Saturday, April 1 -
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The California Ballroom, 1736 Franklin St, Oakland
In celebration of the paperback release of Crying in H Mart, the Bay Area Book Festival is honored to host Zauner’s only Bay Area book tour appearance this spring. She’ll be in conversation with San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Soleil Ho at Oakland’s gorgeous California Ballroom in what promises to be a wide-ranging discussion of love, loss, cultural identity, the art of memoir writing, and, of course, food.
- Environment/Nature
- Food
- Outdoor
- Ticketed
Mia Andler
Sunday, April 2 -
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Heyday Books, 1808 San Pablo, Berkeley
Heyday Books is proud to present a local foraging walk with Mia Andler. Click here to read more.
Presented by Heyday Books
Britta Stromeyer Esmail, Judy Halebsky, Matthew Kline, Abby Peyton Laporte, Reneé Marie, Nichole Turnbloom, and Sandy White
Wednesday, April 12 -
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sausalito Books by the Bay, 100 Bay St, Sausalito
The event is a partnership between Dominican University of California's MFA in Creative Writing Program and Sausalito Books by the Bay. The event features current students, alumni, and faculty of the program. Presenters will read from samples of their poetry and prose writing in the cozy setting of a small bayside bookstore. Click here to read more.
Presented by Sausalito Books by the Bay and Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing at Dominican University of CA
Wednesday, April 12 -
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), 1000 Oak Street, Oakland CA 94607 - James Moore Theater
Last July, Oakland native and author Leila Mottley took the literary world by storm with her critically-acclaimed debut novel, Nightcrawling. Mottley became the youngest ever Booker Prize nominee and the youngest author ever picked for Oprah’s Book Club. Join us for a homecoming evening with the author, interviewed by Shereen Marisol Meraji, as we celebrate the official release of the paperback version of Nightcrawling in her hometown of Oakland, CA and on the stage where she was named the 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate.
- Environment/Nature
- Outdoor
- Ticketed
Keith Hansen
Sunday, April 16 -
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Bovine Bakery, 11315 California 1 Point Reyes Station
Heyday Books is proud to present a Point Reyes Birding Walk with Keith Hansen. Click here to read more.
Presented by Heyday Books
- International
- Literary
- Ticketed
Thomas Brussig and Jonathan Franzen
Monday, April 17 -
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post St, San Francisco
German novelist Thomas Brussig, author of "The Short End of the Sonnenallee," appears with English translator, award-winning writer Jonathan Franzen.
Presented by Mechanics' Institute
Henri Cole and Brenda Hillman
Thursday, April 20 -
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Two nationally known award-winning poets read from their new works and talk about their influences and passions.
Presented by Mechanics' Institute
Scott Sessions
Thursday, April 20 -
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Milk–SF, 302 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Queer Bedtime Stories is an opportunity to re-seed the fertile ground of your imagination with poetry, memoirs, and history from our people: LGBTQ+ ancestors and creators alive today. Together, let's uncover the richness of our shared history and catch a glimpse of the blossoming future. Click here to read more.
Saturday, April 22 -
2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Hayward's Heritage Plaza, 835 C St, Hayward
A variety of local writing groups will put on hour-long readings and shows at various venues, mostly for all ages, and all free and open to the public! We'll gather at Hayward's Heritage Plaza first for music and an Earth Day-themed reading from poet laureates from around the East Bay, then disperse to venues along B Street downtown, then congregate again for music and refreshments at the Sun Gallery, which will showcase a climate change–themed art exhibit. Click here to read more.
Lucy Jane Bledsoe and Devi S. Laskar
Sunday, April 23 -
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oakland Main Library, 125 14th St, Oakland
Lucy Jane Bledsoe and Devi S. Laskar will read from their new novels and discuss how they write with an eye toward redemption that is true and honest. Click here to read more.
Presented by Oakland Public Library
Jane Smiley, interviewed by Blaise Zerega
Wednesday, April 26 -
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jane Smiley joins Alta Journal editorial director Blaise Zerega to discuss her new collection, "The Questions that Matter Most," explore the connection between the writer and the reader, and answer your questions during this free virtual event.
Joan Baranow and Barbara Tomash
Wednesday, April 26 -
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Garden Room, Edgehill Mansion, 75 Magnolia Avenue, San Rafael
Join Barbara Tomash and Joan Baranow reading from their new poetry collections. Dominican MFA students and alums will also share brief excerpts from new works. This is a free event. Click here to read more.
Presented by Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing at Dominican University of CA
- Literary
- Writing & Publishing
Faith Adiele, Grant Faulkner, Michael David Lukas, and Shanthi Sekaran, hoste by Janis Cooke Newman
Saturday, April 29 -
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Page Street, 297 Page Street, San Francisco
Spend Saturday morning with bagels and coffee in the company of four talented authors. Click here to read more.
Presented by LitCamp
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Writing & Publishing
Sistah Scifi
Saturday, April 29 -
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery, 555 12th Street Oakland
We will have 12 to 14 indie Black and Indigenous speculative fiction writers showcase their work with physical and digital copies available for purchase. In addition, we will bring Sistah Scifi Bookish Tea Party vibes with areas to play games, read, and, of course, color!! This event is appropriate for readers of all ages. Click here to read more.
Presented by Sistah Scifi
- Ticketed
- Writing & Publishing
Juliayn Coleman and Karen Zukor
Saturday, April 29 -
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Join us for a look behind the covers, with a virtual discussion of books conservation with practitioners in private practice. Click here to read more.
Presented by American Bookbinders Museum
Susan Beneville, Alex De Luca, Emily Martin, Melissa Pagluica, and Samuel Sattin
Sunday, April 30 -
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Dr Comics & Mr Games, 4014 Piedmont Ave, Oakland
A panel of Bay Area indie creators explore the vibrant world of indie, self-published, and small press graphic novels, comics, and webcomics that truly are for readers of all ages.
- Literary
- Writing & Publishing
Heather Buchanan, devorah major, and Nia McAllister
Thursday, May 4 -
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
We Work, 2120 University Ave, Berkeley
Inspired by an anthology featuring over 100 poets and writers celebrating the roots and legacy of the Black Arts Movement, this lunchtime writing workshop will feature Heather Buchanan, who presents writing workshops and readings across the country and is the publisher of Aquarius Press/Willow Books. Click here to read more.
Presented by National Writing Project
Evan Wolkenstein, in conversation with Bel Beeson
Thursday, May 4 -
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Jewish Community High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
This event will feature young people reflecting on their journeys of becoming, along with dramatic readings by Evan Wolkenstein, author of Turtle Boy, a middle grade novel about coming out of one's shell into the light. Click here to read more
Presented by Jewish Community High School of the Bay and The Brandeis School
Katya Cengel, Evgeniya Dame, Andrei Kurkov, Maggie Levantovskaya, Masha Rumer, Simon Shuster, Vlada Teper, Sasha Vasilyuk, Olga Zilberbourg
Thursday, May 4 -
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
DecoDance Bar, 1160 Polk St, San Francisco
Writers and journalists from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, and the United Statesshare work in response to the war in Ukraine. Click here to read more.
- Culture
- History & Biography
Leslie Absher and Eric Newton
Thursday, May 4 -
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Great Good Place for Books, 6120 La Salle Ave, Oakland
Leslie Absher, daughter of a CIA father, and Eric Newton, husband of the late author and Bay Area journalist Mary Ann Hogan, discuss how memoir led each writer to better understand themselves and their secretive fathers.
Presented by Great Good Place for Books
Berkeley Slam
Every Wednesday -
8:30 PM - 10:45 PM
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
A 25-year landmark and staple of Berkeley culture, Berkeley Slam at the Starry Plough Pub on Shattuck is a medley of great art, good food/beer and great vibes! Click here to read more.
Presented by Rich Oak Events