9th Ave: Kaveh Akbar

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

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 ...

Free

Book Launch: Monkey Around by Jadie Jang

Arc Studios & Gallery 1246 Folsom St., San Francisco, California

We are proud to host the book launch for Monkey Around! The debut novel from Claire Light (writing as Jadie Jang) About this event Monkey...

Free – $15

Book Launch: Monkey Around by Jadie Jang

online CA, United States

(UPDATE: We are canceling the live in-person reading and will shift to online only, please RSVP to receive the link to Zoom room or join...

Free

Nomadic Press Virtual Open Mic #70

online CA, United States

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...

Free

Kat Zhang

online CA, United States

Register Meet Kat Zhang, children’s book author of Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao in an interactive food-themed read-aloud certain to delight. Learn how the mixture of...

Free

Beautiful Black Books featuring Tolu Agbelusi!

online CA, United States

Poetry Center San José presents its new program Beautiful Black Books featuring Tolu Agbelusi reading and in conversation with host Tshaka Campbell! Tolu Agbelusi is...

Free

Offsite: Authors on the Street @ Inner Sunset Flea

Inner Sunset Flea Market 800 Irving Street, San Francisco

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,...

Free

Reimagine Candlelight Vigil with Author Armistead Maupin

online CA, United States

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...

Free

Virtual Event: Claire Luchette and Helen Ellis

online CA, United States

Join us on Monday, August 9th at 6pm PT when Claire Luchette joins us to discuss her debut novel, Agatha of Little Neon, with Helen...

Free

Odd Mondays Reading “Poetry & Poetic Prose”

online CA, United States

August 9 at 7pm Pacific, the Odd Mondays reading series brings you an hour of poetry and poetic prose on Zoom. Paul Corman-Roberts reads from...

Free

Jessamyn Stanley, Yoke

online CA, United States

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,...

Free

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

reading from American Estrangement published by W.W. Norton One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2021 This is a virtual event that will be hosted...

VIRTUAL EVENT: 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....

Tao Lin with Tommy Orange / Leave Society

online CA, United States

Booksmith is thrilled to host Tao Lin again for his new novel, Leave Society. He'll be in conversation with Tommy Orange. Join us! This event is free and all...

Free

Katherine E. Standefer, Kate Washington & Naomi Williams

online CA, United States

Katherine E. Standefer and Kate Washington discuss their new books on healthcare with Naomi Williams Facebook Twitter Pinterest  Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 7:00pm Crowdcast CA Tickets:...

Free

Alta Live: The Future of Quarantine

online CA, United States

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...

Free

Virtual Event: Da’Shaun L. Harrison and Kiese Laymon

online CA, United States

Join us on Wednesday, August 11th at 6pm PT when Da'Shaun L. Harrison discusses their book, Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness, with Kiese Laymon on...

Free

Benjamin Gucciardi with Eduardo C. Corral

Launch Party for Benjamin Gucciardi's new poetry collection West Portal published by University of Utah Press Winner of the 2020 Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize...

Virtual Event: Nawaaz Ahmed and Nina McConigley

online CA, United States

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...

Free

Alia Volz

Kerouac Alley 255 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, San Francisco, California, United States

City Lights in conjunction with Vesuvio Cafe present A celebration of the paperback edition of Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco by...

Free

Voz Sin Tinta

online CA, United States

Every 2nd Thursday of the month at Alley Cat Books in the heart of the Mission!Hosted and curated by Marguerite Munoz and René Vaz.Each reading...

Free