• Copus

    Top of the Mark at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel 999 California St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    part of celebrating the beats at top of the mark

  • Danielle Dutton + Stephen Sparks

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

    Danielle Dutton, founder of Dorothy, a publishing project, will discuss Margaret the First with Green Apple's book buyer, Stephen Sparks.

  • Garth Greenwell: What Belongs to You

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

    Garth Greenwell will be in-conversation with Kevin Killian.

  • Literary Pop!

    Doc's Lab 124 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Come and listen as Poets, Fiction writers, essayists and storytellers share their pop culture obsession!

    $10 – $15
  • Tony Tulathimutte: Private Citizens

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

    With writing published in publications such as VICE and The New Yorker online, Tony Tulathimutte shares his critically-acclaimed novel, Private Citizens.

  • China on Strike: Narratives of Workers’ Resistance

    The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    China on Strike is based on dozens of interviews with workers in Pearl River Delta factories, an industrial region of region of 60 million people that has become the "workshop of the world," as China has become the fastest growing major economy in the world over the last three decades.

  • Sarah Schulman

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

    Sarah Schulman reads from her new novel, The Cosmopolitans.

  • The Visual Word: Working with Poetry

    The Book Club of California 312 Sutter St, Suite 510, San Francisco , CA, United States

    David Annwn and Thomas Ingmire reflect on their working processes and explore new insights about their collaborations.

  • Shipwreck Presents: A Song of Ice and Fire

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

    Featured writers: Gabriel Cubbage,Alan Leggitt, Tomas Moniz, Red Scott,Maggie Tokuda-Hall, and Feb/March winner Vivenne Pustell.

    $10 – $12
  • Jack Bender w/ Jason Ritter

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

    The Elephant in the Room, is a collection of stories told through his art, a lyrical interweaving of abstraction, rich color and texture, and surreal dreaminess.

  • Rob Spillman + Glen David Gold

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

    Rob Spillman, one of the founding editors of Tin House Magazine, talks with Glen David Gold about his memoir, All Tomorrow's Parties.

  • William Taylor Jr.: To Break the Heart of the Sun

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

    William Taylor, Jr. and friends return to the Beat Museum for the release of Taylor’s new collection of poems, To Break the Heart of the Sun.

  • CCA MFAW: Word World 2016 #1

    California College of Arts 1111 8th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Word World is the culminating event of the MFA Program in Writing at California College of the Arts that features graduating students reading from their thesis.

  • Contemporary Narratives by Dominican Women

    Modern Times Bookstore Collective 2919 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An important contribution to Latino/a studies, these writings will introduce readers to a new collection of rich literature.

  • Left Coast Writers: Kim Vogee

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    Inspired by real-life events, author Kim Vogee artfully combines the elements of a Western with the 21st century.

  • Green Apple Books Staff Reading

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

    Join us for a night of readings featuring Green Apple booksellers.

  • Does the Secret Mind Whisper? Celebrating Bob Kaufman, Poet

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The life and legacy of Bob Kaufman, one of the most innovative and exciting voices in American poetry of the late 20th century, is celebrated by a gathering of formidable talents.

  • Left Coast Writers: Southern Sampler Artists Colony Poets

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

    The Left Coast Writers® and the Southern Sampler Artists Colony Poets invite you to join them for an evening of poetry readings in celebration of National Poetry Month!

  • Odd Mondays: A Reading Honoring Jean Pumphrey

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

    Audrey “Jean” Pumphrey was a gifted poet and teacher who lived to share the joys of creative writing with others.

  • April’s Perfectly Queer: LGBTQ Readings

    Books Inc. In the Castro 2275 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Trace Peterson, TC Tolbert, Julian Brolaski, Gr Keer, + Zoe Tuck

  • wordWIND Chorus

    Top of the Mark at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel 999 California St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Voice, music, + poetry!

  • Elizabeth Crane w/ Eden Lepucki

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

    Celebrating the release of Elizabeth Crane's new novel.

  • Emerging Writers Festival Day 1

    FR 125 - Maraschi Room, USF 2130 Fulton St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Co-sponsored by the English department and MFA program, the Emerging Writers Festival features two days of readings by five up-and-coming writers of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.