Pegasus Oakland

07/29/2026

Tonight: summer Lyrics & Dirges 🎤 Come on out for the open mic, plus readings by Carla Schick and Debby Charlene Segal.

Lyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring Bay Area poets and writers. It was started 15 years ago by poets and writers, and is hosted and curated by Sharon Coleman. See you there!

📍Pegasus Books Downtown
2349 Shattuck Ave,

Poster collaged by Kali ✨

07/28/2026

06/17/2026

Tonight at our downtown store! A beautiful poetry collection from small press Roof Books. Amie Zimmerman will be joined by one of our favorite poets, Wendy Trevino, and fabulous LA-based poets Rosie Stockton & Amy De’ath. See you there!

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,

05/29/2026

The ’s biggest literary party is here! See you at the Bay Area Book Festival this weekend. 🤍

05/27/2026

Fantastic lineup tonight of writers at our downtown Berkeley store. See you there!

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

Tonight at our downtown store! One not to miss.

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

04/29/2026

Tonight! Join us at 7pm for Lyrics & Dirges at Pegasus Books Downtown—this month features poet and essayist Persis Karim, plus an open mic ✨

Now in its fifteenth year, L&D is our monthly reading for poets & writers. See you tonight!

📍2349 Shattuck Ave,

Hosted and curated by Sharon Coleman.
Hand-collaged poster by Kali.

04/24/2026

Tomorrow, Saturday 4/25! It’s and we’re thrilled to celebrate together with American Booksellers Association and all our indie bookstores pals! Did you know Indie Bookstore Day was dreamed up right here in Northern California?

As a special prize from Libro.fm, find the Golden Ticket hidden in our store this Saturday to win a one-year subscription of audiobooks. It’s a great way to use an audiobook service that supports indies like us! And, if you start a new one-credit per month membership using the code BOOKSTOREDAY, you get three audiobooks for the price of one.

For Indie Bookstore Day we’ll also have:
-A prize drawing at each store for a basket of Pegasus gear, valued at $100
-A beautiful selection of signed books by some of our favorite authors
-Prisoners Literature Project (PLP) matching grant for books purchased on PLP's behalf
-Double Frequent Reader points
-Spin-wheel prize with purchase
-Discount coupon for a future visit
-Free 2025 calendars for all your collaging needs

All three Pegasus locations in and , all day. See you tomorrow! ✨