Esmé Weijun Wang discusses her new essay collection, The Collected Schizophrenias, with R.O. Kwon. Praise for The Collected Schizophrenias “This mesmerizing collection of essays has achieved...
An evening of reading and discussion with contributors Charlie Jane Anders and Gabby Rivera celebrating the release of A PEOPLE'S FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES: Speculative Fiction...
Johannes Lichtman discusses his new novel, Such Good Work. Praise for Such Good Work “I honestly can't think of a novel I would more want to...
Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy discuss their new book, No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Your Emotions At Work. Praise for No Hard...
Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 In 2002, Jad Abumrad began tinkering with an idea for a new kind of radio program, an open-ended radio “laboratory” that would...
Gayle Brandeis (The Book of Dead Birds) Chris Denson (Crushing the Box) Lisa Margonelli (Underbug) Laleh Khadivi (The Age of Orphans) Charlie Jane Anders (The...
Join us for an afternoon of wonderful poetry by SF Bay Area based poets, artists, and musicians with your host Kim Shuck. To participate in...
with Lisa Tiny Gray-Garcia and friends Poverty Scholarship - Poor People-led Theory, Art , Words and Tears Across Mama Earth is a revolutionary poor people-led theory...
Come join us for our first poetry event of 2019! We'll have 3 local poets telling tales of lands far away and the one you...
Red wine, chocolate, & words of love! Join Odd Mondays for its Valentine's party Books, Bitters, & Chocolate!, Monday, February 11, from 7pm to 8pm...
Kim Hyesoon and Don Mee Choi join us to talk about reenacting trauma and narrating death in Kim Hyesoon’s powerful new book, Autobiography of Death, translated by Don Mee Choi. Special guests Forrest...
Join us for an evening of learning and listening, hosted byMy Life, My Stories and sponsored by Blurb Books! My Life, My Stories is a...
HAPPY ENDINGS is a new monthly reading series that showcases new writing and offers a little sunshine for your soul. What's gonna happen? Five writers...
MB Austin, Giovanna Capone, Kathy Knowles, and Cass Sellars read love stories from their work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco, Tuesday, February 12, 7pm-8:30pm at...
MB Austin, Giovanna Capone, Kathy Knowles, and Cass Sellars read love stories from their work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco, Tuesday, February 12, 7pm-8:30pm at...
reading from here new novel Hazards of Time Travel published by Harper Collins An ingenious, dystopian novel of one young woman's resistance against the constraints...
Jeffrey Thomas Leong discusses his new book of translations Wild Geese Sorrow: The Chinese Wall Inscriptions at Angel Island. Praise for Wild Geese Sorrow “Jeffrey Thomas...
Join us on February 13 for a discussion with Evan Burfield, author of Regulatory Hacking: A Playbook for Startups, and Tim O’Reilly, Code for America...
Join us for a new book group at the Main Library. We meet every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Discuss! focuses on topical, thought-provoking contemporary...
The contributors in this book were mostly members of WSA. These accounts are both optimistic, from those still inspired, and bitter, from those now critical...
Reema Zaman discusses her new memoir, I Am Yours. Praise for I Am Yours “Tender, fierce, compassionate, and wise . . . a moving story about...
Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Michael Tubbs is the first African American Mayor of Stockton, California, and the youngest mayor in American history of a city...
Alamo Draft House and City Lights Booksellers present Barry Gifford in a talk and film screening celebrating the release of Southern Nights, Night People, Arise...
Feb 14-18, Thursday: 12 noon-9:30pm | Friday: 6:45am-9pm | Saturday: 7am-9pm | Sunday: 6:45am-4pm | Monday: 9am-5pm "San Francisco Writers Conference is a four-day event...
Join San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and guests Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, James Cagney, and Christine No for a special Valentine's Day poetry jam. The Main...
Thu, February 14, 6:30pm – 9:00pm DescriptionSponsored by Alejandro Murguia, curated by Marguerite Munoz and Rene Vaz. This month's readers TBD.
reading from new work Keith Scribner reads from Old Newgate Road published by Alfred Knopf Tom Barbash reads from The Dakota Winters published by Ecco...
You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes Open Mic at The Lost Church w/Ned Buskirk $10 in advance and at the door. Tickets: https://sforce.co/2CWB45Q Venue: The Lost...
Please join Ms. Kathleen Beitiks to talk about her book entitled, Westwood Park: Building a Bungalow Neighborhood in San Francisco. A SFMOMA program.
The Bindery hosts a special Saturday afternoon event to welcome Stephanie Land for her remarkable memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive. Please join...