Poets Greg Pond and Dee Allen. will read from their new publications. They will be joined by trumpeter Greer Rocket. Greg Pond is an American...
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...
The Bindery hosts a special afternoon event with Josh Frankfor his book Giraffes on Horseback Salad. With him in conversation is Paul Myers. Please join us! Giraffes on...
INSTITUTE OF (advanced) UNCERTAINTY + McROSKEY 3RD FLOOR FACTORY LOFT are pleased to present: LOTERIA READING SERIES, No. 3: La Luna, El Arbol, El Pino J.K. FOWLER MARGUERITE MUNOZ...
Come to a book party that is an experience of celebration for those who are single, happily coupled, heartbroken, recently divorced. Come one come all....
JUN 10 William Trevor "Broken Homes" and "Sitting with the Dead" (rights pending) Directed by Paul Finocchiaro "Every sentence William Trever wrote was perfectly crafted,...
The monthly collaboration between Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival features an array of Bay Area poets and musicians.
reading poetry from This Luminous: New and Selected Poems from Panhandler Books From the vast complexities of a world in which synesthesia is our natural...
The Bindery hosts Kathryn Scanlan for her first book,Aug 9—Fog. More to be announced soon, but please save the date and join us! Fifteen years ago, Kathryn Scanlan...
Ryan Jacobs discusses his new book, The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive...
The Bindery hosts William E. Jones for his debut novel I'm Open to Anything, out now from We Heard You Like Books. More information to come soon, but...
Alix Ohlin discusses her new novel, Dual Citizens. Praise for Dual Citizens “Ohlin’s story of sisters wraps its tendrils deep as any family. Dual Citizens leads a reader...
discussing the subject of his new book High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies from MIT Press A study of the spiritual...
Ted Chiang discusses his new story collection, Exhalation, with Robin Sloan. Praise for Ted Chiang “Ted Chiang’s stories are lean, relentless, and incandescent.”—Colson Whitehead, author...
POETS! - featured readers followed by an open mic
Robert Macfarlane, who has been called the "greatest nature writer of his generation," makes a rare West coast visit to celebrate the publication of his...
Booksmith hosts a special event to launch Dr. Naomi Wolf's new book Outrages: Sex, Censorship, and the Criminalization of Love. More information to be announced soon, but...
Ocean Vuong discusses his new novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous with Rebecca Solnit. Praise for On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous “A bruised, breathtaking love letter never meant...
with David Trinidad, Amy Gerstler, D.A. Powell, Kevin Killian, Dodie Bellamy, Randall Mann, and Roberto Bedoya celebrating the release of Punk Rock Is Cool for...
The Bindery hosts Alex Espinoza for his new bookCruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime. With him in conversation is the one and only Carla Trujillo! Please...
The Booksmith hosts Stephen Markley for Ohio. Join us! Since the turn of the century, a generation has come of age knowing only war, recession, political gridlock, racial...
Thursday, June 20th, 2019 at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa Street, San Francisco CA Remember: Bang-O & Games at 7 PM, Stories at 8 PM...
Megan Griswold joins us to discuss her new book, The Book of Help: A Memoir in Remedies. Praise for The Book of Help "Griswold’s vulnerability and deeply honest...
Shipwreck Returns! Join us for a Very Special One-Off event as San Francisco's premier Literary Erotic Fanfiction Competition gets the band back together: Amy hosts,...
Coming up: InsideStorytime PRIDE, featuring Nona Caspers (The Fifth Woman), Vernon Keeve III (Southern Migrant Mixtape), Eddie Jen, and others, will occur at Manny's, 3092 16th Street, San Francisco, Thursday June...
Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun, discusses her new novel, Patsy. Praise for Patsy “Nicole Dennis-Benn is an exquisite writer who paints scenes with words so...
Undocumented Consequences: Life on Both Sides of the Border Saturday, June 22, 2019, Doors 1:00 p.m. Eveny begins 1:30 p.m., Woman's Building, 3543 18th St...
J. Dianne Dotson joins us to discuss the second book in her Questrison Saga, Ephemeris. About Ephemeris Visions of doom. A growing evil. A new hero...
Bring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...