• Chris Carlsson at City Lights Books

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

    Hidden San Francisco: A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes and Radical Histories from Pluto Press San Francisco is an iconic and symbolic city. But...

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  • Dennis Phillips & George Albon

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

    Dennis Phillips and George Albon read from their latest works, Mappa Mundi and Lyric Multiples. About Mappa Mundi Like the medieval maps from which MAPPA MUNDI takes its...

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  • My Life, My Stories / Real life. Told by SF seniors.

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Join us for an evening of learning and listening, hosted by My Life, My Stories! The theme is Family. My Life, My Stories is a local non-profit...

  • Robert Reich with Astra Taylor

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    TICKETS To purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Social Studies Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of...

    $29
  • Hilary Moore & James Tracy

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

    celebrating the release of No Fascist USA! The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today's Movements by Hilary Moore and James Tracy (forward by...

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  • Alexandra Mattraw with Tiff Dressen and Mah Shein Win

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

    celebrating the release of Alexandra Mattraw's new poetry collection We fell into Weather Published by Cultural Society What has been said about We fell into...

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  • The Penelope Poems

    The Marsh 1062 Valencia St, San Francisco

    Poet Patti Trimble and musician and composer Peter Whitehead merge their considerable skills to present a one-night theater-length spoken-word piece: The Penelope Poems. At The Marsh...

    $15
  • Cancelled: Adrienne Miller: In the Land of Men

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

    Please note: this event has been cancelled.   Adrienne Miller discusses her new memoir, In the Land of Men, with Dave Eggers. Praise for In the...

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  • Canceled: Geometry of Shadows: Stefania Heim on Giorgio de Chirico

    Center for the Art of Translation office 582 Market St #700, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Poet and translator Stefania Heim joins Olivia Sears to talk about Giorgio de Chirico’s Italian poetry, visual and verbal juxtapositions, and interlingual negotiations. AUTHOR Giorgio...

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  • Robert Glück

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

    celebrating the new edition of Margery Kempe by Robert Glück, introduction by Colm Toibin published by New York Review Books First published in 1994, Robert...

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  • Jordan Kisner

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

    Jordan Kisner discusses her new essay collection, Thin Places: Essays From In Between. Praise for Thin Places “Jordan Kisner’s essays are like intricate tattoos: etched with...

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  • Jordan Kisner and Esmé Weijun Wang at Green Apple Books

    Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jordan Kisner discusses her new essay collection, Thin Places: Essays From In Between with Esmé Weijun Wang. Praise for Thin Places “Jordan Kisner’s essays are like intricate tattoos:...

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  • Silent Book Club SF

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    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...

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  • Silent Book Club SF

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    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...

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  • Seen and Heard

    THE LAUNDRY 3359 26th Street, San Francisco
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  • Archive 48 Release Party: The Earthly Days of Jose Revueltas

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

    Binational publisher Archive 48, dedicated to Mexican and U.S. literature, launches its U.S. wing with the first-ever English translation of an important work by  Jose...

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  • Alexandra Chang

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

    Alexandra Chang discusses her debut novel, Days of Distraction. Praise for Days of Distraction “A startlingly original and deeply moving debut—kaleidoscopic, funny, heart-rending, beautifully observed, and...

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  • Alexandra Chang at Green Apple Books

    Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Alexandra Chang discusses her debut novel, Days of Distraction. Praise for Days of Distraction “A startlingly original and deeply moving debut—kaleidoscopic, funny, heart-rending, beautifully observed, and...

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  • Beth Lisick

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

    reads from Edie On The Green Screen: A Novel published by 7.13 Books City Lights welcomes back Beth Lisick to celebrate her debut novel from...

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  • Hilary Leichter, Mary South, Rita Bullwinkel, & R.O. Kwon

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

    Hilary Leichter and Mary South discuss their new works, Temporary and You Will Never Be Forgotten, with Rita Bullwinkel and R.O. Kwon. Praise for Temporary “A narrative so...

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  • Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

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

    reading from The Mountains Sing from Workman Publishing Company "An epic account of Việt Nam's painful 20th century history, both vast in scope and intimate...

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  • Monica Sok: A Nail the Evening Hangs On

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

    Monica Sok discusses her debut poetry collection, A Nail the Evening Hangs On, with Barbara Jane Reyes. Praise for A Nail the Evening Hangs On “Sok’s...

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