An Evening of Political Readings with California Writers Club authors Ransom Stephens, Al Sandine, Ann Berlak, Jim Beach, Gini Graham Scott, Stephen Cataldo, Mary Luersen, Kristen Caven, Karma Bennett, and Henry Hitz, book signing follows, Laurel Book Store, 1423 Broadway, Oakland, free, 6:00 (510/452-9232, www.laurelbookstore.com, www.cwc-berkeley.org)
Tuesdays at North Beach, a weekly poetry series celebrating international poets and showcasing local talent, presents a reading by Virginia Barrett and Q.R. Hand, curated by Jack Hirschman, North Beach Branch Library, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/522-8602, www.friendssfpl.org/events/tuesdays-at-north-beach.html)