Booksmith is excited to welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves, Anathem, Reamde, andCryptonomicon Neal Stephenson for his new novel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, a wildly inventive and...
Julia Phillips discusses her new novel, Disappearing Earth. Praise for Disappearing Earth "I cannot speak too highly of Julia Phillips's thrilling, impeccably written and splendidly imagined...
Join us for an evening of learning and listening, hosted by My Life, My Stories and special guest, David Romanelli! My Life, My Stories is a local non-profit...
John Doe in conversation with Tom DeSavia Thursday, June 6, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco City Lights in conjunction...
Sham-E-Ali Nayeem reads from her new poetry collection, City of Pearls. Also featuring readings by Monica Sok, Seema Yasmin, Vanessa Huang and Janice Sapigao. About Sham-E-Ali Sham-e-Ali...
RECLAIMING THE FUTURE: PRIVACY, ETHICS & ORGANIZING IN TECH WITH MEREDITH WHITTAKER & KADE CROCKFORD Friday, June 7, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Conversations...
RECLAIMING THE FUTURE: PRIVACY, ETHICS & ORGANIZING IN TECH WITH MEREDITH WHITTAKER & KADE CROCKFORD Friday, June 7, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Conversations...
Saturday, June 8, 2019: Special Latin American Night! Mauro Javier Cardenas (The Revolutionaries Try Again) Rachelle Linda Escamilla (Imaginary Animal) Cristina Rivera Garza (The Taiga...
* Saturday, June 8 ____ Guest co-curators: Eric Dolan & Lisa Wenzel ____ Readers: Tongo Eisen-Martin * Jennifer Elise Foerster Stacy Johnson * Jevohn Newsome * Linda Norton Djenanway...
Poets Greg Pond and Dee Allen. will read from their new publications. They will be joined by trumpeter Greer Rocket. Greg Pond is an American...
Join us for an afternoon of wonderful poetry by SF Bay Area based poets, artists, and musicians with your host Kim Shuck. To participate in...
The Bindery hosts a special afternoon event with Josh Frankfor his book Giraffes on Horseback Salad. With him in conversation is Paul Myers. Please join us! Giraffes on...
INSTITUTE OF (advanced) UNCERTAINTY + McROSKEY 3RD FLOOR FACTORY LOFT are pleased to present: LOTERIA READING SERIES, No. 3: La Luna, El Arbol, El Pino J.K. FOWLER MARGUERITE MUNOZ...
Come to a book party that is an experience of celebration for those who are single, happily coupled, heartbroken, recently divorced. Come one come all....
JUN 10 William Trevor "Broken Homes" and "Sitting with the Dead" (rights pending) Directed by Paul Finocchiaro "Every sentence William Trever wrote was perfectly crafted,...
The monthly collaboration between Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival features an array of Bay Area poets and musicians.
reading poetry from This Luminous: New and Selected Poems from Panhandler Books From the vast complexities of a world in which synesthesia is our natural...
The Bindery hosts Kathryn Scanlan for her first book,Aug 9—Fog. More to be announced soon, but please save the date and join us! Fifteen years ago, Kathryn Scanlan...
Ryan Jacobs discusses his new book, The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive...
The Bindery hosts William E. Jones for his debut novel I'm Open to Anything, out now from We Heard You Like Books. More information to come soon, but...
Alix Ohlin discusses her new novel, Dual Citizens. Praise for Dual Citizens “Ohlin’s story of sisters wraps its tendrils deep as any family. Dual Citizens leads a reader...
discussing the subject of his new book High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies from MIT Press A study of the spiritual...
Ted Chiang discusses his new story collection, Exhalation, with Robin Sloan. Praise for Ted Chiang “Ted Chiang’s stories are lean, relentless, and incandescent.”—Colson Whitehead, author...
POETS! - featured readers followed by an open mic
Robert Macfarlane, who has been called the "greatest nature writer of his generation," makes a rare West coast visit to celebrate the publication of his...
Booksmith hosts a special event to launch Dr. Naomi Wolf's new book Outrages: Sex, Censorship, and the Criminalization of Love. More information to be announced soon, but...
Ocean Vuong discusses his new novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous with Rebecca Solnit. Praise for On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous “A bruised, breathtaking love letter never meant...
with David Trinidad, Amy Gerstler, D.A. Powell, Kevin Killian, Dodie Bellamy, Randall Mann, and Roberto Bedoya celebrating the release of Punk Rock Is Cool for...
The Bindery hosts Alex Espinoza for his new bookCruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime. With him in conversation is the one and only Carla Trujillo! Please...