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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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