East Bay Events

Books Inc. Alameda is proud to present Nola Li Barr with the final book in their series, Family Blossom, following up on book one Forbidden Blossom, book two Hidden Blossom, and book three Secret Blossom.

A decades-old scandal. A mysterious inheritance. Can a young woman survive a family desperate to keep their past buried?

Books Inc. in Berkeley is proud to present Lubna Safi with Your Blue And The Quiet Lament

Your Blue and the Quiet Lament records the textures of grief after a cousin's murder at the hands of the Syrian state reaches the poet through a long-distance phone call. The poems trace a narrative of arrest, imprisonment, and torture in Syria and interweave the difficulties a family experiences in the diaspora.

Books Inc. proudly welcomes author and professor Natalia Molina to Books Inc. Berkeley in celebration of her book of family history, A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community.

Books Inc. welcomes author and journalist Ellen Pall in celebration of her newest novel Must Read Well. 

MUST READ WELL immerses the reader in an escalating game of cat-and-mouse between two women: a millennial scholar driven to deceit to reach her goals and a frail octogenarian no less capable of deception.

Books Inc. proudly welcomes author Frieda Hoffman with new book Carry Me: Stories of Pregnancy Loss

After Frieda Hoffman's second miscarriage, she felt alone, ignorant, and overwhelmed with emotions. Finding little literature or support available, her entrepreneurial spirit kicked in and she decided to create the resource she wished she'd had: real stories about pregnancy loss from real women without the off-putting lens of religion or academia so typical of the self-help genre.

Books Inc. proudly welcomes local author Barbara Coe for an evening discussing her new book Joyful Journey, a memoir about her experiences travelling and working internationally during an era just before widespread use of cell phones and the internet.

Books Inc. proudly welcomes Renee Macalino Rutledge back to Alameda for a story time and signing of her picture book, One Hundred Percent Me! (Ages 4+)

Books Inc. Berkeley is proud to host Jere Lipps with the new book, University of California Museum of Paleontology

The University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) had a long and rich history even before California became a state.

Books Inc. Berkeley is proud to host Abigail Stewart with the new book, The Drowned Woman.

Jeanette, a graduate student on scholarship and majoring in art history, arrives on the West Coast intending to be embraced by endless sunshine. She finds comfort in her studies and in her new apartment, drinking cheap Scotch and enjoying casual hookups.

YA@Books Inc. proudly welcomes National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Robin Benway in celebration of her newest novel A Year to the Day. Robin will be in conversation with friend and local author Stephanie Kuehn who’s newest title We Weren’t Looking to Be Found also launches June 21st.(Ages 13+).