Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Franciscoreading from Minutes of Glory and Other Stories published by The New Press A dazzling short story collection from the person Chimamanda Ngozi...
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Nona Caspers and Friends
James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center of San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco,, San FranciscoJoin us to celebrate Nona Caspers' latest book, the novel, The Fifth Woman. Publisher’s Weekly said, “This gem of a collection is a transcendent portrayal...
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Folkland Book Club featuring books from Small Press Distribution
Oakland Public Library - Main Branch 125 - 14th Street, OaklandJoin us for a monthly book club featuring titles from Small Press Distribution. Pick up a free copy of our February book at the January...
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Jan Steckel and Tom Odegard at #we
The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland#we presents Tom Odegard speaking on "Being Intersex" and reading poetry on the subject, and Jan Steckel speaking on “Bi Babes in the Woods” and reading...
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Lloyd Kahn
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San FranciscoA Celebration of The Pacific Ocean: Lloyd Kahn's Latest Book, Driftwood Shacks: Anonymous Architecture Along the California Coast from Shelter Publications Preceded by Discussion and Vintage...
Renowned SF Poet Lew Ellingham Celebrates Birthday With Book Launch
The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San FranciscoCome celebrate Lew Ellingham's 80+ (?) birthday wherein he will launch his new book, 2018; new narrative exponent, poet, and playwright Kevin Killian talks about...
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Jill Abramson: This Is Now with Angie Coiro
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo ParkOne of the news media's most qualified voices examines critical information battlegrounds: old media vs. new, documented veracity vs. clickbait. Jill Abramson follows four companies—...
$15 – $45
REBECCA SOLNIT
Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San FranciscoBuy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Rebecca Solnit is an incisive voice on topics ranging from feminism to the environment, western and indigenous history to literary criticism,...
$29
BERKELEY ARTS & LETTERS: Possible Minds: Twenty-Five Ways of Looking at AI
Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, BerkeleyBerkeley Arts & Letters presents a panel discussion on the future of artificial intelligence and the nature of human existence. Please note: This event is...
$12 – $49