampire noir from Soft Skull Press, in conversation with novelist Eirinie Carson, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm (pegasusbookstore.com/lauter)
- Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore presents Alicia Upano, celebrating and reading from her debut novel Everything to the Sea, book signing follows, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (RSVP requested: mrsdalloways.com/event/2026-07-28/alicia-upanos-everything-sea)
- City Lights presents a Wesleyan University Press Showcase celebrating new work by Carol Ann Davis, Song Bird; Edgar Garcia, Cantares; Cindy Juyoung Ok, translation of Kim Hyesoon's The Hell of That Star; and Sandra Simonds, Burning Oracle; online via Zoom, free, 6:00 pm (Registration required: www.eventbrite.com/e/wesleyan-university-press-showcase-tickets-1986731450249)
29 JULY 2026 — wednesday
- Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center presents a Community Poetry Workshop hosted by Martin Jago, participants bring one poem to read and receive feedback on, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, pre-registration required at least 24 hours in advance (Register at: www.eventbrite.com/e/wednesday-night-poetry-workshop-tickets-1994583090717?aff=erellivmlt)
- Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore presents Elizabeth Krakow, celebrating and reading from her new memoir Happy Mother's Daze: Confessions of Someone Flailing at Life and Parenthood, book signing follows, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (RSVP requested mrsdalloways.com/event/2026-07-29/elizabeth-krakows-happy-mothers-daze)
- Pegasus Books Downtown presents Lyrics & Dirges, a monthly reading series, featuring a mix of prominent, emerging, and beginning poets and writers, hosted by Sharon Coleman, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm (pegasusbookstore.com/event/2026-07-29/lyrics-dirges-monthly-reading-series)
30 JULY 2026 — thursday
- Beyond Baroque presents the Skulls & Stairs Reading Series featuring their poet-in-residence Will Alexander and LA-based emerging poets/literary organizers Keith Carr Walsh, Emdash, and Bri Stokes, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm (RSVP requested www.eventbrite.com/e/skulls-stairs-bri-stokes-keith-carr-walsh-emdash-will-alexander-tickets-1991742994914?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
31 JULY 2026 — friday
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