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TWW Workshop
TWW Workshop
The TWW workshops are free and open to the public. Writers of all genres and anyone who appreciates the written word are welcome. Work is submitted a week prior to workshop (Tuesday), and a workshop notice is emailed (Thursday/Friday). The pieces to be critiqued can then be dowloaded and read. We critique a maximum of […]
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Sonali Kolhatkar in conversation with Cat Brooks
Sonali Kolhatkar in conversation with Cat Brooks
Presented by KPFA and the Berkeley Public Library City Lights celebrates the publication of Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice by Sonali Kolhatkar Foreword by: Rinku Sen Published by City Lights Books This event will be held at the North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library, 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley CA […]
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Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley
City Lights in conjunction with Heyday Books present Jane Smiley in conversation with Steve Wasserman celebrating the publication of The Questions that Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom – by Jane Smiley – Published by Heyday Books – This event will be held in Kerouac Alley, between Columbus and Grant Avenues, and City […]
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City Lights @ 70
City Lights @ 70
City Lights celebrates its 70th Year! Join City Lights Booksellers and Publishers and the City Lights Foundation in celebrating its 70th orbit around the sun! Over the course of the decades, City Lights has served the community in a variety of ways: as America’s very first all paperback bookstore, an enclave for free thought, home […]
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2023 Summer Writers Workshops in Fiction and Nonfiction
July 10 – 17, 2023 These workshops assist serious writers by exploring the art and craft as well as the business of writing. The week offers daily morning workshops, craft lectures, panel discussions on editing and publishing, staff readings, as well as brief individual conferences. The morning workshops are led by staff writer-teachers, editors, or […]
Michael Iarocci in conversation with Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
Michael Iarocci in conversation with Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
Michael Iarocci in conversation with Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby A discussion focusing upon the book: The Art of Witnessing: Francisco de Goya’s Disasters of War by Michael Iarocci published by University of Toronto Press Widely acknowledged as a major turning point in the history of visual depictions of war, Francisco de Goya’s renowned print series The […]
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TWW Workshop
TWW Workshop
The TWW workshops are free and open to the public. Writers of all genres and anyone who appreciates the written word are welcome. Work is submitted a week prior to workshop (Tuesday), and a workshop notice is emailed (Thursday/Friday). The pieces to be critiqued can then be dowloaded and read. We critique a maximum of […]
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Brandon Shimoda
Brandon Shimoda
Brandon Shimoda reads from Hydra Medusa published by Nightboat Books Brandon Shimoda reads from Hydra Medusa published by Nightboat Books Part coping mechanism, part magical act, Hydra Medusa was composed while Brandon Shimoda was working five jobs and raising a child—during bus commutes, before bed, at sunrise. Encountering the ghosts of Japanese American ancestors, friends, […]
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Wes “Scoop” Nisker
Wes “Scoop” Nisker
Price: Free (Registration Required) Wes “Scoop” Nisker discusses The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom: The Spiritual Experiments of My Generation – published by Monkfish Books Wes “Scoop” Nisker discusses The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom: The Spiritual Experiments of My Generation published by Monkfish Books Join “Scoop” Nisker on […]
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Kristen R. Ghodsee
Kristen R. Ghodsee
Price: Free (Registration Required) Kristen R. Ghodsee discusses her new book Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life – Published by Simon and Schuster Kristen R. Ghodsee discusses her new book Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life Published […]
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70th Anniversary Poetry Reading – Live in Kerouac Alley
70th Anniversary Poetry Reading – Live in Kerouac Alley
oin us as we gather some of the Bay Area’s best poets to help us celebrate our 70th anniversary! We’ll be hosting a star-studded event—with musical accompaniment TBA—in Kerouac Alley, right next to the bookstore. This Sunday afternoon event is free and open to the public, but be advised that seating will be limited and […]
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ZYZZYVA’s Summer Celebration
ZYZZYVA’s Summer Celebration
Hosted by Oscar Villalon. With Zyzzyva contributors tba. Come join the staff of ZYZZYVA and special guests as they celebrate the journal’s milestone 125th issue outdoors in Kerouac Alley. Featuring short readings from past and recent contributors, this gathering will be a chance to toast the community the journal has built around itself since 1985 and […]
TWW Workshop
TWW Workshop
The TWW workshops are free and open to the public. Writers of all genres and anyone who appreciates the written word are welcome. Work is submitted a week prior to workshop (Tuesday), and a workshop notice is emailed (Thursday/Friday). The pieces to be critiqued can then be dowloaded and read. We critique a maximum of […]
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