• Red Light Lit Holiday Show

    The Lost Church 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Readings + music!

    $15 – $20
  • Writers With Drinks

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    All proceeds benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.

    $5 – $20
  • Maggie Nelson

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

    Maggie Nelson is a poet, critic, and the author of five books of non-fiction.

    $29
  • Daniel Alarcón

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

    In conversation w/ Jeff Chang.

    $29
  • David Henderson

    The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    David Henderson makes a rare appearance in San Francisco to read his poetry and talk with the audience, returning from his longtime home on New...

    Free
  • Why There Are Words Presents “Reparations”

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Join Why There Are Words on February 8th, 2018, at Studio 333 in Sausalito as six acclaimed authors read on the theme of “Reparations.”

    $10
  • Writers With Drinks

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    All proceeds benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.

    $5 – $20
  • Anne Raeff

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

    Anne Raeff celebrates the release of her new novel, Winter Kept Us Warm.

  • 2018 San Francisco Writers Conference

    mark hopkins hotel 999 California St, San Francisco

    Open to the public—FREE—events include Exhibitor Talks + a YA workshop w/ Mitali Perkins.

    $845
  • Quiet As They Come & Birds Of Paradise Lost: Viet-Lit In SF

    Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Tenderloin Museum is thrilled to collaborate with the Asian Art Museum on hosting a literary reading featuring renowned Vietnamese-American authors, Andrew Lam and Angie Chau....

    $25
  • A Day of Remembrance

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

    Featured readers followed by an open mic.

  • Odd Mondays

    Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United States
    Free
  • A Reading of Song of a Captive Bird with Jasmin Darznik

    California College of Arts 1111 8th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Nave Alcove, San Francisco Campus MFA in Writing Faculty Jasmin Darznik reading from and in discussion around her new novel Song of a Captive Bird. RSVP...

    Free
  • Neeli Cherkovski

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

    Neeli Cherkovski reading from his new collection of poetry Elegy For My Beat Generation from Lithic Press (Hilton Obenzinger will give an opening statement) Elegy For My...

    Free
  • The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night

    PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    NEXT up: Tuesday February 20th, 2017 Our featured artist is: Afi Ayanna! at PianoFight: 144 Taylor Street (between Turk & Eddy), San Francisco, CA 94102 – Powell Street BART...

    Free
  • Robert Aquinas McNally

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

    Robert Aquinas McNally   discussing the subject of his new book MODOC WAR: A Story of Genocide at the Dawn of America's Gilded Age from...

    Free
  • David Neiwert / Alt America

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Just as Donald Trump's victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked the world, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and...

    Free
  • George Saunders with Dan Stone

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

    George Saunders is the Man Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo; Tenth of December; In Persuasion Nation; The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil; Pastoralia; CivilWarLand in Bad Decline; The Braindead...

    $29
  • Release Party for HOWL:The Record Album

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

    Release Party for HOWL:The Record Album   Concord Music reissues Allen Ginsberg reading HOWL on vinyl Opening statement by Garett Caples (Poetry Editor, City Lights), and Ann Charters (BEAT Scholar) Appearance...

    Free
  • Roseann Lake / Leftover in China

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Roseann Lake visits The Bindery to discuss her new book, Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World's Next Superpower. Join us! Forty years ago, China...

    Free
  • Morgan Jerkins / This Will Be My Undoing

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith is thrilled to host Morgan Jerkins for This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America. Please join us!...

    Free
  • USF MFA Reading Series: Sam Lipsyte

    USF Fromm Hall - FR 125 - Maraschi Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Sam Lipsyte is the author of five books of fiction, including The Fun Parts, Home Land, and The Ask. A Guggenheim fellow and winner of the Believer Book Award,...

    Free