• 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...

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  • 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
  • Gillian Conoley and Donna de la Perrière

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

    Gillian Conoley and Donna de la Perrière Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco reading from new poetry...

  • Amanda Yates Garcia: Initiated

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

    Amanda Yates Garcia discusses her new memoir, Initiated: Memoir of a Witch. Praise for Initiated "Mythic journeys to the underworld, goddesses, ecstasies, fairy tales, ghosts, love,...

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  • LAUNCH for Mimi Lok / Last of Her Name, w/Rita Bullwinkel

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host the launch party for Mimi Lok's debut story collection, Last of Her Name. She'll be in conversation with Rita Bullwinkel (Belly Up). Please save...

  • Jake Brennan: Disgraceland

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

    Jake Brennan discusses his new book, Disgraceland: Musicians Getting Away With Murder and Behaving Very Badly. Praise for Disgraceland "Through his gritty and powerful stories, Brennan...

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  • Ibram X. Kendi in conversation with Jelani Cobb

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

    IBRAM X. KENDI in conversation with Jelani Cobb Thursday, December 12, 2019 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS To purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears...

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  • John James with Henri Cole

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

    John James with Henri Cole Thursday, December 5, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco     celebrating the release of John...

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  • Michael Nava: Carved in Bone

    James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center of San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco,, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Reading and Q&A with the six-time Lambda Literary Award-winning mystery writer, Michael Nava. Michael Nava is the author of an acclaimed series of eight novels...

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  • Benedicte Maurseth in conversation with David Rothenberg

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

    discussiing the subject of To Be Nothing: Conversations with Knut Hamre, Hardanger Fiddle Master by Benedicte Maurseth published by Terra Nova Press/The MIT Press Dialogues...

  • Adam Rippon / Beautiful on the Outside

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

    Booksmith hosts a special event with Adam Rippon, the first openly gay U.S. male athlete to win a medal in a Winter Olympics, for his memoir Beautiful on...

  • For Small Creatures Such As We: A Conversation with Sasha Sagan

    CIIS Public Programs 1453 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Sasha Sagan was raised by secular parents, the astronomer Carl Sagan and the writer and producer Ann Druyan. They taught her that the natural world...

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  • Jodie Hollander: My Dark Horses

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

    Jodie Hollander reads from her new poetry collection, My Dark Horses. With readings by poets Francesca Bell and Amanda Moore. About My Dark Horses Set against the...

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  • Su Hwang: Bodega

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

    Su Hwang reads from her new poetry collection, Bodega. Praise for Bodega “If we are not in denial, to name one life, one narrative, we must...

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  • GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN & MIRIAM PAWEL

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

    GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN & MIRIAM PAWEL In Conversation with Lara Bazelon Friday, October 25, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Join...

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  • Thoughts on How to Write an Autobiographical Novel with Alex Chee

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

    Explore the entangling issues of life, literature, and politics in Alexander Chee’s Thoughts on How to Write an Autobiographic Novel.  Learn how we form our...

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  • Jarett Kobek

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

    celebrating the release of his new novel Only Americans Burn in Hell published by We've Heard You Like Books 'Brilliantly funny ... the best satire...

  • Gary Janetti: Do You Mind If I Cancel?

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

    Gary Janetti discusses his new book, Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me). Praise for Do You Mind If I Cancel? "Gary...

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  • Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow

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

    Hannu Rajaniemi, Meg Elison, Annalee Newitz discuss their contributions to Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrowwith editor Torie Bosch. About Future Tense Fiction Future Tense Fiction is a...

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  • JOHN LITHGOW In Conversation with Calvin Trillin

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

    JOHN LITHGOW In Conversation with Calvin Trillin Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 John Lithgow is an award-winning actor...

    $59
  • Impromptu writing online via Zoom!

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    Come join us to write together from the comfort of home! This chance to meet via computer or mobile device (or by phone) is surprisingly...

    $11.44
  • Mikhal Dekel: Tehran Children

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

    Mikhal Dekel discusses her new book, Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey. Praise for Tehran Children “A revelatory history, a saga of flight and welcome, of...

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