• Babylon Salon : Rachel Howard, Kristen Cosby, Cheryl Ossola: Summer 2019

    The Armory Club 1799 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Babylon Salon presents our Summer Reading Saturday, May 18, 2019, 6.00 pm  at The Armory Club 1799 Mission Street  (downstairs performance space)   featuring -- Rachel Howard  (The...

    Free
  • Ages 7 up! Jane Solomon and Tyler Schnoebelen in Conversation

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Ages 7 up! Jane Solomon and Tyler Schnoebelen in Conversation launching The Dictionary of Difficult Words: With More Than 400 Perplexing Words to Test Your Wits!  To...

  • READING Anna Moschovakis and Tonya Foster

    Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    READING Anna Moschovakis and Tonya Foster May 19, 2019 7:00 PM Artists' Television Access 992 valencia street, san francisco, ca FREE Free for members

  • STACEY ABRAMS In Conversation with Alexis Madrigal

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    STACEY ABRAMS In Conversation with Alexis Madrigal Sunday, May 19, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events Tickets Sold Out! Stacey Abrams is an author, serial...

    SOLD OUT
  • Max Porter

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

    celebrating the release of Lanny: a novel from Graywolf Press "An exhilarating, disquieting, joyous read. It will reach into your chest and take hold of...

  • You’re Doing What? Older Women’s Tales

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY

    Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  In the basement 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley YOU'RE DOING WHAT? Older Women's Tales of Achievement and Adventure, Compiled...

  • THE RACKET!

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

    Details soon! Hosted by Noah B. Sanders

  • Edgar Kunz

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

    Edgar Kunz joins us to discuss his debut poetry collection, Tap Out . Praise for Tap Out “A whirlwind debut.Stories of sclerotic lives told in wrought images, Kunz...

  • Music of Remembrance Presents “The Parting”

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak Street, San Francisco

    A new chamber opera by composer Tom Cipullo and librettist David Mason commissioned by Music of Remembrance about Hungarian poet Miklós Radnóti. Starring: baritone Michael...

    $60 – $75
  • GEORGE PACKER In Conversation with Clara Jeffery

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    GEORGE PACKER In Conversation with Clara Jeffery Thursday, May 23, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Social Studies  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Longtime staff writer...

    $29
  • Poets Jericho Brown and Dexter L. Booth

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY

    Friday, May 24, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  The basement at the store 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Jericho Brown reads from The Tradition Jericho Brown...

  • Rolling In The Aisles

    1722 Taraval St., between 26th and 27th Avenues San Francisco San Francisco, CA

    Rolling In The Aisles  Saturday, May 25   6 pm Rolling Out 1722 Taraval St., between 26th and 27th Avenues San Francisco Our second annual...

  • Walker Talks!

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

    The last Sunday of each month (except June/July and December) from 2:30 to 4 pm The last Sunday of every month (except the summer months...

  • SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK CLUB MEETING

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

    Please join us for a lively discussion about: (author will not be present) To join the book group please contact iranyi@me.com

  • SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK CLUB MEETING

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

    Please join us for a lively discussion about: (author will not be present) To join the book group please contact iranyi@me.com

  • Roof Books Night with Sara Larsen and Kit Robinson

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY

    Wednesday, May 29, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  The basement at Moe's 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Please join us as we celebrate two new titles...

  • Chia-Chia Lin

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

    Chia-Chia Lin discusses her debut novel, The Unpassing. Praise for The Unpassing "In this spare, deeply felt debut novel, Lin resists received wisdom about the American...

  • Original Plumbing: The Best of Ten Years of Trans Male Culture

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

    Editors Amos Mac and Rocco Kayiatos discuss Original Plumbing: The Best of Ten Years of Trans Male Culture. Praise for Original Plumbing “Over the course of its ten-year run, Original...

  • Sharma Shields and Simeon Mills

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

        Sharma Shields and Simeon Mills discuss their new novels, The Cassandra and The Obsoletes. About The Cassandra Mildred Groves is an unusual young...

  • Women at the Edges: Books About Women Breaking Creative Boundaries

    Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Kristin Kaye, Bridget Quinn, and Beth Winegarner write about women breaking creative boundaries in music, art, drama, and competitive bodybuilding in their nonfiction books IRON...

    Free
  • BINDERY: Silent Reading Party

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Presented by Lemony Snicket and Radio Silence. Bring a book to read to yourself in silence. Drinks and light snacks will be available. There is...

  • Beyond the Shortest Month Book Club

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

    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...