Litseen
Get lit. Push play.
Menu
  • about
  • ongoing
  • profiles of local authors
  • past events
    • watch past events
    • book reviews
    • event reviews
  • columns
    • out loud by evan karp
    • punk the muse by charlsie kern-kruger & natilee shock
    • the only good thing left in san francisco by mukethe kawinzi
    • reviews by steven gray
    • hello, typewriter by july westhale
  • old resources
    • bay area journals, presses + publishers
    • grants + other resources
30 events found.

Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

  • List
  • Month
  • Day
Today
  • May 2021

  • Wed 19

    VIRTUAL: Joseph Fink and Meg Bashwiner / The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story

    May 19, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Booksmith and The Bindery are thrilled to host Joseph Fink and Meg Bashwiner for The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story. This event is free and...

  • Wed 19

    Aminatta Forna

    May 19, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    reading from The Window Seat: Notes From a Life In Motion published by Grove Press ---------- This is a virtual event that will be hosted...

  • Wed 19

    TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Yusef Salaam, Better, Not Bitter

    May 19, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL TICKETED EVENT: Yusef Salaam, one of the wrongfully incarcerated Central Park Five, will discuss his powerful new book, Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in...

  • Wed 19

    Noah Warren – The Complete Stories

    May 19, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Noah Warren, winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, celebrates the release of his second book of poems, The Collected Stories (Copper Canyon Press) with Armen Davoudian, Randall...

  • Thu 20

    Michael Lewis in conversation with Dave Eggers

    May 20, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    City Arts & Lectures presents: Michael Lewis in conversation with Dave Eggers Thursday, May 20, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS The news out of China...

    $29
  • Thu 20

    Virtual Event: Martha Wells and Annalee Newitz

    May 20, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    Join us on Thursday, May 20 at 6pm PT when Martha Wells is joined by Annalee Newitz to discuss Fugitive Telemetry, the latest in The...

    Free
  • Thu 20

    VIRTUAL: Launch for Ethel Rohan with Joy Lanzendorfer / In the Event of Contact

    May 20, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Booksmith and The Bindery are thrilled to host the launch for Ethel Rohan and her new story collection In the Event of Contact. She'll be joined in conversation by Joy...

  • Thu 20

    You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes…

    May 20, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... an Online Open Mic & Community Listening Space w/Ned Buskirk & the You're Going to Die...

    $10 – $50
  • Thu 20

    Virtual Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic #35

    May 20, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm PDT
    online

    A 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
  • Fri 21

    Virtual Event: Suyi Davies Okungbowa and Rebecca Roanhorse

    May 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    Join us on Friday, May 21 at 6pm PT when Suyi Davies Okungbowa discusses his latest book, Son of the Storm, with Rebecca Roanhorse on...

    Free
  • Fri 21

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #59

    May 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    90 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...

    Free
  • Fri 21

    Alice Sparkly Kat on Postcolonial Astrology

    May 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
    Virtual

    Astrologer and author Alice Sparkly Kat is ushering in a new wave of astrology that is intersectional, inclusive, and geared towards queer and POC communities....

    $10.
  • Fri 21

    Virtual Event: Suyi Davies Okungbowa and Rebecca Roanhorse

    May 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    JOIN US ON FRIDAY, MAY 21 AT 6PM PT WHEN SUYI DAVIES OKUNGBOWA DISCUSSES HIS LATEST BOOK, SON OF THE STORM, WITH REBECCA ROANHORSE ON ZOOM! Zoom Login Info...

  • Fri 21

    Youth Speaks 25th Anniversary Fundraiser

    May 21, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    Youth Speaks invites you to join us in celebrating 25 years of supporting and challenging young people to develop and amplify their voices as creators...

    Free
  • Sat 22

    Virtual Event: Rivers Solomon and Charlie Jane Anders

    May 22, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    Join us on Saturday, May 22 at 12pm PT when Rivers Solomon and Charlie Jane Anders discuss their latest books, Sorrowland and Victories Greater Than...

    $10 – $15
  • Sat 22

    VIRTUAL: Sadhguru with Kunal Nayyar / Karma: A Yogi’s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

    May 22, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    The Booksmith is very pleased to partner with the Isha Foundation to present a special afternoon with Sadhguru for his new book Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your...

  • Sat 22

    Sorrowland & Victories Greater Than Death: A Conversation with Rivers Solomon & Charlie Jane Anders

    May 22, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    Co-presented by Green Apple Litquake and Green Apple Books are honored to host this launch event for River Solomon's Sorrowland (MCD) and Charlie Jane Anders'...

    Free
  • Sun 23

    Learn WordPress: A Workshop with Karma Bennett

    May 23, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT
    Virtual

    At last month's meeting we gave you tips on improving your website, now we'll teach the skills to do it, in a hands-on workshop on...

    $10 – $15
  • Mon 24

    Sarah Schulman in conversation with Marc Stein

    May 24, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Sarah Schulman and Marc Stein discuss Let The Record Show: A Political History of Act Up New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman published by Farrar...

  • Mon 24

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Suzanne Simard, Finding the Mother Tree

    May 24, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    FREE VIRTUAL EVENT: Leading forest ecologist Suzanne Simard will join us to discuss Finding the Mother Tree. In this, her first book, Simard brings us into her world, the...

  • Tue 25

    Virtual Event: Waterlog U.S. Publication Celebration

    May 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    Join us on Tuesday, May 25 at 6pm PT for the U.S. publication of Roger Deakin's classic, Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain, with Craig...

  • Tue 25

    Odd Salon + Context Travel: Art Crime and the FBI

    May 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    Look behind the scenes at the stories of infamous art heists and the efforts to recover long lost works, with one of the most famous...

    $100
  • Tue 25

    Cynthia Kaufman in conversation with Francesca Caparas

    May 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    discussing Cynthia Kaufman's new book The Sea Is Rising and So Are We: A Climate Justice Handbook foreword by Bill McKibben published by PM Press...

  • Tue 25

    Virtual Event: Waterlog Reissue Celebration

    May 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    JOIN US ON TUESDAY, MAY 25 AT 6PM PT FOR THE REISSUE OF ROGER DEAKIN'S CLASSIC, WATERLOG: A SWIMMER'S JOURNEY THROUGH BRITAIN, WITH CRAIG POPELARS, BONNIE TSUI, AND...

  • Tue 25

    VIRTUAL: ZYZZYVA #120: The Technology Issue: Stories, Dreams, & Nightmares

    May 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual event to celebrate the latest installment of ZYZZYVA—The Technology Issue: Stories, Dreams, & Nightmares, which reminds us of the...

  • Tue 25

    VIRTUAL: ZYZZYVA #120: The Technology Issue: Stories, Dreams, & Nightmares

    May 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual event to celebrate the latest installment of ZYZZYVA—The Technology Issue: Stories, Dreams, & Nightmares, which reminds us of the...

  • Tue 25

    REVIVAL SEASON Book Launch with Author Monica West

    May 25, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Please join us on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 7 PM PDT for an online book launch of REVIVAL SEASON with author Monica West. Our discussion will...

  • Tue 25

    Sara Davis and Hilary Leichter

    May 25, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Hilary Leichter chats with Sara Davis about her new novel, The Scapegoat (FSG). "Sara Davis's The Scapegoat is ingenious, suspenseful, wise, sad, sometimes very frightening, and often...

  • Wed 26

    The End of the Golden Gate: Writers on Loving (and Sometimes Leaving) San Francisco

    May 26, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT
    online

    Register  Litquake's Epicenter: A Virtual Series Bringing writers from around the world to your computer screen Co-presented by Green Apple Books on the Park Join...

    Free
  • Wed 26

    VIRTUAL: Cal Calamia (San Franshitshow) and Caroline M. Mar (Special Education)

    May 26, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Booksmith is thrilled to present an evening of readings and conversation with Cal Calamia (San Franshitshow) and Caroline M. Mar (Special Education). Join us! This event is free and all...

  • Previous Events
  • Today
  • Next Events
  • Google Calendar
  • iCalendar
  • Outlook 365
  • Outlook Live
  • Export .ics file
  • Export Outlook .ics file

Archives

Copyright © 2026

Powered by Oxygen Theme.

Loading Comments...