• Paul Madonna: Close Enough for the Angels

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery is excited to present a special evening with Paul Madonna as he introduces his latest release Close Enough for the Angels, along with a gallery showing of his iconic work.

  • THERE 16

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

    Readings + music!

  • Poets Adrienne Raphel + Alex Walton

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

    Adrienne Raphel is the author of What Was It For (Rescue Press, 2017).

    Alex Walton is currently a PhD student at UC Berkeley. He was a Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center.

  • The Junkyard 2017 Reading Showcase

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

    Come checkout this awesome student run publication from Lowell High School and hear some of the founders and staff read their unique work.

  • Poets Allison Cobb + Arisa White

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

    What if we told you two poets who put out two of our favorite books of 2016 were gonna read together?!

  • Magra Books Reading: Paul Vangelisti + Sean Pessin Host

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Celebrating the first two seasons of titles from the independent publisher, Magra Books (magrabooks.com).

  • About Alice: An Onstage Reading

    Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    A reading of the two-character play that Calvin Trillin has adapted from the book he wrote about his late wife, the educator Alice Stewart Trillin.

    $29
  • Lenore Weiss

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Lenore Weiss is enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts Program at San Francisco State University.

  • Patty Yumi Cottrell

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Cottrell's work has appeared in BOMB, Gulf Coast, and Black Warrior Review. She lives in New York.

  • Jeanne Powell + Clyde Always

    North Beach, SF Public Library 850 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Free readings!

  • Brontez Purnell

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

    Books Inc. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Anne Korkeakivi shares her critically-acclaimed new novel, Shining Sea.

  • GET LIT #28

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

    The emcee for the night will be the one and only NO 'HARE (Isobel O'Hare and Christine No.)

  • Michael Chabon

    Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In Conversation with Isabel Duffy.

  • Josephine Rowe

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

    Josephine Rowe discusses her new novel, A Loving, Faithful Animal.

  • Joyce Maynard

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

    The Best of Us is a heart-wrenching, ultimately life-affirming reflection on coming to understand true love through the experience of great loss.

  • Jesmyn Ward

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

    Booksmith is thrilled to have Jesmyn Ward in the store for her latest novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing. Please join us!

  • Elise Paschen + Tess Taylor

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

    Elise Paschen + Tess Taylor read from their latest poetry collections.

  • Douglas Kearney + Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta

    The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Douglas Kearney and Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta read from their poetry.

  • Eleanor Henderson

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

    Join us at the Booksmith as we welcome Eleanor Henderson for the debut of her forthcoming novel The Twelve-Mile Straight.

  • Vivian Gornick

    USF Fromm Hall - FR 125 - Maraschi Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    MFA reading series presents Vivian Gornick for a discussion and reading.

  • Swallowing Mercury: Wioletta Greg

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

    Polish author Wioletta Greg discusses her new novel from Transit Books, Swallowing Mercury.

  • Reed Magazine: 150th Anniversary Party

    San Jose City Hall Rotunda 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA, United States

    A night of readings to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Reed Magazine.

  • The New Talkies

    Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    An evening of neo-benshi performances.

    $10
  • The Racket #11: SILENCE w/ Shawn Wen

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

    On Monday, September 25th at 7:00PM, The Racket #11: SILENCE will touch down at Adobe Books.