• An Evening with Tommy Orange

    Knuth Hall, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, California

    Join us for an incredible evening celebrating literature with the Pulitzer Prize finalist author of There, There. Tommy Orange is a graduate of the MFA...

    Free
  • Hexing the Patriarchy with Ariel Gore

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

    Join us for a magical evening with Ariel Gore, Michelle Gonzales (The Spitboy Rule), MK Chavez (Dear Animal), Dani Burlison (All of Me), Michelle Threadgould,...

    Free
  • Dr. M Jackson: The Secret Lives of Glaciers

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

    Dr. M Jackson discusses her new book, The Secret Lives of Glaciers. Praise for The Secret Lives of Glaciers "This outrageous book, rich with revelation and stewardship,...

    Free
  • TA-NEHISI COATES In Conversation with Chris Jackson

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

    TA-NEHISI COATES In Conversation with Chris Jackson Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Note: Ta-Nehisi Coates will be...

    $49
  • LOGIC MAGAZINE: print/ops – Litquake 2019

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

    LOGIC MAGAZINE: print/ops - Litquake 2019 Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco print/ops : a roundtable about...

  • Mesha Maren and M. Randal O’Wain

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

    M. Randal O'Wain and Mesha Maren discuss their new works, Meander Belt: Family, Loss and Coming of Age in the Working Class South and Sugar Run. About Meander...

    Free
  • Caleb Woods / Harnessing Darkness: Expressing Mental Illness Through Poetry

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Caleb Woods for his first book, Harnessing Darkness: Expressing Mental Illness Through Poetry. Please join us! Harnessing Darkness traces the struggle of living with mental illness. Through...

  • ZADIE SMITH

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

    ZADIE SMITH Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Zadie Smith is...

    $29
  • Author Reading: Sehba Sarwar, Fan Wu, and liz gonzález

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    This literary event celebrates women of color authors, who will be reading from and talking about their writing and how their various backgrounds influence their...

    Free
  • The Velvet Underground Experience – Litquake 2019

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

    The Velvet Underground Experience - Litquake 2019 Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco   Hat & Beard...

  • Joanna Howard with Rita Bullwinkel & Forrest Gander

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

    Joanna Howard discusses her new memoir Rerun Era with Rita Bullwinkel and Forrest Gander. Praise for Rerun Era ”Rerun Era is both a romp and a deep dive...

    Free
  • Disasterama! Release Party

    Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street

    Celebrate the release of Disasterama!: Adventures in The Queer Underground 1977 - 1997 by Alvin Orloff. A compelling and hilarious memoir of social life in...

  • APAture 2019 & Litquake present Proclaim (a literary arts showcase)

    Arc Studios & Gallery 1246 Folsom St., San Francisco, California

    Co-presented by Litquake 2019 Join us at Arc Gallery & Studies for APAture 2019 presents Proclaim (a literary arts showcase)! Featuring Jennifer S. Cheng, Jayinee...

    $10 – $30
  • Ed Hardy: Deeper Than Skin

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

    Legendary American tattoo artist Ed Hardy discusses his groundbreaking tattoos, flash, drawings, and artworks with Jeff Gunderson, contributor to Ed Hardy: Deeper than Skin:Art of the New...

    Free
  • 2019 Moby Dick Reading Marathon

    Breaching on Saturday, October 19: San Francisco’s 2019 Moby Dick reading marathon. Mark your calendars for this tribute to a classic American novel - and...

    Free
  • Pam Grossman / Waking the Witch

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a special late afternoon event in conjunction with the Modern Witches Confluence, presenting Pam Grossman for her new book Waking the Witch. Please join us! Please...

  • Hazel Reading Series at Litcrawl 2019

    the woods 910 Valencia st., San Francisco, CA - California, United States

    Hazel Reading Series is back and is excited to participate at Litcrawl 2019 with some of the best writers of 2019! Join us on October...

  • Mark Mallman: The Happiness Playlist

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

    Mark Mallman discusses his new book, The Happiness Playlist: The True Story of Healing My Heart With Feel-Good Music. Praise for The Happiness Playlist ''Mark Mallman...

    Free
  • Birds of Paradise at LitQuake Lit Crawl

    Lone Palm 3394 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA

    Birds of Paradise at LitQuake Lit Crawl Saturday October 19th, 2019, from 8-9pm at Lone Palm, 3394 22nd Street, San Francisco CA 94110 Presented by Feather...

  • Richard Powers & Bill McKibben

    Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Richard Powers is the Pulitzer-prize and National Book Award-winning author of twelve novels, including Orfeo, The Echo Maker, and The Time of Our Singing. The...

    $30
  • Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films with Arthur Dong

    Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin Avenune, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

    Oscar-nominated and triple Sundance award-winning filmmaker Arthur Dong presents a slide show and talk from his newest book Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature...

    Free
  • LIZ PHAIR In Conversation with Tabitha Soren

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

    LIZ PHAIR In Conversation with Tabitha Soren Monday, October 21, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 co-presented with Noise Pop A...

    $29