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  • 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...

  • A William S Burroughs Birthday Celebration

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

    with Steven Taylor, Peter Hale, Peter Carlaftes, and V Vale celebrating the release of Don't Hide the Madness: William S. Burroughs in Conversation with Allen Ginsberg Edited...

  • The Poetry Center presents Tom Clark & Vincent Katz

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

    7:00pm The Poetry Center presents Tom Clark & Vincent Katz at The Green Arcade 1680 Market Street San Francisco

  • Komal Kapoor / Unfollowing You

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a special evening with Komal Kapoor, to celebrate her first poetry collection Unfollowing You. This will be her only SF/Bay Area event. Please join...

    $16.50
  • The Collected Schizophrenias

    Esmé Weijun Wang Book Launch

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

    Esmé Weijun Wang discusses her new essay collection, The Collected Schizophrenias, with R.O. Kwon. Praise for The Collected Schizophrenias “This mesmerizing collection of essays has achieved...

    Free
  • Such Good Work

    Johannes Lichtman

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

    Johannes Lichtman discusses his new novel, Such Good Work. Praise for Such Good Work “I honestly can't think of a novel I would more want to...

    Free
  • No Hard Feelings

    Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy

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

    Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy discuss their new book, No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Your Emotions At Work. Praise for No Hard...

    Free

  • JAD ABUMRAD In Conversation with Alexis Madrigal

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

     Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 In 2002, Jad Abumrad began tinkering with an idea for a new kind of radio program, an open-ended radio “laboratory” that would...

    $35

  • 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...

  • Poverty Scholarship 101

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

    with Lisa Tiny Gray-Garcia and friends Poverty Scholarship - Poor People-led Theory, Art , Words and Tears Across Mama Earth is a revolutionary poor people-led theory...

  • A MOVEABLE FEAST

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

    Come join us for our first poetry event of 2019! We'll have 3 local poets telling tales of lands far away and the one you...

  • Autobiography of Death

    Kim Hyesoon, Don Mee Choi, Forrest Gander, and Brenda Hillman

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

    Kim Hyesoon and Don Mee Choi join us to talk about reenacting trauma and narrating death in Kim Hyesoon’s powerful new book, Autobiography of  Death, translated by Don Mee Choi. Special guests Forrest...

    Free

  • My Life, My Stories: Real life. Told by SF seniors.

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Join us for an evening of learning and listening, hosted byMy Life, My Stories and sponsored by Blurb Books!   My Life, My Stories is a...

    $12

  • Happy Endings: Trust, Betrayal, Cheetos

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

    HAPPY ENDINGS is a new monthly reading series that showcases new writing and offers a little sunshine for your soul. What's gonna happen? Five writers...

    $10

  • Lesbian Love Stories at Perfectly Queer

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

    MB Austin, Giovanna Capone, Kathy Knowles, and Cass Sellars read love stories from their work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco, Tuesday, February 12, 7pm-8:30pm at...

  • Lesbian Love Stories at Perfectly Queer SF

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

    MB Austin, Giovanna Capone, Kathy Knowles, and Cass Sellars read love stories from their work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco, Tuesday, February 12, 7pm-8:30pm at...

    Free

  • Joyce Carol Oates

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

    reading from here new novel Hazards of Time Travel published by Harper Collins An ingenious, dystopian novel of one young woman's resistance against the constraints...

  • Wild Geese Sorrow

    Jeffrey Leong on the Chinese Wall Inscriptions at Angel Island

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

    Jeffrey Thomas Leong discusses his new book of translations Wild Geese Sorrow: The Chinese Wall Inscriptions at Angel Island. Praise for Wild Geese Sorrow “Jeffrey Thomas...

    Free

  • Discuss! The Contemporary Fiction Book Club

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

    Join us for a new book group at the Main Library. We meet every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Discuss! focuses on topical, thought-provoking contemporary...

    Free
  • I Am Yours

    Reema Zaman

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

    Reema Zaman discusses her new memoir, I Am Yours. Praise for I Am Yours “Tender, fierce, compassionate, and wise . . . a moving story about...

    Free

  • MAYOR MICHAEL TUBBS In Conversation with Dan Pfeiffer

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

     Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Michael Tubbs is the first African American Mayor of Stockton, California, and the youngest mayor in American history of a city...

    $29

  • Barry Gifford @ Alamo Draft House

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 2550 Mission Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Alamo Draft House and City Lights Booksellers present Barry Gifford in a talk and film screening celebrating the release of Southern Nights, Night People, Arise...

  • San Francisco Writers Conference

    Hyatt Regency San Francisco 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Feb 14-18, Thursday: 12 noon-9:30pm | Friday: 6:45am-9pm | Saturday: 7am-9pm | Sunday: 6:45am-4pm | Monday: 9am-5pm "San Francisco Writers Conference is a four-day event...

    $850

  • Poem Jam

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    Join San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and guests Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, James Cagney, and Christine No for a special Valentine's Day poetry jam. The Main...