• An Evening with Tommy Orange

    Knuth Hall, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, California

    Join us for an incredible evening celebrating literature with the Pulitzer Prize finalist author of There, There. Tommy Orange is a graduate of the MFA...

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  • Hexing the Patriarchy with Ariel Gore

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us for a magical evening with Ariel Gore, Michelle Gonzales (The Spitboy Rule), MK Chavez (Dear Animal), Dani Burlison (All of Me), Michelle Threadgould,...

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  • Dr. M Jackson: The Secret Lives of Glaciers

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

    Dr. M Jackson discusses her new book, The Secret Lives of Glaciers. Praise for The Secret Lives of Glaciers "This outrageous book, rich with revelation and stewardship,...

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  • Michelle Ruiz Keil presents All of Us with Wings

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Michelle Ruiz Keil presents All of Us with Wings Tuesday, October 15, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Michelle Ruiz Keil reads from and signs copies of All...

  • Margaret Gibson & Lisa Rappoport

    Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Margaret Gibson is the poet laureate of Connecticut and has been short-listed for the National Book Award. Her lyrical and meditative poems celebrate the “sometimes painful,...

  • LOGIC MAGAZINE: print/ops – Litquake 2019

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

    LOGIC MAGAZINE: print/ops - Litquake 2019 Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco print/ops : a roundtable about...

  • Mesha Maren and M. Randal O’Wain

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

    M. Randal O'Wain and Mesha Maren discuss their new works, Meander Belt: Family, Loss and Coming of Age in the Working Class South and Sugar Run. About Meander...

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  • Caleb Woods / Harnessing Darkness: Expressing Mental Illness Through Poetry

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Caleb Woods for his first book, Harnessing Darkness: Expressing Mental Illness Through Poetry. Please join us! Harnessing Darkness traces the struggle of living with mental illness. Through...

  • Prerna Lal

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Prerna Lal launching Unsung America: Immigrant Trailblazers and Our Fight for Freedom. Please join us for a most timely discussion. "Deeply insightful and intentionally detailed--Prerna Lal...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Wednesday, October 16, 7:30 pm Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring...

  • Author Reading: Sehba Sarwar, Fan Wu, and liz gonzález

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    This literary event celebrates women of color authors, who will be reading from and talking about their writing and how their various backgrounds influence their...

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  • The Velvet Underground Experience – Litquake 2019

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

    The Velvet Underground Experience - Litquake 2019 Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco   Hat & Beard...

  • Joanna Howard with Rita Bullwinkel & Forrest Gander

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

    Joanna Howard discusses her new memoir Rerun Era with Rita Bullwinkel and Forrest Gander. Praise for Rerun Era ”Rerun Era is both a romp and a deep dive...

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  • Disasterama! Release Party

    Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street

    Celebrate the release of Disasterama!: Adventures in The Queer Underground 1977 - 1997 by Alvin Orloff. A compelling and hilarious memoir of social life in...

  • Ed Hardy: Deeper Than Skin

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

    Legendary American tattoo artist Ed Hardy discusses his groundbreaking tattoos, flash, drawings, and artworks with Jeff Gunderson, contributor to Ed Hardy: Deeper than Skin:Art of the New...

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  • 2019 Moby Dick Reading Marathon

    Breaching on Saturday, October 19: San Francisco’s 2019 Moby Dick reading marathon. Mark your calendars for this tribute to a classic American novel - and...

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  • Pam Grossman / Waking the Witch

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a special late afternoon event in conjunction with the Modern Witches Confluence, presenting Pam Grossman for her new book Waking the Witch. Please join us! Please...

  • LITQUAKE! LIT-Crawl

    LIT-Crawl SF Please join us for a great night of literary fun along 24th Street! 5:00pm - Phase 1:  TONGO EISEN-MARTIN and friends 8:00pm -...

  • Hazel Reading Series at Litcrawl 2019

    the woods 910 Valencia st., San Francisco, CA - California, United States

    Hazel Reading Series is back and is excited to participate at Litcrawl 2019 with some of the best writers of 2019! Join us on October...

  • Mark Mallman: The Happiness Playlist

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

    Mark Mallman discusses his new book, The Happiness Playlist: The True Story of Healing My Heart With Feel-Good Music. Praise for The Happiness Playlist ''Mark Mallman...

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  • Birds of Paradise at LitQuake Lit Crawl

    Lone Palm 3394 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA

    Birds of Paradise at LitQuake Lit Crawl Saturday October 19th, 2019, from 8-9pm at Lone Palm, 3394 22nd Street, San Francisco CA 94110 Presented by Feather...

  • Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films with Arthur Dong

    Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin Avenune, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

    Oscar-nominated and triple Sundance award-winning filmmaker Arthur Dong presents a slide show and talk from his newest book Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature...

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