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Scott Seligman Book Talk on The First Chinese American: The Remarkable Life of Wong Chin Foo

Sunday, Jun 23 3:00p

The First Chinese American: The Remarkable Story of Wong Chin Foo is the first biography ever written about Wong Chin Foo (1847-1898)...

"The International Bank of Bob" Berkeley Book Launch!

Wednesday, Jun 5 6:00p

The Hub, Berkeley

Please Join Kiva for a Special Evening with Author Bob Harris! This event will be the official Berkeley book launch for the International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a T...

Michelle Tea reads from Mermaid in Chelsea Creek

Tuesday, Jun 18 7:30p

Moe's Books, Berkeley

Michelle Tea is the author of 4 ½ memoirs, 1 ½ novels and a collection of poetry...

Patricia Adler reads from "My Father Who Is Not In Heaven"

Thursday, Jun 13 7:30p

Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley

As Adler says in her Preface: "Dad becomes the mensch I want him to be when he tells a Jewish joke. That is why, during his last tumultuous years, I videotaped him in 'performance...

Stephanie Kuehn reads from "Charm & Strange"

Saturday, Jun 15 7:30p

Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley

Launch party for a new YA novel. Andrew Winston Winters is at war with himself. He’s part Win, the lonely teenager exiled to a remote Vermont boarding school in the wake of a family tragedy...

Cecil Castelluci reads from "Odd Duck"

Sunday, Jun 2 3:00p

Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley

Theodora is a perfectly normal duck. She may swim with a teacup balanced on her head and stay north when the rest of the ducks fly south for the winter, but there's nothing so odd about that...

Swearing in English

Monday, Jun 3 8:00p

Ashby Stage, Berkeley

Shotgun Cabaret presents SWEARING IN ENGLISH Original Stories Written & Performed by Shotgun Company Member John Mercer In this series of three dramatic readings, each consisting of several tal...

A Special Memorial Day Reading with Oscar Peñaranda & Friends

Monday, May 27 1:30p

Expressions Gallery, Berkeley

Pawa, Inc Eleanore Fe rnandez & Esperanza Catubig Invite you to A Special Memorial Day Reading with Oscar Peñaranda and Friends Poetry Reading/Book Signing Monday, May 27, 2013 1:30-4:00 PM Express...

Women Writing Their Lives Panel Reading at Books Inc Berkeley

Wednesday, Jun 5 7:00p

Books Inc., Berkeley

Join us for Women Writing Their Lives, a panel reading and discussion of the art of the memoir with two experts...

Summer Reading & Book Rep Night

Wednesday, Jun 5 7:30p

Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley

Join 5 publisher's representatives and Mrs. Dalloway's staff as we recommend our favorite books for summer reading...

Kim Wong Keltner Book Talk: Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom But Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side

Saturday, Jun 22 3:00p

Eastwind Books of Berkeley, Berkeley

An answer to Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, author Kim Wong Keltner’s Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom But Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side, takes the Tige...

Daniel James Brown reads from "The Boys in the Boat"

Thursday, Jun 20 7:30p

Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley

Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed ...

Lagos Roots Afro-Beat Ensemble

Friday, Jul 5 8:00p

La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley

What do you get when you put together world-class musicians with resumes that include playing/recording in such historic and seminal Nigerian afrobeat and highlife acts as Fela Anikulapo Kuti and A...