Conversations with Authors – Chris Rainier (Virtual Event)
Chris Rainier’s Mask presents a striking collection of rare masks steeped in ancient tradition, captured through the lens of one of the world’s most celebrated documentary photographers....
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Babylon Salon
presents a special online performance Saturday, December 5, 2020 5pm PST / 8pm EST Registration for our Zoom gathering will open soon --- in partnership...
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Babylon Salon Online Performance
Babylon Salon presents a special online performance Saturday, December 5, 2020 5pm PST / 8pm EST Register for our Zoom gathering here in partnership with...
VIRTUAL TICKETED EVENT: Alexander McCall Smith, How to Raise an Elephant
SPECIAL TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith will share How to Raise an Elephant, the next book in his perennially adored No. 1 Ladies'...
VIRTUAL TICKETED EVENT: Alexander McCall Smith, How to Raise an Elephant
SPECIAL TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith will share How to Raise an Elephant, the next book in his perennially adored No. 1 Ladies'...
Conversations with Authors – Zeyn Joukhadar (Virtual Event)
Zeyn Joukhadar’s The Thirty Names of Night is a remarkably moving and lyrical novel that follows three generations of Syrian Americans who are linked by a mysterious...
Nerd Nite Kansai #18
Nerd Nite Kansai #18 We’re back online for Nerd Nite Kansai #18 on December 18th. Tune in at 18:00 for three new and fantastic talks!...
Anxious People by Frederik Backman | GGP Online Book Club
Please join us on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 7 PM PST for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of Frederik Backman's new novel, ANXIOUS PEOPLE....
he Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 12 with Editor Lavinia Spalding (Virtual Event)
Travelers’ Tales announces publication of the newest collection in the award-winning series that invites you to travel along with intrepid female nomads as they wander...
Anxious People by Frederik Backman | GGP Online Book Club
Anxious People by Frederik Backman | GGP Online Book Club | Tue. Dec. 8 @ 7 PM PST Please join us on Tuesday, December 8,...
Author: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore in conversation with CAConrad
San Francisco Public Library - Virtual LibraryMattilda Bernstein Sycamore reads from her new book, The Freezer Door, described by Maggie Nelson as “a book about not belonging that made me feel deeply less...
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Community Roundtable: Christmas Holiday
Join the CHSA Community for a roundtable discussion on topics that impact our community on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month! Our goal is...
Conversations with Authors – Paige Peterson (Virtual Event)
Belvedere and Tiburon are located just across the Bay from San Francisco, but they seem to exist in another time. In Growing Up Belvedere-Tiburon, Paige Peterson’s memories...
Poetry & the Senses Fellows’ Reading
YouTubePlease join the Arts Research Center in celebrating the 2020 Poetry Fellows with a year-end reading featuring: Menat Allah El Attma, Nathalie Khankan, Gracia Mwamba, Rusty...
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JENNA WORTHAM & KIMBERLY DREW
JENNA WORTHAM & KIMBERLY DREW in conversation with Ashley C. Ford Wednesday, December 9, 2020 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS What does it mean to be Black...
Author Scott James Discussing TRIAL BY FIRE
Author Scott James Discussing TRIAL BY FIRE | Wed. 12/9 @ 7 PM PST | Virtual Author Chat on Zoom Please join us on Wednesday,...
Great Good Gifts for the Holidays #5: Gifts for the Hard-To-Shop-For
Please join us on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 7 PM PST for staff recommendations on gifts for the hard-to-shop-for on your list in this last episode...
SF Poet Laureate: Poem Jam – California Fire & Water
San Francisco Public Library - Virtual LibraryThis monthly poetry reading features poet and editor Molly Fisk and other writers in her acclaimed new book, California Fire & Water: A Climate Crisis Anthology. To help...
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SF Poet Laureate: Poem Jam – California Fire & Water
San Francisco Public Library - Virtual LibraryThis monthly poetry reading features poet and editor Molly Fisk and writers in her acclaimed new book, California Fire & Water: A Climate Crisis Anthology. To help Californians...
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Ken Layne Creator of Desert Oracle on the hidden histories of the Mojave
Ken Layne joins us from Joshua Tree to celebrate the publication of Desert Oracle Volume 1 (MCD/FSG), a collection of writing from his self-published periodical. This event...
Great Good Gifts for the Holidays #5: Gifts for the Hard-To-Shop-For
Please join us on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 7 PM PST for staff recommendations on gifts for the hard-to-shop-for on your list in this last episode...
Virtual Class: Don George – Fine-Tune Your Travel Tale: Advanced Writing Workshop (via Zoom)
This workshop is designed for writers who have an already finished travel story of up to 3,000 words that they would like to workshop and...
Zoom Forward! Andrew Fague, Dan Phillips & Pat Zylius
VIRTUAL EVENT: Please join us for an online reading with Andrew Fague, Dan Phillips, and Pat Zylius, part of the Zoom Forward Reading Series hosted by poet, fiction writer, and...
How to Get Published in Recommended Reading
CrowdcastAbout a third of the stories published in Recommended Reading are unsolicited submissions, which share space in the magazine with work by Pulitzer Prize...
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Andrea & Edmund Read You Art Out Loud
onlineAndrea Passwater's "We Sing" (The Rumpus) and Edmund Zagorin's "Year Are Sentences" (Rabid Oak Review) are out soon in the anthology Best Small Fictions 2020....
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Arthur A. Levine on Instagram IGTV!
reading The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol, a new larger-than-life holiday hero who brings Hanukkah wonder and generosity to anyone in need! "A new, entertaining, and thoughtful...
Eastwind Book Club | She Weeps Each Time You’re Born
Eastwind Book Club is a community of readers connected by Asian and Asian American literature. Members gather once a month through a virtual meeting to...
Patrick Earl Ryan in conversation with Jewelle Gomez
onlineNew Orleans native PATRICK EARL RYAN and writer, icon, and activist JEWELLE GOMEZ discuss writing, queerness, and If We Were Electric Join us for a...
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Conversations with Authors – Jane Smiley (Virtual Event)
Jane Smiley’s latest novel, Perestroika in Paris, is a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals—and a young boy—whose lives intersect in Paris. Jane is...
Safety & The First Amendment – Holiday Fundraiser
onlineThe San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) will host its annual holiday fundraiser online this year and it is dedicated to the intriguing theme of...