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  • SF Creative Writing School Student Showcase

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

    Student Showcase readings "Write From The Gut" featuring our faculty, alumni and current students reading works in progress. With your host Paul Corman-Roberts

  • Life Without Parole – Author Kenneth E. Hartman

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

    Kenneth E. Hartman's sentence to live without parole was recently commuted by Governor Jerry Brown after he had spent 35 years in prison. He is...

  • Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry

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

    Photographer B.A. Van Sise discusses his new book, Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry. Also featuring readings by poets Jane Hirshfield and Dorianne Laux. Praise...

  • Sarah Parcak: Archaeology from Space

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

    Sarah Parcak discusses her new book, Archaeology From Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past. Praise for Archaeology From Space "This book is so much more...

    Free

  • Sarah Rose Etter: The Book of X

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

    Sarah Rose Etter discusses her new novel, The Book of X, with Rita Bullwinkel. Praise for The Book of X "Etter brilliantly, viciously lays bare what...

    Free

  • Simon Hanselmann: Bad Gateway

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

    Simon Hanselmann joins us to discuss his new graphic novel Bad Gateway, the latest installment in the Megg and Mogg series. About Bad Gateway Perpetually intoxicated,...

    Free

  • Impresario of Castro Street

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

    Huestis’ book covers 45 years of San Francisco gay history, starting in 1974 working with the fabled theatre group Angels of Light, his volatile relationship...

    Free

  • Mahnaz Badihian + Youssef Alaoui – followed by an open mic

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

    "Life took me through many different experiences, but art and poetry never left my side. “ Mahnaz Badihian is a poet, translator and artist whose...

  • InsideStoryTime

    THE LAUNDRY 3359 26th Street, San Francisco

    InsideStorytime, featuring Rachel Howard (The Risk of Us), Rosa del Duca (Breaking Cadence), and others, will occur at Laundry Gallery, 3359 26th Street, San Francisco, on Thursday August 8th, 7-9...

  • Why There Are Words Presents: Wilderness

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Journey into the wild with Why There Are Words on August 8, 2019, at Studio 333 in Sausalito for a thrilling night of readings from six accomplished authors on...

    $10

  • Matt Maiocco & Brad Mangin: Letters to 87

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

    Matt Maiocco & Brad Mangin discuss their new book, Letters to 87: Fans Remember the Legacy of Dwight Clark. About Letters to 87 Rare photos and heartfelt letters...

    Free

  • Writers with Drinks

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

    Saturday, August 10, 2019: Namwali Serpell (The Old Drift) Yangsze Choo (The Night Tiger) Seth Katz (Psycho-Tropic) Lynn Breedlove (45 Thought Crimes) Cost: $5 to...

    $5

  • Boots to Books Literary Walking Tour

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

    Join Bikes to Books for our newest iteration—a walking tour of literary North Beach! Finally a tour for all the folks who have told us...

    Free

  • A Conversation with Pod Save America Host Dan Pfeiffer

    Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United States

    Dan Pfeiffer has been one of the main voices in the room and commenting on the room for the last couple years on the Democratic...

    $18 – $72

  • Tim Murphy: Correspondents

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

    Tim Murphy discusses his new novel, Correspondents. Praise for Correspondents "Murphy artfully connects multiple narratives to produce a sprawling tale of love, family, duty, war, and...

    Free

  • Happy Endings: Teachers & Creatures

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

    HAPPY ENDINGS is a monthly reading series that showcases new writing and wants to shine a little sun on your soul. What's gonna happen? Five...

    $10

  • Joshua Furst / Revolutionaries

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

    Booksmith welcomes Joshua Furst (The Sabotage Café) to the store for his second novel, Revolutionaries, a long, strange trip through the heart of the sixties and beyond as seen through...

  • Monica L. Smith Cities: The First 6,000 Years

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Monica L. Smith is an archaeologist whose principal research interests are the human interaction with material culture, urbanism as a long-term human phenomenon, and the...

  • Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake at Jessie Square

    Jessie Square 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The monthly collaboration between Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival features an array of Bay Area poets and musicians.

    Free

  • Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny)

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny) is a new San Francisco comedy hour at The Bindery in the Haight district. Edna and her friends are...

  • Silent Book Club SF

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...

  • LAUNCH for R.H. Herron w/Sophie Littlefield / Stolen Things

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host R. H. Herron for the launch of her first suspense novel, Stolen Things. Joining her in conversation is the one and only Sophie...