Story Time with Christian Robinson
In Another, his eagerly anticipated debut as author-illustrator, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King honoree and store favorite Christian Robinson brings young readers on a playful,...
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Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States
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Cara Black Takes Us to Paris! reading & talk
La Boulangerie de Noe 3898 24th Street, San FranciscoEach year, Noe Valley author Cara Black takes a few lucky readers on a real tour of the Paris she writes about in her bestselling...
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Voz Sin Tinta: Our monthly bilingual poetry series and open mic.
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThu, March 14, 6:30pm – 9:00pm DescriptionSponsored by Alejandro Murguia, curated by Marguerite Munoz and Rene Vaz. This month's readers TBD.
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Sally Wen Mao
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading and in conversation with Jennifer S. Cheng celebrating the release of Oculus: Poems published by Graywolf Press In Oculus, Sally Wen Mao explores exile not just...
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Eleanor Burke on Walking Manhattan’s Neighborhoods
Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEleanor Burke, author of A Walker's Sketchbook of San Francisco, discusses her new book Walking Manhattan's Neighborhoods. About Walking Manhattan's Neighborhoods Walking Manhattan's Neighborhoods is a...
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In Common Writers Series: Maryam Ivette Parhizkar, reading and in conversation with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States…collectivity as a part of speech: come again. The radio channeling an exaltation of larks: what it is to be...
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Mesha Maren and Randal O’Wain
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMesha Maren discusses her new novel, Sugar Run with Randal O'Wain. Praise for Sugar Run “A heady admixture of explosive plot and taut, burnished prose . . ....
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YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: POETRY, PROSE & EVERYTHING GOES…
The Lost Church 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThurday, February 14, 2019 7:30 PM 10:30 PM The Lost Church (map) You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes Open Mic at The Lost Church w/Ned Buskirk $10...
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Word for Word Reads “The Widow Dreams”
Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMembers of the Charter Group of Word for Word, a program of Z Space will present a reading of "The Widow Dreams," a narrative of...
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Helen Oyeyemi and Stephen Sparks
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesHelen Oyeyemi discusses her new novel, Gingerbread with Stephen Sparks. About Gingerbread The prize-winning, bestselling author of Boy, Snow, Bird and What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours returns with a...
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Amber Tamblyn / Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts a special evening with Amber Tamblyn, to celebrate her new book of essays Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage...
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San Francisco Shakespeare Festival “Did Shakespeare Really Write That?”
Noe Valley Library 451 Jersey Street, San FranciscoIt is estimated that William Shakespeare used 31,000 different words in his writing and that some had hidden meanings. He also invented over 30 new...
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Alice Pettway
Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesAlice Pettway is the author of three books of poetry: The Time of Hunger (2017), Moth (2019) and Station Lights (forthcoming 2021). Her poetry, nonfiction...
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POETS! – Beau Beausoleil and Tamsin Smith, followed by an open mic
Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPOETS! - Beau Beausoleil and Tamsin Smith, followed by an open mic
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Salvatore Scibona
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesSalvatore Scibona discusses his new novel, The Volunteer. Praise for The Volunteer “Salvatore Scibona is gravely, terminally, a born writer—a high artist and exquisite craftsman. Yes...
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Richard Chiem
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesRichard Chiem discusses his debut novel, King of Joy. Praise for King of Joy "What a funny, fresh, bittersweet masterpiece—there is no one else in the...
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Jacob Tobia / Sissy: A Coming-Of-Gender Story
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts Jacob Tobia for their first book, Sissy: A Coming-Of-Gender Story. Please join us! A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it’s like to...
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Prose at The Poetry Center: R.O. Kwon and Nona Caspers, reading and in conversation
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesWednesday, March 20 - 7:00 pm The Poetry Center, HUM 512, San Francisco State University Join us for a special Wednesday evening devoted to new...
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Book Launch for Julia Plevin, author of The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing, at The Bindery
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesOn March 20, The Bindery is hosting the launch party for Julia Plevin and her first book, The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing! The Healing...
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Tenderloin Cocktail Culture
Tenderloin Museum 398 Eddy St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThursday, March 21, 2019 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Google Calendar ICS As San Francisco’s roaring vice district, the Tenderloin of the early 20th century figures greatly into...
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Benefit For Camp Fire Victims With a Literary Bent – Still Great Need in the Paradise Area
3rd Floor McRoskey Mattress Loft 1687 Market Street, San FranciscoLast fall's Camp Fire in Butte County was the worst wildfire in California history killing at least 88 people (23 are listed as missing with...
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An Instinctive Feeling of Innocence: Dana Grigorcea and Alta L. Price
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesGreen Apple Books on the Park | 1231 9th Avenue | San Francisco, CA RSVP Swiss-Romanian writer Dana Grigorcea and translator Alta L. Price discuss An...
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Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny)
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesEdna in a Bottle (tastes funny) is a new San Francisco comedy hour at The Bindery in the Haight district. Edna and her friends are trapped...
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Poets Karen Hildebrand and Ron Riekki – with new books
Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPoets Karen Hildebrand and Ron Riekki - with new books Sun, March 24, 2pm – 4pm
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James Sturm
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJames Sturm discusses his new graphic novel Off Season. Praise for Off Season "James Sturm's Off Season is a big-hearted meditation on the shifting sands of family and...
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PREET BHARARA In Conversation with Jeffrey Toobin
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTuesday, March 26, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Preet Bharara served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New...
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Ashley M. Jones, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Monica Sok, and Yaccaira Salvatierra
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesAshley M. Jones reads from her new poetry collection dark // thing. Also featuring readings by Tongo Eisen-Martin, Monica Sok, and Yaccaira Salvatierra. dark // thing is a...
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LAUNCH for Namwali Serpell / The Old Drift
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery is thrilled to host the launch party for Namwali Serpell's debut novel, The Old Drift. Joining her in conversation is Michelle Quint. Please save the date...
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Carolyn Forché
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesCarolyn Forché discusses her new memoir, What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance. Praise for What You Have Heard Is True...