The East Bay has been the baby brother, the runt puppy, the mute stepsister of the Bay Area literary scene. Not really. We have a ton going on, but there’s maybe 20 tons going on in San Francisco. I love it all. Living somewhere that has lit events going on every night. Sometimes more than [...]
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get your brain to EBOB – April 21
EBOB – Tonight! April 21 7-9pm The Layover 1517 Franklin St. Downtown Oakland The lineup is a little different from the one on the brain car. We will miss Peg Alford Pursell tonight but she’ll be here next time! For tonight, check this out: Kyrsten Bean Hugh Behm-Steinberg Hollie Hardy Evan Karp Ethel Rohan and [...]
EBOB 2012!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012 7-9pm EBOB kicks off the new year with a fantastic lineup of readers, including: *Carolyn Cooke, author of Daughters of the Revolution (Knopf June 2011) and Bostons (Houghton Mifflin 2001) *Laura E. Davis, Editor, Weave Magazine, and author of forthcoming chapbook with Finishing Line Press *Paul Corman-Roberts, Fiction Editor, Full of [...]
EBOB gets some Oakland love
Check out the article in this month’s Oakland Magazine, in which I tell the world (i.e. the wise people who read Oakland Mag) about EBOB and the fabulous East Bay literary community. Turns out a very talented writer friend from far away is coming into town in January and I happen to have a book [...]
Next EBOB. April 30. It. Will. Be. Awesome.
OK. Just try. Seriously, you need to settle down. It’s still 3 weeks from yesterday. All right. You can get a little excited. Don’t overdo. It’s only going to the THE BEST EBOB EVER. Along with every other EBOB thus far. Look at these gorgeous readers. Just LOOK. And then show up to hear them, [...]
Next EBOB!
The date for the next EBOB is set! Set aside Saturday April 30, 6:30-8:30 for some great words provided by Meg Day, Kristin FitzPatrick, and others. Location: The Layover.
EBOB 4
Three awesome EBOBs … let’s make it four! The number of hugely talented East Bay writers blows the mind. Join us for further mind-blowing on Saturday, November 13, 7-9pm at our favorite venue, The Layover, for readings by: Denise Bostrom Christy Chan Missy Church Jane Hammons Charles Kruger and Roger Porter With a brief, but [...]
EBOB 3 Review, etc.
Charles Kruger wrote a lovely review about EBOB 3, which acknowledged the readers with much-deserved praise. See? It really was a great night. I do not lie about such things. Please plan on joining us in November, when EBOB will feature even more great East Bay writers, including Jane Hammons and Missy Church. And please [...]
EBOB 3 was pretty great, I have to say.
EBOB 3 took place on August 28, and the readers were stellar. Really. All of our readers thus far have been great examples of the talent over this way, and, as we get our bearings, we are thrilled to continually discover fantastic East Bay writers to feature. It is heartening to see the demand and [...]
EBOB Submissions
Hey, look! We have a new submissions manager from the wonderful people at Submishmash that is very fun and easy to use! Submit to East Bay on the Brain We would love to see amazing writing from East Bay writers who are interested in participating in the next EBOB, which will occur sometime in November, [...]
