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• Louise Aronson
  Author of "A History of the Present Illness" Louise Aronson, MD, MFA presents her new book "Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life." Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, she cares for diverse, frail older patients and directs the Pathways to Discovery Program, the Northern California Geriatrics Education Center and UCSF Medical […]
• Undocumented Consequences: Life on Both Sides of t
  City Lights presents scholars Beth C. Caldwell ("Deported Americans: Life after Deportation to Mexico," Duke University Press) and Ana Raquel Minian ("Undocumented Lives: The Untold Story of Mexican Migration," Harvard University Press) in discussion about their new books; they explore the history of undocumented migration from Mexico to the U.S. and the consequences of the […]
• Shipwreck returns to Booksmith: Mary Poppins Editi
  The popular, competitive erotic fanfiction series that ran monthly at Booksmith for 5+ years returns for a special one-off event, with co-creator Amy Stephenson returning from New York to host. This show's theme is P. L. Travers' "Mary Poppins." Featuring previous champions Joe Wadlington and Maggie Tokuda-Hall alongside Kirstie Haruta, Alan Leggitt, Amanda Rosenberg, Molly […]
• Ocean Vuong with Rebecca Solnit
  Recipient of the 2014 Ruth Lily and Sargent Rosenberg Poetry fellowship, a 2016 Whiting Award and the 2017 T.S. Eliot Prize for his poetry ("Night Sky With Exit Wounds"), Ocean Vuong reads from his widely anticipated debut novel, "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," which is composed as a letter from a son to a mother […]
• Robert Macfarlane with Rebecca Solnit
  Cambridge-based Robert Macfarlane makes a rare West Coast appearance to discuss his new book "Underland: A Deep Time Journey," which, like his previous books "Mountains of the Mind," "Wild Places," "The Old Ways" and "Landmarks," explores the complex, crucial intersections between the human and the natural world. In conversation with Rebecca Solnit. Each ticket includes […]
• Youth Speaks: 2019 Queeriosity Showcase
  One of the longest-running programs at Youth Speaks, Queeriosity is an LGBTQIA+ event that explores personal and historical narratives that (re)frame perceptions of language, sexuality and gender. Featuring an intergenerational lineup of artists who were chosen based on their participation in weekly workshops, Queeriosity is intended to be a space where one's authentic self is […]
• Obi Kaufmann
  Author of "The California Field Atlas" Obi Kaufmann presents "The State of Water: Understanding California's Most Precious Resource." Offering nine perspectives to illustrate the most pressing challenges facing California's water infrastructure, Kaufmann reveals pragmatic and inspired solutions to how water in the West can continue to support agriculture, municipalities and the environment.
• Radar Superstar 2019: The Future of Storytelling
  This year's Radar Superstars showcase is curated by Seattle Civic Poet and James W. Ray Distinguished Artist Award recipient Anastacia Renee, with performances by Aimee Suzara, librecht baker and Tommy Pico, and a special Adult Drag Queen Story Hour run by Honey Mahogany. The night ends with a KIKI for Juliana Delgado Lopera, Radar's beloved […]
• Neal Stephenson
  Neal Stephenson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of "Seveneves," "Anathem," "Reamde" and "Cryptonomicon," reads from his latest novel, "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell." A sci-fi thriller, the book follows Richard Dodge Forthrast after his death; as a young man, he wrote a will directing his body to be given to a cryonics company […]
• Ilya Kaminsky and Heather Altfeld
  Ilya Kaminsky's previous book of poems, "Dancing in Odessa" (Tupelo Press), won the Whiting Writer's Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Metcalf Award, the Dorset Prize and the Ruth Lilly Fellowship. Kaminsky will be in town for a rare appearance, reading from his new collection "Deaf Republic" with local poet Heather Altfeld ("The […]