reading from her latest novel A Student of History from Akashic Books A contemporary Los Angeles story of uncrossable social lines, allegiance and betrayal, immeasurable...
The Bindery hosts Mitchell S. Jackson for his new book Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family. Please join us! In a thrillingly alive, candid new work,...
The consolidation of publishing house after publishing house into five mega book businesses foretold a future where reading choices for the many would be controlled...
Ali Liebegott reads from The Summer of Dead Birds published by Feminist Press joined by special guests: Doddie Bellamy and Kevin Killian "A fierce, funny, agonized, cracked-open aria in...
The Bindery hosts Sophia Shalmiyev for her debut book Mother Winter: A Memoir. Joining her for readings and conversation are Shanthi Sekaran (Lucky Boy), Melissa Stein (Terrible Blooms), and Matthew Zapruder (Sun Bear). Please...
Chip Conley is a hospitality entrepreneur, founding boutique hotel brand Joie de Vivre Hospitality at 26 and running it as CEO for 24 years. He...
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,...
Each year, Noe Valley author Cara Black takes a few lucky readers on a real tour of the Paris she writes about in her bestselling...
Thu, March 14, 6:30pm – 9:00pm DescriptionSponsored by Alejandro Murguia, curated by Marguerite Munoz and Rene Vaz. This month's readers TBD.
reading 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...
Eleanor 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...
…collectivity as a part of speech: come again. The radio channeling an exaltation of larks: what it is to be...
Mesha 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 . . ....
Thurday, 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...
Members of the Charter Group of Word for Word, a program of Z Space will present a reading of "The Widow Dreams," a narrative of...
Helen 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...
The 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...
It 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...
Alice Pettway is the author of three books of poetry: The Time of Hunger (2017), Moth (2019) and Station Lights (forthcoming 2021). Her poetry, nonfiction...
POETS! - Beau Beausoleil and Tamsin Smith, followed by an open mic
Salvatore 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...
Richard 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...
The 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...
Wednesday, March 20 - 7:00 pm The Poetry Center, HUM 512, San Francisco State University Join us for a special Wednesday evening devoted to new...
On March 20, The Bindery is hosting the launch party for Julia Plevin and her first book, The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing! The Healing...
Thursday, 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...
Last 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...
Green Apple Books on the Park | 1231 9th Avenue | San Francisco, CA RSVP Swiss-Romanian writer Dana Grigorcea and translator Alta L. Price discuss An...
Edna 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...