City Lights Books presents poet and novelist adrienne maree brown, discussing her new book, Maroons: A Grievers Novel, in conversation with filmmaker and writer dream hampton, executive producer of the documentary series Surviving R. Kelly, online via Zoom, free, Noon PDT (Register to attend: citylights.com/events)
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)