San Francisco

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 7:30pm This event will be held at our 9th Ave. location. Jennifer S. Cheng and Vi Khi Nao join us...

Southern Migrant Mixtape relays the experiences and observations of a black, queer man from Virginia who thought he was leaving racism and sexual intolerance behind...

Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 pm

Roman Muradov discusses his new book, On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness. Praise for On Doing Nothing “Roman Muradov’s whimsical, clever, and companionable book On Doing...

Tommy Orange reading from There There published by Alfred Knopf Not since Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine has such a...

Maria Hummel discusses her new novel, Still Lives with  Sara Houghteling. Praise for Still Lives "Still Lives offers its readers that delicious combination of entertainment and brilliance. It's at...

Join ArtSpan and Quiet Lightning at Modern Eden Gallery for the fourth annual Art, Readings, & Reactions event! ART: Curated by Modern Eden READINGS: Curated...

Come to Alley Cat Books on 24th Street in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District, June 15 at 7 pm to hear the poetry...

Arturo Mantecon will be reading from his new translation of Mario Santiago Papasquiaro's poetry. Featuring artwork by Maceo Montoya.

Lauren Groff reads from her new story collection, Florida. About Florida The bold new book from the celebrated New York Times-bestselling author of Fates and Furies. "Lauren Groff...

Join us when San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck reads poetry with Ukiah Poet Laureate Linda Noel and Thea Matthews.

Wayne Goodman will sit in conversation with the author of "Sparkle: The Queerest Book You’ll Ever Love," "Fierce," "Hot Lava," "Queens of the Apocalypse," "Creature...

David Stephen Calonne on Bukowski and writing celebrating the release of The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way: On Writers and Writing by Charles...

discussing the subject of his new book ENERGY: A Human History published by Simon and Schuster Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes...

Born in San Francisco, Genny Lim, San Francisco Jazz Poet Laureate, earned a BA and an MA from San Francisco State University.  The poems in KRA! invoke...

NEXT up: Tuesday June 19th, 2018 Our featured artist is: James Zealous (Ellis) at PianoFight: 144 Taylor Street (between Turk & Eddy), San Francisco, CA 94102 – Powell...

Booksmith hosts Yrsa Daley-Ward for her remarkable new book The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir. Please join us!   From the celebrated poet behind bone, a lyrical memoir -- part...

Chris Feliciano Arnold discusses his new book, The Third Bank of the River: Power and Survival in the Twenty-First Century Amazon. About The Third Bank of...

Ana Raquel Minian Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco discussing the subject of her new book Undocumented...

Jana Casale discusses her new novel, The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky. Praise for The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky “Casale writes with both...

Zoé Samudzi discussing the subject of her new book As Black as Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation by William C. Anderson and Zoé Samudzi with...

Booksmith hosts an evening with poets Kim Addonizio, Donna Masini, and Brittany Perham all reading from new work. Please join us!   Mortal Trash by Kim Addonizio   Passionate and...

SAT. JUNE 23RD, 4-6PM TRAVEL TIPS FOR THE TIMID BY CAROLYN CASSADY Join us for an afternoon with Cathy Cassady, eldest daughter of Neal and...