• Lesbian Love Stories at Perfectly Queer

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

    MB Austin, Giovanna Capone, Kathy Knowles, and Cass Sellars read love stories from their work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco, Tuesday, February 12, 7pm-8:30pm at...

  • Lesbian Love Stories at Perfectly Queer SF

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

    MB Austin, Giovanna Capone, Kathy Knowles, and Cass Sellars read love stories from their work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco, Tuesday, February 12, 7pm-8:30pm at...

    Free
  • Joyce Carol Oates

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

    reading from here new novel Hazards of Time Travel published by Harper Collins An ingenious, dystopian novel of one young woman's resistance against the constraints...

  • Jeffrey Leong on the Chinese Wall Inscriptions at Angel Island

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

    Jeffrey Thomas Leong discusses his new book of translations Wild Geese Sorrow: The Chinese Wall Inscriptions at Angel Island. Praise for Wild Geese Sorrow “Jeffrey Thomas...

    Free
  • Discuss! The Contemporary Fiction Book Club

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

    Join us for a new book group at the Main Library. We meet every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Discuss! focuses on topical, thought-provoking contemporary...

    Free
  • Reema Zaman

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

    Reema Zaman discusses her new memoir, I Am Yours. Praise for I Am Yours “Tender, fierce, compassionate, and wise . . . a moving story about...

    Free
  • MAYOR MICHAEL TUBBS In Conversation with Dan Pfeiffer

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

     Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Michael Tubbs is the first African American Mayor of Stockton, California, and the youngest mayor in American history of a city...

    $29
  • Barry Gifford @ Alamo Draft House

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 2550 Mission Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Alamo Draft House and City Lights Booksellers present Barry Gifford in a talk and film screening celebrating the release of Southern Nights, Night People, Arise...

  • San Francisco Writers Conference

    Hyatt Regency San Francisco 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Feb 14-18, Thursday: 12 noon-9:30pm | Friday: 6:45am-9pm | Saturday: 7am-9pm | Sunday: 6:45am-4pm | Monday: 9am-5pm "San Francisco Writers Conference is a four-day event...

    $850
  • Poem Jam

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    Join San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and guests Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, James Cagney, and Christine No for a special Valentine's Day poetry jam. The Main...

  • Tom Barbash & Keith Scribner

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

        reading from new work Keith Scribner reads from Old Newgate Road published by Alfred Knopf Tom Barbash reads from The Dakota Winters published by Ecco...

  • YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: POETRY, PROSE & EVERYTHING GOES…

    The Lost Church 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes Open Mic at The Lost Church w/Ned Buskirk $10 in advance and at the door. Tickets: https://sforce.co/2CWB45Q Venue: The Lost...

    $10
  • The Poetry Center presents a solo reading and conversation with Annie Finch

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

    4:30pm The Poetry Center presents a solo reading and conversation with Annie Finch at The Poetry Center San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San...

  • Ayesha Harruna Attah

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

    reading from The Hundred Wells of Salaga: A Novel published by Other Press Based on true events, a story of courage, forgiveness, love, and freedom...

  • Marlon James

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

     Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Marlon James is the author of the novels A Brief History of Seven Killings, John Crow’s Devil, and The Book of Night Women, all...

    $29
  • GennaRose Nethercott and Miriam Bird Greenberg

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

    GennaRose Nethercott discusses her new collection, The Lumberjack's Dove with Miriam Bird Greenberg. Also featuring live shadow puppetry!   “Serious art does not need to be weighty or...

    Free
  • Chloe Aridjis

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

    reading from Sea Monsters: A Novel published by Catapult Press Pulsing to the soundtrack of Joy Division, Nick Cave, and Siouxsie and the Banshees, an...

  • Gloria Steinem: More Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions

    The Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco

    Gloria Steinem in conversation with Favianna Rodriguez, moderated by Lauren Schiller. Thursday, February 21, 2019, 7 p.m. The Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco,...

    $20.00
  • Marina Mularz

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

    Marina Mularz discusses her new story collection, Welcome to Freedom Point. Praise for Welcome to Freedom Point "Fresh, witty, delightfully weird, Welcome to Freedom Point is equally infused...

    Free
  • Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny)

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny) is a new San Francisco comedy hour at The Bindery in the Haight district. Edna and her friends are trapped...

    $12 – $15