East Bay Events

Based on her groundbreaking New York Times Magazine article, "What Broke My Father's Heart," which was named a notable narrative by the Nieman Foundation at Harvard, award-winning journalist Katy Butler shares Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death, a visionary memoir pondering her parents desires for Good Deaths, and a groundbreaking map through the labyrinth of a broken medical system that can stand in the way of making these desires a reality.

Books Inc. Berkeley presents "She Writes, She Reads - A She Writes Press Panel" featuring Jessica Levine, author of the Booklist Starred novel The Geometry of Love; Rossandra White, author of the heartbreaking and heartwarming memoir Loveyoubye: Holding Fast, Letting Go, and Then There's the Dog; and  Kay Rae Chomic, author of the hilarious, high-drama novel A Tight Grip: A Novel about Golf, Love Affairs, and Women of a Certain Age. This event will be hosted by Brooke Warner, Publisher at She Writes Press and Founder and President of Warner Coaching Inc.

Come prepared with questions! This evening will also feature a discussion on hybrid-publishing and the growing opportunities for independent authors.  

Recipient of the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award for his body of work, and widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel, New York Times-bestselling author Alan Furst shares the latest installment in his Night Soldiers series, Midnight in Europe. Given a Starred review by Booklist, and called "the best in the business" by Vince Flynn, Furst's latest begins in Paris, 1938 and paints a spellbinding portrait of a continent marching into a nightmare--and the heroes and heroines who fought back against the darkness.

Pushcart Prize-nominee and winner of the PEN Beyond Margins Award for Smoking Lovely, and with works appearing in several publications--including The New York Times Magazine and BOMB--critically acclaimed poet Willie Perdomo reads and discusses, The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon. A vividly imagined look at the life of fictional descarga band percussionist, Shorty Bon Bon, this vital and dynamic collection is a rhythmically-charged exploration of music and love, life and death, which is replete with classical tropes and touches of noir.

Books Inc. Alameda presents an evening celebrating all things Harley-Davidson with Vintage Editor for IronWorks Motorcycle Magazine and frequent contributor to Motorcycle Classics Magazine, Margie Siegal, and Harley-Davidson: A History of the World's Most Famous Motorcycle, which expertly ties together the mechanical evolution of Harley's engines, and the social history of the brand's phenomenal rise in the twentieth century. It is fully illustrated with pictures of the bikes and those who have ridden them as well as examples of Harley-Davidson's distinctive design aesthetic in advertising and collectibles.

Grand plans are in the works for this event, check back for updated details!

Ride your bike to the event for a chance to win Margie's Best Motorcyle Award!

Join us for a delightful event featuring the winners of Stagebridge Senior Theater's 19th Annual Grandparent’s Tales Contest for My Grandparents' Story. Each winning child will share a story their grandparents have shared with them. A portion of sales from this event will be donated to Stagebridge, America's most acclaimed and innovative senior theatre company. Plus, special guest author Madeleine Dunphy will be reading from her picture book, At Home with the Gopher Tortoise: The Story of a Keystone Species!