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• Daniel Magariel
  Daniel Magariel celebrates the publication of his debut novel "One of the Boys," which begins as a father and his two sons set out, following a bitter divorce and custody battle, from Kansas to New Mexico to start a new life together. When the father begins to act like a stranger, the boys band together […]
• Danya Kukafka
  Danya Kukafka reads from her debut novel, "Girl in Snow," a thriller set in suburban Colorado that begins when the town's golden girl, high school freshman Lucinda Hayes, is found dead near a playground carousel. Suspicion is far-flung but focuses on the inner lives of three outsiders as investigations into the murder shake the town. […]
• Chiara Barzini
  Italian screen and fiction writer Chiara Barzini ("Sister Stop Breathing") visits Green Apple to read from her first novel, "Things That Happened Before the Earthquake," a coming-of-age story set in early '90s Los Angeles. Barzini, who Jhumpa Lahiri has said "writes with a singular voice that is both tense and open," speaks with Kate Schatz […]
• Jarett Kobek
  Jarett Kobek--Author of "ATTA" and "I Hate the Internet"--returns to San Francisco to read from his new novel, "The Future Won't Be Long," an ecstatic story of friendship, sex, art and ambition set in the twilight days of New York City's East Village (1986-1996). Those who enjoyed the excoriating yet comical prose of "I Hate […]
• Ellen Ullman
  Author of the seminal "Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents," about her time as a computer programmer in the late '70s commuting to Silicon Valley from San Francisco's SoMa district, as well as the novels "The Bug" and "By Blood," Ellen Ullman reads from and discusses her new memoir, "Life in Code: A […]
• Writers With Drinks
  Carol Queen is the guest host for Charlie Jane Anders' long-popular monthly literary variety show Writers With Drinks, which this month features Gabe Hudson ("Gork, The Teenage Dragon"), Anna Pulley ("The Lesbian Sex Haiku Book (With Cats!)"), Nick Farmer, Indigo Moor ("Through the Stonecutter's Window"), Inkoo Kang and Toni Newman ("I Rise: The Transformation of […]
• Youre Alive: A Mortal Celebration
  Parlor series You're Going to Die has for a handful of years presented intimate open mics and curated events focused on mortality and the benefits of addressing death head-on and in public. Often combining spoken word and music, the series has consistently sold out venues like Viracocha and The Lost Church, and now presents Midtown […]
• Community Voices: Poets Speak: devorah major
  Every Thursday through Aug. 10, the Museum of the African Diaspora presents Community Voices: Poets Speak, where Bay Area-based Cave Canem poets reflect on themes of the current exhibition. The series culminates with a group reading featuring all participating poets: Alyss Dixon, Charif Shanahan, DéLana R.A. Dameron, Raina León, Indigo Moor, George Higgens, and devorah […]
• Augustus Rose
  Bolinas-born, Chicago-based author Augustus Rose returns to celebrate his new novel, "The Readymade Thief," about a 17-year-old girl on the run who finds refuge with street kids, but discovers they're part of a larger agenda conceived by a group of fanatical men. Rose discusses the novel with Robin Sloan ("Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore").
• Michelle Richmond
  Local NYT-bestselling author of "The Year of Fog," "Golden State" and "The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress," Michelle Richmond reads from her new psychological thriller "The Marriage Pact" as part of Kepler's Premier Event series. The novel follows a newlywed couple as they accept a mysterious wedding gift that enters them into a club they […]