Wednesday 5/9: Melissa Broder reads from her debut novel The Pisces. Free, 7:30 p.m., The Bindery (SF).
Thursday 5/10: Voz Sin Tinta presents featured readers and an open mic. Free, 6:30 p.m., Alley Cat Books (SF).
“Marx Matters: Karl Marx at 200.” Free, 7 p.m., City Lights (SF).
Environmental lawyer James Thornton discusses his book Client Earth. Free, 7 p.m., Point Reyes Books (Point Reyes Station).
Babar in Exile reading series #13: Third Birthday Bash. Free, 7 p.m., Octopus Literary Salon (Oakland).
Friday 5/11: Seventh annual Poetry World Series. Free, 7 p.m., Mill Valley Public Library.
Release party for the 48th annual issue of the Berkeley Poetry Review. Free, 6 p.m., E.M. Wolfman Books (Oakland).
Saturday 5/12: Poets Brenda Hillman and giovanni singleton. Free, 4 p.m., Point Reyes Books (Point Reyes Station).
Fifth annual Ecopoetry Festival. Free with reservation, 5 p.m., John Muir National Historic Site (Martinez).
Writers With Drinks presents Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich and Irene Tu. 21+, $5-$10 (NOTAFLOF), 7:30 p.m., Make-Out Room (SF).
Tuesday 5/15: Perfectly Queer presents “Murderous Fiction: 3 Novels About Death.” Free, 7 p.m., Dog Eared Books (Castro Street, SF).
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