• Brittany Ackerman and Francesca Bell

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

    Brittany Ackerman discusses her new memoir, The Perpetual Motion Machine, with Francesca Bell. About The Perpetual Motion Machine Inspired by a brother's high school science project--a perpetual...

  • ANA ARANDA at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

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

    Join internationally exhibited artist Ana Aranda in celebration of her delightful new bilingual picture book, ¡Our Celebración!: ¡la Celebracion! (Ages 5+) It's a sunny summer day. Come join the crowd...

  • Jessica Trounstine

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

    discussing the subject of her new book Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities from Cambridge University Press Segregation by Design draws...

  • Stevan Allred and Renee Macalino Rutledge

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

    Stevan Allred discusses his new novel, The Alehouse at the End of the World with Renee Macalino Rutledge. About The Alehouse at the End of the World When...

  • Rachel Roy & Ava Dash: 96 Words for Love

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Rachel Roy & Ava Dash: 96 Words for Love 01/17/2019 - 6:00pm Fiction Reading/Talk Ever since her acceptance to UCLA, 17-year-old Raya Liston has been...

  • BINDERY: 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
  • Conversation with Congresswoman Jackie Speier: Undaunted

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

    When was the last time you got to spend your Friday night with a Member of Congress? Now's your chance! Any not just any member...

  • BJ MILLER

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

    BJ MILLER In Conversation with Pico Iyer Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Nourse Theater Series: Cultural Studies  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400  Through his writing, teaching,...

    $29
  • BJ MILLER In Conversation with Pico Iyer

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

     Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400  Through his writing, teaching, and work with the San Francisco Zen Center and University of California, San Francisco, BJ Miller has spearheaded...

    $29
  • Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

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

    reading from her new novel Sketchtasy from Arsenal Pulp Press Sketchtasy takes place in that late-night moment when everything comes together, and everything falls apart: it's...

  • The Fiction of Amparo Dávila

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

    Audrey Harris and Matt Gleeson in conversation celebrating the release of The Houseguest: Fiction by Amparo Dávila by Amparo Dávila translated by Audrey Harris and Matt Gleeson published...

  • MEG WOLITZER

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

    MEG WOLITZER In Conversation with Adam Gopnik Thursday, January 24, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Nourse Theater Series: "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets |...

    $29
  • MEG WOLITZER In Conversation with Adam Gopnik

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

     Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 In her many novels, such as The Interestings, The Uncoupling, The Ten-Year Nap, The Position, and The Wife, Meg Wolitzer brings readers deep into...

    $29
  • Rolling Writers ‘Rolling this Way’

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

    Submissions are OPEN for our first 2019 reading: Beginnings Saturday, January 26, 2019, 6 pm Rolling Out 1722 Taraval St. San Francisco To submit work...

  • Bazaar Writers Salon

    Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The wait is over! Please join us for the relaunch of Bazaar Writers Salon in the newly remodeled Bazaar Café with this fantastic lineup of...

  • Seating #2: The History of Prisons in California

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

    ---SOLD OUT!!---   California's prison system started as a privately-run barge anchored in the Bay, and was embroiled in corruption, political scandal, and violence. Since...

  • Douglas Rushkoff

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

    discussing the subject of his new book Team Human published by W.W. Norton Though created by humans, our technologies, markets, and institutions often contain an...

  • BINDERY: Sam Lipsyte / Hark

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Sam Lipsyte for his brilliant new novel Hark. Please join us!   In an America convulsed by political upheaval, cultural discord, environmental collapse, and spiritual...

  • Tracy K. Smith, Poet Laureate of the United States

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

    GET TICKETS co-presented with the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Join us for a conversation with Tracy K. Smith, the current Poet Laureate of...

    $20
  • Sally Wen Mao

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

    reading and in conversation with Jennifer S. Cheng celebrating the release of Oculus: Poems published by Graywolf Press In Oculus, Sally Wen Mao explores exile not just...

  • BINDERY: On the Cusp

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The events that define us aren't always immediately apparent. That's the idea behind On the Cusp, a quarterly reading series that seeks to explore the meaning...

  • Tosh: Growing Up in Wallace Berman’s World by Tosh Berman

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

    We are looking forward to celebrating TOSH, published by City Lights! Tosh Berman will be in conversation with Natalia Mount, Executive Director, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland...

  • MFA Reading: Wendy C. Ortiz

    USF Fromm Hall - FR 125 - Maraschi Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Wendy C. Ortiz is the author of Excavation: A Memoir, Hollywood Notebook, and the dreamoir, Bruja. In 2016, Bustle named her one of "9 Women Writers Who Are Breaking New Nonfiction Territory.” Her work...

  • Anya Martin and Nick Mamatas

    The American Bookbinders Museum 355 Clementina Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Doors open 6:00pm Event begins 6:30pm At the American Bookbinders Museum

    TBD