Oakland literary arts events

Cheryl Strayed Writing Workshop, Craft Talk, Reading and Book Signing

Saturday, Jun 1 9:00a

Sheraton Sonoma County-Petaluma Hotel, Petaluma

Join New York Times Best Selling Author Cheryl Strayed for a full day writing workshop, craft talk, reading and book signing at the fabulous Petaluma Sheraton--lunch and writing materials included...

City Arts and Lectures presents Temple Grandin

Wednesday, Jun 5 7:30p

Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

City Arts and Lectures presents Temple Grandin, author of The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum, in conversation with Adam Savage.

Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson with Anthony Marra

Friday, May 24 7:30p

The Booksmith, San Francisco

Celebrate The Pulitzer Prize In Fiction With Award Winner Adam Johnson, author of The Orphan Master's Sonand the remarkable debut novel from Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital PhenomenaIt is a...

City Arts and Lectures presents David Simon, David Chang, and Michael Krasny

Thursday, May 30 7:30p

Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

City Arts and Lectures presents David Simon, creator of The Wire and Treme and author of Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, David Chang, executive chef and author of the Momofuku cookbook & c...

Bay Area Poetry Salons

Sunday, Jun 16 3:00p

Private Home, Oakland

Bay Area Poetry Salons are intimate in-private-home gatherings where participants read aloud and comment from the world's great poetry traditions...

The Cincinnati Review 10th Anniversary Contributors' Reading

Thursday, Jun 6 7:30p

Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley

Please join us for "The Cincinnati Review" 10th Anniversary Contributors’ Reading with Don Bogen, Geoffrey Brock, Randall Mann, D. A. Powell, Mira Rosenthal, and Kathleen Winter...

Reading Partners East Bay Community Celebration

Thursday, Jun 13 6:30p

The New Parkway Theater, Oakland

Please join us to celebrate our accomplishments, recognize our growing community, and share in our vision for next year! Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, raffle, and hear from guest speakers in our Reading Pa...

City Arts and Lectures presents humanitarian Paul Farmer

Thursday, May 23 7:30p

Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

City Arts and Lectures presents humanitarian Paul Farmer, discussing his latest book Haiti: After the Earthquake, in conversation with Adam Hochschild.

Bloomsday! Thomas Lynch & George Davis read from James Joyce's "Ulysses"

Sunday, Jun 16 4:00p

Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley

Join us for Irish soda bread and Guinness as Thomas Lynch and George Davis read from James Joyce's "Ulysses."

The Science of Love & Attraction

Tuesday, Jun 4 7:30p

Nourse Auditorium, San Francisco

Helen Fisher with Michael Krazny Helen E. Fisher, PhD biological anthropologist, is a Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers University...

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 ...

City Arts and Lectures presents Adam Savage & John Hodgman

Wednesday, May 29 7:30p

Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

City Arts and Lectures presents Adam Savage of the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters in conversation with John Hodgman, author of That Is All.

Scott Johnson discusses and signs "The Wolf and The Watchman"

Thursday, May 23 7:00p

Diesel, A Bookstore, Oakland

Scott C. Johnson was a Newsweek correspondent for twelve years. He is now a freelance journalist and writer living in Oakland...

The Shout - Life's True Stories

Monday, Jun 10 7:30p

Grand Lake Coffehouse, Oakland

The SHOUT is a live storytelling event featuring people from all walks of life telling amazing but true 10-minute stories from their lives...

Hearth Cooking: A Kitchen Series

Monday, May 27 7:00p

Uptown Kitchen, Oakland

Join Grace Hearth for one of our four cooking classes/dinner parties this Spring or Summer! We recently started reading Michael Pollan's new book, 'Cooked' and we've been inspired to share our love...

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