Berkeley Arts & Letters hosts activist and journalist Shaun King for his new book Make Change: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future. Please join...
Wrapping up Spring 2020 with another double-program in The Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series, we are delighted to host renowned poet and art critic...
TICKETSTo purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Social Studies Rebecca Solnit is an incisive voice on topics ranging from feminism to the...
Join us for Odd Salon VIRTUOSO on Tues, May 12 at Public Works, San Francisco VIRTUOSO Early bird tickets go on sale on April 7 through Friday...
celebrating the release of the the new crime fiction anthology Berkeley Noir Edited by Jerry Thompson and Owen Hill published by Akashic Books Berkeley brings...
Katie Burke discusses her new book Urban Playground: What Kids Say about Living in San Francisco. Praise for Urban Playground “In this charming, warm-hearted, often very funny...
Fundraising Goal: $2000 It’s a tough time for local bookstores, what with the social distancing and the sheltering in place. So we’re raising funds to...
Micheline Aharonian Marcom discusses her new novel The New American with Sara Campos. Select praise for Micheline Aharonian Marcom “The fierce beauty of her prose both confronts readers with many...
Folks! Join us Thursday evening for a Zoom open mic! Find the link below! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcOivqDsuGN3874bFQ-7kFD56Uvs4cPG4?fbclid=IwAR0ccdL5H4kZSVW4zZZOpl8-4Qah1LVvcxqQ_NSQkiZ6jp68i4ITR16nEsQ
iller Apps: War, Media, Machine published by Duke University Press In Killer Apps Jeremy Packer and Joshua Reeves provide a detailed account of the rise of automation...
Joan Frank discusses her new collection of novellas, Where You're All Going, with Peg Alford Pursell. Praise for Where You're All Going “Joan Frank’s wonderful novellas are...
Thursday, May 14th, 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...
FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Showing up is one amazing form of support that we really appreciate. Another is financial. Money = energy to us, and...
Join us to celebrate Marta Lindsey's new book Golden Gate Park, An A-Z Adventure About Golden Gate Park, An A-Z Adventure Explore California's most visited city...
“On the air and in print, Ms. Tippett avoids easy answers, embracing complexity and inviting people of every background to join her conversation about faith,...
Molly Wizenberg discusses her new memoir, The Fixed Stars, with Esmé Weijun Wang. Praise for The Fixed Stars “In The Fixed Stars, Molly Wizenberg tackles the ever-shifting issues of...
Join us for a discussion and Q&A with Molly Wizenberg, author of The Fixed Stars. Molly will be in conversation with Ruby member Sana Javeri Kadri. Thanks to...
Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody discusses his translation of The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry. About The Idea of Perfection A fresh look into the...
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Sierra Leone child-soldier memoir, A LONG WAY HOME, comes this powerful new novel about young people...
TICKETSTo purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Social Studies Known for her bestselling memoirs, Mary Karr is also a celebrated poet, essayist, and...
Karolina Waclawiak discusses her new novel Life Events. Praise for Life Events "Waclawiak writes with emotional precision and explores the tragedy of existence by masterfully walking...
Our monthly Open Mic Poetry event, Asé, is happening this Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Zoom! We are featuring poets Kathy Dana...
As society grinds to a halt around us, many readers find themselves at home with time on their hands, yearning to think about something—anything—beyond the...
Stories of triumph and perseverance, hope, support, and love from times of plague and pandemic ODD SALON ONLINE: RESILIENT Tuesday, May 26, 6pm PT/9pm/ET We’re...
Phuc Tran discusses his new memoir Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In. Praise for Sigh, Gone “The...
Joanna Hershon and Phyllis Grant discuss their new books, St. Ivo and Everything is Under Control: A Memoir with Recipes. Praise for St. Ivo “From the very first...
A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The “climate generation”—late millennials and iGen, or Generation Z—is demanding that policy makers and government leaders take...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 6:30 PM 9:00 PM GLOBALLY (map) You’re Going to Die Presents: I've Got a Song for That with Scott Ferreter, The...
“A natural—a writer whose intelligence and historical awareness effortlessly serve a breathtaking narrative ability.” — Joan Didion Susan Choi is the award-winning author of five...
Jean Rhys said that "reading makes immigrants of us all," that "it takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us...