Julia Guez, James Fujinami Moore, Diana Khoi Nguyen, more

18 FEBRUARY 2023 — saturday

Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center celebrates the launch of writer and translator Julia Guez's book, The Certain Body, a collection of poems written while the author was recovering from Covid, joining Guez are poets James Fujinami Moore, indecent hours, winner of the GLCA New Writers Award in Poetry, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Ghost Of, finalist for the National Book Award, Elizabeth Metzger, The Spirit Papers, winner of the Juniper Prize for Poetry, and Morgan Parker, Magical Negro, 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award-winner, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PST (More information here: www.beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html)

19 MAY 2026 — tuesday

• Mrs. Dalloway's presents Oakland author Eva Des Lauriers launching her new young adult novel, I'm Gonna Get You Back, a contemporary second-chance love story, in conversation with Jenna Evans Welch, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm (Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/eva-des-lauriers-im-gonna-get-you-back-in-store-launch-and-book-signing-tickets-1986550674544?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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20 MAY 2026 — wednesday

• Green Apple Books presents acclaimed novelist Wesley Brown celebrating the release of Looking for Frank Wills: A Novel a reimagining of the life of the security guard who discovered the Watergate break-in, in conversation with Tonya M. Foster, in-store and on YouTube Live, Green Apple Books on 9th Avenue, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, RSVP required, 7:00 pm (RSVPgreenapplebooks.com/event/2026-05-20/9th-ave-wesley-brown-tonya-m-foster)
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• Mrs. Dalloway's presents a celebration of the late Clare Cooper Marcus and the release of her posthumous memoir, Groundbreaking: My Unmapped Path as an Academic, Mother and Gardener, featuring Wendy Sarkissian, Lynne Elizabeth, and Lucy Marcus, in-store, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm (Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-clare-cooper-marcus-and-her-book-groundbreaking-tickets-1988132893002?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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21 MAY 2026 — thursday

• Mrs. Dalloway's presents Ayelet Waldman discussing her new novel of love and class in nineteenth-century England, A Perfect Hand, in conversation with novelist Michael Chabon, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm PDT (Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/ayelet-waldmans-a-perfect-hand-in-store-event-and-book-signing-tickets-1987425724843?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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22 MAY 2026 — friday

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23 MAY 2026 — saturday

• Mrs. Dalloway's presents local bestseller Adam Mansbach sharing the latest installment in his profane series, Go The F*ck To College, in conversation with Peggy Orenstein, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm (Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/adam-mansbachs-go-the-fck-to-college-in-store-event-and-book-signing-tickets-1985649419867?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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• Sacramento Poetry Alliance presents Indigo Moor, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Sacramento, sharing his fifth collection, Reconstructing Eden: A Southern Bastard's Lyric Journey, a memoir-in-verse exploring inheritance and healing through a "jazz triptych" form, with poet and pianist Valdez Hill, whose artistic practice weaves sound and language into a single expressive voice, open mic to follow, Musiclandria, 808 O Street, Sacramento, 6:00 pm (sacramentopoetryalliance.com)
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• City Lights and Verso Books present Trevor Paglen presenting his new book, How To See Like A Machine: Images After AI, on Zoom, free, registration required, 11:00 am PDT (www.eventbrite.com/e/trevor-paglen-how-to-see-like-a-machine-images-after-ai-tickets-1982667454729?aff=oddtdtcreator, and citylights.com/events/trevor-paglen-how-to-see-like-a-machine-images-after-ai)
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24 MAY 2026 — sunday

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25 MAY 2026 — monday

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26 MAY 2026 — tuesday

• City Lights and Human Rights First present Joshua Colangelo-Bryan discussing his new book, Through The Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guatanamo Bay, in-store and on Zoom, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, registration required, 7:00 pm PDT (www.eventbrite.com/e/joshua-colangelo-bryan-through-the-gates-of-hell-tickets-1982668835860?aff=oddtdtcreator, and citylights.com/events/joshua-colangelo-bryan-through-the-gates-of-hell-american-injustice-at-guatanamo-bay)
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• Mrs. Dalloway's presents writer and musician Alicia Jo Rabins sharing her new memoir, When We're Born We Forget Everything, a journey of spiritual self-invention and feminist awakening, in conversation with Rabbi Adina Allen, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm (Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/alicia-jo-rabins-when-were-born-we-forget-everything-in-store-event-tickets-1986746582510?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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• Join the first meeting of Book Society's new Tough and Tannic Book Club, to discuss Walter Mosley's Gray Down: An Easy Rawlins Mystery, and other detectives and plots, with refreshments, Book Society, 2945 College Avenue, Berkeley, $30, members $15, 6:30-8:00 pm (www.booksociety.social/event-details/the-tough-tannic-book-club-gray-dawn)
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27 MAY 2026 — wednesday

• Pegasus Books presents "Lyrics & Dirges," a monthly reading series curated by East Bay poets MK Chavez and Sharon Coleman featuring a mix of prominent and emerging voices from the Bay Area literary community, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm (event page