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  • Alina Smiotanko + James Tracy

    Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Martinis & Writers – Literary Speakeasy!

    Martuni's 4 Valencia St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    This month’s featured guests include Tusiata Avia, Jason Bayani, Natasha Dennerstein, Bill Dupp, and Soma Mei Sheng Frazier.

  • Book Release Party: Uptown Thief by Aya de Leon

    La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    The event will include a reading by Aya de Leon from UPTOWN THIEF, a performance by Vixen Noir, and Aya will be interviewed by Carolina De Robertis.

  • Rolling Writers: R-Dub Love

    Rolling Out Cafe 1722 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In honor of Juliet's birthday, Rolling Writers express and reflect on romantic love the evening before Lammas Eve.

  • Entwined: Sisters and Secrets

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    "Entwined" is a penetrating personal narrative that explores a complex world of disability, loss, reunion, and the resiliency of the human spirit.

  • Poetry Express: Diane Moomey

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Diane has lived and wandered around the US and Canada.

  • Lori Ostlund

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    California Book Award-winner Lori Ostlund celebrates the paperback release of her critically-acclaimed debut novel, After the Parade.

  • Baruch Porras Hernandez hosts The News

    SOMArts 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    We recommend reserving tickets on Eventbrite to guarantee your seat.

  • Dave Madden, Theodore Wheeler, + Amina Gautier

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

    Dave Madden, Theodore Wheeler, and Amina Gautier read from their new story collections.

  • Krys Lee w/ Adam Johnson

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

    Krys Lee presents How I Became a North Korean, a debut novel that follows the lives of three characters as they struggle to survive in the complex and dangerous Chinese territory bordering North Korea.

  • Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Tsering Wangmo Dhompa, the first Tibetan female poet to be published in English, shares her beautifully written memoir, Coming Home to Tibet: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Belonging.

  • InsideStorytime FORBIDDANCE

    Martuni's 4 Valencia St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A fun, cosy event where you can booze and schmooze with the San Francisco literati.

  • Julie Rogers + Adrian Arias

    Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Watson, Sakkis, + Breiseth

    Aggregate Space Gallery 801 W Grand Ave, Oakland , CA, United States

    Doors at 5:45. Reading at 6:15.

  • Judy Halebsky + Nina Lindsay

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    The featured guest poets will be Judy Halebsky and Nina Lindsay.

  • Krys Lee

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In conversation with Michael David Lukas.

  • Megan Abbott

    Books Inc. Opera Plaza 601 Van Ness, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Award-winning author Megan Abbott shares her much buzzed new novel, You Will Know Me.

  • Catamaran Literary Reader, Live Reading

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    A celebration of the release of their Summer Issue, Issue 14.

  • Knapp, Kline, Vossoughi, Salvatierra, + Matus

    Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join Tracey Knapp in celebrating her month-long Poet-in-Residence at the Bazaar Cafe with writers Peter Kline, Siamak Vossoughi, Yaccaira Salvatierra and Gerardo Pacheco Matus.

  • Kaui Hart Hemmings

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

    New York Times bestselling author Kaui Hart Hemmings returns with her new novel How to Party with an Infant.

  • Passages on the Lake 29

    The Terrace Room 1800 Madison St, Oakland , CA, United States

    No cover, always free, with a full bar and restaurant on hand!

  • Drew Magary

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

    Drew Magary presents The Hike, a wild, thrilling fantasy saga that chronicles one man’s epic life-or-death quest.

  • Bruce Jenkins

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

    San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Bruce Jenkins reads from his memoir.

  • Mahnaz Badihian + Jennifer Barone

    Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Joe McGinniss Jr.

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

    Joe McGinniss Jr. is the author of Carousel Court and The Delivery Man.

  • Frederick Speers + Jessica Mejía

    Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Join us for a very special evening of readings with organizer of the Flor y Canto Literary Festival Jessica Mejia and Jam Tarts publisher Frederick Speers. With musical guest Poise.