San Francisco

Our third community open mic night with featured reader, Bay Area poet Tongo Eisen-Martin, and host Wayne Goodman.

Alexandra Teague reads from her new novel, The Principles Behind Flotation.

Selected by Maggie Nelson as a 2017 finalist for the Oregon Book Award in Creative Nonfiction.

This panel of brave, outspoken, and articulate authors will ask some tough questions about women's role in a Trump era.

Join RADAR for its annual birthday and SuperStar Pride Program.

Annual celebration showcase featuring 4 incredible queer artists.

A conversation between Saachi Koul and Doree Shafrir.

Celebration of Don George's Birthday, as well as the new release of The Best Women's Travel Writing.

The Flash Fiction Collective is thrilled to feature Jimin Han, Julia Halprin Jackson, and Gary Singh at our June reading!

Join Mark Lukach and Sachi Cunningham in conversation about mental health, family, and creativity as Mark releases his new book, My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward.

50+ Writers, 3 Minutes Each!

This appearance is celebrating a new special “Summer of Love Edition” of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jack Kerouac with additional photos, bringing the total in the book to 70!

RHINO Poetry magazine's 40 Readings in 40 Cities tour as part of their 40th anniversary.

Drag Queen Story Hour is just what it sounds like—drag queens reading stories to children in the library. DQSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models.

Poets Kim Shuck and Dan Vera will host a poetry workshop for young adults, by drawing on the poetry anthology, Imaniman: Poets Writing in the Anzaldúan Borderlands

Babylon Salon is a San Francisco-based showcase and community of writers, performers, readers, singers, musicians, magicians, imbibers (of spirits and spirit), and revelers.

Join contributors from Imaniman: Poets Writing in the Anzaldúan Borderlands for an evening of poetry and reflections on fronteras, identity, and art.

Readings by Aamina Ahmad, Peg Alford Pursell, Michael Shewmaker, + Shelley Wong.

This will be a free show, and the first 100 people will receive a book featuring all of the selected writing and cover art by a local artist.

A first come, first serve reading group.

Booksmith is thrilled to host writer and editor Lisa Locascio for the launch of Golden State 2017: New Writing from California.

Reading from her short fiction debut, Large Animals.

Booksmith is excited to host author Trina Robbins for her new graphic novel, A Minyen Yidn!

Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend.

Laleh Khadivi in conversation with Micheline Aharonian Marcom celebrating the release of A Good Country