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26 SEPTEMBER 2024 — thursday

• Warwick's welcomes historical and contemporary fiction author Aimie K. Runyan, The Memory of Lavender and Sage, to discuss her latest book, Mademoiselle Eiffel, in conversation with historical fiction author Kate Quinn, Empress of Rome Saga, Virtual on Zoom, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/runyan-2-2024)
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• Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore welcomes poet Matthew Zapruder, Come on All You Ghosts, for a discussion and reading from his new poetry collection, I Love Hearing Your Dreams, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.mrsdalloways.com/events/matthew-zapruder-presents-his-new-poetry-collection-i-love-hearing-your-dreams)
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• Sebastopol Center for the Arts welcomes all writers for their September Writers' Salon, each reader will have five minutes; Any type of writing is welcome including prose, poetry, essay, etc., Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 South High Street, Sebastopol, $10, 3:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.sebarts.org/classeslectures/p/writers-salon-sept-2024)
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27 SEPTEMBER 2024 — friday

• Love Language Events presents "Mental Penetration: Erotic Poetry Night," a poetry reading focused on the depths of desire, intimacy, and passion through the art of poetry; VV LUXE Events, 3698 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante, $28, 9:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/love-language-events-presents-mental-penetration-erotic-poetry-night-tickets-951797992417?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• Beyond Baroque presents "Anyhow, I Love You," a celebration exploring the soundtrack in author Susan Hayden's lyrical, hybrid memoir, Now You Are a Missing Person; Susan Hayden will share these songs and discuss how they accompanied the writing of the book, in conversation with her husband, music journalist Steve Hochman, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/anyhow-i-love-you-susan-hayden-in-conversation-with-steve-hochman-tickets-978844208377?aff=oddtdtcreator)
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28 SEPTEMBER 2024 — saturday

• The Friends of the Oakland Public Library presents the grand opening for their newly relocated Bookmark Bookstore featuring speakers, food, a silent auction, a children's book giveaway, a library card sign up booth, and more, Bookmark Bookstore, 933 Broadway, Oakland, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookmark-bookstore-grand-opening-tickets-1006354221567?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• Fourth Saturdays Poetry at the Claremont Library monthly poetry reading presents featured poets Tiffany K. Elliott, Bones Awaiting the Blaze, and Scott Noon Creley, Digging a Hole to the Moon, Helen Renwick Library, 208 North Harvard Avenue, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/events/1797746840635833/?ref=newsfeed)
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• Left Margin Lit welcomes writers of all experience levels for their workshop, "Speaking from Experience: Writing Personal Narrative," runs over four Saturdays (September 28 to October 19, 2024), the workshop explores elements of craft pertinent to personal writing: voice, narrative distance, detail, characterization, using writers's personal lives and experiences to generate new writing, work toward a draft of one personal essay by the end of the month, hosted by Jaclyn Moyer, On Gold Hill: A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family from Punjab to California, virtual on Zoom, $275, 10:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.leftmarginlit.org/speaking-from-experience-moyer)
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• Write Now! Bay presents "LIFE LINES Creative Writing Workshop," a workshop led by poets Tureeda Mikell, The Body: Oracle of Memory, and Shizue Seigel, Courting A Man Who Doesn't Talk, Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: medicinefornightmares.com/events/0tc978xa0d0wpfil1jvsq6m0k163gu)
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• Peninsula Book Collaborative presents a "Banned Book Week Bash" where they will have banned books available to purchase, a silent auction, and more, must be twenty-one and up, Peninsula Books, 441 Westlake Center, Daly City, $20, 5:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/peninsula-book-collaborative-banned-book-week-bash-registration-1004125746137?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• San Mateo County Libraries presents their second annual Indie Author Fest featuring keynote speakers, a book fair, readings, literary advice office hours, giveaways, and more, Foster City Community Center, 1000 East Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City, free, 11:30 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/san-mateo-county-libraries-indie-author-fest-tickets-966880986057?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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29 SEPTEMBER 2024 — sunday

• In this "line break" poetry workshop, "Poetry of the Sixth Sense," participants will use dreams, tarot, the powers of sensory and textual associations, and several generative prompts to help them unblock and access new images and narrative, hosted by poet Alex Mattraw, Raw Anyone, private garden location, South Berkeley, $90-$180, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.alexmattraw.com/linebreakworkshops)
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30 SEPTEMBER 2024 — monday

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