• Offsite: Shrimp ‘N Lobster at the SF Botanical Gardens!

    San Francisco Botanical Garden 1199 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA - California

    Join us on Saturday, October 9th at 1pm at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens with author Charlotte Rygh for an afternoon of drawing and fun...

    Free
  • Susan Orlean

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Wednesday, October 13, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS A staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, Susan Orlean has written with wit and endless curiosity...

    $36
  • Adam Schiff

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Thursday, October 14, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Congressman Adam Schiff represents California’s 28th Congressional District. In his 11th term in the House of...

    $49
  • The Hollywood Muse Masked Ball

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

    Bird and Beckett Bookstore 653 Cheney San Francisco, Ca 415-586-3733 www.birdbeckett.com Poet, Tony Seymour Violinist, India Cooke Piano, Bill Crossman The Hollywood Muse Masked Ball:...

    $20.00
  • Amy Tan & Michael Krasny

    The Commons, KQED Headquarters 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco

    Author Amy Tan joins KQED veteran and literature professor Michael Krasny for a conversation on how personal and cultural histories fuse with imagination in her...

    $10
  • Chef Bryant Terry

    The Commons, KQED Headquarters 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco

    Chef Bryant Terry joins "Check Please! Bay Area" Producer Cecilia Phillips to discuss his new book, Black Food, which explores Black foodways around the U.S....

    $15
  • 9th Ave: Teresa K. Miller with Roxane Beth Johnson and Jenny Qi

    Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us on Friday, October 22nd at 7pm PT when Teresa K. Miller is joined by fellow poets Roxane Beth Johnson and Jenny Qi to celebrate her collection, Borderline Fortune, at...

    Free
  • Reza Azlan and Jessica Jackley

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Friday, October 29, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Join Reza Aslan and Jessica Jackley for a conversation on empathy and community. The two are partners in...

    $36
  • Rebecca Solnit and Jenny Odell

    Dance Palace 503 B St, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    An in-person event to celebrate the release of Orwell's Roses Facebook Twitter Pinterest  Saturday, October 30, 2021 - 6:00pm Dance Palace 503 B St Point Reyes Station, CA 94956...

    Free
  • Lauren Groff

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Wednesday, November 3, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Lauren Groff is the author of six books of fiction, the most recent the novel...

    $36
  • Jelani Cobb

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Friday, November 5, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Jelani Cobb is a historian, a professor of journalism at Columbia University, and has been...

    $36
  • Natashia Deón & Rebecca Solnit

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Friday, November 19, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Natashia Deón is a 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominee and author of the...

    Free
  • Tongo Eisen-Martin

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Wednesday, December 15, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Tongo Eisen-Martin is the current poet laureate of San Francisco. He is the author of Heaven...

    $36
  • The 54th California International Antiquarian Book Fair

    The Oakland Marriott City Center 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA

    One of the world’s largest antiquarian book fairs with over 100 booksellers from the United States and around the globe.  The annual Book Fair features...

    $10 – $25
  • 9th Ave: Brian Tierney with William Brewer, Randall Mann, and Noah Warren

    Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us on Friday, February 11th at 7pm PT when Brian Tierney celebrates his collection, Rise and Float, at 9th Ave! Featuring fellow poets William Brewer, Randall Mann,...

    Free
  • 9th Ave: Tobey Hiller with Thaisa Frank

    Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us on Wednesday, February 16th at 7pm PT when Tobey Hiller is joined by Thaisa Frank to celebrate her latest book, Flight Advice: a fabulary, at 9th Ave! Mask...

    Free
  • 100 Years of Stand-Up Comedy in San Francisco’s North Beach

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    "100 Years of Stand-Up Comedy in North Beach: How San Francisco Changed Comedy Forever!" San Francisco, and North Beach in particular, holds a special place...

    Free
  • 9th Ave: Isaac Fellman with Charlie Jane Anders

    Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us on Tuesday, February 22nd at 7pm PT when Isaac Fellman celebrates the launch of his new novel, Dead Collections, with Charlie Jane Anders at 9th Ave! This event...

    Free
  • Afternoon Craft Conversations with Ingrid Rojas Contreras

    De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge 928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA, United States

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...

    Free
  • Kristi Yamaguchi with Forum

    The Commons, KQED Headquarters 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco

    Bay Area native, Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars winner, Kristi Yamaguchi, joins Forum to talk figure skating, the winter Olympics, life after...

    $10
  • Afternoon Craft Conversation with Ruchika Tomar

    De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge 928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA, United States

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 2:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...

    Free
  • Richard Powers

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Monday, April 25, 2022 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Richard Powers is the author of thirteen novels, including the 2019 novel The Overstory, which won the...

    $36
  • An Evening with Neil Gaiman

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Tuesday, May 3, 2022 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS “Gaiman is, simply put, a treasure-house of story, and we are lucky to have...

    $49
  • Afternoon Craft Conversation with Brian Broome

    online CA, United States

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 2:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...

    Free
  • Migrant Futures: Undocumented Poets Series

    Medicine For Nightmares 3036th 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Poetry, performance, and conversation with curator and host Javier O. Huerta featuring: Jennif(f)er Tamayo + Aline Mello + Alan Pelaez Lopez Thursday May 5 Doors...

    Free
  • Migrant Futures: Undocumented Poets Series

    Medicine For Nightmares 3036th 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Poetry, performance, and conversation with curator and host Javier O. Huerta featuring: Javier Zamora + Gladys Wangeci Gitau-Damaskos + Yosimar Reyes Friday May 6 Doors...

  • Poets for Palestine SF Poetry Marathon

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

    We are inviting Bay Area poets to come and read a 3-minute poem for peace in Palestine at our all-day Marathon at Bird & Beckett...

    $5