Ongoing

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo in conversation with Jose Antonio Vargas

City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco

celebrating Marcelo Hernandez Castillo's new book Children of the Land published by HarperCollins This unforgettable memoir from a prize-winning poet about growing up undocumented in...

Free

Launch Reading for “Dear—”

United Japanese Christian Church 136 N Villa Ave., Clovis

A community reading of letters commemorating "Day of Remembrance" and launching "Dear—" a new book project and online letter archive compiled by Brynn Saito with...

Free

Zora Neale Hurston | Stories from the Harlem Renaissance

Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street, San Francisco

Co-presented by MoAD & Litquake In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston—the sole black student at the college—was living in New York, “desperately striving for...

$5 – $10

Anna-Marie McLemore and Elana K Arnold

Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

Two much loved authors. Two fabulous critically-acclaimed new books. One exceptional afternoon. The Red Tour is coming to Kepler’s! Meet Anna-Marie McLemore and Elana K....

Free

P: Carl Becoming a Man

Book Passage 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco

Renowned artist and activist P. Carl uncovers the intricacies of transitioning and finding himself anew in his memoir, Becoming A Man. Carl is an award-winning producer and dramaturg, and...

Free

Robert Hass: Summer Snow

Pt. Reyes Books 11315 CA-1, Pt. Reyes Station

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass reads from Summer Snow, his first collection of new poems in a decade. About Summer Snow A new volume...

Free

Queerbound Queer Open Mic at Alley Cat Books

Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco

  FEB 8 Open Mic, Poetry, Reading Queerbound Queer Open Mic Saturday, February 8, 2020 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Queerbound open mic meets again!!!!!!

Free

Jan Steckel & Shazam at Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic

Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, Oakland

A WOMEN-ONLY open mic featuring poet Jan Steckel and singer-songwriter Shazam. Jan Steckel is a former pediatrician who stopped practicing medicine because of chronic pain....

$7

Writers With Drinks featuring Charles Yu and Meng Jin!

Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco

January's Writers With Drinks features the long-awaited second novel by Charles Yu, plus acclaimed debut author Meng Jin. Plus sex and feminism, science fiction, and...

$5 – $20