• Writers with Drinks

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Saturday, August 10, 2019: Namwali Serpell (The Old Drift) Yangsze Choo (The Night Tiger) Seth Katz (Psycho-Tropic) Lynn Breedlove (45 Thought Crimes) Cost: $5 to...

    $5
  • Boots to Books Literary Walking Tour

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

    Join Bikes to Books for our newest iteration—a walking tour of literary North Beach! Finally a tour for all the folks who have told us...

    Free
  • A Conversation with Pod Save America Host Dan Pfeiffer

    Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United States

    Dan Pfeiffer has been one of the main voices in the room and commenting on the room for the last couple years on the Democratic...

    $18 – $72
  • Tim Murphy: Correspondents

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

    Tim Murphy discusses his new novel, Correspondents. Praise for Correspondents "Murphy artfully connects multiple narratives to produce a sprawling tale of love, family, duty, war, and...

    Free
  • Happy Endings: Teachers & Creatures

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    HAPPY ENDINGS is a monthly reading series that showcases new writing and wants to shine a little sun on your soul. What's gonna happen? Five...

    $10
  • Joshua Furst / Revolutionaries

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

    Booksmith welcomes Joshua Furst (The Sabotage Café) to the store for his second novel, Revolutionaries, a long, strange trip through the heart of the sixties and beyond as seen through...

  • Monica L. Smith Cities: The First 6,000 Years

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Monica L. Smith is an archaeologist whose principal research interests are the human interaction with material culture, urbanism as a long-term human phenomenon, and the...

  • Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake at Jessie Square

    Jessie Square 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The monthly collaboration between Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival features an array of Bay Area poets and musicians.

    Free
  • Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny)

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny) is a new San Francisco comedy hour at The Bindery in the Haight district. Edna and her friends are...

  • Silent Book Club SF

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...

  • LAUNCH for R.H. Herron w/Sophie Littlefield / Stolen Things

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host R. H. Herron for the launch of her first suspense novel, Stolen Things. Joining her in conversation is the one and only Sophie...

  • Tupelo Hassman: gods with a little g

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

    Tupelo Hassman discusses her new novel, gods with a little g, with Laura Albert. About gods with a little g From the acclaimed author of Girlchild, this gritty,...

    Free
  • THE RACKET! #33

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Racket #33 : FRIENDSHIP w/ Tomas Moniz Thursday, August 29th, Alley Cat Books, 7PM ft. Kate Folk, Jane McDermott, Carvell Wallace, Michelle Schlachta, Michelle...

  • LAUNCH for Susan Steinberg w/Ryan Van Meter / Machine

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is thrilled to host the launch for Susan Steinberg's first novel, Machine. She'll be joined in conversation by Ryan Van Meter. Please join us! Susan Steinberg’s...

  • The Mystical Voice: San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman

    Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman speaks about the mystical strain of Judaism, popularly called Kabbalah. This short, lunchtime gallery talk is inspired by the...

    $16
  • BEAT UP & BEAT DOWN

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    FRI. AUGUST 23RD, 7:30PM We’re super happy to announce our cross-country collaboration with NYC Beat poet George Wallace of POETRYBAY, Great Weather for Media, and poet...

  • NaNoWriMo presents Brave the Page

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts NaNoWriMo as they present Brave the Page: A Young Writer's Guide to Telling Epic Stories, their new handbook to inspire young people to tackle audacious goals and complete...

  • Meet the 2020 Candidate: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

    Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United States

    The Next 50 is excited to host another 2020 contender in the San Francisco Bay Area: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. To secure a place at this...

    $50 – $500
  • Rick Moody: The Long Accomplishment

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

    Rick Moody discusses his new memoir, The Long Accomplishment: A Memoir of Hope and Struggle in Matrimony. Praise for The Long Accomplishment “Touching. . . ....

    Free
  • Scott Hylbert: Task Lyst

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

    Scott Hylbert joins us to discuss his new novel, Task Lyst. About Task Lyst Do you need to have someone walk your dog? How about to...

    Free
  • Kimberly King Parsons / Black Light: Stories

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Kimberly King Parsons for her new story collection, Black Light. More to be announced soon, but please save the date and join us! “The stories...

  • Silent Reading Party

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Presented by Lemony Snicket and Radio Silence. Bring a book to read to yourself in silence. Drinks and light snacks will be available. There is...

  • SF LAUNCH for Daniel Handler w/Dan Stone / Bottle Grove

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a special evening to celebrate Daniel Handler's new novel Bottle Grove. With him in conversation is Dan Stone, and we'll have specialty cocktails created by...

  • Chuck Forester: Eat, Sleep, Love

    James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center of San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco,, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Eat, Sleep, Love, by Chuck Forester, is a fond look back on a brief time when life opened up for gay men only to collapse with the...

    Free
  • Mark Arax

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

    discussing the subject of his new book THE DREAMT LAND: Chasing Water and Dust Across California published by Alfred Knopf A vivid, searching journey into...