Pegasus Books Downtown

06/17/2026

Tonight! Join us at Pegasus Books Downtown at 7pm for a book launch and group reading celebrating the release of Amie Zimmerman’s poetry collection, “False Spring” from Roof Books.

Zimmerman will be joined by beloved poets Wendy Trevino, Rosie Stockton, and Amy De’Ath for an evening of poetry readings. See you there!

“Unreserved and unsparing, Zimmerman’s debut full-length collection, “False Spring”, engages the quiet and weight of one’s conscience in the present moment…Beautiful and timely, Zimmerman questions one’s ability to change the character of a nation and its people, when we know its character.” – m.s. RedCherries

📍Pegasus Books Downtown
2349 Shattuck Ave,

06/12/2026

Tomorrow night! So excited—join us at Pegasus Books Downtown at 7pm on Friday, June 12th for a reading and book talk with Cynthia Gómez, Oakland-based author of “The Nightmare Box” (a favorite of our team at Pegasus).

We’ll be celebrating the release of Gómez’s stunning new q***r gothic, MUÑECA, with fellow horror author Tamika Thompson moderating. See you there!

📍Pegasus Books Downtown
2349 Shattuck Ave,

About the book: Set in 1968 , “MUÑECA” is a vivid, surreal Gothic about a q***r, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.

05/29/2026

Such a special Lyrics & Dirges reading last night. So lucky to have a community of writers like this in our own backyard—thanks to our readers and publishers!

05/29/2026

🥳 This weekend! We’re so excited for the 12th annual Bay Area Book Festival, right here in downtown ✨

Join us at the Brower Center (2150 Allston Way, steps from Downtown Berkeley BART) on Sunday May, 31st from 11-6pm for Inside Ideas—a jam-packed program of author panels, signings, and so much more.

We’ll be hosting Julian Brave Noisecat, Greg Sarris, Terria Smith, Susan Straight, and many more author signings at the Pegasus table. Stoked to be in great company with so many of our indie bookseller friends, plus the Bookworm Block Party right outside on Allston Way 📚🐛

Free & open to the public. Full programming at baybookfest.org/2026schedule. See you there 💫

05/27/2026

Tonight! ☕️ Join us at 7pm for Lyrics & Dirges—our monthly reading series for poets and writers.

We’ve got a fantastic lineup this month: Devi S. Laskar, Chris Stroffolino, Hao C. Tran, and Preeti Vangani ✨Now in its fifteenth year, L&D is hosted and curated by Sharon Coleman. See you tonight!

📍Pegasus Books Downtown
2349 Shattuck Ave,
Hand-collaged poster by Kali.

05/14/2026

See you this eve!

Thrilled to welcome poet, playwright, and Nez Perce scholar Beth Piatote to Pegasus Books Downtown at 7pm next Thursday, May 14th for a reading and craft talk in conversation with fellow poet and scholar Alex Saum-Pascual.

We’ll be celebrating the release of Piatote’s new collection of poems, “distant water”, from Milkweed Editions 🦋 Free & open to the public. See you there!

“distant water” is an exquisite debut poetry collection exploring the way Nez Perce language embodies the inseparable connection of land, sound, and spirit. Learn more at: pegasusbookstore.com/piatote

Piatote is the author of the 2020 short story collection The Beadworkers, which was longlisted for the PEN/Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. She is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley.

📍2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley

05/08/2026

Thrilled to welcome poet, playwright, and Nez Perce scholar Beth Piatote to Pegasus Books Downtown at 7pm next Thursday, May 14th for a reading and craft talk in conversation with fellow poet and scholar Alex Saum-Pascual.

We’ll be celebrating the release of Piatote’s new collection of poems, “distant water”, from Milkweed Editions 🦋 Free & open to the public. See you there!

“distant water” is an exquisite debut poetry collection exploring the way Nez Perce language embodies the inseparable connection of land, sound, and spirit. Learn more at: pegasusbookstore.com/piatote

Piatote is the author of the 2020 short story collection The Beadworkers, which was longlisted for the PEN/Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. She is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley.

📍2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley