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1 JUNE 2024 — saturday

• Bay Area Book Festival featured author reading and conversation with Joan Baez and Greg Sarris, 5:30 pm; Naomi Klein and Brooke Warner, 7:30 pm, both at Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, ticketed events (For more information, visit: www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
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• The Bay Area Book Festival: Writers' Day will be a full day of sessions featuring nonfiction, poetry, and fiction events, a session on publishing, and sessions on how to further your writing and publication, Berkeley Public Library, Third Floor, Community Meeting Room, 2090 Kittredge Street, Berkeley, free, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
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• As part of the Beast Crawl Lit Festival, there will be several events occurring throughout downtown Oakland as a benefit fundraiser for the festival; featuring readings from Brontez Purnell, Kim Shuck, Dulcinee DeGuere, Kate Gale, Marya Hornbacher, more; Various locations in downtown Oakland, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: allevents.in/oakland/beast-crawl-presents-the-town-poetry-walk-a-benefit-fundraiser-for-beast-crawl-2024/200026554002346)
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• City Arts and Lectures welcomes writer Maggie Nelson, discussing her new essay collection, Like Love; Nelson has published nine books of poetry, memoir, and essays, and has received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship; Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $49, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/maggie-nelson-2)
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• Beyond Baroque presents a day of poetry and performances in celebration of Poetry Flash's 50th anniversary; Featuring poetry readings by Brendan Constantine, Dementia, Suzanne Lummis,Open Twenty-Four Hours: Poems, Marsha de la O, Creature, Phil Taggart, Rick Sings, Lynne Thompson, Blue on a Blue Palette, Poetry Flash contributing editor Lee Rossi, Say Anything, Ramón García, The Chronicles and Other Countries, and Steven Rood, music from behind a stone wall; with editor and director of Poetry Flash, Joyce Jenkins; Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-flash-turns-50-tickets-906345041417?aff=oddtdtcreator)
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• Beyond Baroque welcomes poet Spencer L. Griffin in celebration of his debut poetry collection Poem Pie, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-launch-poem-pie-by-spencer-l-griffin-tickets-901937749087?aff=oddtdtcreator)
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• The Horror Writers Association presents Stokercon, the annual convention for horror genre authors; Guests of Honor include Jonathan Maberry, Rot & Ruin, Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Paula Guran, New Cthulhu, with panels, the Bram Stoker Awards, readings, a dealer's room, parties, signings, and more, San Diego Mission Marriott Valley, 8757 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego, $300 in person or $75 virtual (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.stokercon2024.com)
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2 JUNE 2024 — sunday

• Bay Area Book Festival author events include provocative keynote speakers, author panels, interviews, and readings, critical conversations with top authors and thought leaders, indigenous authors showcase, author Q&A, and book signings, on four outdoor stages in the Outdoor Fair at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, 2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, and at Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, downtown Berkeley, free, 11:00 am-5:00 pm (For more information, visit www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
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• Bay Area Book Festival reading, "Page to Screen: A Dance Between Words and Images: Alka Joshi, The Henna Artist, Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer, Piper Kerman, Orange is the New Black, Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, ticketed event, 5:30 (For more information, visit: www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
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• The Bay Area Book Festival Outdoor Fair will feature more than one hundred exhibitors anchored by four outdoor stages, an author pavilion featuring new and emerging writers, activities for children, and a food court, Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, 2151 Martin Luther King Jr Way, downtown Berkeley, free, 11:00 am-5:00 pm (For more information, visit www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
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• Bay Area Book Festival is an annual literary event featuring keynotes, panels, interviews, and readings; critical conversations with top authors and thought leaders; indigenous authors showcase; author Q&As and book signings, headliners for the weekend festival include Joan Baez in conversation with Greg Sarris, Naomi Klein, and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson at various venues in downtown Berkeley, times to be announced on their website; Sunday is the only day for the Outdoor Book Exhibits by publications, presses, and literary organizations, Poetry Flash and Manic D Press will have a booth, come by and say hello, Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park, Berkeley, free, 11:00 am-5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.baybookfest.org/2024festival)
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• The Horror Writers Association presents Stokercon, the annual convention for horror genre authors; Guests of Honor include Jonathan Maberry, Rot & Ruin, Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Paula Guran, New Cthulhu, with panels, the Bram Stoker Awards, readings, a dealer's room, parties, signings, and more, San Diego Mission Marriott Valley, 8757 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego, $300.00 in person or $75 virtual (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.stokercon2024.com)
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3 JUNE 2024 — monday

• City Arts and Lectures welcomes writer Percival Everett to discuss his new novel, James which reimagines Twain's Huckleberry Finn; his previous novel, Erasure was adapted into the hit film American Fiction, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $49, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/percival-everett)
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4 JUNE 2024 — tuesday

• Cobalt Poets presents a reading with featured poet Javeria Hasnain, followed by an open mic, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
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5 JUNE 2024 — wednesday

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6 JUNE 2024 — thursday

• Beyond Baroque presents a night of blues and poetry, featuring Detroit writers M.L. Liebler, Brooding in the Heartlands, Melba Joyce Boyd, Wrestling with the Muse, and Lolita Hernandez, Autopsy of an Engine and Other Stories from the Cadillac Plant with music by Pat Thomas with the LA Coyote Monk Band featuring Willie Aron and David Soyars, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, $10, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/detroit-la-a-night-of-blues-poetry-tickets-908618651847)
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7 JUNE 2024 — friday

• Skylight Books presents an evening of poetry published by Red Hen Press and Alice James Books, with poets Phuong T. Vuong, A Plucked Zither, Douglas Manuel, Testify, Vandana Khanna, Train to Agra, and Kenji C. Liu, Monsters I Have Been, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-night-poetry-red-hen-press-and-alice-james-books)
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8 JUNE 2024 — saturday

• Marin Poetry Center Traveling Show presents poets Judy Wells, Night at the Musée d'Orsay: Poems of Paris & Other Great European Cities; Dale Jensen; Kathe Jordan; Robin Michel, Things Will Be Better in Bountiful ; and Rafaella Del Bourgo. A Tune Both Familiar and Strange in a poetry reading, North Berkeley Library, 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/events/marin-poetry-centers-traveling-show-north)
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9 JUNE 2024 — sunday

• As part of the Berkeley Poetry Festival, there will be an award ceremony honoring Tureeda Mikell, Synchronicity: The Oracle of Sun Medicine, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award 2024, featuring readings by Donté Clark, Psalms, Jessica Hairston, Power of Our Wombs, and of course, Tureeda Mikell, Dharma College, 2222 Harold Way, Berkeley, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.berkeleypoetryfestival.com/bpf2024schedule)
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10 JUNE 2024 — monday

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11 JUNE 2024 — tuesday

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12 JUNE 2024 — wednesday

• Poetry Flash co-presents a book launch with Rusty Morrison, Risk, and Steven Rood, Music from Behind a Stone Wall, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, refreshments, free, 7:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org, Pegasus: 510-649-1320, www.pegasusbookstore.com)
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13 JUNE 2024 — thursday

• Litquake and KQED Live present a night with "SongWriter," a podcast that turns stories into songs; in this special live recording event, bestselling author Susan Orlean, The Orchid Thief, shares a story from her recent collection, On Animals , and local songwriter Diana Gameros will play a brand new song written in response, The Commons, 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, $29, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.litquake.org/upcoming-events.html)
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14 JUNE 2024 — friday

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15 JUNE 2024 — saturday

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16 JUNE 2024 — sunday

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17 JUNE 2024 — monday

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18 JUNE 2024 — tuesday

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19 JUNE 2024 — wednesday

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20 JUNE 2024 — thursday

• Book Passage's course on "Crafting Compelling Characters & Dialogue," with Anoop Judge, The Rummy Club, takes place on two Thursdays, June 20 and 27, and will teach students how to craft compelling characters and dialogue for any genre (fiction, essays, nonfiction, or memoir), online, $125, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.bookpassage.com/event/crafting-compelling-characters-dialogue-anoop-judge)
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• Poetry Flash presents a reading by poet and translator Carolyn Tipton, The Poet of Poet Laval, and Sandra Yannone, The Glass Studio, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 7:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org).
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21 JUNE 2024 — friday

• Community of Writers hosts its annual Benefit Poetry Reading featuring poets Blas Falconer, Forgive the Body this Failure, Brenda Hillman, In a Few Minutes Before Later, Major Jackson, Razzle Dazzle, Patricia Spears Jones, The Beloved Community, Brynn Saito, Under a Future Sky, and Matthew Zapruder, Why Poetry; All proceeds benefit the 2025 Poetry Program scholarship fund; Palisades Tahoe Ski Area, 1990 Olympic Valley Road, Olympic Valley, free or $25 donation, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: communityofwriters.org/events/event/online-and-in-person-join-us-for-a-benefit-poetry-reading)
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• As part of the San Francisco Flor Y Canto International Literary Festival, Poetry in the Window presents Better Ancestors hosting a poetry reading featuring poets Christine No, Whatever Love Means, Connie Zheng, Kevin Dublin, How to Fall in Love in San Diego, and Michael Warr, The Armageddon of Funk, Medicine for Nightmares, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: medicinefornightmares.com/events/poetry-in-the-window-curated-by-better-ancestors)
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22 JUNE 2024 — saturday

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23 JUNE 2024 — sunday

• Sierra Nevada Field Campus at San Francisco State University presents "Gathering Stones: Writing Poetry by the River," a generative workshop led by Emilie Lygren, What We Were Born For, attendees will read the work of other poets as well as take inspiration from the outdoors and natural surroundings to inform their own writing, each day will include two writing sessions, plus time for hiking, swimming, and relaxing, all levels of experience are welcome, $500, runs six-days, June 23-28, near Sierra City in the Sierra Nevada (More information here: sierra.sfsu.edu/gathering-stones-writing-poetry-river#:~:text=Course%20Description,put%20words%20on%20the%20page)
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24 JUNE 2024 — monday

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25 JUNE 2024 — tuesday

• City Arts and Lectures welcomes novelists Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Rebecca Handler, Edie Richter Is Not Alone, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $36, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/gabrielle-zevin)
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26 JUNE 2024 — wednesday

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27 JUNE 2024 — thursday

• Writers Read Ukiah presents a reading featuring Steve Hellman, followed by an open mic, six-minutes per reader, emceed by Michael Riedell, Grace Hudson Museum, 431 South Main Street, Ukiah, $5 suggested donation, 7:00 pm PDT (Email: innisfreeriedell@gmail.com for more information)
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28 JUNE 2024 — friday

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29 JUNE 2024 — saturday

• City Arts and Lectures welcomes memoirist, essayist, and critic Claire Dederer, Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses in conversation with filmmaker Brit Marling, A Murder at the End of the World, discussing Dederer's new book, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma, an interrogation of art in the age of #MeToo and an elaboration of her essay, "What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?" Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $39, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/claire-dederer)
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30 JUNE 2024 — sunday

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