Booksmith is doubly excited to host a joint reading by Amelia Gray and Rosecrans Baldwin to celebrate their anticipated new books, Isadora and The Last Kid Left.
A curated selection of San Francisco Bay Area poets, writers & storytellers!
Manga lovers unite! Bring your favorite book or just come to chat with other manga maniacs. Delicious snacks included (or bring some to share) This...
Book signing reception follows.
Join us every Tuesday evening in the historic literary epicenter of San Francisco to hear poets from near and far read their work!
Paul Madonna is a San Francisco-based artist and writer.
An award-winning African American poet debuts in prose with a stunningly graceful and honest exploration of race, motherhood, and history.
Gabe Habash and Julie Buntin discuss their new novels Stephen Florida and Marlena.
Booksmith is thrilled to host Roxane Gay for her new memoir Hunger.
Another Whistlestop Writers Open Mic at Swirl on the Square is rolling into town. The event is open to writers of all genres (and lit...
Join M.C. K-Swift to learn how to speak truth to power and the Youth Speaks method at our Summer workshop series. All programs at The...
A night of readings!
As-you-will door donation helps keep the doors open at Nomadic Press: Uptown.
A night of readings!
Welcome our June writers Terry Lucas + Joan Baranow.
Booksmith is doubly excited to host a joint reading by Kaitlin Solimine and Warren Read to celebrate their new books, Empire of Glass and Ash Falls. Don't miss this!
Arundhati Roy is the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The God of Small Things.
Catherine Lacey discusses her latest novel, The Answers, with FSG editor Emily Bell.
Every Thursday at 5pm from June 29 – August 10, join us for Community Voices: Poets Speak at the Museum of the African Diaspora where Bay Area Cave Canem poets reflect on themes of our current exhibition
The event will examine the role of trans literature and aesthetic in the current American political and cultural climate.
Siobhan Fallon is the author of The 2012 PEN Center USA Literary Award in Fiction winner You Know When the Men Are Gone.
Mildred K Barya teaches creative writing and literature at UNC-Asheville and is a board member of African Writers Trust (AWT).
Anastasia Aukeman in discussion with Deborah Treisman, moderated by Paul Yamazaki.
Barry Eisler returns to Kepler's for the release of the newest John Rain novel, Zero Sum.
Josh Barkan in conversation about his new story collection, Mexico.
Amy Berkowitz + Paul Ebenkamp.
Suggested donations of $5-25 collected at the door, but no one turned away for lack of funds.
Come and experience the poetry of the Beat Generation with musical accompaniment. Featuring the works of Herbert Huncke, Michael McClure, Diane di Prima, John Weiners,...
Open Poetry reading every first Saturday of the month.
Yuri Herrera in discussion with Caille Millner about his new book Kingdom Cons