Wednesday 5/23: Perfectly Queer East Bay presents “Contrasts: Poetry & Prose.” Free, 7 p.m., Laurel Bookstore (Oakland).
2018 Pulitzer prize winner Andrew Sean Greer in conversation with R.O. Kwon for the paperback release of Greer’s novel Less. Free, 7 p.m., The Bindery (SF).
Aja Gabel reads from her novel The Ensemble. Free, 7:30 p.m., Green Apple Books on the Park (SF).
Geoffrey G. O’Brien, Jane Gregory, and Wendy Trevino read their poetry. Free, 7 p.m., Moe’s Books (Berkeley).
Thursday 5/24: Chuck Klosterman reads from his new book Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century. Free, 7 p.m., The Booksmith (SF).
Bill Petrocelli reads from his new novel Through the Bookstore Window. Free, 6:30 p.m., Laurel Bookstore (Oakland).
“Written Within the Body: A Night of Readings.” Free, 7:30 p.m., The Bindery (SF).
Barbara Berman reads from her poetry collection Currents. Free, 7:30 p.m., Green Apple Books on the Park (SF).
Poem Jam with San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck. Free, 6 p.m., San Francisco Public Library.
Friday 5/25: Bay Area Queer Zine Fest Pre-Fest Reading. Free, 7 p.m., Wolfman Books (Oakland).
Telegraph Open Mic featuring Aqueila Ross and KR Morrison. $10 (NOTAFLOF), 7 p.m., Nomadic Press (Oakland).
Cafe Society presents poetry and conversation with Brenda Hillman and Robert Haas. Free, 7 p.m., Kaleidoscope Coffee (Point Richmond).
Saturday 5/26: Maria del Carmen Cortez and Rebekah Epley read their poetry as part of an evening of storytelling, art, and cocktails. Free, 6 p.m., Laurel Bookstore (Oakland).
Wolfman New Life Quarterly and the Center for Hydrosocial Studies present “New Extra Life: Swim Talks + Actual Swimming.” Free with reservation, 1 p.m., Aquatic Park (SF).
Second annual reading from MARY: A Journal of New Writing. Free, 6 p.m., Octopus Literary Salon (Oakland).
Release party with live music for Jeremy Fernando’s poetry collection Cotton Candy. Free, 7 p.m., Nomadic Press (Oakland).
Daniel Gumbiner reads from his debut novel The Boatbuilder. Free, 7 p.m., Point Reyes Books (Point Reyes Station).
Rolling in the Aisles: Literary humor. Free, 6 p.m., Rolling-Out Café (SF).
Monday 5/28: Alanna Okun reads from her book The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting. Free, 7:30 p.m., The Booksmith (SF).
Tuesday 5/29: Martha K. Davis reads from her novel Scissors, Paper, Stone. Free, 7:30 p.m., Green Apple Books on the Park (SF).
Lunada Literary Lounge: bilingual spoken word, music, and open mic. $5, 7:30 p.m., Galeria de la Raza (SF).
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