• Linor Goralik

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

    Linor Goralik discusses her new book, Found Life: Poems, Stories, Comics, a Play, and an Interview.

  • Christopher Dewees with Jason Dewees

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

    Christopher Dewees with Jason Dewees   celebrating A Life Among Fishes (from ORO Press) by Christopher Dewees & Designing with Palms (from Timber Press) by...

    Free
  • Salutations: Reconnecting

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

    A night of letter reading.

  • Michael David Lukas / The Last Watchman of Old Cairo

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith is thrilled to welcome The Oracle of Stamboul author Michael David Lukas back to the store to launch his anticipated second novel, The Last Watchman of Old...

    Free
  • Two Lines Launch Party: Celebrating Women in Translation

    Churchill’s Office 194 Church St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us for the annual launch of Two Lines and a poetry reading focusing on women in translation, both those being translated and those that do this important work.

    $10
  • Two Lines Launch Party: Celebrating Women in Translation

    Churchill’s Office 194 Church St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    This year we’re dedicating the annual launch of Two Lines to women in translation! Join us for a poetry reading celebrating women in translation: both those being translated...

    Free
  • SISTER SPIT TOUR 2018: QTPOC Cruising the West

    The Stud Bar 399 9th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    🌙An evening of provocation, feelings, analysis, astrology & shade🌙 Thursday, March 15th 7pm SLIDING SCALE $15-$20 @ The STUD ************************************************* In 2018 Sister Spit celebrates...

    $15 – $20
  • David Henderson, reading and in conversation

    The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join us, as David Henderson makes a rare appearance back in San Francisco from his long-time home on New York’s Lower East Side, reading and...

    Free
  • Sarah McBride / Tomorrow Will Be Different

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Please join us for an evening with Sarah McBride, who celebrates the launch of Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality....

    Free
  • KASSIDAT: Spoken word and music

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    With your host Bloodflower Details soon

    Free
  • Scarlett Sabet & Janaka Stucky

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

    reading from new works Scarlett Sabet is a London based poet and performer. She wrote, directed and starred in her poetic short film "Burning" which was...

    Free
  • Cheston Knapp and Matthew Zapruder

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

    Cheston Knapp discusses his new essay collection, Up Up, Down Down with Matthew Zapruder. Praise for Up Up, Down Down "Full of wit and disquiet, Cheston Knapp’s Up...

    Free
  • Terry Patten / A New Republic of the Heart

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith is excited to host an evening with Terry Patten, who will read from and discuss his new book A New Republic of the Heart: An...

    Free
  • Joyce Carol Oates

    Mechanics Institute 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Renowned author Joyce Carol Oates discusses her new collection of short stories, "Beautiful Days."

    $10 – $20
  • Kathleen Winter

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Please join us on Clement street on Wednesday, March 21st at 7:00 p.m. as we welcome poet Kathleen Winter who will read from her latest collection I will...

    Free
  • Robert Hass / David Koehn

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

    Omnidawn Press presents David Koehn celebrating the release of Compendium: Donald Justice's Prosody Syllabus  Edited by David Koehn & Alan Soldofsky published by Omnidawn Books...

    Free
  • David Mamet

    Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Acclaimed writer David Mamet returns to the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco for a conversation about "Chicago", his new 1920s thriller set in the...

    $20
  • Open Mic Poetry! Boom!

    THE LAUNDRY 3359 26th Street, San Francisco

    Doors open at 6:30PM and poetry starts at 7PM-10PM. Everyone is welcome! Helen Hyojoo Kang as always will be MC'ing for the evening, so come...

    Free
  • Mark Sarvas and Marie Mockett

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

    Mark Sarvas discusses his new novel, Memento Park, with Marie Mockett. Praise for Memento Park "Mark Sarvas has written a gripping mystery novel about art that...

    Free
  • Matthew Dickman and Emily Strelow

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

    Matthew Dickman celebrates the release of a new poetry collection Wonderland from W.W. Norton Emily Strelow celebrates the release of her new novel The Wild Birds from...

    Free
  • Kirstin Chen / Bury What We Cannot Take

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host Kirstin Chen as she launches her new novel Bury What We Cannot Take. Join us! One summer day in 1957, nine-year-old...

    Free
  • Filth & Fantasy: The Next Crystal Text Book Release & Art Rave

    El Rio 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    We've got a new book +++ we've got a new non-linear age, join us for the release of our shiniest new book The Next Crystal...

    $5 – $10
  • National Geographic and the White Gaze

    DESAI | MATTA GALLERY, CIIS Main Building 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco

    Please join us for an artists' talk and book party with Michelle Dizon and Viet Le in conversation with Laura Fantone and Targol Mesbah. In...

    Free
  • Bay Area Generations #55

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bay Area Generations Show #55 Monday, March 26th, 2018 READERS A literary salon featuring a curated selection of San Francisco Bay Area poets, writers and...

    $10
  • The Racket #17 : Ghosts

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    We're seven months from Halloween, but what the hell, let's talk about GHOSTS. The ones that haunt mansions, the ones that haunt our pasts, the...

    Free
  • THE RACKET! #17

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Details soon! Hosted by Noah B. Sanders

    Free
  • Writers on Writing: Michael Nava

    San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Michael Nava reads from and discusses his fiction work.

  • Songs of Dismantling: Standing as Witness in the 21st Century

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

    Poets Randall Mann and  Fernando Pérez read poetry and discuss the poetic experience as a method of cultural healing moderated by Ingrid Rojas Contreras A night of reading and...

    Free