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  • Poets Chernoff & Chernovski

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

    Poets Chernoff & Chernovski

  • SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK CLUB MEETING

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

    Details soon! To join the book group please contact iranyi@me.com

  • Preserving Fire: A meditation on the prose of Philip Lamantia

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

    with Garrett Caples and Friends Celebrating the release of Preserving Fire: Selected Prose By Philip Lamantia Edited by Garrett Caples published by Wave Books Preserving Fire recounts the...

  • William E. Glassley presents “A Wilder Time”

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

    Bill Glassley returns to Bird & Beckett to present his newly published book, A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland...

  • In Situ: Guy Debord, Raoul Vaneigem, and the Situationist Moment

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

    with Donald Nicholson Smith with Anselm Jappe on the occasion of the release by PM Press of Guy Debord - by Anselm Jappe Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith •...

  • BINDERY: Kiese Laymon / Heavy: An American Memoir

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Kiese Laymon for his new book Heavy: An American Memoir. More details coming soon, but save the date and join us!   In this powerful...

  • Literary Arts Showcase | APAture 2018 – RE:place

    Arc Gallery & Studios 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    What better way to spend your Saturday night none other than at our Literary Arts Showcase for APAture 2018! Come through to Arc Gallery &...

    $10 – $12

  • Toward a Calculus of Transgression: Appreciating Jean Patrick-Manchette

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

    Presented by City Lights Booksellers in conjunction with New York Review Books Donald Nicholson-Smith and James Brook discuss the life and work of the seminal genre-bending writer celebrating...

  • 3 + 3: A Collaboration Between 3 Poets & 3 Musicians

    Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Three musician-poet pairs each perform a set—one new poem inspired by an original song, one new song inspired by an original poem, and one piece...

    $15

  • 3 + 3: A Collaboration Between 3 Poets & 3 Musicians

    Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Three musician-poet pairs each perform a set—one new poem inspired by an original song, one new song inspired by an original poem, and one piece...

    $15

  • BOOKSMITH: Anne-Marie Kinney / Coldwater Canyon

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

    Booksmith hosts Los Angeles-based Anne-Marie Kinney (Radio Iris) for her new novel Colwater Canyon. More details to be announced -- please save the date and join us!  ...

  • Juliana Spahr

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

    discussing the subject of her new book Du Bois's Telegram : Literary Resistance and State Containment published by Harvard U. Press In 1956 W. E....

  • Shipwreck Presents: Stephen King’s Greatest Hits

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

    Strap in for six of Stephen Kings terrifyingest, coke-iest, popular-iest books: The Shining, Misery, Carrie,It, Christine, and, of course, his seminal text on craft, On Writing. Featured writers TBA. $12...

    $12 – $15

  • Adam Hochschild

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

    discussing the subject of his new book Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays published by University of California Press In this rich collection,...

  • Sally McGrane

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

    Sally McGrane Clement: Sally McGrane Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 7:00pm This event will be held at our Clement St. location. Sally McGrane discusses her...

  • 9th Ave: Anita Felicelli and Peg Alford Pursell

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

    Anita Felicelli discusses her debut story collection, Love Songs for a Lost Continent with Peg Alford Pursell. Praise for Love Songs for a Lost Continent “Love Songs...

  • great weather for MEDIA Book Release Party

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Celebrate the publication of great sweather for MEDIA's latest anthology, Suitcase of Chrysanthemums and meet an indie press looking for new voices. Featuring contributors and special guests...

    Free

  • Humanities West presents Late Czarist Russian Artistic Brilliance

    Marines' Memorial Club 609 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Nov 2, 7:30-9:30pm, and Nov 3, 10am-4pm Late Czarist Russian Artistic Brilliance is a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and musical performances exploring the enduring...

    $25 – $80

  • BINDERY: Silent Book Club SF

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bring a book, bring a friend, and join us at the Bindery for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books...

  • Tim Mohr in conversation with Penelope Houston

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

    Cosponsored by Rock 'n Roll Book Club in conjunction with City Lights and Algonquin Books celebrating the release of Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of...

  • Quiet Lightning

    RIncon Rark The Embarcadero & Folsom St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    On November 5, Quiet Lightning returns for a series of 9 surprises: Peter Bullen Shirley Huey Fernando Meisenhalter Maia Bull Cassandra Dallett Sarah Henry Sean...