Jewish writers, including many from the Bay Area, are responsible for some of the most entertaining and mind-bending stories, books, and scripts written in the...
DIESEL, A Bookstore welcomes Mark Haber, Scott Esposito and Editorial Argonáutica to the store to celebrate their latest bilingual books.
Join Pro Arts and Little Black Cart on April 20th, 7:00 - 9:00 at Pro Arts Gallery for a book launch and reception for the English language version of "Inquiry Into the Causes and Nature of the Misery of People" by JP Voyer.
Janice A. Lowe performing works from her debut book, Leaving Cle, with Yohann Potico and Kevin Carnes.
Join us as we welcome Lidia Yuknavitch for her much-anticipated novel The Book of Joan!
Release of Rise: An Anthology of Power and Unity with readings.
Deb Olin Unferth discusses her new story collection Wait Till You See Me Dance with Ethan Nosowsky.
FREE admission, all ages, full menu and bar in the front room.
Join Sixteen Rivers Press poets Erin Rodoni and Gillian Wegener for an evening of reading and discussion.
Amy S. Peele presents her book, Cut.
Kanishk Tharoor discusses his new story collection, Swimmer Among the Stars, with Aaron Bady.
Readings from the contributors of the West Marin Review VII.
Join us for a fun afternoon in Oakland! After the reading, we will meet at the Fairlyland sign at Lake Merritt for open mic readings and a low-rent afterparty.
We're gathering some fantastic writers to share their thoughts on, well, drugs.
An award-winning writer rescues seven first-rate twentieth-century women artists from oblivion—their lives fascinating, their artwork a revelation.
Susan Steinberg talks with Kristen Radtke about her debut graphic novel, Imagine Wanting Only This.
Moderated by Eddie Muller & Jerry Thompson with Kim Addonizio, Nick Petrulakis, Jamie DeWolf, Joe Loya.
Andres Barba discusses his new novel, Such Small Hands, with Yiyun Li, followed by a party sponsored by Transit Books.
Booksmith is delighted to host local literary nonprofit Small Press Traffic as they present two superb visiting poets, Anselm Berrigan + Hoa Nguyen.
Jacqueline Winspear reads from her latest Maisie Dobbs adventure, In This Grave Hour.
In The Last Machine in the Solar System, life on Earth ended billions of years ago, but the last machine carries on.
Featured readers include: Peter Thomas Bullen, Allyson Darling, Fred Dodsworth, Nick Jaina, Ari Moskowitz, Xan Roberti and more.
Andrés Barba discusses and signs "Such Small Hands".
John Waters reads from his new book, Make Trouble, and delivers advice for artists, graduates and anyone trying to make a living as a creative person.
She's a member of the SF Writers' Grotto and the Portuguese Artists Colony.
Discussing Doctorow's book, Walkaway, and Scalzi's book The Collapsing Empire.
Long known as a vital, innovative author in her native Korea (as well as the publisher of Oulipopress), Han Yujoo here presents her first full-length...
Celebrating the release of his new poetry collection In Memory of an Angel.
Activist, former political prisoner, and poet Ericka Huggins reaches into her own history, reading the words of her sheroes and heroes.
Orlando White receives the Poetry Center Book Award for LETTERRS and reads with award judge Patrick James Dunagan.