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Omar El Akkad
Omar El Akkad
reading from his new novel What Strange Paradise published by Alfred Knopf From the widely acclaimed, best-selling author of American War: a new novel—beautifully written, unrelentingly...
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Matthew Specktor in conversation with Adam Pfahler
Matthew Specktor in conversation with Adam Pfahler
Matthew Specktor and Adam Pfahler discuss Always Crashing in the Same Car: On Art, Crisis, and Los Angeles, California by Matthew Specktor published by Tin House Blending memoir...
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Jennifer Jewell
Jennifer Jewell
Jennifer Jewell joins us to celebrate the publication of Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast (Timber Press). “One of the...
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Creative Writing Reading Series Jamil Jan Kochai
Creative Writing Reading Series Jamil Jan Kochai
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...
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Poets@Play!
Poets@Play!
After a long absence, Poets@Play is returning! For those not familiar with it, P@P is an informal writing group that meets at the Edwin Markham...
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Online Intensive Literary Seminar Series – Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh
Online Intensive Literary Seminar Series – Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh
Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh If you have been looking for a novel that is as sumptuous as Downton Abbey or The Crown—and as smart...
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Virtual Event: David Hoon Kim and Kevin Brockmeier
Virtual Event: David Hoon Kim and Kevin Brockmeier
Join us on Tuesday, August 3 at 6pm PT when David Hoon Kim discusses his debut novel, Paris is a Party, Paris is a Ghost,...
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Keith Boykin
Keith Boykin
JOIN US ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 6PM PT WHEN KEITH BOYKIN DISCUSSES HIS BOOK, RACE AGAINST TIME: THE POLITICS OF A DARKENING AMERICA, AT 9TH AVE! Masks...
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9th Ave: Kaveh Akbar
9th Ave: Kaveh Akbar
Join us on Thursday, August 5 at 6pm PT when Kaveh Akbar reads from his latest poetry collection, Pilgrim Bell, in-person at 9th Ave! MASKS REQUIRED ...
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Nomadic Press Virtual Open Mic #70
Nomadic Press Virtual Open Mic #70
90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9 If you enjoy spaces like this...
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Offsite: Authors on the Street @ Inner Sunset Flea
Offsite: Authors on the Street @ Inner Sunset Flea
Join us on Sunday, August 8th at 12pm PT for the latest Authors on the Street event at Inner Sunset Flea! Featuring writers Jazmin Darznik,...
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Reimagine Candlelight Vigil with Author Armistead Maupin
Reimagine Candlelight Vigil with Author Armistead Maupin
Monday, August 9 12:00pm-1:30pm PDT At this month's Reimagine Candlelight Vigil, our special guest is "Tales of the City" author Armistead Maupin. Let's honor our loved...
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Jessamyn Stanley, Yoke
Jessamyn Stanley, Yoke
VIRTUAL EVENT: Bestselling author and staff favorite Jessamyn Stanley (Every Body Yoga) will join us online to discuss her new book, Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance,...
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Alta Live: The Future of Quarantine
Alta Live: The Future of Quarantine
Many years before “quarantine” entered quotidian language during the COVID-19 pandemic, Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley were at work on a book about it, researching...
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Virtual Event: Nawaaz Ahmed and Nina McConigley
Virtual Event: Nawaaz Ahmed and Nina McConigley
Join us on Thursday, August 12th at 6pm PT when Nawaaz Ahmed discusses his debut, Radiant Fugitives, with Nina McConigley on Zoom! Zoom Registration https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_bvWs1Xb1R5KoaIVf1tstCg...
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Nomadic Press Virtual Open Mic #71
Nomadic Press Virtual Open Mic #71
90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9 If you enjoy spaces like this...
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Charlie Jane Anders and Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Charlie Jane Anders and Maggie Tokuda-Hall
JOIN US ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 AT 6PM PT WHEN CHARLIE JANE ANDERS JOINS US TO DISCUSS HER BOOK, NEVER SAY YOU CAN'T SURVIVE: HOW TO GET THROUGH...
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Kyle Beachy and José Vadi
Kyle Beachy and José Vadi
JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 AT 6PM PT WHEN KYLE BEACHY JOINS US TO DISCUSS HIS BOOK, THE MOST FUN THING: DISPATCHES FROM A SKATEBOARD LIFE, WITH...
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On the Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness
On the Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness
To live in a body that is fat and Black is to exist at the margins of a society that creates the conditions for anti-fatness...
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Lucy Jones and Stephen Sparks
Lucy Jones and Stephen Sparks
Discuss Losing Eden: Our Fundamental Need for the Natural World and Its Ability to Heal Body and Soul Facebook Twitter Pinterest Friday, August 20, 2021 - 12:00pm...
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Jingletown Reading & Open Mic
Jingletown Reading & Open Mic
Jingletown Reading & Open Mic is a monthly event that celebrates writers & artists committed to social justice and determined to make a positive change...
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Evening Literary Seminar: A Month in the Country, J.L. Carr
Evening Literary Seminar: A Month in the Country, J.L. Carr
THIS SESSION IS ONLINE A Month In The Country by J. L. Carr Kimberly has been trying to get this slim novella into your hands...
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Lucas Bessire and William DeBuys
Lucas Bessire and William DeBuys
In conversation about drought, extinction, and ways forward Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tuesday, August 24, 2021 - 6:00pm Crowdcast Tickets: Sliding scale ($0-$100) Anthropologist Lucas Bessire and novelist...
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Virtual Event: Marc Anthony Richardson and Carolina de Robertis
Virtual Event: Marc Anthony Richardson and Carolina de Robertis
Join us on Wednesday, August 25th at 6pm PT when Marc Anthony Richardson joins us to discuss his novel, Messiahs, with Carolina de Robertis on...
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Michelle Ruiz Keil / Summer in the City of Roses
Michelle Ruiz Keil / Summer in the City of Roses
Booksmith is thrilled to host Michelle Ruiz Keil again for her second novel, Summer in the City of Roses. More to be announced soon, but save the date...
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Nomadic Press Virtual Open Mic #73
Nomadic Press Virtual Open Mic #73
90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9 If you enjoy spaces like this...
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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Kim Shuck
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Kim Shuck
JOIN US ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 AT 3PM PT WHEN ROXANNE DUNBAR-ORTIZ IS JOINED BY KIM SHUCK TO DISCUSS HER LATEST BOOK, NOT A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS: SETTLER...
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Pussypedia: Zoe Mendelson and Maria Conejo with Carol Queen
Pussypedia: Zoe Mendelson and Maria Conejo with Carol Queen
JOIN US ON MONDAY, AUGUST 30 AT 6PM PT WHEN ZOE MENDELSON AND MARIA CONEJO JOIN US TO DISCUSS THEIR BOOK, PUSSYPEDIA: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE, ON ZOOM! Zoom...
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Virtual event: Angela Chen and Sherronda J. Brown on Asexuality Possibilities
Virtual event: Angela Chen and Sherronda J. Brown on Asexuality Possibilities
Register for the Zoom event https://bit.ly/Asexuality09-01-21 or watch on live on YouTube. Presented by the San Francisco Public Library and The Booksmith: Angela Chen, author...
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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Ishmael Reed
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Ishmael Reed
Discusses her latest book, Not "A Nation of Immigrants": Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion Facebook Twitter Pinterest Thursday, September 2, 2021...
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Nomadic Press Virtual Open Mic #74
Nomadic Press Virtual Open Mic #74
90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9 If you enjoy spaces like this...
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