Odd Salon SF: System
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEarly bird tickets go on sale on March 3 through Friday March 13 only. ~ Salon details and speakers to be announced ~ Tuesday, April 7...
$12 – $25
30 events found.
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Chris Carlsson Book Launch at The Green Arcade
The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesHidden San Francisco is a guidebook like no other. Chris Carlsson (of Shaping San Francisco and Foundsf fame) peels back the layers of San Francisco’s history to reveal a storied...
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C Pam Zhang: How Much of These Hills is Gold
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesC Pam Zhang discusses her debut novel How Much of These Hills is Gold. Praise for How Much of These Hills is Gold "C Pam Zhang's...
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Cody Simpson / Prince Neptune
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith hosts Cody Simpson for his first book, Prince Neptune. Join us! Please note: This is a ticketed event, to be held at Booksmith (1644 Haight St.). The price...
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Mari Coates with Peg Alford Pursell / Launch for The Pelton Papers
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts the launch party for Mari Coates and her new novel The Pelton Papers. She'll be in conversation with Peg Alford Pursell (A Girl Goes into...
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Robert Williams at City Lights Books
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesRobert Williams: The Father of Exponential Imagination published by Fantagraphics Robert Williams: The Father of Exponential Imagination is a comprehensive, career-spanning collection of the iconic painter's...
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Kathy Valentine: All I Ever Wanted
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKathy Valentine, bassist for The Go-Go's, discusses her new memoir All I Ever Wanted. About All I Ever Wanted Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine’s story is a...
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Melville House @ City Lights
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMelville House Publishers is celebrated by City Lights! Three authors with recently released books join us for an evening of spirited discussion Malcolm Harris in conversation...
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Poetry Center Book Award Reading: Ashley Toliver and Jason Bayani, reading and in conversation
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us for this reading by Poetry Center Book Award winner Ashley Toliver, for her work Spectra (Coffee House Press, 2018). She'll be joined by...
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Namwali Serpell & Carmen Maria Machado
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTICKETSTo purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Social Studies Namwali Serpell is a Zambian writer who teaches at the University of California,...
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Bawdy Storytelling’s ‘Twitterpated’
Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThursday, April 9th, 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...
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National Poetry Month: Stegner Fellows Reading + Happy Hour!
The Ruby 23rd and bryant street, san franciscoJoin us for a special Ruby happy hour in honor of National Poetry Month featuring readings by Monica Sok, Safia Elfhillo, Claire Meuschke, and Taneum...
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Joanne McNeil: Lurking: How a Person Became a User
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoanne McNeil discusses her new book Lurking: How A Person Became a User with Jenny Odell. Praise for Lurking “The internet isn’t ‘out there’ somewhere; it’s coextensive...
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Author Event /// Arroz con Pollo and Apple Pie: Raising Bicultural Children
Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesAuthor Event with Maritere R. Bellas //// Parenting Expert Topic - Bilingualism, Biculturalism, Multiculturalism & Award-Winning Author, Influencer, Speaker, Podcast Host, Features Writer
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Writers with Drinks
Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJuliana delgado Lopera (Fiebre Tropical) Cyrus Grace Dunham (A Year Without a Name) Julia Serano (Whipping Girl, 99 Erics: A Kat Cataclysm Faux Novel) Tara...
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Lisa Brown: Long Story Short: 100 Classic Books in 3 Panels
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesLisa Brown discusses her new book, Long Story Short: 100 Classic Books in 3 Panels. About Long Story Short Does Proust get you down? Do you find The Unbearable...
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Bonnie Tsui: Why We Swim
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBonnie Tsui discusses her new book, Why We Swim, with Caroline Paul. Praise for Why We Swim “A beautifully written love letter to water and a...
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Wendy Liu
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesdiscussing the subject of her new book Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology from Capitalism from Repeater Books Former insider turned critic Wendy Liu...
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Kaouther Adimi: Our Riches
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesAlgerian author Kaouther Adimi discusses his new novel Our Riches. Sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. Praise for Our Riches "An understated, lyrical story...
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Readings by Aaron Shurin and Gillian Conoley
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith hosts a special evening with beloved Bay Area writers Aaron Shurin (The Blue Absolute) and Gillian Conoley (A Little More Red Sun on the Human: New and...
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Tess Taylor with Ilya Kaminsky
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statescelebrating the release of Tess Taylor's Rift Zone:poems published by Red Hen Press and Last West published by Museum of Modern Art Books about Rift Zone...
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Emily St. John Mandel: The Glass Hotel
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEmily St. John Mandel discusses her new novel, The Glass Hotel. Praise for The Glass Hotel "Long-anticipated... At its heart, this is a ghost story in...
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Homewreck: A Shipwreck Fundraiser
Get ready, matchmakers: we're going back to Austenland for a night of charming romantic misunderstandings and youthful hubris. Join us to wreck EMMA from the...
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BINDERY: Launch for Jennifer Hasegawa / La Chica’s Field Guide to Banzai Living
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts a special evening with Jennifer Hasegawa to launch her debut book, La Chica’s Field Guide to Banzai Living. More information to be announced soon, but...
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Grace Notes: Poets at Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco 1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin Litquake for our annual National Poetry Month celebration, at Grace Cathedral atop the city's Nob Hill, for readings from some of America's best poets:...
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Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman: A celebration on his 95th birthday—poetry and jazz
3rd Floor McRoskey Mattress Loft 1687 Market Street, San FranciscoIn celebration of the recent publication of the Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman, edited by Neeli Cherkovski, Raymond Foye, and Tate Swindell, by City Lights...
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Miranda July with Jenny Odell
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTICKETSTo purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Social Studies Miranda July is a filmmaker, artist, and writer. She is the author of...
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Frank Wilderson III
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesdiscussing the subject of his new book Afropessimism published by Liveright Books / W.W. Norton In the tradition of Edward Said's Orientalism and Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin, White...
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9th Avenue: John Kaag at Green Apple Books
Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United Statesohn Kaag discusses his new book, Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life. Praise for Sick Souls, Healthy Minds "Kaag's reading of...
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Kawai Strong Washburn: Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKawai Strong Washburn discusses his debut novel Sharks in the Time of Saviors. Praise for Sharks in the Time of Saviors “Sharks in the Time of...
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