Drag Queen Story Hour Featuring Yves St. Croissant

Oakland Main Library 125 14th St, Oakland

Created by Michelle Tea and RADAR Productions in San Francisco, Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like—drag queens reading stories to...

Free

Jacqueline Winspear

Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley

Jacqueline Winspear reads from her new Maisie Dobbs mystery, To Die But Once. To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of To Die But Once by calling the...

Free

13th Annual Poems Under the Dome

San Franscico City Hall San Francisco City Hall

Mark your calendars! Speak in verse in the belly of the beast! All are welcome to celebrate National Poetry Month inside beautiful San Francisco City...

Free

A Translator Walks into a Bar with Jessica Cohen

Jewish Community Library 1835 Ellis St., San Francisco

Translator Jessica Cohen will discuss the joys and challenges of rendering the work of some of the finest Israeli writers into English. Translators are bridge-builders...

InsideStoryTime: Unrest

Cinnabar 397 Ellis St., San Francisco

InsideStorytime UNREST at Cinnabar, 397 Ellis St. San Francisco, on Thursday April 19th, 7-9 pm, will feature Yang Huang (My Old Faithful), Sumiko Saulson (Somnalia), Dominica Phetteplace, Caitlin Myer, and Ishita Arora.

Free

Joanna Scutts

Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco

Joanna Scutts discusses her new book, The Extra Woman: How Marjorie Hills Led a Generation of Women to Live Alone and Like It. Praise for The...

Free

Åsne Seierstad / Two Sisters

The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco

Two Sisters, by the international bestselling author Åsne Seierstad, tells the unforgettable story of a family divided by faith. Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising...

Free