• Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake at Jessie Square

    Jessie Square 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Lines and lyrics from Litquake Nation! Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians share their work in...

    Free
  • Ruchika Tomar: A Prayer for Travelers

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

    Ruchika Tomar discusses her new novel, A Prayer for Travelers. Praise For A Prayer for Travelers "Sometimes characters come along that demand a new kind of...

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  • Ronald E. Purser: McMindfulness

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

    Ronald E. Purser discusses his new book, McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, with Gary Gach. Praise for McMindfulness “Far from being either a...

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  • phren-Z Live Reading

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

    Join Santa Cruz’s online literary magazine phren-Z who will host local writers as they read their new and recent work. Reading authors will be announced...

  • Jay Wexler

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Jay Wexler will be joining us to discuss his new book Our Non-Christian Nation: How Athiests, Satanists, Pagans, and Others are Demanding Their Rightful Place in...

  • Lila Savage

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

    Lila Savage discusses her new novel, Say Say Say. Praise for Say Say Say “I cannot think when I Iast read a novel which moved me...

  • Kalyn Josephson with Tara Sim

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    We’re launching Kalyn Josephson's debut novel, The Storm Crow a thrilling new fantasy that follows a fallen princess as she ignites a rebellion to bring...

  • GEARS TURNING w/ Kim Shuck

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us for an afternoon of wonderful poetry by SF Bay Area based poets, artists, and musicians with your host Kim Shuck. To participate in...

  • Short, Shorter, Shortest Fiction, an Odd Mondays Reading

    Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Short stories are back in vogue now. Collections are being published by large, medium, and small publishers alike. Short stories also come in large, medium,...

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  • POETS! – David Holper + 1 followed by an open mic

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

    David Holper is a performing poet and Professor of English at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California. He recently published his second book of...

  • Jasmine Guillory – – The Wedding Party

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome our friend Jasmine Guillory to celebrate the publication of her third novel, The Wedding Party, on Monday, July 15th at 7pm. The...

  • Helen Phillips with Sarah Rich / The Need

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Helen Phillips for her new novel The Need. She'll be in conversation with Sarah Rich. Please join us! When Molly, home alone with her two young children,...

  • Karl Marlantes

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

    Karl Marlantes discusses his new novel, Deep River. Praise for Deep River “Marlantes poignantly depicts the intimacies of personal dramas that echo the twentieth century’s unprecedented...

  • The B Stands for Bi, a Perfectly Queer Reading

    Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    There are many ways to be Queer, being Bi, for instance. Does being Bi influence an author's writing--what they write about, who their characters are,...

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  • Litquake 20th Anniversary Party

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Help the Bay Area literary community celebrate two decades (to the day) of the world-famous festival known as Litquake. Founded in a dive bar 20...

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  • Bruce Conforth on Robert Johnson

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

    Bruce Conforth discusses his new book, Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson. Praise for Up Jumped the Devil “This is the book...

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  • Bruce Conforth on Robert Johnson

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

    Bruce Conforth discusses his new book, Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Rovert Johnson. Praise for Up Jumped the Devil “This is the book...

  • THE RACKET!

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Details soon! https://www.facebook.com/theracketseries/

  • Jan Steckel at Third Thursdays at Willow Glen Library

    Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Ave, San Jose , CA, United States

    Featured reader: Jan Steckel! Open mic to follow. Free and open to the public. Jan Steckel is a former pediatrician who stopped practicing medicine because...

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  • Lily Bernheimer: The Shaping of Us

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

    Lily Bernheimer discusses her new book, The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being. About The Shaping of Us Spaces we...

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  • After Hours – Eric Kleinenberg: Palaces for the People

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours - Eric Kleinenberg: Palaces for the People Friday, July 19th | 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Eric Klinenberg (Heat Wave, Fighting...

  • Larry Bloom on Sol LeWitt

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

    Lary Bloom discusses his new biography, Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas. About Sol LeWitt Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), one of the most influential artists of the...

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  • Lary Bloom on Sol LeWitt

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

    Lary Bloom discusses his new biography, Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas. About Sol LeWitt Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), one of the most influential artists of the...

  • Charlie Getter & Tom Stolmar

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Charlie Getter & Tom Stolmar Not to be missed!

  • Bay Area Poetry Marathon

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

    * Saturday, July 20 ____ Curator: Tongo Eisen-Martin ____ Readers:  TBA          * Saturday, September 28 100 Thousand Poets For Change / Bay Area Poetry Marathon joint...

  • Silent Book Club SF

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...

  • Chuck Klosterman / Raised in Captivity

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

    Booksmith welcomes Chuck Klosterman back to the store for his new story collection, Raised in Captivity. More information to be announced soon, but please save the date and...