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  • June 2021
  • Tue 1
    June 1, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    GOOD EGGS by Rebecca Hardiman | GGP Online Book Club

    Please join us on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of GOOD EGGS by Rebecca Hardiman. The...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Tokyo Ever After: Emiko Jean with Gloria Chao

    online CA, United States

    Co-presented by Eastwind Books Litquake is thrilled to present this launch event for Tokyo Ever After, the latest from Emiko Jean. The Princess Diaries meets...

    Free
  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Emiko Jean: Tokyo Ever After

    About this event Co-presented by Eastwind Books The Princess Diaries meets Crazy Rich Asians in Emiko Jean’s Tokyo Ever After, a “refreshing, spot-on” (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Grace Perry and Greg Mania

    online

    Join us on Thursday, June 3rd at 6pm PT when Grace Perry is joined by Greg Mania to discuss her book, The 2000s Made Me...

    Free
  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Show Us Your Spines QTPOC Resident’s Reading (May/June)

    online CA, United States

    Show Us Your Spines QTBIPOC Artist Residency Showcase. This show is the culmination of their work with the SF Public Library Archives. About this Event...

    Free
  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Stacy D. Flood / The Salt Fields: A Novella

    Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual event with Stacy D. Flood for his novella The Salt Fields. This event is free and all ages, but RSVP is required. Event...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Grace Perry and Greg Mania

    JOIN US ON THURSDAY, JUNE 3 AT 6PM PT WHEN GRACE PERRY IS JOINED BY GREG MANIA TO DISCUSS HER BOOK, THE 2000S MADE ME GAY:...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    New Directions @ 85: The Anniversary Celebration

    City Lights celebrates the 85th anniversary of this trailblazing publishing house with Forrest Gander as MC and special guests Barbara Epler, Declan Spring, and other surprise guests New...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Stacy D. Flood / The Salt Fields: A Novella

    Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual event with Stacy D. Flood for his novella The Salt Fields. He'll be in conversation with Ship of Fates author Caitlin Chung. This event...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    Susan Bernofsky and Kate Zambreno

    The Center for the Art of Translation presents renowned translator Susan Bernofsky in this celebration of her long-awaited biography of the modernist writer Robert Walser, Clairvoyant...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Mount Madonna School Speaker Series with Maria Dahvana Headley: Rethinking Traditional Gender in Classic Literature

    The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public speaker series based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) began in February and the season concludes June 3...

  • Fri 4
    June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: M. Leona Godin & Maggie Nelson

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Friday, June 4 at 6pm PT when M. Leona Godin joins us to discuss her book, There Plant Eyes: A Personal and...

    Free
  • Fri 4
    June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #61

    online CA, United States

    90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9 If you enjoy spaces like this...

    Free
  • Fri 4
    June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: M. Leona Godin and Maggie Nelson

    OIN US ON FRIDAY, JUNE 4 AT 6PM PT WHEN M. LEONA GODIN JOINS US TO DISCUSS HER BOOK, THERE PLANT EYES: A PERSONAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY...

  • Fri 4
    June 4, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm PDT

    Words out Loud Spoken Word Series – Opposites Attract Open Mic

    Words out Loud: Open Mic – Opposites Attract (Love and Hate) Join us for a Topical Open Mic Three minutes per reader, subject to adjustment...

    Free
  • Sat 5
    June 5, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    Dara McAnulty: Award-winning 16-year old author launches Diary of a Young Naturalist in the US

    Dara McAnulty, winner of several major awards, joins us to launch his extraordinary Diary of a Young Naturalist (Milkweed Editions) in the U.S. "Dara's is an extraordinary...

  • Sat 5
    June 5, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    Chet’la Sebree

    reading from and discussing FIELD STUDY published by FSG Originals Winner of the 2020 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets Chet'la Sebree's Field...

  • Sat 5
    June 5, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Babylon Salon Summer 2021 Performance

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Saturday, June 5, 2021 when Babylon Salon's reading & performance series hosts a special Zoom-based show, featuring Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives...

    Free
  • Sat 5
    June 5, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Babylon Salon presents Deesha Philyaw, Meredith Talusan, Joshua Mohr, Emma Copley Eisenberg & Sunshine Becker

    Booksmith and The Bindery are thrilled to partner with Babylon Salon for their Spring event, featuring readings by Deesha Philyaw, Meredith Talusan, Joshua Mohr, Emma Copley Eisenberg & Sunshine Becker! Please note: this is a free,...

  • Sun 6
    June 6, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    Kids Storytime: “Wishes” by Mượn Thị Văn & “When Lola Visits” by Michelle Sterling

    Come enjoy two read-a-loud new children’s picture books: "Wishes" by Mượn Thị Văn, and "When Lola Visits" by Michelle Sterling. Join us in our kids...

  • Tue 8
    June 8, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    Claire Nelson and Signe Johansen

    Claire Nelson joins us to discuss her debut memoir, Things I Learned From Falling (HarperOne). The gripping first-person account of one woman's survival in Joshua Tree National...

  • Tue 8
    June 8, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT

    Slipping: Mohamed Kheir and Robin Moger in conversation with Yasmine El Rashidi

    online CA, United States

    Virtual Event 2:00 pm PT | 3:00 pm MT | 4:00 pm CT | 5:00 pm ET Two Lines Press joins the Transnational Literary Series...

    Free
  • Tue 8
    June 8, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Chaney Kwak and Daniel Handler

    online

    Join us on Tuesday, June 8 at 6pm PT when Chaney Kwak is joined by Daniel Handler for the launch of his book, The Passenger:...

    Free
  • Tue 8
    June 8, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Matthew Clark Davison with Paul Lisicky / Launch for Doubting Thomas: A Novel

    Booksmith is thrilled to host the virtual launch for Matthew Clark Davison and his fiction debut, Doubting Thomas: A Novel. This will be a special evening celebrating queer...

  • Tue 8
    June 8, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Chaney Kwak and Daniel Handler

    JOIN US ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8 AT 6PM PT WHEN CHANEY KWAK IS JOINED BY DANIEL HANDLER FOR THE LAUNCH OF HIS BOOK, THE PASSENGER: HOW A TRAVLE WRITER...

  • Tue 8
    June 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Discussion of THE MARVELOUS MIRZA GIRLS | Author Sheba Karim in conversation with Mathangi Subramanian

    Please join us on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 7 PM PDT for a discussion of THE MARVELOUS MIRZA GIRLS with author Sheba Karim in discussion with Mathangi Subramanian...

  • Tue 8
    June 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Laurie R. King, Castle Shade

    Join us online as we celebrate the publication of beloved and award-winning local writer Laurie R. King's new book, Castle Shade! A queen, a castle, a dark...

  • Wed 9
    June 9, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Carol Anderson in conversation with Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz

    Carol Anderson in conversation with Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz discussing The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America published by Bloomsbury Books From the New...

  • Wed 9
    June 9, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Yang Huang with Kaitlin Solimine / Launch for My Good Son

    Booksmith is thrilled to host the virtual launch for Yang Huang and her new novel, My Good Son. She'll be in conversation with Kaitlin Solimine. This will be a...

  • Wed 9
    June 9, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    Carol Queen on the State of Sex in 2021

    Virtual

    Carol Queen has been on the frontlines of the sex-positivity movement since the 1970s. A cultural sexologist, author, and co-founder of San Francisco's Center for...

    $15.
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