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Sharon Dolin and Kelli Russell Agodon
Bay Area Book Festival
8 MAY 2022 — sunday
The Bay Area Book Festival is back in person in downtown Berkeley, come see author talks and book signings, and a host of exhibitors including independent bookstores, publishers, and other literary vendors, Poetry Flash and Manic D Presss will exhibit, Poets on the Plaza program will be featured at BART Plaza on Shattuck Avenue; all outdoor events are free, tickets for indoor events can be purchased individually or with a general wristband for all events, $15 general wristband, $12 per individual event, the outdoor book fair exhibits are completely free, Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park in downtown Berkeley, 11:00 am-9:00 pm PDT (Check out the complete schedule here: www.baybookfest.org)
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26 NOVEMBER 2022 — saturday
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27 NOVEMBER 2022 — sunday
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28 NOVEMBER 2022 — monday
- City Lights Books presents poet and artist Courtney Faye Taylor, celebrating her debut collection Concentrate: poem, which explores the history of Latasha Harlins, a fifteen-year-old Black girl who was killed by Korean shop owner Soon Ja Du after she was falsely accused of shoplifting a bottle of orange juice, in conversation with Chantz Erolin, writer and editor at Graywolf Press, online via Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PST (Register to attend: citylights.com/events)
29 NOVEMBER 2022 — tuesday
- City Lights Books presents award-winning poet Eileen Myles, celebrating their new collection, Pathetic Literature, joined by writers Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts, Camille Roy, Honey Mine, Laurie Weeks, Zipper Mouth, winner of the Lambda Literary Award, Simone White, House Envy of All the World, and Frank Wilderson, online via Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PST (Register to attend: citylights.com/events)
- Cobalt Poets presents a poetry reading featuring Rawle James, with open mic to follow, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PST (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
- The San Francisco Public Library presents a special workshop with poets Zachary Zan and Hanson Lee, discussing and analyzing the famous Chinese poem "Cold Mountain", free, at the North Beach Library Community Room, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-7:30 pm PST (More information here: sfpl.org/events/2022/11/29/panel-poetry-reading)
30 NOVEMBER 2022 — wednesday
- Book Passage presents acclaimed writer and musician Patti Smith, Just Kids, winner of the National Book Award, celebrating her new book, A Book of Days, a collection of over 365 images and reflections that reflect the artist's life and unique aesthetic, Dominican University of California, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, $40, tickets include a copy of the book, 7:00 pm PST (Purchase tickets here: www.bookpassage.com/abookofdays2022)
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