Rebecca Solnit and Jenny Odell

Dance Palace 503 B St, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

An in-person event to celebrate the release of Orwell's Roses Facebook Twitter Pinterest  Saturday, October 30, 2021 - 6:00pm Dance Palace 503 B St Point Reyes Station, CA 94956...

Free

Lauren Groff

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Lauren Groff is the author of six books of fiction, the most recent the novel...

$36

Jelani Cobb

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Friday, November 5, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Jelani Cobb is a historian, a professor of journalism at Columbia University, and has been...

$36

Natashia Deón & Rebecca Solnit

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Friday, November 19, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Natashia Deón is a 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominee and author of the...

Free

Poetry & the Senses Fall 2021 Fellows Reading

The Arts Research Center will celebrate the 2021 Fall Poetry Fellows with a reading of work created during their fellowship semester. This event will feature undergrad...

Free

Tongo Eisen-Martin

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Tongo Eisen-Martin is the current poet laureate of San Francisco. He is the author of Heaven...

$36

The 54th California International Antiquarian Book Fair

The Oakland Marriott City Center 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA

One of the world’s largest antiquarian book fairs with over 100 booksellers from the United States and around the globe.  The annual Book Fair features...

$10 – $25

Black Joy Books and Resources for Youth

Virtual

San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Unified School District youth librarians team up to talk about Black Joy. Join BIPOC librarians Rachel Fiege...

Free

9th Ave: Tobey Hiller with Thaisa Frank

Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us on Wednesday, February 16th at 7pm PT when Tobey Hiller is joined by Thaisa Frank to celebrate her latest book, Flight Advice: a fabulary, at 9th Ave! Mask...

Free

100 Years of Stand-Up Comedy in San Francisco’s North Beach

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

"100 Years of Stand-Up Comedy in North Beach: How San Francisco Changed Comedy Forever!" San Francisco, and North Beach in particular, holds a special place...

Free

Virtual Event: Sheila Heti with Elif Batuman

online CA, United States

Join us on Friday, February 18th at 6pm PT when Sheila Heti is joined virtually by Elif Batuman to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Pure Colour! Presented in...

$31.00

Virtual Event: Emily Maloney with Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

online CA, United States

Join us on Monday, February 21st at 6pm PT when Emily Maloney celebrates her book, Cost of Living, with Alex Marzano-Lesnevich on Zoom! Zoom Registration Praise for Cost of Living...

Free

9th Ave: Isaac Fellman with Charlie Jane Anders

Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us on Tuesday, February 22nd at 7pm PT when Isaac Fellman celebrates the launch of his new novel, Dead Collections, with Charlie Jane Anders at 9th Ave! This event...

Free

Afternoon Craft Conversations with Ingrid Rojas Contreras

De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge 928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA, United States

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...

Free

Kristi Yamaguchi with Forum

The Commons, KQED Headquarters 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco

Bay Area native, Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars winner, Kristi Yamaguchi, joins Forum to talk figure skating, the winter Olympics, life after...

$10

Alphabet Rockers, You Are Not Alone

Virtual

Listen as the Grammy-nominated team read You Are Not Alone, a debut picture book that empowers kids to love their beautiful selves, celebrate their identities,...

Free

Faux Queen: A Life in Drag with Fauxnique

The Commons, KQED Headquarters 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco

Iconic Bay Area drag artist and choreographer Monique Jenkinson, better known to many as Fauxnique, joins host Peaches Christ for an evening of stories from...

$10

Afternoon Craft Conversation with Ruchika Tomar

De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge 928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA, United States

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 2:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...

Free

Richard Powers

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Monday, April 25, 2022 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Richard Powers is the author of thirteen novels, including the 2019 novel The Overstory, which won the...

$36

An Evening with Neil Gaiman

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS “Gaiman is, simply put, a treasure-house of story, and we are lucky to have...

$49

Afternoon Craft Conversation with Brian Broome

online CA, United States

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 2:30 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...

Free

Migrant Futures: Undocumented Poets Series

Medicine For Nightmares 3036th 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Poetry, performance, and conversation with curator and host Javier O. Huerta featuring: Jennif(f)er Tamayo + Aline Mello + Alan Pelaez Lopez Thursday May 5 Doors...

Free