Berkeley Literary Arts Events
The Reading Room
Wednesday, May 30
11:00a
UC Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley
The Reading Room is a temporary project dedicated to poetry and experimental fiction offering visitors the chance to take home a free book drawn from the overstock collections of several noted East Bay small pr
UC Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley
The Reading Room is a temporary project dedicated to poetry and experimental fiction offering visitors the chance to take home a free book drawn from the overstock collections of several noted East Bay small pr
Bloomsday Reading: Thomas Lynch, George Davis and Marion Abbott read from James Joyce's "Ulysses"
Saturday, June 16
1:00p
Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley
In Episode 5 of Joyce's epic, Bloom makes his way to the post office where he receives a love letter.
Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley
In Episode 5 of Joyce's epic, Bloom makes his way to the post office where he receives a love letter.
Anthony Swofford at Books Inc. in Berkeley
Thursday, June 7
7:00p
Books Inc., Berkeley
Anthony Swofford discusses Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails, his searing memoir of what followed after the events, and the success, of Jarhead, as he struggles to make sense of what his military service meant, and
Books Inc., Berkeley
Anthony Swofford discusses Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails, his searing memoir of what followed after the events, and the success, of Jarhead, as he struggles to make sense of what his military service meant, and
Nancy Mullane at Books Inc. in Berkeley
Wednesday, June 27
7:00p
Books Inc., Berkeley
NPR's award-winning journalist Nancy Mullane discusses Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption, Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption, the utterly compelling story of five convicted mu
Books Inc., Berkeley
NPR's award-winning journalist Nancy Mullane discusses Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption, Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption, the utterly compelling story of five convicted mu
DAVID and Michael Hanson at Books Inc. in Berkeley
Thursday, June 14
7:00p
Books Inc., Berkeley
David and Michael Hanson discuss Breaking Through Concrete: Building an Urban Farm Revival. People have always grown food in urban spaces--on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks--
Books Inc., Berkeley
David and Michael Hanson discuss Breaking Through Concrete: Building an Urban Farm Revival. People have always grown food in urban spaces--on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks--
Alison Hagy reads from "Boleto"
Sunday, June 3
4:00p
Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley
Will Testerman is a young Wyoming horse trainer determined to make something of himself. While money is tight after a disastrous end to his job on the Texas show-horse circuit, Will sees his chance with a beaut
Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley
Will Testerman is a young Wyoming horse trainer determined to make something of himself. While money is tight after a disastrous end to his job on the Texas show-horse circuit, Will sees his chance with a beaut
Rachel Pepper at Books Inc. in Berkeley
Wednesday, June 6
7:00p
Books Inc., Berkeley
Rachel Pepper shares Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children with contributors: Geraldine Boothe, Leslie Keeney, Kate Levy, Rebec
Books Inc., Berkeley
Rachel Pepper shares Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children with contributors: Geraldine Boothe, Leslie Keeney, Kate Levy, Rebec
ERIC BERKOWITZ at Books Inc. in Berkeley
Wednesday, May 30
7:00p
Books Inc., Berkeley
ERIC BERKOWITZ discusses Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire, the story of the struggle throughout the millennia to regulate the most powerful engine of human behavior.
Books Inc., Berkeley
ERIC BERKOWITZ discusses Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire, the story of the struggle throughout the millennia to regulate the most powerful engine of human behavior.
Carlin Romano at Books Inc. Berkeley
Wednesday, June 13
7:00p
Books Inc., Berkeley
Carlin Romano discusses America the Philosophical, a rebellious tour de force that both celebrates our country's unparalleled intellectual energy and promises to bury some of our most hidebound cultural cliches
Books Inc., Berkeley
Carlin Romano discusses America the Philosophical, a rebellious tour de force that both celebrates our country's unparalleled intellectual energy and promises to bury some of our most hidebound cultural cliches
Victoria Zackheim, Sherry Glaser-Love & Zoe FitzGerald Carter read from "Exit Laughing: How Humor Takes the Sting Out of Death"
Friday, June 1
7:00p
Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley
"Exit Laughing" is a reminder that all of us approach death in very different ways. Whether we face our death or the death of a loved one with fear, sorrow, joy, or confusion, and whether or not we believe in a
Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley
"Exit Laughing" is a reminder that all of us approach death in very different ways. Whether we face our death or the death of a loved one with fear, sorrow, joy, or confusion, and whether or not we believe in a
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