Books Events in Berkeley

Check out happening books events all around Berkeley, CA

2026 Bay Area Book Festival

Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Downtown Berkeley

Aunt Lute Popup Booth: Bay Area Book Festival 2026 Bookworm Block Party

Sun, 31 May at 11:00 am Centered on (and in the streets) surrounding Allston Way in Downtown Berkeley as well as at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park Free

Ayelet Waldman's A PERFECT HAND In Store Event and Book Signing

Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Elizabeth Preston's THE CREATURES' GUIDE TO CARING In Store Event

Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Building Worlds, Building Power

Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm The Freight USD 22 to 127

Litquake and Berkeleyside Literary Pub Trivia: 2026 Double Feature

Mon, 23 Feb at 06:00 pm Gilman Brewing Company USD 45

What Haunts Us Still: Surviving and Storytelling

Sun, 31 May at 05:30 pm The Freight USD 22 to 127

Jeremy Lent's ECOCIVILIZATION In Store Event and Book Signing

Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Eleni Sikelianos' MEMORY REHEARSAL In-Store Event And Book Signing

Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Alicia Jo Rabins' WHEN WE'RE BORN WE FORGET EVERYTHING In-Store Event

Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Publishing the Future

Sat, 30 May at 05:30 pm The Freight USD 22 to 127

Thomas W. Laqueur's THE DOG'S GAZE In-Store Event And Book Signing

Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Jennie Durant's BITTER HONEY In-Store Event And Book Signing

Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Bay Area Book Festival: Black Feminist Futurescaping

Sun, 31 May at 07:30 pm The Freight

Chris Ballard's THE PLUNGE In-Store Launch And Book Siging

Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Paul Selig: A Channeled Weekend Workshop in Berkeley

Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am The Hillside Club USD 295 to 395

Eva zu Beck's THE WILDER WAY In-Store Event And Book Signing

Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Looking to Join a Club? Anime Film Club, Book/Manga Club, Gaming & TCG Club

Mon, 27 Apr at 09:00 pm MintPress Art Studio & Gift Shop Free

Nick Greene's HOW TO WATCH SOCCER LIKE A GENIUS In-Store Event

Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Preserving Ancestral Knowledge as BIPOC Writers

Sat, 30 May at 01:30 pm The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room USD 0 to 27

Getting Unstuck with Ramona Ausubel

Sat, 30 May at 01:30 pm The Brower Center, Goldman Theater USD 0 to 27

Becoming an "Authorpreneur"

Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm The Brower Center, Goldman Theater USD 0 to 27

Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford with Editor Peter Y. Sussman

Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Berkeley City Club USD 5 to 10

N.T. McQueen's NEVER HIDE FROM THE DEVIL In-Store Event For Teens

Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Celebrate Clare Cooper Marcus And Her Book GROUNDBREAKING

Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

What is That Beautiful House: Crafting Engaging Settings and Playful Prose

Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room USD 0 to 27

How to Become an Audiobook Narrator

Sat, 30 May at 12:15 pm The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room USD 0 to 27

“Yeah I’m a Writer. Now What?”

Sat, 30 May at 02:45 pm Brower Center, Kinzie Room USD 0 to 27

Y'STREETSIDE: Art & Book Fair!

Sun, 19 Oct at 12:00 pm Half Price Books Free