• Smut: An Unseemly Story (The Greening of Mrs. Donaldson)

    Z Space 450 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    One of England’s finest and most loved writers, Alan Bennett, explores the uncomfortable and tragicomic gap between people’s public appearance and their private desires in this tender and surprising story.

  • 2017 San Francisco Silent Film Festival

    Castro Theater 429 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Each year the Center for the Art of Translation sponsors new translations of silent film intertitles for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.

  • 3 Blues-y Ladies

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Banty Hen, Andrea Passwater, and Rosie Cima perform music to poetry.

  • Courtney Maum

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Courtney Maum to the store to discuss and sign her new novel, Touch.

  • Bazaar Writers Salon Reading

    Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Readings by Aamina Ahmad, Peg Alford Pursell, Michael Shewmaker, + Shelley Wong.

  • Quiet Lightning

    Clarion Music Performing Arts Center 816 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    This will be a free show, and the first 100 people will receive a book featuring all of the selected writing and cover art by a local artist.

  • Lisa Ko

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    This powerful debut is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice.

  • Shut Up + Share

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

    A first come, first serve reading group.

  • An evening of poetry w/ Hass, Manuel, + Hood

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Robert Hass, Douglas Manuel, and Charles Hood to the store to discuss and sign their latest works.

  • Jess Arndt

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

    Reading from her short fiction debut, Large Animals.

  • Moon Drop presents Prince

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Each reading will have a theme, June 7th being The Beautiful One's Birthday will be a tribute to Prince.

  • Trina Robbins + Artists

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

    Booksmith is excited to host author Trina Robbins for her new graphic novel, A Minyen Yidn!

  • Kevin Kwan: Rich People Problems

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend.

  • Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi: Kintu

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi to the store to discuss and sign Kintu.

  • Laleh Khadivi

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

    Laleh Khadivi in conversation with Micheline Aharonian Marcom celebrating the release of A Good Country

  • Andrew Shvarts

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Join us to celebrate the launch of Royal Bastards by local author Andrew Shvarts.

  • Why There Are Words: Arrivals

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Join Why There Are Words (WTAW) on June 8th, 2017, at Studio 333 in Sausalito as seven acclaimed authors explore the theme Arrivals.

    $10
  • Jenny Forrester + Ariel Gore

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

    Jenny Forrester in conversation with Ariel Gore about her memoir, Narrow River, Wide Sky.

  • Thad Carhart

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

    Thad Carhart reads from his delightful memoir, Finding Fontainebleau: An American Boy in France, just out in paperback.

  • Have a Poet for Lunch w/ Daphne Gottlieb

    FREE with regular admission as follows: General Admission, $14; Students with a valid ID and Seniors, $12; Members and Youth 18 and under, free.

  • Danielle Krysa

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Danielle Krysa discussing her book, Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk.

  • Glen David Gold

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

    Local luminary Paul Madonna will be in conversation with acclaimed novelist Glen David Gold re: his new book “On To The Next Dream.”

  • Cleave + Liminal

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    9 women writers, represented in anthology Cleave/Liminal, will read from their work.

  • Annie Hartnett

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

    Annie Hartnett discusses her new novel, Rabbit Cake, w/ Ellen O'Connell Whittet.

  • Lunada Literary Lounge

    Galería de la Raza 2857 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Lunada's Spring 2017 Season Closer features Saint-Hills, DJ Glo, and 10 spots on our Open Mic.

    $5
  • Bridging: A One-Day Writing Retreat

    Saint Mary's College of California 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA, United States

    Hedgebrook and SMC MFA in Creative Writing are collaborating to present a one-day writing retreat for women, trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people.

    $115 – $130