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  • BINDERY: So It’s Come to This: A Going Away Party

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Booksmith's everything Amy Stephenson is moving to New York so soon and throwing a going away party before she takes off. You're invited! Everyone is invited! Come send her...

  • writers with drinks

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

    Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018: Rachel Khong (Goodbye, Vitamin) Kirstin Chen (Bury What We Cannot Take) Achy Obejas (The Tower of the Antilles) Tara Sim (Chainbreaker,...

  • AL MADRIGAL in Conversation with Adam Savage

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

    AL MADRIGAL In Conversation with Adam Savage Saturday, November 10, 2018, 7:30 pm Venue: Nourse Theater Series: "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets |...

    $29

  • Peter Nathaniel Malae in conversation with Alan Soldofsky

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

    Peter Nathaniel Malae in conversation with Alan Soldofsky celebrating the release of Son of Amity by Peter Nathaniel Malae - published by Oregon State University...

  • Susannah Carlson and Peter Bradbury, editors of Sanctuary

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

     Editors Susannah Carlson and Peter Bradbury discuss Sanctuary: A Collection of Poetry and Prose. About Sanctuary When we started this project eight months ago, we had no...

  • Idra Novey with Marie Mockett and Bernice Yeung

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

    Idra Novey discusses her new novel Those Who Knew with Marie Mockett and Bernice Yeung. Praise for Those Who Knew “There’s an urgent timeliness to this story of...

  • Nicole Chung and Daniel Mallory Ortberg

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

    Nicole Chung discusses her new memoir All You Can Ever Know with Daniel Mallory Ortberg. Praise for All You Can Ever Know "This book moved me to...

  • Karen Finley

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

    Karen Finley Opening statement by Amy Scholder celebrating the release of Grabbing Pussy By Karen Finley published by OR Books In a breathless cascade of poetry...

  • Kat Gardiner (Little Wonder) with Sea of Bees and Rose Droll

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

    Born in Oklahoma, raised in the Pacific Northwest, and currently based in Detroit, author Kat Gardiner carries a restlessness through her writing that's been honed...

    Free

  • Kat Gardiner, Sea of Bees and Rose Droll

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

    Kat Gardiner discusses her new book from Father/Daughter Records, Little Wonder: A Micro-Fictionalized Account of Honest Failure. With musical performances by Sea of Bees and Rose Droll. About Little...

  • BOOKSMITH: Joseph Fink / Alice Isn’t Dead

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

    Booksmith welcomes Welcome to Night Vale creator Joseph Fink back to the store for his new novel, Alice Isn't Dead. Join us!   PLEASE NOTE: this is a ticketed...

    $20

  • Celebrating the life and work of Lucia Berlin

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

    with David Berlin, Lydia Kiesling, Rachel Khong, Jim Nisbet, and Robin Sloan celebrating the release of two new books: Welcome Home: A Memoir with Selected Photographs and Letters...

  • 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...