Spring Readings: Ismail Muhammad
Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 2:00pm via Zoom Ismail Muhammad is the reviews editor for The Believer, a staff writer at the Millions, a contributing editor at ZYZZYVA, and a board member at...
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New Voice Series, featuring Dan Lau, with others tba
onlineRemote access event, free and open to the public Registration link pending, will be announced here With emcee, Carlos Quinteros III The Poetry Center is...
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Thalia Field and Anakana Schofield
Anakana Schofield joins Thalia Field for a conversation about her latest experimental work on animal rights, Personhood (New Directions). This event is presented in conjunction with Community Bookstore in Park...
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Imagine Us, the Swarm Book Launch
online CA, United StatesWednesday May 5 | 6-7:30pm PST via Zoom no fee KSW is partnering with the San Francisco Public Library for the launch of Muriel Leung's...
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VIRTUAL EVENT: Renée Watson, Ways to Grow Love
VIRTUAL EVENT: Bookshop is thrilled to welcome award-winning author Renée Watson for an online event celebrating Ways to Grow Love, the newest title in her Ramona-esque series...
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Green Rabbits Glowing at the End of the World: Annalee Newitz and Nathaniel Rich on What Happens When Civilizations Fail
online CA, United StatesAnnalee Newitz, Nathaniel Rich, Bonnie Tsui More than 150 years ago, long before intimations of a warming planet had begun, Ralph Waldo Emerson made a prescient statement:...
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Seismic Salon: Natalie Baszile
onlineBuy Tickets Litquake is excited to welcome Natalie Baszile, author of the New York Times bestseller Queen Sugar (now a series on OWN network) to our Seismic Salon series!...
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Michelle Zauner & Bowen Yang
onlineMichelle Zauner is best known as a singer and guitarist who creates dreamy indie pop under the name Japanese Breakfast. She has won acclaim from major music...
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Kate Durbin and Alex Dimitrov
Kate Durbin celebrates her new collection of poetry HOARDERS published by Wave Books This is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights...
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Lager and Love Can’t Pay the Bills: 2020 Booker Prize Winner Douglas Stuart on his Masterpiece, Shuggie Bain
online CA, United StatesDouglas Stuart enraptured readers worldwide in 2020 when his heart-stopping debut novel, Shuggie Bain, took the world’s top literary award, the Booker Prize. While Stuart may...
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Alison Bechdel in conversation with George McCalman
onlineCity Arts & Lectures presents: Alison Bechdel in conversation with George McCalman Friday, May 7, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS Alison Bechdel‘s cult following for her...
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How to Dream the World You Want: Nnedi Okorafor and Jeff VanderMeer on Resistance and Transformation
online CA, United StatesForget the new normal. What we need right now is literature that turns the whole concept of “normal” on its head, building worlds that put...
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Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #57
online CA, United States90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9 If you enjoy spaces like this...
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Soul Sister Revue w/ Yona Harvey, Tarfia Faizullah, Dante Micheaux & More
online CA, United StatesJoin Soul Sister Revue for its anniversary show as we turn 8 years strong and ask the question “What does Soul mean to you?” Readers include Yona Harvey (You...
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Words out Loud Spoken Word Series
online CA, United StatesFeaturing Angie Dribben and Ken Waldman reading from their poetry, plus literary trivia quiz, and open mic. Angie Dribben’s debut collection, Everygirl, a finalist for...
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Virtual Event: Stephanie Wildman and Emma Bland Smith
online CA, United StatesJoin us for story time with Stephanie Wildman and Emma Bland Smith on Saturday, May 8 at 12pm PT to celebrate, Brave in the Water,...
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David Mitchell in conversation with Pico Iyer
onlineCity Arts & Lectures presents: David Mitchell in conversation with Pico Iyer Saturday, May 8, 2021 2:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS David Mitchell is the award-winning and bestselling...
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Mule Kick Blues Book Release with Anne Waldman and Eileen Myles
Book Launch for Mule Kick Blues: And Last Poems published by City Lights The last book by the late Beat Generation legend Michael McClure with Anne...
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Love, Loss, and Meaning in Life: World-Renowned Therapist Irvin Yalom with Joyce Carol Oates
online CA, United States“Mourning is the price we pay for having the courage to love others,” opens the extraordinary memoir by renowned psychiatrist Irvin Yalom (Love’s Executioner) and...
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Splitting the World Open: An International Roundtable of Dangerous Women Writers
online CA, United StatesIn 1968, poet Muriel Rukeyser famously wrote, “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.” More...
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Virtual Event: Eric Nguyen and Lydia Kiesling
online CA, United StatesJoin us on Monday, May 10 at 6pm PT when Eric Nguyen joins us to discuss his debut novel, Things We Lost to the Water,...
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VIRTUAL EVENT: Aaron Carnes, In Defense of Ska
VIRTUAL EVENT: Aaron Carnes, music editor at the Good Times, will be in conversation with Good Times editor Steve Palopoli about Carnes' new book In Defense of Ska. Register for...
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VIRTUAL: Launch for Lara Bazelon / A Good Mother
Booksmith and The Bindery are thrilled to host the virtual launch for Lara Bazelon and her debut novel A Good Mother! More to be announced soon, but won't...
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This Is Now: Friendship in the Age of Loneliness
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesHow do you make and keep friendships of a lifetime? Angie Coiro interviews Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky on Friendship in the Age of Loneliness. About this...
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Stress and Resilience with Elissa Epel & Dacher Keltner
onlineCity Arts & Lectures presents: Stress and Resilience with Elissa Epel & Dacher Keltner Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS This event appears...
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Francisco Goldman in conversation with Valeria Luiselli
discussing his new book Monkey Boy: a novel published by Grove Atlantic Press This is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights...
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Virtual Event: Linda Rui Feng and Meng Jin with The Ruby
PRESENTED BY THE RUBY JOIN US TUESDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM PT WHEN LINDA RUI FENG IS JOINED BY MENG JIN TO DISCUSS HER DEBUT NOVEL, SWIMMING BACK TO...
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THE NINE LIVES OF ROSE NAPOLITANO by Donna Freitas | GGP Online Book Club
Please join us on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of THE NINE LIVES OF ROSE NAPOLITANO...
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Alta Live: Mark Bittman and Alice Waters
online CA, United StatesFood doesn’t just keep us alive—it’s a vital and constantly evolving part of our global culture. Author and food journalist Mark Bittman’s new book, Animal, Vegetable,...
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VIRTUAL: Booksmith and Mother Jones presents: Your Computer is on Fire
Booksmith and Mother Jones present Your Computer is on Fire, an evening of conversation between Mother Jones data and interactives editor Sinduja Rangarajan and two editors of the new anthology Your...