• Rebecca Solnit and Brit Marling

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

    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...

    $29
  • ODD SALON SF: VIRTUOSO

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    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...

    $15 – $25
  • Berkeley Noir with Jerry Thompson and Owen Hill

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

    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...

    Free
  • Katie Burke: Urban Playground

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

    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...

    Free
  • Micheline Aharonian Marcom: The New American

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

    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...

    Free
  • Voz Sin Tinta Zoom Reading

    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

    Free
  • Jeremy Packer and Joshua Reeves

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

    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...

    Free
  • Joan Frank: Where You’re All Going

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

    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...

    Free
  • Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #9

    FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Showing up is one amazing form of support that we really appreciate. Another is financial. Money = energy to us, and...

    Free
  • Marta Lindsey: Golden Gate Park, An A-Z Adventure

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

    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...

    Free
  • Krista Tippett in conversation with Pico Iyer

    Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    “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,...

    $49
  • Molly Wizenberg: The Fixed Stars

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

    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...

    Free
  • Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody on Paul Valéry

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

    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...

    Free
  • Mary Karr & Kaveh Akbar

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

    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...

    $29
  • Karolina Waclawiak: Life Events

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

    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...

    Free
  • ODD SALON ONLINE: RESILIENT

    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...

    Free – $50
  • Phuc Tran: Sigh, Gone

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

    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...

    Free
  • Joanna Hershon & Phyllis Grant

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

    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...

    Free
  • SUSAN CHOI

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

    “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...

    $29
  • AUTHORS OF COLOR BOOK CLUB: The Revisioners

    The Ruby 23rd and bryant street, san francisco

    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...

    Free