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  • Namwali Serpell

    MoAD 685 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

    Litquake and MoAD present... Namwali Serpell’s electrifying debut, THE OLD DRIFT, is the first novel ever to tell the story of Zambia from its very beginnings to the present...

  • Saskia Vogel

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

    celebrating the release of her new novel Permission published by Coach House Books A grieving young woman learns something new about love from a dominatrix...

  • JARED DIAMOND In Conversation with Roy Eisenhardt

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

    JARED DIAMOND In Conversation with Roy Eisenhardt Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Social Studies  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Jared Diamond is a...

    $29

  • David Randall

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

    David Randall discusses his new book, Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague. Praise for Black Death at...

  • Namwali Serpell in conversation with Ismail Muhammad

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

    reading from and discussing her new novel The Old Drift from Hogarth Books On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the...

  • All the Sweeter

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

    Jean Minton joins us to discuss her book All the Sweeter: Families Share Their Stories of Adopting from Foster Care. About All The Sweeter All the...

  • Happy Endings: Lights, Camera, Fashun

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

    HAPPY ENDINGS is a monthly reading series that showcases new writing and wants to shine a little sun on your soul. What's gonna happen? Five...

  • Heather Hansman

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

    Heather Hansman discusses her new book, Down River: Into the Future of Water in the West. Praise for Down River “Heather Hansman’s account of her 730-mile solo...

  • Emma Bland Smith

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

    Emma Bland Smith discusses her new children's book To Live on an Island. About To Live on an Island When you live on an island, things...

  • Cliterary Salon: Mothers and Monsters of May

    Perdita 323 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA

    Join us as we dig into all that is May: flowers, fantasy, mothers, monsters, poetry and pettiness. Hosted at Perdita in the Haight, this is...

    $12

  • Bawdy Storytelling ‘UNICORNFEST’

    Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Friday, May 17th, 2019 at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa Street, San Francisco CA Remember: Bang-O & Games at 7 PM, Stories at 8 PM...

    $25 – $35

  • Babylon Salon : Rachel Howard, Kristen Cosby, Cheryl Ossola: Summer 2019

    The Armory Club 1799 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Babylon Salon presents our Summer Reading Saturday, May 18, 2019, 6.00 pm  at The Armory Club 1799 Mission Street  (downstairs performance space)   featuring -- Rachel Howard  (The...

    Free

  • Ages 7 up! Jane Solomon and Tyler Schnoebelen in Conversation

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Ages 7 up! Jane Solomon and Tyler Schnoebelen in Conversation launching The Dictionary of Difficult Words: With More Than 400 Perplexing Words to Test Your Wits!  To...

  • READING Anna Moschovakis and Tonya Foster

    Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    READING Anna Moschovakis and Tonya Foster May 19, 2019 7:00 PM Artists' Television Access 992 valencia street, san francisco, ca FREE Free for members

  • STACEY ABRAMS In Conversation with Alexis Madrigal

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

    STACEY ABRAMS In Conversation with Alexis Madrigal Sunday, May 19, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events Tickets Sold Out! Stacey Abrams is an author, serial...

    SOLD OUT

  • Max Porter

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

    celebrating the release of Lanny: a novel from Graywolf Press "An exhilarating, disquieting, joyous read. It will reach into your chest and take hold of...

  • You’re Doing What? Older Women’s Tales

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY

    Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  In the basement 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley YOU'RE DOING WHAT? Older Women's Tales of Achievement and Adventure, Compiled...

  • THE RACKET!

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

    Details soon! Hosted by Noah B. Sanders

  • Edgar Kunz

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

    Edgar Kunz joins us to discuss his debut poetry collection, Tap Out . Praise for Tap Out “A whirlwind debut.Stories of sclerotic lives told in wrought images, Kunz...

  • Music of Remembrance Presents “The Parting”

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak Street, San Francisco

    A new chamber opera by composer Tom Cipullo and librettist David Mason commissioned by Music of Remembrance about Hungarian poet Miklós Radnóti. Starring: baritone Michael...

    $60 – $75

  • GEORGE PACKER In Conversation with Clara Jeffery

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

    GEORGE PACKER In Conversation with Clara Jeffery Thursday, May 23, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Social Studies  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Longtime staff writer...

    $29

  • Poets Jericho Brown and Dexter L. Booth

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY

    Friday, May 24, 2019 7:00 PM Location:  The basement at the store 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley Website Jericho Brown reads from The Tradition Jericho Brown...

  • Rolling In The Aisles

    1722 Taraval St., between 26th and 27th Avenues San Francisco San Francisco, CA

    Rolling In The Aisles  Saturday, May 25   6 pm Rolling Out 1722 Taraval St., between 26th and 27th Avenues San Francisco Our second annual...

  • Walker Talks!

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

    The last Sunday of each month (except June/July and December) from 2:30 to 4 pm The last Sunday of every month (except the summer months...