& DRAWING FOR POEMS UNDER THE DOME FRI. APRIL 13TH, 7PM On Friday the 13th, join us for an auspicious evening of poetry in celebration...
Cliterary Salon is a show of ribald and rowdy stories about the clitoris, bringing a spirit of fun sexuality to a literary scene that's traditionally...
Neruda: The Poet's Calling Book release party for the new definitive biography of Pablo Neruda, Neruda: The Poet's Calling by Mark Eisner, published by Ecco Press....
Chelsey Johnson (Stray City) Shobha Rao (Girls Burn Brighter) Lilah Sturges (Jack of Fables) Javier Zamora (Unaccompanied) Dominica Phetteplace (Zyzzyva, Asimov's Science Fiction) Chiwan Choi...
The Bindery hosts a special celebration of two new books: The Collected Letters of Alan Watts, edited by two of his daughters, Joan and Anne Watts, and Zen Odyssey: The...
New York Times-bestselling author Christopher Moore joins us in celebration of his hilarious new novel, Noir. One day before the book's official release, this very special event...
Booksmith is thrilled to host Samantha Irby, in town to read from her beloved first collection of essays—and the basis for the upcoming FX Studios series—Meaty!...
Chris Kraus is a filmmaker and the author of I Love Dick and Aliens & Anorexia, and coeditor of Hatred of Capitalism: A Semiotext(e) Reader. Index called her “one of...
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Australian-born poet Natasha Dennerstein, as she shares with us snippets from her various books, “Anatomize,” “Triptych Caliform,” “Seahorse,” and “About...
Sloane Crosley discusses her new book, Look Alive Out There with Mallory Ortberg. Praise for Sloane Crosley Sloane Crosley is another mordant and mercurial wit from the...
Meaghan O'Connell discusses her new memoir, And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I was Ready with Lydia Kiesling. Praise for And Now We Have Everything...
The Bindery is so excited to host the launch party for Melissa Stein's second book of poems! Don't miss it, friends—more deets to come soon....
Mark your calendars! Speak in verse in the belly of the beast! All are welcome to celebrate National Poetry Month inside beautiful San Francisco City...
We invite you to join us at Building Legacies: 45 Years of Art and Resistance to celebrate 45 years of community, art, and social justice...
Translator Jessica Cohen will discuss the joys and challenges of rendering the work of some of the finest Israeli writers into English. Translators are bridge-builders...
InsideStorytime UNREST at Cinnabar, 397 Ellis St. San Francisco, on Thursday April 19th, 7-9 pm, will feature Yang Huang (My Old Faithful), Sumiko Saulson (Somnalia), Dominica Phetteplace, Caitlin Myer, and Ishita Arora.
Joanna Scutts discusses her new book, The Extra Woman: How Marjorie Hills Led a Generation of Women to Live Alone and Like It. Praise for The...
Two Sisters, by the international bestselling author Åsne Seierstad, tells the unforgettable story of a family divided by faith. Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising...
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Graduate Lecture Series] Dodie Bellamy: "Hoarding as Écriture" Throughout her career, Dodie Bellamy has undermined the fantasy of the autonomous subject. Her work compulsively explores...
Muni Diaries is celebrating 10 years of documenting life in our fair city, as viewed through the eyes of everyday commuters like you. For the...
You're Going to Die Presents... Death is Real with Mount Eerie + special appearances by Scott Ferreter & words from Dr. Michael Fratkin @ The Swedish American Hall Doors...
Rebecca Kauffman discusses her new novel, The Gunners. Praise for The Gunners "I recommend you read every single thing Rebecca Kauffman writes―start with this beautiful novel,...
Beth Pickens with Brontez Purnell discussing Your Art Will Save Your Life A candid guidebook about art-making in the midst of oppression from Feminist...
Laurie Anderson is one of America's most renowned and daring creative pioneers. Her work, encompassing music, visual art, poetry, film and photography, has challenged and...
Dana Levin and Dean Rader read from their latest poetry collections, Banana Palace and Self-Portrait as Wikipedia Entry. About Dana Levin Dana Levin's fourth book is Banana Palace (Copper Canyon...
The Bindery hosts a performance of Matthew Rohrer’s novel in verse, The Others, featuring guest readers including Daniel Handler and Arisa White. Please join us! A gripping, eerie, and hilarious novel-in-verse...