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  • 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

  • Beth Macy, Dopesick

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes bestselling author and journalist Beth Macy for a discussion and signing of her important book, Dopesick—the only book to fully chart the...

  • Neil Shister in Conversation with Harley Dubois

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    discussing Radical Ritual: How Burning Man Changed the World. "An all-in history of, and love letter to, this one-of-a-kind event. If you've been there, or want...

  • BOOKS & BREWS: Kira Jane Buxton at Discretion Brewing

    Discretion Brewing 2703 41st Avenue, Soquel, CA, United States

    Books & Brews continues with a special author event at Discretion Brewing, 2703 41st Avenue, Suite E, Soquel. Author event: Kira Jane Buxton will join us at...

    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...

  • Get Lit Reading Series

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    August: 20: September 17: October: 15: November 19: December 17: Suggested donations of $10-25 will be kindly requested at the door, though no one will...

    $10 – $25

  • 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

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Wednesday, August 21, 7:30 pm Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning...

  • The Racket - Friendship poster

    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

  • Jan Dederick & John Rowe

    St. Alban's Episcopal Church 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany, CA

    August 23: Jan Dederick & John Rowe Jan Dederick has published two chapbooks, including Ear to the Rail and Between a Rock and a Soft Place, and a full length...

  • Téa Obreht, Inland

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Bookshop is delighted to welcome Téa Obreht, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife, back to the store for a reading and signing...

  • 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...

  • Oakland Peace Festival

    Oakland Peace Center 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CA

    WELCOME Join us at the inaugural Oakland Peace Festival organized by Nomadic Press and hosted at the Oakland Peace Center for a celebration of all...

    $10

  • Socialist Realism | Trisha Low, Jane Gregory & Brandon Brown

    moe's books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley

    Please join us for the launch of SOCIALIST REALISM (Emily Books/Coffee House, 2019)! TRISHA LOW will read, with special guests JANE GREGORY & BRANDON BROWN....

    Free

  • 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

  • E.R. Ramzipoor:The Ventriloquists

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Bekeley

    E.R. Ramzipoor is a writer based in California. She also works as a content marketer, writing about cybercrime and online fraud. She studied political science...

    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