San Francisco

Megan Griswold joins us to discuss her new book, The Book of Help: A Memoir in Remedies. Praise for The Book of Help "Griswold’s vulnerability and deeply honest...

Coming up: InsideStorytime PRIDE, featuring Nona Caspers (The Fifth Woman), Vernon Keeve III (Southern Migrant Mixtape), Eddie Jen, and others, will occur at Manny's, 3092 16th Street, San Francisco, Thursday June...

Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun, discusses her new novel, Patsy. Praise for Patsy “Nicole Dennis-Benn is an exquisite writer who paints scenes with words so...

Undocumented Consequences: Life on Both Sides of the Border Saturday, June 22, 2019, Doors 1:00 p.m. Eveny begins 1:30 p.m., Woman's Building, 3543 18th St...

J. Dianne Dotson joins us to discuss the second book in her Questrison Saga, Ephemeris. About Ephemeris Visions of doom. A growing evil. A new hero...

Bring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...

Please join us for a lively discussion about: “Tristana” de Benito Perez Galdos (author will not be present) To join the book group please contact...

The Bindery hosts Rachel DeWoskin for her new novel, Banshee. More to be announced soon, but please save the date and join us! A former pleaser, newly enraged poet/professor...

discussing the subject of her new book Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life from Bloomsbury Books As revelatory as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal, physician...

James Polchin discusses his new book Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall. About Indecent Advances A skillful hybrid of true...

celebrating the release of two new books Nightingales in Berlin: Searching for the Perfect Sound by David Rothenberg published by University of Chicago Press and...

The Bindery hosts Megan Miranda for her new novel, The Last House Guest. More to be announced soon, but please save the date and join us! Littleport, Maine,...

Bobby Hundreds discusses his new book, This is Not a T-Shirt. Praise for This is Not a T-Shirt "This is Not a T-Shirt tracks the history of surf and...

Tom Clark Memorial Reading

Beyond The Shortest Month is a book club dedicated to reading and celebrating authors of color year round. Discussions are the first Tuesday of each...

Booksmith hosts Barbara Bourland for her anticipated second novel, Fake Like Me. She'll be in conversation with our friend and yours, Colin Winnette. Please join us! After a fire...

Victor Grossman book talk

Smack Dab Queer Open Mic Featuring Juba Kalamka Sunday, July 7, 5pm New location: Manny’s, 3092 16th Street at Valencia (1 block from 16th and...

Eugene Debs is one of the most important working class leaders in the history of the United States, yet most working people have never heard...

Ruchika Tomar discusses her new novel, A Prayer for Travelers. Praise For A Prayer for Travelers "Sometimes characters come along that demand a new kind of...

Ronald E. Purser discusses his new book, McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, with Gary Gach. Praise for McMindfulness “Far from being either a...

Jay Wexler will be joining us to discuss his new book Our Non-Christian Nation: How Athiests, Satanists, Pagans, and Others are Demanding Their Rightful Place in...