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  • Fireside Storytelling: Brushes with Fame

    The Institute of Possibility 3359 Cesar Chavez St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Fireside brings to the stage six storytellers to tell true tales about their brushes with fame.

    $15

  • Bawdy Storytelling’s ‘Paramour’

    Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Bawdy Storytelling features tales of Carnal Wins & Epic Fails with No Scripts, No Nets, and No Holds Barred.

    $20

  • Clark Coolidge

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

    Reading from his poetry and celebrating the release of Selected Poems: 1962-1985.

  • SpeCt Poets, Ambr33zy Ba!: Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark

    Southern Exposure 3030 20th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A diverse selection of Bay Area musicians activate Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark Thursday, April 13, 2017, 7:00 PM $10-$20 sliding scale at door...

    $10 – $20

  • Alejandro Murguía: The Power of Poetry

    San Francisco Mechanics' Institute 57 Post Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Each Master Class Mixer is limited to just 15 students, lasts for three hours, and concludes with a reception with the autho

    $105

  • 2017 Library Laureates: Library Love Stories

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

    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.

  • Gabriel Thompson

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

    Editor Gabriel Thompson discusses the latest Voice of Witness book, Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture.

  • Edie Meidav

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

    The Booksmith welcomes Edie Meidav for her new story collection, Kingdom of the Young.

  • The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night

    PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Poetry Open Mic with a 3 minute time limit; readings with live jazz accompaniment.

  • Sarah Ladipo Manyika

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

    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.

  • Eveline Kanes + MaryLee McNeal

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

    Poets Eveline Kanes (A Coin Worn Thin) and MaryLee McNeal (The Way We Fall) will read from their latest collections.

  • Zachary Mason

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

    Join us for a reading and signing with Zachary Mason and his new book, Void Star!

  • Marcy Dermansky w/ Daniel Hadler

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

    Marcy Dermansky discusses her new book, The Red Car, with Daniel Handler.

  • Cleve Jones – When We Rise

    Bookshop West Portal 80 W Portal Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    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...

    Free

  • Hope in the Dark: Activist Book Club

    Mission Pie 2901 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    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...

    Free

  • Omar El Akkad

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

    Reading from his acclaimed new novel American War.

  • Jacob Weisman on Jews in Science Fiction: It’s Not a Fantasy

    Jewish Community Library 1835 Ellis St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    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...

    Free

  • Janice A. Lowe, Yohann Potico + Kevin Carnes

    The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Janice A. Lowe performing works from her debut book, Leaving Cle, with Yohann Potico and Kevin Carnes.

  • Lidia Yuknavitch

    Tenderloin Museum 398 Eddy St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join us as we welcome Lidia Yuknavitch for her much-anticipated novel The Book of Joan!

  • Rise: An Anthology of Power and Unity

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

    Release of Rise: An Anthology of Power and Unity with readings.

  • Deb Olin Unferth

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

    Deb Olin Unferth discusses her new story collection Wait Till You See Me Dance with Ethan Nosowsky.

  • The WordParty Poetry + Jazz Night

    PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    FREE admission, all ages, full menu and bar in the front room.

  • Karen Kao: The Dancing Girl & The Turtle

    Chinese Historical Society of America 965 Clay St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

    Free – $15

  • Ellen Sussman: Creativity + Writing

    San Francisco Mechanics' Institute 57 Post Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Each Master Class Mixer is limited to just 15 students, lasts for three hours, and concludes with a reception with the author.

    $105