• Mitali Perkins

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

    Get up close and personal with Mitali Perkins, author of ten novels for young readers.  Her latest book, You Bring the Distant Near, is an unforgettable story that...

  • Bikes to Books Five-Year Anniversary Spring Ride

    Jack London Street Jack London Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Celebrate five years of Bikes to Books with our annual spring ride! Combining San Francisco history, art, literature, cycling, and urban exploration, Bikes to Books began...

    Free
  • Express Yourself: Celebrating Gender Diversity

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    When living in a world that is still learning about the gender spectrum, forms of expression become survival tools helping trans and nonbinary people live...

    Free
  • KASSIDAT: Spoken word and music

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

    Featured readers - James Zealous Christine No Tifa Love Clara Hsu Sarita de la Madrid Musical guests: Brother Spellbinder Ed Dang With your host Bloodflower

  • An Opportunity to Meet London Breed

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    As part of a series for meet and greet opportunities with San Francisco's mayoral candidates, we are pleased to host London Breed on Sunday, May 20 starting...

  • Simulation featuring Justine Musk

    Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    What do courage and confidence have to do with maximizing human potential? How can we humanize others rather than villainize them? How can we best...

    $25
  • THE RACKET! #19

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

    It feels like The Racket has skewed dark as of late - obsession, grief, ghosts - so we thought, let's try something a little more...

  • Rachel Kushner

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

    Rachel Kushner discusses her new novel, The Mars Room. Prasie for Rachel Kushner “Kushner is a young master. I honestly don’t know how she is able...

    Free
  • BINDERY: Keith Gessen / A Terrible Country

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts All the Sad Young Literary Men author Keith Gessen for his new novel A Terrible Country. Please join us!   When Andrei Kaplan's older brother Dima insists...

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

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

    Doors at 7:30pm Show at 8pm $10 online & at the door... TICKETSSSSSS: https://ticketf.ly/2k4yp1g YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... is an open...

  • THEORY

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Stories of compelling arguments and spurious speculations, quandaries, questions, and scientific revelation   Curated by Lilia Gutnik Artwork by Imogen Speer Tuesday, May 22 Public Works SF: 161 Erie...

    $15 – $25
  • Jenny Xie

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

    Jenny Xie   reading from her award winning poetry collection Eye Level published by Graywolf Press Winner of the Walt Whitman Award of the Academy...

    Free
  • Lucy Jane Bledsoe / The Evolution of Love

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Lucy Jane Bledsoe in conversation with Rabih Alameddine about her new novel, The Evolution of Love. Please join us! “She’d told herself, and her husband Tom, that...

    Free
  • Daegan Miller

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

    Daegan Miller   discussing the subject of his new book This Radical Land: A Natural History of American Dissent from University of Chicago Press "The...

    Free
  • Andrew Sean Greer / Less

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Booksmith hosts Andrew Sean Greer for the paperback launch of Less, one of our favorite novels of 2017 and winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Joining...

  • Aja Gabel and Vanessa Hua

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

    Aja Gabel discusses her new novel, The Ensemble. Praise for The Ensemble "Aja Gabel's powerful debut offers a sensitive portrait of four young musicians forging their...

    Free
  • Poem Jam

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

    Join San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and others for a poetry jam. This is a Reading, Writing & Poetry program from SFPL. We love...

  • Weimar Mirror: Revisiting Alfred Döblin

    Goethe Institut 530 Bush St #204, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Weimar Mirror: Revisiting Alfred Döblin Introduction by Peter Maravelis (City Lights Booksellers) Opening Statement and moderation by William T Vollmann (National Book Award winner, EUROPE CENTRAL) Presentations and roundtable...

    Free
  • Barbara Berman

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

    Barbara Berman reads from her new poetry collection, Currents. Praise for Currents The reach of these graceful, ambitious poems ranges across stars, cities, storms. Their...

    Free
  • Eli Jaxon-Bear

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

    Please join us on Friday, May 25rd at 7:00 p.m. as we welcome Eli Jaxon-Bear for a reading and signing of his latest book An Outlaw...

    Free
  • Daniel Gumbiner

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

    Daniel Gumbiner discusses his debut novel from McSweeney's The Boatbuilder. Praise for The Boatbuilder “The Boatbuilder is a gorgeous debut about addiction, aspiration, and art on the...

    Free
  • Rolling Writers – Rolling In The Aisles

    Rolling Out Cafe 1722 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Guidelines. This is a night for literary humor, not stand-up comedy. To be considered, send sharp, funny, insightful humor, broad or subtle, that would work well before a...

    Free
  • Writers & Poets Reading and Salon | Bay Area Generations #57

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bay Area Generations Show #57 A literary salon featuring curated works of San Francisco Bay Area poets, writers and storytellers, with musical guest. GUEST CURATOR:...

    $10 – $20
  • Alanna Okun / The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater

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

    Booksmith hosts an evening with Alanna Okun, in conversation with Joe Wadlington about her new book The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting. Please join us!  ...