• RADAR: Black Queer Artists in Conversation

    The GLBT Historical Society 4127 18th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    As part of our QUEERING THE CASTRO program we're bringing a conversation with three Bay Area artists about the intersections of blackness, queerness and art.

  • Ken Kalfus w/ Rachel Monroe

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

    Ken Kalfus and Rachel Monroe are current Writers in Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts.

  • Louise Erdrich

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

    Louise Erdrich is one of the most gifted, prolific, and challenging of contemporary Native American novelists.

    $29
  • Mark Binelli

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

    Mark Binelli, author of Green Apple staff favorite Detroit City is the Place to Be, reads from his new novel, Screamin' Jay Hawkins' All-Time Greatest Hits.

  • Jim Lynch

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

    Before the Wind is a grand and idiosyncratic family saga.

  • Townsend Walker

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

    Townsend Walker draws inspiration from cemeteries, foreign places, violence and strong women. A novella in noir, La Ronde, was published by Truth Serum Press in June 2015.

  • Paul Madonna

    The Dryansky Gallery 2120 Union Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Paul Madonna’s First Solo Show in Five Years Comes to The Dryansky Gallery in San Francisco in the Form of an Exhibition & Book Launch.

  • Rachel Richardson, Tess Taylor + Kimberly Grey

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

    Kimberly Grey, Rachel Richardson, and Tess Taylor read poems from their new collections.

  • HELLA CLOSE: Stories of Black Queer Intimacy

    Strut 470 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

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

  • Literary Death Match 61st Event

    Elbo Room 647 Valencia Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Four writers read their own work for five minutes or less, and are then judged by three all-star judges.

    $7 – $10
  • Arlene Biala + Aida Salazar

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

    LUNADA is the Bay Area’s only full moon bilingual literary ritual & performance gathering devoted to spoken word, música, song, and story.

    $5
  • Alicia Jo Rabins: Songs + Poems

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

    Portland-based writer and musician Alicia Jo Rabins weaves together poetry, violin, a loop pedal, and feminist Bible scholarship to create performances of unique and captivating beauty.

    $5 – $10
  • Chris McCormick: The Desert Boys

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

    Desert Boys follows the life of Daley Kushner, growing up, coming out, and grappling with the remnants of his childhood in California’s Mojave Desert.

  • Nick Bantock: The Pharos Gate

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

    The Pharos Gate rejoices in the book as physical object, weaving together word and image in beautifully illustrated postcards and removable letters that reveal a sensual and metaphysical romance, one full of mystery and intrigue.

  • The Epicenter: Adam Haslett w/ Jane Ciabattari

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 2550 Mission Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Litquake is proud to host the San Francisco launch of Adam Haslett's newest novel Imagine Me Gone. Haslett will be in conversation with Jane Ciabattari. Book sales and signing to follow.

    $15
  • Geoff Dyer + Pico Iyer

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

    part of On Art & Politics series.

    $29
  • Jennifer Dwight

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

    Jennifer Dwight has lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area's legal community, the setting for her upcoming suspense novel, for more than 30 years.

  • Jose Gutierrez + Tracey Knapp

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

    Readings.

  • Bookswap Goes Incognito w/ Carolina De Robertis

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

    Join us for the paperback release party! Your ticket includes a copy of The Gods of Tango, an open bar and snacks, delicious cheese from the California Artisan Cheese Guild, discounts, hang time with Carolina De Robertis, and other surprises.

    $30
  • Anne Waldman + Friends

    Hyatt Regency San Francisco 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco , CA, United States

    There are few living American poets today who bring to our literary table the artistic achievement, influence, and multi-faceted artistic production of Anne Waldman.

  • Nomadic Press All Stars

    SAFEhouse Arts 1 Grove St., San Francisco , CA, United States

    This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. There will also be light refreshments and the opportunity to meet and talk with the performers.

  • You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose, & Everything Goes

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

    IMPORTANT ::: DON’T TAKE YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY. Come and have fun. The end. Remember. Someday, we won’t exist and neither will the English language. If you choose to take yourself seriously, then take yourself so seriously that it’s stupid. Ridiculousness is encouraged.

    $10
  • Cathy Arellano Book Release Party

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

    Join Cathy Arellano, Korima Press and Galería de la Raza for a book release party and reading for Cathy's new book published by Korima Press "Salvation on Mission Street."

  • León, Peters, Gelman, + White

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

    Readings with Raina Leon, Kevin Kvist Peters, Annelyse Gelman, and Arisa White.