In March 2020, Two Lines Press will launch a new book series dedicated to capturing vanguard works of translated literature—curated around a particular theme, region,...
The Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series welcomes poet Prageeta Sharma, visiting from Los Angeles, together with Dodie Bellamy, of San Francisco, reading and in conversation. This event, the...
You're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... Open Mic at The Lost Church - San Francisco w/Ned Buskirk $10 in advance & at...
Please note: this event has been cancelled. Jessi Jezewska Stevens discusses her new novel, The Exhibition of Persephone Q, with Rita Bullwinkel. Praise for The Exhibition...
Thursday, March 12th, 2020 at the Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa, San Francisco, CA Remember: Bang-O at 7:00 PM, Stories at 8:00 PM Want a sample...
Two amazing powerful women poets.
The Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series welcomes poet Prageeta Sharma, visiting from Los Angeles, together with Dodie Bellamy, of San Francisco, reading and in conversation. This event, the...
When it comes to friendship, family, and romance, we all want the same things: to love and be loved, to communicate, to fight fair, and...
Help Alley Cat give a big congratulations to Miah Jeffra on their newest book, The Fabulous Ekphrastic Fantastic! Featuring a star-studded slew of readers including:...
Please note: this event has been cancelled. Deb Olin Unferth discusses her new novel, Barn 8, with Rita Bullwinkel. Praise for Barn 8 “Barn 8 is...
The Museum of Craft and Design is thrilled to welcome Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller "Designing Your...
Please note: this event has been cancelled. Join us on Saturday, March 14 for Babylon Salon's quarterly reading and performance series, with readings from...
An LGBTQ+ Open Mic hosted by the folks at Alley Cat Books!
Please note: this event has been cancelled. Susan Fowler (Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber) Stephen van Dyck...
Aaron Shurin launches his new book, The Blue Absolute, a collection of prose poetry that resembles hot boxes of lyrical language combusting with daily life....
To outsiders, the Bay Area is intrinsically linked to tech hubs and counterculture. But what about San Francisco’s kid culture? In her new book, “Urban...
Booksmith hosts the inimitable Rebecca Solnit reading from and discussing her memoir, Recollections of My Nonexistence. Please note: This event is ticketed and will be at the Internet Archive...
Alley Cat Books presents a reading of JP Gritton’s newest book, Wyoming.
discussing the subject of his new book Prison Truth: The Story of the San Quentin News from University of California Press San Quentin State Prison, California's...
Harry Dodge discusses his new book, My Metorite: Or, Without the Random There Can Be No New Thing. Praise for My Metorite "Dodge has offered a...
Our featured poet is: Clara Hsu! from 7:30-9:30pm at PianoFight: 144 Taylor Street (between Turk & Eddy), San Francisco, CA 94102 – Powell Street BART Hosted...
reading from The Baudelaire Fractal published by Coach House Books A debut novel by acclaimed poet Lisa Robertson, in which a poet realizes she has...
Andrew Altschul discusses his new novel, The Gringa. Praise for The Gringa "The Gringa bites off an impressive chunk of American—and Peruvian—history with dynamic prose. It's an...
Featuring Judy Grahn, Jewelle Gomez, and Avotcja This event, supported in part by a grant to the Academy of American Poets from the Andrew W. Mellon...
Booksmith welcomes Paul Lisicky back to the store for his new book, Later: My Life at the Edge of the World. Please join us! When Paul Lisicky arrived...
Featuring Arisa White, Leila Weefur, and Angela Hume This event, supported in part by a grant to the Academy of American Poets from the Andrew W. Mellon...
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...
Representation in 2020: A Night of Artists Focusing on Equitable Representation featuring Paolo Bicchieri, reading from his new book Sword in the Darkness, Nesley Rojo,...
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...