• Matthew Isaac Sobin

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

    In The Last Machine in the Solar System, life on Earth ended billions of years ago, but the last machine carries on.

  • Red Light Lit: Happy Hour

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

    Featured readers include: Peter Thomas Bullen, Allyson Darling, Fred Dodsworth, Nick Jaina, Ari Moskowitz, Xan Roberti and more.

  • Rebecca Skloot

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

    Skloot specializes in narrative science writing and has explored a wide range of topics, including tissue ownership rights, race and medicine, and food politics in The New York Times Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, Discover, and elsewhere.

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  • John Waters

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

    John Waters reads from his new book, Make Trouble, and delivers advice for artists, graduates and anyone trying to make a living as a creative person.

  • Cory Doctorow + John Scalzi

    Borderlands Books 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Discussing Doctorow's book, Walkaway, and Scalzi's book The Collapsing Empire.

  • David Shapiro

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

    Celebrating the release of his new poetry collection In Memory of an Angel.

  • Orlando White + Patrick James Dunagan

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

    Orlando White receives the Poetry Center Book Award for LETTERRS and reads with award judge Patrick James Dunagan.

  • Jackie Townsend

    Books Inc. in The Marina 2251 Chestnut St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Jackie Townsend shares her compelling new novel, The Absence of Evelyn.

  • Trane to Africa

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

    Celebrating National Poetry Month!

  • Shanghai Faithful: Jennifer Lin

    Chinatown Meeting Room 1135 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jennifer Lin dramatizes her family history in her new book, Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family

  • Poetry Workshop: Writing Home

    Presidio Branch Library 3150 Sacramento St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The workshop includes a discussion and featured readings by Nathalie Khankan, Lena Khalif Tuffah, + Priscilla Wathington.

  • Michael Chabon

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

    Michael Chabon joins us on Independent Bookstore Day to read from his new novel, Moonglow. The classic arcade game Moon Patrol will also be available to play!

  • Donna Levin

    Books Inc. Opera Plaza 601 Van Ness, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Local author, editor, and writing teacher Donna Levin celebrates the launch of her captivating new work of fiction, There's More Than One Way Home. Refreshments will be served.

  • Stranger Than Fiction reading series

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

    Please join co-hosts Alan Black and Frances Stroh for this not-to-be-missed event!

  • Donna Levin

    Books Inc. Opera Plaza 601 Van Ness, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Local author, editor, and writing teacher Donna Levin celebrates the launch of her captivating new work of fiction, There's More Than One Way Home.

  • Tony Robles + Tommi Avicolli-Mecca

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

    Poetry reading with featured readers followed by an open mic.

  • Quiet Lightning at Galería de la Raza!

    Galería de la Raza 2857 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A literary mixtape selected through a blind submission-based process.

  • Kill the Ampaya!

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

    Editor Dick Cluster reads from Kill the Ámpaya! and discusses Latin American baseball fiction.

  • Nomadic Press at Dog-Eared Books

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

    Nomadic Press at Dog-Eared Books Castro

  • James Nolan

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

    celebrating the release of Flight Risk: Memoirs of a New Orleans Bad Boy.

  • Marissa Moss

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Marissa Moss reading from and discussing her graphic memoir Last Things.

  • NYMBC: The Love Panel at Opera Plaza

    Books Inc. In the Castro 2275 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Not Your Mother's Book Club panel with Rachel Cohn and Jennifer E. Smith.

  • Winifred M. Reilly

    Books Inc. in The Marina 2251 Chestnut St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Winifred M Reilly discussing her new book It Takes One to Tango.

  • Paul Madonna

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

    Booksmith is thrilled to welcome Paul Madonna back to the store for the release of his new book, On to the Next Dream.

  • Humble Pie Volume 14 Launch Party

    A2 Cafe 5212 Broadway St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us in celebrating the launch of everyone's favorite pie -- Humble Pie, that is! We're throwing a party in honor of the launch of Volume 14!

  • Kevin Allardice

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Please join Green Apple Books on Clement street as we welcome Author Kevin Allardice, reading from and discussing his book Family, Genus, Species.