• Shipwreck Presents: Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland

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

    Finally and at long last, the Shipwreck crew heads down the rabbit hole. Featured writers: 3-Time Champ Vivenne Pustell, Amanda Rosenberg, Damian Ledbetter, George Chen, Eden Temple, and Sarah Stanton.

    $10 – $12
  • Brendan Jones: The Alaskan Laundry

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

    Brendan Jones reads from his debut novel, The Alaskan Laundry.

  • You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes

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

    Poetry, prose, music, dancing, comedy, drama, happy, sad, & on & on & on… Remember: EVERYTHING GOES… so do whatever you want.

    $10
  • Listen to Your Mother

    Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Ten percent of ticket proceeds will go to benefit Oakland Elizabeth House, a transitional program for women with children who have experienced homelessness, violence, addiction, and/or poverty.

    $28.50
  • N+1 Issue 25 Launch Party

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

    Spring 2016 edition

  • UC Berkeley Extension Student Reading

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join students and teachers for a selection of readings from work produced through the UC Berkeley Extension program.

  • Writers on Writing: Kevin Killian

    San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Writer Kevin Killian reads from and discusses his work.

  • Don DeLillo w/ Rachel Kushner

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

    Don DeLillo is the author of fifteen novels, one story collection, and three stage plays.

    $29
  • Quiet Lightning: Call and Response: Kim Anno + Pamela Z

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

    Call and Response: a specialist in any field gives a presentation—of any kind—in their area of expertise, followed by an informal Q&A and an improv response by some of the Bay Area’s finest creative musicians.

    $15
  • Antonia Hayes + Sophie Cunningham

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

    Antonia Hayes talks about her debut novel, Relativity, with Sophie Cunningham.

  • MariNaomi: Turning Japanese

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

    MariNaomi presents Turning Japanese, an illustrated memoir that chronicles her experiences working at illegal hostess bars from San Jose to Tokyo.

  • Kate Tempest

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

    Poet, playwright, and hip-hop artist Kate Tempest will read from her debut novel, The Bricks That Built the Houses.

  • Fireside Storytelling: GOTTA BAIL

    The Institute of Possibility 3359 Cesar Chavez St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    We’ve assembled six great storytellers who’ll share their best stories about those sticky “gotta bail” situations. Join us!

    $15
  • Reyes, Tremblay-McGaw, + Stecopoulos

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Reading from their most recently published books.

  • A History of Latino Comics: “The Underground”

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The audience will get a sneak peek at the origins of the Underground Comix scene of the 1960s-70s, and how it stimulated the Latino comics movement.

  • Genny Lim + Michael Warr

    Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Voz Sin Tinta: Cruz Gonzales, Dallett, + Veylit

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

    Event is FREE and open to the public. Bring friends, bring something to drink and/or nosh on, and get ready for an epic evening of live performances by local artists.

  • C. Dale Young + Rick Barot

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

    Please join Green Apple Books on Clement street on Thursday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m. as we host C. Dale Young and Rick Barot, who will be reading from their collections of poetry Halo and Chord, respectively.

  • Jodie Hollander

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

    Free Reading!

  • Martin Seay + Robin Sloan

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

    Martin Seay will talk about The Mirror Thief (Melville House), one of the most talked-about debut novels of 2016, with Robin Sloan.

  • Noah Warren

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

    Noah Warren reads from his first collection, The Destroyer in the Glass, winner of the 110th Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize.

  • Northern California Book Awards

    San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A lively reception with book signing follows, all free and open to the public.

  • Red Light Lit: You’re So Wrong for Me

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

    Listen to Bay Area writers Miah Jeffra, Anna Pulley, Hannah Wehr and comedian Emily Van Dyke perform material inspired by musical guest Angelina Moysov's song "You're So Wrong for Me."

    $12 – $15
  • RADAR: Black Queer Artists in Conversation

    The GLBT Historical Society 4127 18th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    As part of our QUEERING THE CASTRO program we're bringing a conversation with three Bay Area artists about the intersections of blackness, queerness and art.

  • Ken Kalfus w/ Rachel Monroe

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

    Ken Kalfus and Rachel Monroe are current Writers in Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts.

  • Louise Erdrich

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

    Louise Erdrich is one of the most gifted, prolific, and challenging of contemporary Native American novelists.

    $29
  • Mark Binelli

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

    Mark Binelli, author of Green Apple staff favorite Detroit City is the Place to Be, reads from his new novel, Screamin' Jay Hawkins' All-Time Greatest Hits.