• Daniel Levin Becker on the Oulipo

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

    Daniel Levin Becker on the Oulipo celebrating the release of All That is Evident is Suspect edited by Ian Monk and Daniel Levin Becker published...

  • BOOK LAUNCH: ‘VEXATION, AMPLITUDE’ BY TOM STOLMAR

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    FRI. NOV. 16TH, 7PM   Join Tom Stolmar and friends in celebrating the release of his new poetry collection, Vexation, Amplitude. Long overdue, this collection of...

  • BINDERY: Kristen Tracy with Daniel Handler / Half-Hazard

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Kristen Tracy for her first book of poems,Half-Hazard, winner of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation. Joining Kristen in conversation isDaniel...

  • BINDERY: Chaya Bhuvaneswar / White Dancing Elephants

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a special afternoon with Chaya Bhuvaneswar for her debut story collection, White Dancing Elephants, winner of both the Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Prize and...

  • May-Lee Chai and Jamel Brinkley

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

    May-Lee Chai discusses her new story collection Useful Phrases for Immigrants with Jamel Brinkley. Praise for Useful Phrases For Immigrants "May-lee Chai’s Useful Phrases for Immigrants holds multitudes, taking us into...

  • ODD SALON SAVANT

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    NOVEMBER 20 @ 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM $15 - $25 Join us for tales of unbound genius and uncanny intellect, mad scientists, extraordinary artists, and cunning masterminds Tuesday,...

    $15 – $25
  • The Racket #24: AFTER LIFE w/ Nona Caspers

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

    We're celebrating our two year anniversary with cake, beer, champagne and the absolutely amazing Nona Caspers reading from her debut novel The Fifth Woman. Nona's picked 5...

  • Bill Berkson Tribute

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

    Bill Berkson Tribute with appearances by Constance Lewallen Chou Chou Gordon Knos Jonathan Lewallen Siobhan Mora-Lopez Amanda Eicher Mac McGinnes celebrating the release of Since...

  • Writers & Poets Literary Salon+Reading: Bay Area Generations #63

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bay Area Generations presents a literary salon and reading featuring live curated works of San Francisco Bay Area poets, writers and storytellers, with musical guest....

    $10
  • Jeffrey Yang

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

    Jeffrey Yang reading from new poetry and a new book: Hey Marfa: poems published by Graywolf Press Situated in the outreaches of southwest Texas, the...

  • Kevin Killian

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

    Kevin Killian celebrating the release of Fascination: Memoirs from Semiotexte A memoir of gay life in 1970s Long Island by one of the leading proponents...

  • Eric Karpeles on Józef Czapski

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

    Eric Karpeles on Józef Czapski in conversation with Cynthia Haven celebrating the release of three new books from New York Review Books: Inhuman Land: A Wartime...

  • Sarah Stone

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

    Sarah Stone discusses her new novel, Hungry Ghost Theater. Praise for Hungry Ghost Theater "Sarah Stone traces out the quirky, fateful dramas of one family, while...

  • Voices from the Resistance: A Conversation with Angela Davis

    Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Voices from the Resistance: Angela Davis in Conversation with Olga Talamante Moderated by Chelis Lopez A fundraiser for MAESTRAPEACE Book and the Chicana Latina Foundation...

    $25 – $80
  • SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND

    Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND In Conversation with Marisa Lagos Friday, November 30, 2018, 7:30 pm Venue: Nourse Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Kirsten Gillibrand has served as United...

    $29
  • Babylon Salon

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

    Babylon Salon presents our Winter Reading Saturday, Dec 1, 2018, 6.00 pm  at The Armory Club 1799 Mission Street  (downstairs performance space)   featuring -- Vanessa Hua is...

  • 2018 Howard Zinn Book Fair FIGHTING FOR THE AIR WE BREATHE

    CCSF mission campus 1125 Valencia Street, San Francisco, United States

    CCSF Mission Campus, 1125 Valencia Street The Fifth Annual Howard Zinn Book Fair is an annual celebration of people’s history, past, present and future. This...

    $5
  • GERD STERN @ 90

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    SUN. DEC. 2ND, 7PM Gerd Stern joins the circle of Beat nonagenarians this year, and we’re hosting a gathering to celebrate! Gerd has worn many...

  • City Arts & Lectures NADINE BURKE HARRIS

    Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In Conversation with Indre Viskontas Monday, December 3, 2018, 7:30 pm Venue: Nourse Theater Series: "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 As...

    $29
  • Norma Cole with Steve Dickison: An Omnidawn Party

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

    celebrating the release of two new books of poetry from Omnidawn Press Fate News by Norma Cole and Inside Song  by Steve Dickison about Fate News:...

  • Designing Change: A Conversation with David Hogg

    Minnesota Street Project 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    On December 4, The Museum of Craft and Design welcomes Parkland activist, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student and author David Hogg, to San Francisco...

    $30 – $60
  • The Wall of Birds

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

    Jane Kim and Thayer Walker discuss their new book, The Wall of Birds:One Planet, 243 Families, 375 Million Years. About The Wall of Birds A celebration...

  • 1st Tuesday’s Spoken Word & Open Mic

    Cafe Envy 1701 Yosemite Ave, San Francisco

    1st Tuesday's Spoken Word TV showcase is a community event that creates a positive space for expression through the arts. We highlight local talent and...

    Free