Join us at The Growlery in San Francisco to celebrate Grace Rosario Perkins' new book of paintings, "Five Fingered Being". The book is 52 pages, 8x11" and...
Clark Coolidge reads from Poet (Pressed Wafer) and other works. Author of more than twenty books of poetry, Clark Coolidge has occupied a singular place...
Theatre lovers everywhere! Come by Folio Books, 3957 24th St., Monday, November 5 at 7pm for a special treat. Maxine Einhorn will be speaking with...
Cosponsored by Rock 'n Roll Book Club in conjunction with City Lights and Algonquin Books celebrating the release of Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of...
On November 5, Quiet Lightning returns for a series of 9 surprises: Peter Bullen Shirley Huey Fernando Meisenhalter Maia Bull Cassandra Dallett Sarah Henry Sean...
Election Night with Zyzzyva Hosted by Oscar Villalon, ZYZZYVA Managing Editor with Nestor Gomez, Matthew Zapruder, Caille Millner, Dean Rader, Ismail Muhammad, Vanessa Hua, and D.A. Powell Come join a...
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...
Booksmith hosts Jesse Jarnow (Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America) for his new book Wasn't That a Time: The Weavers, the Blacklist, and the Battle for the Soul...
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...
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 celebrating the release of Lyric Multiples: Aspiration, Practice, Immanence, Migration from Nightboat Press A poet's capacious and visionary sequence...
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...
The Bindery hosts a special evening with Micah Perks for her linked story collection True Love and Other Dreams of Miraculous Escape. Joining here are Kate Schatz (Rad Girls Can)...
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...
Please join us at Green Apple Books on Clement street on Thursday, November 8th at 7:00 p.m. as we welcome Hallie Iglehart Austen to discuss her newest book (from Monkfish...
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...
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 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...
Join us for a night of readings from Endangered Species, Enduring Values: An Anthology of San Francisco Area Writers and Artists of Color with contributors Shizue Seigel, Francee Covington, Jennifer...
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...
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...
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,...
The Bindery hosts a special afternoon with Sarah Cooper for her new book How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings: Non-Threatening Leadership Strategies for Women. Please join us!...
Peter Nathaniel Malae in conversation with Alan Soldofsky celebrating the release of Son of Amity by Peter Nathaniel Malae - published by Oregon State University...
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 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...
Booksmith hosts a special evening with Timothy Denevi(Hyper: A Personal History of ADHD) for his new book Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American...
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...
The Bindery hosts a special evening with comedian, actor, and forever nerd Brian Posehn for his new memoir Forever Nerdy: Living My Dorky Dreams and Staying Metal. Please...
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...