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  • Bazaar Writers Salon

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

    Readings hosted by Peter Kline.

  • The WordParty Returns!

    PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Free admission, all ages, full menu and bar.

  • Eowyn Ivey

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

    She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child.

  • Josefine Klougart

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

    Danish writer Josefine Klougart reads from One of Us is Sleeping, the first of her novels translated into English.

  • Anne Raeff + Anthony Marra

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

    Anne Raeff in conversation with Anthony Marra for the book launch of The Jungle Around Us, winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.

  • iO Tillett Wright

    Second Act 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The Booksmith presents iO Tillett Wright / Darling Days at Second Act.

  • Vanessa Hua Book Launch

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

    Vanessa Hua presents her debut collection, Deceit and Other Possibilities, in conversation with ZYZZYVA editor Oscar Villalon.

  • Best American Non-Required Reading 2016

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

    Anthony Marra, Kyle Boelte, and student contributors Isaac Schott-Rosenfield, Sian Ee, and Emma Hardison join us to celebrate the 12th annual installment of the annual Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology.

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

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

    Sign-ups will be the night of & the list fills up quickly, so if you want to perform, you’d better get there early!

    $10

  • Bae Suah + Deborah Smith

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

    Translator Deborah Smith in conversation with South Korean writer Bae Suah about her novel, A Greater Music.

  • City Arts & Lectures: Billy Collins

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

    Billy Collins is the first poet since Robert Frost who has managed to combine high critical acclaim with broad popular appeal.

    $29

  • APAture 2016 Literary Showcase: Jade Cho

    Kearny Street Workshop 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Admission: $5 presale, $7–$10 at the door.

    $5 – $10

  • Book Party!

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

    Lindsey Boldt, Brandon Brown, and Sara Larsen.

  • Perks, Treadwell, + Lee

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    All proceeds benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.

    $5 – $20

  • Perfectly Queer Fall Fiction

    Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Novelists Laura J. Merrell, Kate Jessica Raphael, and Hilary A. Zaid read from new fiction at Perfectly Queer Fall Fiction.

  • Life During Wartime

    Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Readings and music!

    $25 – $30

  • Lines & Lyrics: Cheng, Rock, + Shiferraw w/ Miss Erma

    Jessie Square; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 220 Stevenson St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Lines and lyrics from Litquake Nation! Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians share their work in the great outdoors.

  • An evening w/ Masande Ntshanga

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

    Reading from his acclaimed new novel The Reactive.

  • Litquake Presents a Julio Cortázar Celebration

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

    Translator Stephen Kessler and special guests will discuss Cortázar's life and read selections from his work.

  • Good Girls Marry Doctors

    Southern Exposure 3030 20th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Book Launch, Reading, and Discussion!

  • Variny Yim

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

    We welcome Author Variny Yim as she reads from and discusses her book The Immigrant Princess.

  • Jade Chang w/ Chloe Veltman

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

    Jade will be in conversation with Chloe Veltman, Senior Arts Editor at KQED.

  • North Beach Stories w/ Ray Hanna

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    North Beach Stories is Ray Hanna’s searing comical and musical journey through the nightlife of the West Coast.

  • The Racket Reading Series #1

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

    All are welcome.

  • David Szalay w/ Ethan Nosowsky

    Second Act 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The Booksmith presents All That Man Is author David Szalay in conversation with Ethan Nosowsky at Second Act.

  • Kevin Smokler

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

    Kevin Smokler returns to Booksmith for the launch of his new book, Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to 80s Teen Movies and the Places They Happened.

  • An evening with Lidija Dimkovska

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

    Reading from her new novel A Spare Life.