celebrating the release of Little Hill published by City Lights Books Award-winning poet explores new formal terrain in seven long poems against the violence of...
John Kaag discusses his new book, Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life. Praise for Sick Souls, Healthy Minds "Kaag's reading of...
Aaron Smith discusses his new poetry collection, The Book of Daniel, with sam sax and Randall Mann. Praise for The Book of Daniel “Smith’s poems expound...
TICKETSTo purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Special Events Camilla Carper and Janelle Abbott met at Parsons School of Design in 2008. After college,...
Rufi Thorpe discusses her new novel, The Knockout Queen. Praise for The Knockout Queen “Is it cheesy to say The Knockout Queen knocked me off my feet? I...
Windows on the World Co-authored with Zack Anderson Illustrations by Jon Sack published by Fantagraphics Books Set in a New York City in mourning, this poignant graphic...
Adam Levin discusses his new novel Bubblegum. Praise for Bubblegum “Adam Levin is one of our wildest writers and our funniest, and Bubblegum is a dazzling accomplishment of...
Booksmith and Quiet Lightningpresent The Airborne Toxic Event's Mikel Jollett for his only San Francisco/Bay Area. He will be reading from and discussing his memoir, Hollywood...
Booksmith and Quiet Lightning present The Airborne Toxic Event's Mikel Jollett for his only San Francisco/Bay Area. He will be reading from and discussing his memoir, Hollywood Park. Please note:...
discussing the subject of her new book The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another from The MIT Press In the bestselling...
Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco by Alia Volz published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A blazingly funny, heartfelt memoir from...
Ottessa Moshfegh discusses her new novel Death in Her Hands. Praise for Death in Her Hands “When it comes to evoking the jagged edge of contemporary...
celebrating the release of her new short fiction collection Sansei and Sensibility published by Coffee House Press Generations of Japanese Americans merge with Jane Austen's...
Stephanie Danler discusses her new memoir, Stray. About Stray From the bestselling author of Sweetbitter, a memoir of growing up in a family shattered by lies and...
discussing the subject of Margaret Randall's new book I Never Left Home: Poet, Feminist, Revolutionary from Duke University Press In 1969, poet and revolutionary Margaret...
For the final double-program in The Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series for Spring 2020, 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 Called “the best young essayist at work in the United States” by...
Anne Raeff discusses her new novel Only the River with ZYZZYVA managing editor Oscar Villalon. Praise for Only the River “In this novel, Anne Raeff weaves a multigenerational tale of love and...
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...