East Bay Events

Not Your Mother's Book Club presents critically-acclaimed writers Jessica Brody, author of the heartwarming and hilarious novel, The Chaos of Standing Still; Anna-Marie McLemore, author of the spellbinding magical realism-filled love story Wild Beauty; and Lily Anderson, author of darkly humorous novel Undead Girl Gang.

Local writer Kim Malcolm discusses her powerful memoir, A Country Within: A Journey of Love and Hope During the Refugee Crisis in Greece. 

A Country Within shares a professional woman's life-changing journey to Greece to work with refugees arriving from the Middle East and Asia.

Award-winning journalist Bernice Yeung discusses her critically-acclaimed exposé, In a Day's Work: The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America's Most Vulnerable Workers. Named one of BuzzFeed's "21 Amazing New Books You Need to Read This Spring," In a Day's Work investigates sexual assault against the invisible workers who are an essential part of the #metoo and #timesup movements.

UC Berkeley Student Extension proudly presents the Writing Program Student Showcase featuring readings of work students have been working on in this program. Join us!

To Live & Write in Alameda and Books Inc. proudly present Alameda Shorts The theme for this month's slam is "Storied Stories." Join us for an evening full of original stories!

San Francisco Unified School District site nutrition coordinator Saeeda Hafiz discusses her powerful memoir, The Healing: One Woman's Journey from Poverty to Inner Riches. 

Not Your Mother's Book Club presents Jeff Giles in celebration of his gripping new book, The Brink of Darkness. In this sequel to the cinematic, romantic fantasy The Edge of Everything, star-crossed X and Zoe must overcome the boundaries of their two worlds in order to find their way back to each other. Joining Jeff for this special event are New York Times-bestselling writers S.J.

Feminist writers, activists, and educators Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl share the latest installment in their New York Times-bestselling series, Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women. The authors will be joined by local teen activist Eman Khatri and Christine Chilcott, the CEO of Girls Inc. of the Island City.

Join Books Inc. in Berkeley for a celebration of Threepenny Review contributors D. Wystan Owen and Jamel Brinkley sharing their respective and equally stunning debut story collections, Other People's Love Affairs and A Lucky Man. 

Join Alameda for an African American Writers Group Author Panel featuring Audrey T. Williams, James Cagney, Tongo Eisen-Martin and Jeneé Darden. Featuring readings from their own works, this special event will include a Q&A about the relevance of African-American literature, especially in the current political and social climate.