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  • Bay Area Poetry Marathon

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    * Saturday, July 20 ____ Curator: Tongo Eisen-Martin ____ Readers:  TBA          * Saturday, September 28 100 Thousand Poets For Change / Bay Area Poetry Marathon joint...

  • Silent-Book-Club-at-The-Bindery-in-San-Francisco-by-Cody-Pickens

    Silent Book Club SF

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...

  • Chuck Klosterman / Raised in Captivity

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

    Booksmith welcomes Chuck Klosterman back to the store for his new story collection, Raised in Captivity. More information to be announced soon, but please save the date and...

  • Marcia Bjornerud Timefulness

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Marcia Bjornerud is a Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies and her research focuses on the physics of earthquakes and mountain-building. She combines field-based studies...

    TBA

  • John Corbett: Pick Up the Pieces

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

    John Corbett discusses his new book, Pick up the Pieces: Excursions in Seventies Music. Praise for Pick up the Pieces " thoroughly enjoyable—and gorgeously written—joy ride...

    Free

  • John Corbett

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

    John Corbett discusses his new book, Pick up the Pieces: Excursions in Seventies Music. Praise for Pick up the Pieces " thoroughly enjoyable—and gorgeously written—joy ride...

  • Kristen Arnett: Mostly Dead Things

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

    Kristen Arnett discusses her new novel, Mostly Dead Things with Esmé Weijun Wang. Praise for Mostly Dead Things “Mostly Dead Things is one of the strangest and funniest and...

    Free

  • Kristen Arnett and Esmé Weijun Wang

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

    Kristen Arnett discusses her new novel, Mostly Dead Things with Esmé Weijun Wang. Praise for Mostly Dead Things “Mostly Dead Things is one of the strangest and funniest and...

  • SF Creative Writing School Student Showcase

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

    Student Showcase readings "Write From The Gut" featuring our faculty, alumni and current students reading works in progress. With your host Paul Corman-Roberts

  • Life Without Parole – Author Kenneth E. Hartman

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

    Kenneth E. Hartman's sentence to live without parole was recently commuted by Governor Jerry Brown after he had spent 35 years in prison. He is...

  • Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry

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

    Photographer B.A. Van Sise discusses his new book, Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry. Also featuring readings by poets Jane Hirshfield and Dorianne Laux. Praise...

  • Sarah Parcak: Archaeology from Space

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

    Sarah Parcak discusses her new book, Archaeology From Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past. Praise for Archaeology From Space "This book is so much more...

    Free

  • Sarah Rose Etter: The Book of X

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

    Sarah Rose Etter discusses her new novel, The Book of X, with Rita Bullwinkel. Praise for The Book of X "Etter brilliantly, viciously lays bare what...

    Free

  • Simon Hanselmann: Bad Gateway

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

    Simon Hanselmann joins us to discuss his new graphic novel Bad Gateway, the latest installment in the Megg and Mogg series. About Bad Gateway Perpetually intoxicated,...

    Free

  • Impresario of Castro Street

    The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Huestis’ book covers 45 years of San Francisco gay history, starting in 1974 working with the fabled theatre group Angels of Light, his volatile relationship...

    Free

  • Mahnaz Badihian + Youssef Alaoui – followed by an open mic

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

    "Life took me through many different experiences, but art and poetry never left my side. “ Mahnaz Badihian is a poet, translator and artist whose...

  • InsideStoryTime

    THE LAUNDRY 3359 26th Street, San Francisco

    InsideStorytime, featuring Rachel Howard (The Risk of Us), Rosa del Duca (Breaking Cadence), and others, will occur at Laundry Gallery, 3359 26th Street, San Francisco, on Thursday August 8th, 7-9...

  • Why There Are Words Presents: Wilderness

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Journey into the wild with Why There Are Words on August 8, 2019, at Studio 333 in Sausalito for a thrilling night of readings from six accomplished authors on...

    $10

  • Matt Maiocco & Brad Mangin: Letters to 87

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

    Matt Maiocco & Brad Mangin discuss their new book, Letters to 87: Fans Remember the Legacy of Dwight Clark. About Letters to 87 Rare photos and heartfelt letters...

    Free

  • Writers with Drinks

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Saturday, August 10, 2019: Namwali Serpell (The Old Drift) Yangsze Choo (The Night Tiger) Seth Katz (Psycho-Tropic) Lynn Breedlove (45 Thought Crimes) Cost: $5 to...

    $5

  • Boots to Books Literary Walking Tour

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

    Join Bikes to Books for our newest iteration—a walking tour of literary North Beach! Finally a tour for all the folks who have told us...

    Free

  • A Conversation with Pod Save America Host Dan Pfeiffer

    Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United States

    Dan Pfeiffer has been one of the main voices in the room and commenting on the room for the last couple years on the Democratic...

    $18 – $72