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  • Butchertown Book Release Party!

    Stookey's Club Moderne 895 Bush St. at Taylor, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The first official book release party for Butchertown, Thomas Burchfield’s new novel set in 1920s gangland San Francisco Bay.

  • Tenderloin Museum Turns Two

    Tenderloin Museum 398 Eddy St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    This event is sponsored in part by a grant from Grants for the Arts/General Fund Portion of the San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.

  • Deborah Fleming

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

    Deborah Fleming PASEO ARTISTICO.

  • Mama Says: QTPOC Lineage + Storytelling

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

    Indira Allegra, Myriam Gurba, Roberto F. Santiago, Grace Rosario Perkins, and José Iñiguez.

    $5 – $20

  • Writers With Drinks

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

    Writers With Drinks combines erotica with literature, stand-up comedy with science fiction and poetry with essays. Plus mystery, romance, memoir, rants and "other."

    $5 – $20

  • Standing O Storytelling Graduation Performance

    StageWerx 466 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Standing O Storytelling's inaugural graduating class is ready to take the stage! Join us for stories from a new crop of storytellers that you can expect to see on stages all over the bay area soon.

    $15

  • Mary Gaitskill

    Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Reading and Signing with Mary Gaitskill for "Somebody with a Little Hammer"

    $28

  • The Odd Mondays Series

    Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A literary potpourri featuring authors Erika Atkinson, Michael Helquist, Andrew McIntyre, and Laynie Tzena.

  • Hala Alyan

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

    Join us to celebrate a dazzling new literary voice, Hala Alyan, and her debut novel, Salt Houses.

  • Fenton Johnson

    SF Public Library 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States

    Fenton will be in conversation with Andrew Lam.

  • The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night

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

    Open Mic for poetry with a 3 minute time limit, read with live jazz accompaniment.

  • Jeff VanderMeer

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

    Acclaimed science fiction writer Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach trilogy, discusses his new novel, Borne.

  • Gordon Ball

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

    Reading from his new short story collection On Tokyo's Edge from Red Mountain Press.

  • Rakesh Satyal

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

    Rakesh Satyal presents his new novel, No One Can Pronounce My Name.

  • Bawdy Storytelling’s ‘#NerdSex

    Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Remember: Bang-O at 7:00 PM, Stories at 8:00 PM.

    $20 – $30

  • Fourteen Hills Release Party – Issue 23.2

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

    Fourteen Hills Press is proud to announce the release party for issue 23.2! Join us for wine, snacks, and readings by the following contributors: JEN...

    Free

  • Sarah Gailey

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

    Sarah Gailey's wildfire debut River of Teeth is a rollicking alternate history adventure that Charlie Jane Anders calls "preposterously fun."

  • Jennifer Finney Boylan

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

    Nationally recognized civil rights advocate and New York Times-bestselling author Jennifer Finney Boylan discusses her new work of fiction, Long Black Veil.

  • At The Inkwell Reading Series

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

    At The Inkwell returns with its usual variety of tender mayhem.

  • Flash Fiction Forum Reading

    364 S. Market St. 364 S. Market St., San Jose, CA, United States

    Flash Fiction Forum Reading Series event.

  • Mike Marinacci Reads

    Florey's Book Co. 2120 Palmetto Ave., Pacifica, CA, United States

    Mike Marinacci will read and sign his new book, California Jesus, at Florey's Books, Pacifica.

  • Revolutionary Poets Against Fascism

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

    Notable poets and musicians will come together in this, the second in a series of events to express our shared solidarity as we declare "All are welcome here!"

  • Norman Zelaya

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

    A celebration for the book launch of Orlando & Other Stories, a collection of poetry by Norman Zelaya published by Pochino Press.

  • Sydney Clemens

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

    A Q&A period and an open mic will follow Sydney's reading.

  • Poetry Reading: Kassidat

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

    An afternoon of Bay Area poetry, hosted by Bloodflower.