• Gala celebrating 35 years of SF Shakespeare Festival

    Marines' Memorial Club 609 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    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...

    $125
  • Kanishk Tharoor w/ Aaron Bady)

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

    Kanishk Tharoor discusses his new story collection, Swimmer Among the Stars, with Aaron Bady.

    Free
  • The Racket #6: Drugz

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

    We're gathering some fantastic writers to share their thoughts on, well, drugs.

    Free
  • Kristen Radtke

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

    Susan Steinberg talks with Kristen Radtke about her debut graphic novel, Imagine Wanting Only This.

  • Oakland Noir

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

    Moderated by Eddie Muller & Jerry Thompson with Kim Addonizio, Nick Petrulakis, Jamie DeWolf, Joe Loya.

  • Andres Barba + Yiyun Li

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

    Andres Barba discusses his new novel, Such Small Hands, with Yiyun Li, followed by a party sponsored by Transit Books.

  • Anselm Berrigan + Hoa Nguyen

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

    Booksmith is delighted to host local literary nonprofit Small Press Traffic as they present two superb visiting poets, Anselm Berrigan + Hoa Nguyen.

  • 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.

    $29
  • 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.