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  • Nikole Hannah-Jones

    Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    City Arts & Lectures presents Nikole Hannah-Jones in conversation with Alexis Madrigal. Nikole Hannah-Jones is an award-winning investigative reporter who covers civil rights and racial injustice...

    $29

  • SIN

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    SIN Tales of vice and veniality, peccadillos, trespasses, and indiscretions from the faux pas to the unforgivable  Featuring: Nadya Lev ~ Eating Ortolans & Other...

    $15 – $25

  • Chasing Mercury: A Novel by September Williams

    Mechanics Institute 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An epileptic Black ballerina and a Powwow dancer meet in the Montreal Airport. They are both scheduled to perform in 1973 Cold War Berlin. During...

  • Silent Reading Party

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Presented by Lemony Snicket and Radio Silence. Bring a book to read to yourself in silence. Drinks and light snacks will be available. There is...

  • Viet Thanh Nguyen, Thi Bui and Meron Hadero

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

    The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives Edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen from Abrams Image Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer), and contributors Thi Bui (The Best We...

  • BINDERY: Mariko Tamaki / Supergirl: Being Super

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Mariko Tamaki, author of the Caldecott Honor and Eisner Award-winning This One Summer, and Eisner Award-nominated artist Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer) combine forces for Supergirl: Being Super​​​​​​!...

  • InsideStoryTime: Resoundings

    Edinburgh Castle Pub 950 Geary St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    InsideStorytime RESOUNDINGS at Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary Street, San Francisco, on Thursday June 7th, 7-9 pm, will feature readings accompanied by the music of Makram Abu-Shakra. Readers...

  • Shipwreck Presents: Call Me By Your Name

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

    June is Pride, so let's do that one mainstream queer book that doesn't end in tragedy! BYO Peach.   Featured writers TBA. $12 advance, $15...

    $12 – $15

  • Reading

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

    Headlands Center for the Arts presents their writers in residence

  • Kai Carlson-Wee

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

    This event will be held at our 9th Ave. location. Kai Carlson-Wee reads from his new poetry collection, Rail. Praise for Rail "Rail is a lovely book,...

  • YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: POETRY, PROSE & EVERYTHING GOES…

    The Lost Church 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Doors at 7:30pm Show at 8pm $10 online & at the door... TICKETSSSSSS: https://ticketf.ly/2rOcW0A YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... is an open...

  • Poe Ballantine

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

    Poe Ballantine discusses his new novel, Whirlaway. Praise for Poe Ballantine Poe Ballantine is the most soulful, insightful, funny, and altogether luminous “under-known” writer in America....

    Free

  • Reading

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

    Beloved poet Tinker Greene is being forced to leave San Francisco! Join us for a celebration of his work and contribution to the poetry community...

  • Writers With Drinks

    Writers With Drinks

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

    Adam Smyer (Knucklehead) Chandler Klang Smith (The Sky Is Yours) Nitasha Tiku (Wired) Adam Becker (What Is Real?) Cost: $5 to $20, no-one turned away...

    $5 – $20

  • Jennifer Egan

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

    Saturday, June 9, 2018 - 7:30pm This event will be held at our 9th Ave. location. Jennifer Egan joins us on Saturday, June 9th to celebrate the paperback release...

  • Follow the Money! The Dennis J. Bernstein KPFA Interviews

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

    Riva Enteen, editor of KPFA radio commentator Dennis J. Bernstein’s new book “Follow the Money: Radio Voices for Peace and Justice,” will host guests who...

  • Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Meg Elison & Ellen Klages

    The American Bookbinders Museum 355 Clementina Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    There will be no SF in SF events in May due to convention travel. However, we will be back on June 10th with Lucy Jane...

  • THE RACKET! #20

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

    Details soon! https://www.facebook.com/theracketseries/ Hosted by Noah B. Sanders

  • David Graeber

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

    discussing the subject of his new book Bullshit Jobs from Simon and Schuster From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of...

  • Janet Mock

    Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Date of event changed to June 11, 2018 Janet Mock is a writer, TV host, and advocate tackling stigma through storytelling. With a Master’s in journalism...

    $29

  • Porchlight Open Door

    Hemlock Tavern 1131 Polk Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Porchlight Open Door is a small stage open mic event launched by Porchlight in September 2009. Storytellers add their names to a sign-up sheet, receive...

  • Turk & Divis / Quiet Lightning album release party

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Turk & Divis (Evan and Miles Karp) launch the Quiet Lightning album, featuring 11 tracks of original music scored to excerpts of 50 Bay Area writers performing live in...

  • Perfectly Queer: Pride Zine Fest

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

    Guest curator Anand Vedawala presents four Bay Area queer Zine artists: Tyler Cohen, Ajuan Mance, Lee Marrs, and Joshua Trujillo

    Free