Winters 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...

Book signing

Thursday, May 23 7:00p

Time Tested Books, Sacramento

Christian Kiefer's reading and book signing to celebrate the release of the novel "The Infinite Tides."

Author Apperance

Tuesday, Jun 4 7:00p

Bookish Bookshop, Berkeley

Come hear science journalist Annalee Newitz speak from her new book, SCATTER, ADAPT, AND REMEMBER: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction at Bookish Bookshop!

SummerWords presents T.C. Boyle at the Crest

Friday, May 31 7:30p

Crest Theatre, Sacramento

SummerWords: The American River College Creative Writing Colloquium is proud to present fiction writer T.C. Boyle at the Crest. T...

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

Sunday, Jun 23 3:00p

Eastwind Books of Berkeley, Berkeley

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

Sisters-in-Crime Spring Showcase

Saturday, Jun 1 12:00p

Orinda Books, Orinda

Sisters-in-Crime Spring Showcase, a special event when all our favorite local mystery writers introduce their newest novels.

Robert Powell and Lion Conservationist Linda Tucker in Conversation

Friday, Jun 7 7:30p

Sophia's Sanctuary, Sebastopol

Astronomer Robert Powell introduces Linda Tucker and her work, with a brief commentary on both the Shamanic notion of the White Lions as “Star Messengers” and also the astronomical importance of th...

Bee Hylinski and "Contract Year"

Saturday, May 25 1:00p

Orinda Books, Orinda

Bee Hylinski will discuss and sign copies of Contract Year: A Baseball Novel. Bee wrote this novel as a labor of love for the game of baseball...

Biggest Storytime of the Summer

Sunday, Jun 2 2:00p

Half Price Books, Concord

Join us at all Half Price Books locations as we kick off the FEED YOUR BRAIN® Summer Reading Program...

Mac Barnett Author Talk

Wednesday, Jun 5 6:30p

Lafayette Library and Learning Center Community Hall, Lafayette

Famous, funny author Mac Barnett will read from his books, wear a mustache, answer questions, and sign books...

The Barn Burners Poetry Slam

Tuesday, Jun 11 8:30p

Redwood Cafe, Cotati

Poets, Beat-Boxers, Musicians, and Comedians are welcome at the Open Mic. Slammers be ready with 2 poems, neither over 3 minutes in length...

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...

SummerWords: The American River College Creative Writing Colloquium

Thursday, May 30 6:00p

American River College, Sacramento

ARC's SummerWords returns with workshops on writing fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenplays, genre writing, and creative nonfiction. Beloved fiction writer T.C...

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 ...

A Prude Awakening

Saturday, Jun 1 12:00a

Lodi Ca., Lodi

Author Darin Bowler will be giving away free e-copies of his book, "The Prudence Awakening". These will be available for 2 days at Amazon.com from Saturday, June 1st through Sunday, June 2nd, 2013.

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