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Presented by Lemony Snicket and Radio Silence. Bring a book to read to yourself in silence. Drinks and light snacks will be available. There is...

POETS! 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, 7-9 pm Featured poets + open mic hosted by Jerry Ferraz   On the first and third Monday...

The Bindery hosts a special evening to celebrate Daniel Handler's new novel Bottle Grove. With him in conversation is Dan Stone, and we'll have specialty cocktails created by...

Eat, Sleep, Love, by Chuck Forester, is a fond look back on a brief time when life opened up for gay men only to collapse with the...

discussing the subject of his new book THE DREAMT LAND: Chasing Water and Dust Across California published by Alfred Knopf A vivid, searching journey into...

Carolina De Robertis w/R. O. Kwon / LAUNCH for Cantoras Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - 7:30pm Body: The Bindery hosts a special evening to launch...

September 5, 6pm-9pm Opening Reception A free public celebration of the third Aunt Charlie’s art exhibition, featuring the work of Darwin Bell. Recently named “Best...

John Billheimer joins us to discuss his new book, Hitchcock and the Censors. About Hitchcock and the Censors Throughout his career, Alfred Hitchcock had to deal...

reading from his new novel Bottle Grove published by Bloomsbury Books A razor-sharp tale of two couples, two marriages, a bar, and a San Francisco...

Neeli Cherkovski and Jim Dunn, reading and in conversation Thursday, September 5 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco...

Booksmith hosts New York Times technology correspondent Mike Isaac for the San Francisco launch ofSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uber. With Mike in conversation is Casey Newton (The Interface). Please join...

Come celebrate the launch of Sarah Rosenthal and Valerie Witte's collaborative chapbook, 'The Grass Is Greener When the Sun Is Yellow', and Brent Armendinger's 'Street...

Genny Lim, Nellie Wong, and Flo Oy Wong return to CHSA! These three monumentally influential women artists and poets all trace their roots to China’s...

Re/Search celebrates the release of Issue 19: UNDERGROUND LIVING with V. Vale and Rudy Rucker. V. Vale has traversed the major global underground movements of...

Join Kearny Street Workshop for a panel on the experiences of living as a professional artist, featuring Weston Teruya, Terisa Siagatonu, and DJ Umami, and...

reading from her debut novel Machine published by Graywolf Press Susan Steinberg's first novel, Machine, is a dazzling and innovative leap forward for a writer whose most recent...

discussing the subject of Savage Ecology: War and Geopolitics at the End of the World by Jairus Grove from Duke University Press Jairus Victor Grove...

Join us for a night of queer latino poetry! Free, part of QTPOC at Strut More info to come! QTPOC at Strut is every Thursday...

Join Join San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and special guests for a poem jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series takes...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Hauntings: Celebrating Two Lines 31 & 25 Years of Two Lines TBD Celebrate 25 years of Two Lines and the latest issue with us!...

Voz Sin Tinta: Our monthly bilingual poetry series and open mic. Thu, September 12, 6:30pm – 9:00pm DescriptionSponsored by Alejandro Murguia, curated by Marguerite Munoz...

celebrating the release of Father's Day - by Matthew Zapruder from Copper Canyon Press and Little Glass Planet - by Dobby Gibson from Graywolf Press about Father's...

Sharon Marcus discusses her new book, The Drama of Celebrity, with David Henkin. About The Drama of Celebrity A bold new account of how celebrity works...

This event is in celebration of the seven amazing female muralists who created San Francisco's iconic Women's Building- and the launch of their new book,...

Join us for an afternoon of #StillHereSF QTPOC Latinx Voices! Featuring: Cathy Arellano Tina Valentin Aguirre Prado Gomez Mason J. Cristina Mitra Amanda Vigil Amelia...