Watch & share this talk on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Long Now Live. What is time? What is humankind’s role in the universe? What is the meaning of life? For...
Join us on Tuesday, May 4 at 6pm PT when we welcome Ian Manuel for the launch of his book, My Time Will Come: A...
Remote access event, free and open to the public Registration link pending, will be announced here With emcee, Carlos Quinteros III The Poetry Center is...
Wednesday May 5 | 6-7:30pm PST via Zoom no fee KSW is partnering with the San Francisco Public Library for the launch of Muriel Leung's...
Buy Tickets Litquake is excited to welcome Natalie Baszile, author of the New York Times bestseller Queen Sugar (now a series on OWN network) to our Seismic Salon series!...
Michelle Zauner is best known as a singer and guitarist who creates dreamy indie pop under the name Japanese Breakfast. She has won acclaim from major music...
City Arts & Lectures presents: Alison Bechdel in conversation with George McCalman Friday, May 7, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS Alison Bechdel‘s cult following for her...
Join us for story time with Stephanie Wildman and Emma Bland Smith on Saturday, May 8 at 12pm PT to celebrate, Brave in the Water,...
City Arts & Lectures presents: David Mitchell in conversation with Pico Iyer Saturday, May 8, 2021 2:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS David Mitchell is the award-winning and bestselling...
Join us on Monday, May 10 at 6pm PT when Eric Nguyen joins us to discuss his debut novel, Things We Lost to the Water,...
City Arts & Lectures presents: Stress and Resilience with Elissa Epel & Dacher Keltner Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS This event appears...
Join us on Wednesday, May 12 at 6pm PT when Peter Filkins and Rosanna Warren join us to discuss their latest collections, Water/Music and So...
Litquake's Epicenter: A Virtual Series Bringing writers from around the world to your computer screen Co-presented by City Lights Books & Booksellers Litquake is thrilled...
Since the onset of the global pandemic in 2020, isolation has been, for good or bad, a major feature of life for many people across...
Virtual Event 5:30 pm PT | 6:30 pm MT | 7:30 pm CT | 8:30 pm ET Join us for an event celebrating Bruno Lloret’s Nancy, a...
Thursday, May 13, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS Stacey Abrams was instrumental in driving an enormous number of voter registrations in Georgia, including some 800,000 new voters...
Wow! Black Freighter Press (new press whose co-founder is San Francisco’s Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin) just published Josiah Luis’ book. The poems in Baby Axolotls &...
The stress, conflict, and crises of the outer world are a signal: the time has come to awaken your inner shaman. However, you don't need...
Join us on Friday, May 14 at 6pm PT when Kristin Hersh is joined by Black Francis to discuss her latest book, Seeing Sideways: A...
Presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center as part of the 24th annual United States of Asian America Festival. A presentation of readings by...
City Arts & Lectures presents: Jhumpa Lahiri in conversation with Monica Seger Tuesday, May 18, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS This event appears in the...
Join us on Tuesday, May 18 at 6pm PT when Kevin McIlvoy discusses his latest novel, One Kind Favor, with Peter Orner on Zoom! Zoom...
City Arts & Lectures presents: Michael Lewis in conversation with Dave Eggers Thursday, May 20, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS The news out of China...
Join us on Thursday, May 20 at 6pm PT when Martha Wells is joined by Annalee Newitz to discuss Fugitive Telemetry, the latest in The...
You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... an Online Open Mic & Community Listening Space w/Ned Buskirk & the You're Going to Die...
Join us on Friday, May 21 at 6pm PT when Suyi Davies Okungbowa discusses his latest book, Son of the Storm, with Rebecca Roanhorse on...
Astrologer and author Alice Sparkly Kat is ushering in a new wave of astrology that is intersectional, inclusive, and geared towards queer and POC communities....
Youth Speaks invites you to join us in celebrating 25 years of supporting and challenging young people to develop and amplify their voices as creators...
Join us on Saturday, May 22 at 12pm PT when Rivers Solomon and Charlie Jane Anders discuss their latest books, Sorrowland and Victories Greater Than...
Co-presented by Green Apple Litquake and Green Apple Books are honored to host this launch event for River Solomon's Sorrowland (MCD) and Charlie Jane Anders'...