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2 JUNE 2026 — tuesday

• Skylight Books welcomes journalist and author Samantha Allen presenting Puck, a romcom inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream, in conversation with novelist, essayist, and critic Ilana Masad (Beings, All My Mother's Lovers), Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-samantha-allen-presents-puck-w-ilana-masad)
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• Mrs. Dalloway's presents Eric Jay Dolin presenting his latest history of maritime adventure, The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm (www.eventbrite.com/e/eric-jay-dolins-the-wreck-of-the-mentor-in-store-event-and-book-signing-tickets-1988686528942?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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• Green Apple Books presents Steven Pfau celebrating the release of Say Nephew: On Boyhood, Unclehood, and Queer Mentorship, an exploration of the vital bonds between gay uncles and nephews across generations, in conversation with Brendan McHugh, in-store and on YouTube Live, Green Apple Books on 9th Avenue, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, RSVP required, 7:00 pm PDT (RSVP Required: )
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3 JUNE 2026 — wednesday

• Mrs. Dalloway's presents Berkeley historian Thomas W. Laqueur sharing The Dog's Gaze: A Visual History, a meditation on the presence of dogs in art, in conversation with writer and journalist Mark Danner, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm (www.eventbrite.com/e/thomas-w-laqueurs-the-dogs-gaze-in-store-event-and-book-signing-tickets-1986736243586?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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• Green Apple Books presents Rasheed Newson celebrating his new novel, There's Only One Sin in Hollywood, a razor-sharp portrait of 1950s Black queer history and the cinematic minefield of the movie industry, in conversation with novelist K.M. Soehnlein, in-store and on YouTube Live, Green Apple Books on 9th Avenue, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, RSVP required, 7:00 pm PDT (greenapplebooks.com/event/2026-06-03/9th-ave-rasheed-newson-km-soehnlein)
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• Skylight Books welcomes novelist and television executive Nayantara Roy presenting Sisters of a Halved Heart, in conversation with novelist Rufi Thorpe (Margo's Got Money Troubles, The Knockout Queen), Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-nayantara-roy-presents-sisters-halved-heart-w-rufi-thorpe)
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4 JUNE 2026 — thursday

• Green Apple Books presents the release of Julián Delgado Lopera's new novel, Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You, set in Colombia's underground queer scene, featuring a conversation with Lopera and Honey Mahogany, performances by Grace Towers and Kochina Rude, and readings by Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Maryam Rostami, The Lab, 2948 16th Street, San Francisco, tickets required ($11.33 advance, $12 door), doors at 7pm (greenapplebooks.com/event/2026-06-04/offsite-julian-delgado-lopera-honey-mahogany-feat-grace-towers-kochina-rude-ingrid)
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• Mrs. Dalloway's presents science journalist Elizabeth Preston sharing her new book, The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care, in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winner Ed Yong, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm (Registration requested: www.eventbrite.com/e/elizabeth-prestons-the-creatures-guide-to-caring-in-store-event-tickets-1987268582827?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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• Skylight Books welcomes writers and editors Kate Rose Weiner and Kailea Rose Loften presenting Compassion in Crisis: Building Disaster-Resilient Communities, in conversation with scholar and author Kyle T. Mays (Rethinking the Red Power Movement, City of Dispossessions, An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States, Hip Hop Beats, Indigenous Rhymes), Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 9:45 am (RSVP recommended at www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-kate-rose-weiner-kailea-rose-loften-present-compassion-crisis-w-kyle-t-mays)
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5 JUNE 2026 — friday

• Skylight Books welcomes Danny Jensen presenting Unique Eats and Eateries in Los Angeles: The People and Stories Behind the Food, in conversation with writer and journalist Jean Trinh, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-danny-jensen-presents-unique-eats-and-eateries-los-angeles-w-jean-trinh)
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• Mrs. Dalloway's presents debut author Susie Nadler discussing her new young adult novel, Lies We Tell About The Stars, a story of friendship and grief set in a near-future San Francisco, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 6:30 pm (Registration requested: www.eventbrite.com/e/susie-nadlers-young-adult-novel-lies-we-tell-about-the-stars-for-teens-tickets-1988686983301?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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6 JUNE 2026 — saturday

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7 JUNE 2026 — sunday

• Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Janée J. Baugher, The Andrew Wyeth Chronicles, with poet and psychoanalyst Alice Jones, Cadence of Vanishing, a memoir, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm (poetryflash.org).
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8 JUNE 2026 — monday

• Skylight Books welcomes microbiologist and writer Joseph Osmundson presenting Spawning Season: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood, in conversation with poet and TV writer Tommy Pico (IRL, Nature Poem, Junk, Feed) and writer and psychotherapist Keiko Lane (Blood Loss: A Love Story of AIDS, Activism, and Art), Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-joseph-osmundson-presents-spawning-season-w-tommy-pico-and-keiko-lane)
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9 JUNE 2026 — tuesday

• Mrs. Dalloway's presents award-winning author Chris Ballard launching his new book, The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water, a globe-spanning narrative on the hidden world of cold water swimming, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm PDT (Registration requested: www.eventbrite.com/e/chris-ballards-the-plunge-in-store-launch-and-book-signing-tickets-1987080876392?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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• Skylight Books welcomes Caroline Kepnes presenting You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended at www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-caroline-kepnes-presents-you-first-joe-goldberg-prequel)
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• Join the "WTF Did I Just Read?!" Book club, where they will be discussion Carnality by Lina Wolff with refreshments, 2945 College Avenue, Berkeley, $30, 6:30 pm (www.booksociety.social/event-details/the-wtf-did-i-just-read-book-club-carnality)
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10 JUNE 2026 — wednesday

• Skylight Books welcomes author Julián Delgado Lopera presenting Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You, in conversation with writer and editor Michelle Tea, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-julian-delgado-lopera-presents-pretend-youre-dead-and-i-carry-you-w-michelle-tea)
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11 JUNE 2026 — thursday

• Skylight Books welcomes Mary H.K. Choi presenting Pool House, in conversation with writer and podcast host Yasi Salek, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-mary-hk-choi-presents-pool-house-w-yasi-salek)
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• San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck and special guests present at SFPL's Monthly poetry reading, Poem Jam, the Main Library's poetry reading series takes place on the second Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted, San Francisco Public Library, Latino/Hispanic Room, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00 pm (on.sfpl.org/06-11-26)
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12 JUNE 2026 — friday

• Indigenous Voices Literary Series presents Elise Paschen, Osage author of Blood Wolf Moon, poems, in conversation with Denise Low, Kansas Poet Laureate Emerita and the event curator; Paschen will read her poems and share stories about her famous mother, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief, travels in Europe, and Osage culture; the film Killers of the Flower Moon takes its title from Paschen's poem "Wi'-gi-e," which references late springtime frosts in the Osage lunar cycle; Paschen is the former Director of The Poetry Society of America, raised in Chicago, she returns to Oklahoma's Osage reservation for annual dances; The 222 Series in the Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, $20, 7:00 pm (For more information, contact Erin Partridge, 707-473-9150, the222.org/product/indigenous-voices-series-elise-paschen)
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• Skylight Books welcomes UC Riverside MFA Program presenting a night of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction celebrating graduating Creative Writing students, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 6:30 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-uc-riverside-mfa-reading-0)
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13 JUNE 2026 — saturday

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14 JUNE 2026 — sunday

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15 JUNE 2026 — monday

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16 JUNE 2026 — tuesday

• Skylight Books welcomes poet Nick Martino presenting Scrap Book, in conversation with poet Amanda Scharf, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-nick-martino-presents-scrap-book-w-amanda-scharf)
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17 JUNE 2026 — wednesday

• In anticipation of the upcoming releases of A Crown of Thorns and Roses The Acotar Countdown Book Club is revisitng the romantasy saga by Sara J. Maas, 2945 College Avenue, Berkeley, $30, 6:30 pm (www.booksociety.social/event-details/the-acotar-countdown-book-club-2026-06-17-18-30)
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• Skylight Books welcomes novelist Deb Olin Unferth presenting EARTH 7, in conversation with writer Aimee Bender, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended at www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-deb-olin-unferth-presents-earth-7-w-aimee-bender)
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18 JUNE 2026 — thursday

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19 JUNE 2026 — friday

• Skylight Books welcomes Cory Doctorow presenting The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI, in conversation with writer Brian Merchant, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-cory-doctorow-presents-reverse-centaurs-guide-life-after-ai-w-brian-merchant)
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20 JUNE 2026 — saturday

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21 JUNE 2026 — sunday

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22 JUNE 2026 — monday

• In anticipation of the upcoming releases of A Crown of Thorns and Roses The Acotar Countdown Book Club is revisitng the romantasy saga by Sara J. Maas, 2945 College Avenue, Berkeley, $30, 6:30 pm (www.booksociety.social/event-details/the-acotar-countdown-book-club-2026-07-22-18-30)
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• Skylight Books welcomes novelist Gabrielle Korn presenting Long Island Girls, in conversation with comedian and performer Kendahl Landreth, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-gabrielle-korn-presents-long-island-girls-w-kendahl-landreth)
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23 JUNE 2026 — tuesday

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24 JUNE 2026 — wednesday

• Skylight Books welcomes novelist Rasheed Newson presenting There's Only One Sin in Hollywood, in conversation with writer and film critic Manuel Betancourt, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-rasheed-newson-presents-theres-only-one-sin-hollywood-w-manuel-betancourt)
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25 JUNE 2026 — thursday

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26 JUNE 2026 — friday

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27 JUNE 2026 — saturday

• Fourth Saturdays Poetry at the Claremont Library presents a reading by Nancy Lynée Woo, poet and teaching artist, and Ron Koertge, Pandora's Kitchen: Poems, award-winning poet and young adult novelist, Helen Renwick Library, 208 North Harvard Avenue, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm (www.claremontlibrary.org/monthly-poetry-readings.html)
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28 JUNE 2026 — sunday

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29 JUNE 2026 — monday

• Skylight Books welcomes Krista Diamond presenting Close Relationships with Strangers: A Novel, in conversation with writer Ruth Madievsky, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-krista-diamond-presents-close-relationships-strangers-w-ruth-madievsky)
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30 JUNE 2026 — tuesday

• Skylight Books welcomes Natalie Adler presenting Waiting on a Friend: A Novel, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended at www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-natalie-adler-presents-waiting-friend)
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