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  • Caroline J Thibeaux

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

    Caroline J Thibeaux discusses her new book The Dragonglass Bowl: The Dream Walker's Path. About The Dragonglass Bowl Is a dream a thing of Shadow or...

  • Claire Grossman, Terry Taplin, Jacq Greyja

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Claire Grossman studies English literature at Stanford and is co-curator of Cantíl, an Oakland-based reading series. Terry Taplin is an MFA in Creative Writing Candidate...

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  • Día de los muertos / Day of the Dead

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    Featured readers: Rafael Jesús Gonzáez, Jess Medina, Jan Steckel, Andrena Zawinski. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic...

  • George Albon in conversation with Maxwell Shanley

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    George Albon in conversation with Maxwell Shanley celebrating the release of Lyric Multiples: Aspiration, Practice, Immanence, Migration from Nightboat Press A poet's capacious and visionary sequence...

  • Samina Ali

    Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United States

    Samina Ali is an award-winning author, activist and cultural commentator. Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, won France’s prestigious Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award and...

  • What Future 2018

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

    Co-editor Rose Eveleth, and contributors Lauren Smiley, and Annalee Newitz discuss What Future: The Year's Best Ideas To Reclaim, Reanimate And Reinvent Our Future.   Rose Eveleth is a...

  • L.A. Kauffman

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    L.A. Kauffman discussing the subject of her new book How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance published by University of California...

  • BINDERY: The Fight for a Free Press: Book Launch and Panel

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Alison Littman for the launch of her debut novel, Radio Underground. Littman will join New York Times journalist Sheera Frenkel, cybersecurity expert Bill Marczak (Larry King, Washington Post, Vanity Fair) and Camille Fischer from the Electronic...

  • BOOKSMITH: Jonathan Lethem / The Feral Detective

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith hosts Jonathan Lethem for The Feral Detective, his first detective novel since Motherless Brooklyn. With him in conversation is Michael Chabon. Please join us!   Phoebe Siegler first meets...

  • ‘KEROUAC ON RECORD’ WITH MICHAEL GOLDBERG & JOHNNY HARPER

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Michael Goldberg is the author of “Bob Dylan’s Beat Visions (Sonic Poetry),” and interviewed Richard Meltzer for the recently released collection Kerouac on Record, edited...

  • BINDERY: So It’s Come to This: A Going Away Party

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Booksmith's everything Amy Stephenson is moving to New York so soon and throwing a going away party before she takes off. You're invited! Everyone is invited! Come send her...

  • writers with drinks

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018: Rachel Khong (Goodbye, Vitamin) Kirstin Chen (Bury What We Cannot Take) Achy Obejas (The Tower of the Antilles) Tara Sim (Chainbreaker,...

  • Peter Nathaniel Malae in conversation with Alan Soldofsky

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Peter Nathaniel Malae in conversation with Alan Soldofsky celebrating the release of Son of Amity by Peter Nathaniel Malae - published by Oregon State University...

  • Susannah Carlson and Peter Bradbury, editors of Sanctuary

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

     Editors Susannah Carlson and Peter Bradbury discuss Sanctuary: A Collection of Poetry and Prose. About Sanctuary When we started this project eight months ago, we had no...

  • Idra Novey with Marie Mockett and Bernice Yeung

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

    Idra Novey discusses her new novel Those Who Knew with Marie Mockett and Bernice Yeung. Praise for Those Who Knew “There’s an urgent timeliness to this story of...

  • Nicole Chung and Daniel Mallory Ortberg

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

    Nicole Chung discusses her new memoir All You Can Ever Know with Daniel Mallory Ortberg. Praise for All You Can Ever Know "This book moved me to...

  • Karen Finley

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Karen Finley Opening statement by Amy Scholder celebrating the release of Grabbing Pussy By Karen Finley published by OR Books In a breathless cascade of poetry...

  • Kat Gardiner (Little Wonder) with Sea of Bees and Rose Droll

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

    Born in Oklahoma, raised in the Pacific Northwest, and currently based in Detroit, author Kat Gardiner carries a restlessness through her writing that's been honed...

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  • Kat Gardiner, Sea of Bees and Rose Droll

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

    Kat Gardiner discusses her new book from Father/Daughter Records, Little Wonder: A Micro-Fictionalized Account of Honest Failure. With musical performances by Sea of Bees and Rose Droll. About Little...

  • Kim Stanley Robinson

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Please join us in celebrating the publication of Red Moon. Red Moon is a magnificent novel of space exploration and political revolution from New York...

  • Celebrating the life and work of Lucia Berlin

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    with David Berlin, Lydia Kiesling, Rachel Khong, Jim Nisbet, and Robin Sloan celebrating the release of two new books: Welcome Home: A Memoir with Selected Photographs and Letters...

  • InsideStorytime

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    InsideStorytime will be at Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster Street, Oakland, Thursday November 15th, 7-9pm. details TBA

  • Daniel Levin Becker on the Oulipo

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Daniel Levin Becker on the Oulipo celebrating the release of All That is Evident is Suspect edited by Ian Monk and Daniel Levin Becker published...