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Kemper Donovan shares his debut novel, The Decent Proposal.

Waldman will sign copies of her books following the lecture.

A Freaky Saturday criss–cross: writers pair up to read each other’s work, songwriters cover each other’s songs.

Macaroni Necklace is a Bay Area DIY literary zine dedicated to publishing (mostly) poets, fiction writers, and text-based artists who have yet to published a full-length collection.

Esme Weijun Wang will discuss her debut novel, The Border of Paradise.

Young adult fiction writer Jandy Nelson reads from and discusses her work.

Part of Celebrating the Beats at Top of the Mark.

Release party for his new poetry collection!

We'll kick off the evening as usual with a short discussion of what's new in translation and what we're reading now. Come prepared to join the conversation!

Join RADAR Productions on our signature series, Hella Close, part of our year-long Queering the Castro program!

Join us every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in our Readers Bookstore Fort Mason for our weekly FREE poetry series!

Note: this event was originally to take place at the Make-out Room but had to relocate -- apologies for any confusion.)

This laugh-out-loud book is the perfect gift to amuse and educate your friends, loved ones, and lovers.

Come celebrate independent literature!

A night of explosive poetry!

Yuri Herrera, author of staff favorite Signs Preceding the End of the World, discusses his new novel, The Transmigration of Bodies, with Aaron Bady.

Christos Ikonomou in conversation with Anne Germanacos about his English-language debut, Something Will Happen, You'll See.

Vossoughi, Karim, Darznik + Etaat will be discussing the new narratives being shaped today in Iranian-American literature.

LET'S BURN THIS MOTHERFUCKER TO THE GROUND! presents: Mixed-genre reading featuring Ben Hahn, Giovanna Morduchovich, Isobel O'Hare.

Hugo García Manríquez’s most recent book is Anti-Humboldt: A Reading of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Litmus Press/Aldus Editorial).

Daredevils is the thrilling new book by Shawn Vestal, who won last year’s PEN Bingham prize for his story collection,Godforsaken Idaho.

Poet, Performer, + Playwright Genny Lim w/ Composer/Pianist Jon Jang.

Each of the night’s poets will not only be reading their own work, but they will share some of their favorite poems from the poets who inspire them. It will be a celebration of poetry past and present. So come out and raise a glass to poetry!

Celebrating the release of Brynn Saito's new collection of poetry!