San Francisco

Rachel Aspen discussing the subject of her new book Generation Revolution: On the Front Line Between Tradition and Change in the Middle East.

Please join us as we raise a glass and celebrate the words of this iconic poet.

Poets Hank Lazer and Andrew Maxwell present recent work, then engage in conversation with one another and their audience. This event is free and open to the public.

Meg Elison presents the gripping sequel to the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel The Book of the Unnamed Midwife.

The Booksmith is excited to host Calder G. Lorenz for the launch of his debut novel, One Way Down (Or Another), just out from Civil Coping Mechanisms. Calder will be in conversation withMicah Ballard – please join us!

Daniel Handler discusses Three Masquerades, a collection of novellas by Rachel Ingalls.

Our theme: 'Decadent!'

Bawdy Storytelling – the Original Sex + Storytelling series – celebrates TEN YEARS in San Francisco.

Mexican writer Juan Pablo Villalobos dicusses his new novel, I'll Sell You a Dog, with Mauro Javier Cardenas.

Ari Banias, Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano, and Cintia Santana read at Alley Cat Books in support of Ari Banias’s new book, Anybody.

L.A. Kaufman presents on his book Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism.

Argentinian writer Pola Oloixarac in conversation about her first novel translated into English, Savage Theories.

A moving celebration of what Bill Hayes calls “the evanescent, the eavesdropped, the unexpected” of life in New York City, and an intimate glimpse of his relationship with the late Oliver Sacks.

Poets Layli Long Soldier and Truong Tran read from new work, then engage with one another and their audience in conversation. Free and open to the public.

Eric Puchner will read from his newest collection of short stories Last Day on Earth.

A reading with Cristina García and Josh Mohr.

Megan Marshall presents her new book, Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast.

Yiyun Li celebrating the release of her new book, Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life.

In celebration of International Women’s Day and in collaboration with the Museum of the African Diaspora, Faith Adiele, Tonya Foster, and Asya Abdrahman will discuss the ways they make place and navigate the literary, artistic and academic worlds in which they live and work.

Norman Ohler in conversation about his new book, Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich.

Damion Searls discussing his new book The Inkblot: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing.

Please join Green Apple Books on Clement street Tuesday, March 14h at 7:00pm as we welcome Author Wendy Garling, reading from and discussing her book Stars at Dawn.

Discussing his new novel The One-Eyed Man.

Logic is a new magazine devoted to technology and society.

The Booksmith is excited to host the San Francisco launch party for Joan Frank's fourth novel and winner of the Juniper Prize for Fiction, All The News I Need.

Daniel Handler talks with Paul La Farge about his latest novel, The Night Ocean.

Moshin Hamid presents his new book Exit West.

Reading from his new novel Temporary People from Restless Books.

Join us for a concert and reading in celebration of the Shuffle Boil Special Issue of AMERARCANA: A Bird & Beckett Review.