Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love and following the 2016 sold-out event, we will again gather under the nautilus at the Main Library.
Poet David Watts + Poets on Parnassus.
Readings by Castillo and Zamora
Editor Gabriel Thompson discusses the latest Voice of Witness book, Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture.
The Booksmith welcomes Edie Meidav for her new story collection, Kingdom of the Young.
Cartoonists respond to trump
Poetry Open Mic with a 3 minute time limit; readings with live jazz accompaniment.
Launch for Sarah Ladipo Manyika's second novel, Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun. Sarah will be in conversation with Daniel Handler.
Poets Eveline Kanes (A Coin Worn Thin) and MaryLee McNeal (The Way We Fall) will read from their latest collections.
Join us for a reading and signing with Zachary Mason and his new book, Void Star!
Marcy Dermansky discusses her new book, The Red Car, with Daniel Handler.
We are thrilled to announce our second What We Do Now event featuring the amazing Cleve Jones in conversation with David Talbot to discuss activism...
Not just any book club. An intentional, socially engaged book club with an activist agenda. It all started with a pervasive sense of dread and...
A conversation with Morgan Parker and Arisa White
Reading from his acclaimed new novel American War.
Jewish writers, including many from the Bay Area, are responsible for some of the most entertaining and mind-bending stories, books, and scripts written in the...
Janice A. Lowe performing works from her debut book, Leaving Cle, with Yohann Potico and Kevin Carnes.
Join us as we welcome Lidia Yuknavitch for her much-anticipated novel The Book of Joan!
Release of Rise: An Anthology of Power and Unity with readings.
Deb Olin Unferth discusses her new story collection Wait Till You See Me Dance with Ethan Nosowsky.
FREE admission, all ages, full menu and bar in the front room.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Each Master Class Mixer is limited to just 15 students, lasts for three hours, and concludes with a reception with the author.
Join us in the Crystal Ballroom of the Marines' Memorial Club on April 22 to celebrate 35 years of the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival! Festivities...
Kanishk Tharoor discusses his new story collection, Swimmer Among the Stars, with Aaron Bady.
We're gathering some fantastic writers to share their thoughts on, well, drugs.
Susan Steinberg talks with Kristen Radtke about her debut graphic novel, Imagine Wanting Only This.
Moderated by Eddie Muller & Jerry Thompson with Kim Addonizio, Nick Petrulakis, Jamie DeWolf, Joe Loya.
Andres Barba discusses his new novel, Such Small Hands, with Yiyun Li, followed by a party sponsored by Transit Books.
Booksmith is delighted to host local literary nonprofit Small Press Traffic as they present two superb visiting poets, Anselm Berrigan + Hoa Nguyen.