Odd Mondays Reading Series
San Francisco has been, and continues to be, a popular setting for novels. Three authors who located recent novels in our City by the Bay...
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Donna Leon
This event is online. Guests who pre-order a book at the time of registration will also receive temporary access to a post-event recording of this...
Sky Nelson-Isaacs – Leap to Wholeness
An investigation into the physics of light and our journey toward healing, connection, and wholeness. The reductionism and materialism of our modern world make it...
One City One Book: Chanel Miller
onlineOne City One Book: Chanel Miller Tue Mar 16th 6:00pm - 7:00pm Register Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library Litquake is honored to partner with San...
Free
Chanel Miller in conversation with journalist Robynn Takayama
VirtualSan Francisco Public Library is honored to announce its 16th Annual One City One Book selection, Chanel Miller's, Know My Name. Chanel Miller will join...
Free
Kim Addonizio & Friends
celebrating the launch of her new collection Now We're Getting Somewhere: Poems published by W.W. Norton ---------- This is a virtual event that will be...
VIRTUAL: Naima Coster / What’s Mine and Yours
Booksmith and The Bindery are very pleased to host Naima Coster for her novel What's Mine and Yours. This event is free and all ages, but RSVP is required. Event...
Virtual Event: LaRayia Gaston and Jeneé Darden
onlineWhen LaRayia Gaston was a child, her mother told her “I don’t care what you do; you just have to do your part.” It was...
$20.00 – $40.00
Kazim Ali and Natalie Diaz
Poet, essayist, and novelist Kazim Ali discusses his new book, Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water (Milkweed Editions). This event will be streamed on...
VIRTUAL EVENT: Robbie Arnott, The Rain Heron
VIRTUAL EVENT: Award-winning Australian author Robbie Arnott will discuss The Rain Heron, his gripping new novel of myth, environment, adventure, and an unlikely friendship. Registration for...
Virtual Event: LaRayia Gaston
JOIN US ON TUESDAY, MARCH 16 AT 7PM PT WHEN LARAYIA GASTON DISCUSSES HER BOOK, LOVE WITHOUT REASON: THE LOST ART OF GIVING A F*CK. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BAY...
DEACON KING KONG by James McBride | GGP Online Book Club
Please join us on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 7 PM PST for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of DEACON KING KONG by James McBride....
Virtual Get Lit #70
onlineWe're in our 6th consecutive year as we continue to celebrate 12–15 writers taking risks and reading never-before-read work (rough drafts/debuts) within a 3-minute time...
Free – $200
Alta Live: Denise Hamilton
In Speculative Los Angeles, bestselling author and Alta contributor Denise Hamilton reimagines her hometown in dramatically disparate ways by commissioning 13 stories from some of...
Submission Roulette
CrowdcastFirst impressions count—and they never count more than when you’re trying to impress an editor who has 1,500 submissions to read. Editors often say that...
$10
Tongo Eisen-Martin, Mahogany L. Browne, Safia Elhillo in conversation
VirtualJoin the San Francisco Public Library in welcoming the San Francisco Poet Laureate, Tongo Eisen-Martin, along with celebrated authors Mahogany L. Browne and Safia Elhillo...
Free
Poetry Reading featuring Terrance Hayes and Simone White
YouTubePlease join the Arts Research Center in welcoming two of America’s most compelling poets, Terrance Hayes and Simone White, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at...
Free
Evening Literary Seminar: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
THIS SESSION IS ONLINE The Color Purple by Alice Walker Wow do you owe it to yourself to (re)read The Color Purple. The linguistic richness,...
Lyrics & Dirges in Translation
onlineLyrics and Dirges returns with a fabulous reading focusing on literary translation. We have three translators who are also poets and writers to present their...
Free
Launch for Jeff Chang & Dave “Davey D” Cook / Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (Young Adult Edition): A Hip-Hop History
Booksmith and The Bindery are very pleased to host the virtual launch for Jeff Chang and Dave "Davey D" Cook for the Young Adult Edition of their classic, American Book...
Perfectly Queer Reading “Queer Flannery O’Connor Award Winners”
onlineThe Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction is an annual publication prize named for author Flannery O'Connor. This month, Perfectly Queer welcomes three Queer winners...
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Reading: Crystal Williams & Yona Harvey
onlineThis Poetry Reading Series provides a unique opportunity to hear diverse and unusual sets of readers, in this case pairing long-time friends who rarely have...
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Jenny Offill in conversation with Brit Marling
onlineCity Arts & Lectures presents: Jenny Offill in conversation with Brit Marling Thursday, March 18, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time KQED Broadcast: 03/28/2021, 03/30/2021, 03/31/2021 TICKETS This...
$29
Virtual Event: Kazim Ali and Layli Long Soldier
onlineJoin us on Thursday, March 18th at 6pm PT when Kazim Ali discusses his book, Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water, with...
Free
Patricia Engel joined by Roberto Lovato, Jean Guerrero, Juliana Delgado Lopera
Patricia Engel is joined by Roberto Lovato, Jean Guerrero, Juliana Delgado Lopero celebrating the launch of her new novel Infinite Country published by Simon and Schuster ---------- This is...
TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Gabriela Epstein, The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the New Girl
TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Illustrator Gabriela Epstein will be in conversation with Katy Farina about Claudia and the New Girl, a brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel, adapted by Epstein....
Open Mic Night | Featuring Joshua Merchant
onlineOPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Join us on ZOOM twice a month for our virtual Open Mic. Look for MoAD Open Mic every other Thursday this month. Hosted...
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You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes… an Online Open Mic & Community Listening Space
onlinew/Ned Buskirk & the You're Going to Die team… Thursday, March 18th Virtual Doors at 6:30pm PST Show at 7pm REGISTER FOR FREE NOW: http://bit.ly/2ZXYbJp...
Free – $50
CLA Presents: Laila Lalami
onlineWhat does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize–finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant...
Free
Virtual Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic #33
onlineA Latinx poetry reading series y open mic entering into our 3rd consecutive year that happens every third Thursday of the month en el Zoom...
Free