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  • May 2021
  • Fri 28
    May 28, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #60

    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
  • Sat 29
    May 29, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    Joel Harrison with Henry Kaiser and Nels Cline

    celebrating the book launch for Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Players from Terra Nova Press Hear the secrets of master musicians, revealed in conversation. ----------...

  • Mon 31
    May 31, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT

    AUTHORS ON THE STREET: a live, in-person outdoor reading!

    An in-person, outdoor celebration of books and community. Let's gather and hear some fresh voices! About this event We've enjoyed all the Zoom events (and...

    Free
  • June 2021
  • Tue 1
    June 1, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT

    Maggie O’Farrell with Daniel Mason

    This event is online. THIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT. Guests who pre-order a book at the time of registration will also receive temporary access to...

  • Tue 1
    June 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Tahereh Mafi with Ransom Riggs

    We are thrilled to invite you to join us to celebrate the launch of Tahereh Mafi’s highly anticipated new novel An Emotion of Great Delight,...

  • Tue 1
    June 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Jeff Katzman, M.D. and Dan O’Connor / Ensemble! Using the Power of Improv and Play to Forge Connections in a Lonely World

    Booksmith is thrilled to host the virtual launch for Jeff Katzman, M.D. and Dan O'Connor and their new book Ensemble! Using the Power of Improv and Play to Forge Connections in...

  • Tue 1
    June 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Alice Waters and Michael Pollan (Ticketed)

    Point Reyes Books in partnership with Bookshop Santa Cruz and Book Passage presents Alice Waters in conversation with Michael Pollan on the occasion of the release...

  • Tue 1
    June 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Alice Waters, We Are What We Eat

    TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Legendary chef and food activist Alice Waters will be in conversation with bestselling author Michael Pollan about her new book, We Are What...

  • Tue 1
    June 1, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Brontez Purnell in conversation with Alvin Orloff

    San Francisco Public Library - Virtual Library

    Brontez Purnell and Alvin Orloff discuss 100 Boyfriends, SFPL's On The Same Page selection for June 2021. Transgressive, foulmouthed and brutally funny, 100 Boyfriends is...

    Free
  • Tue 1
    June 1, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    GOOD EGGS by Rebecca Hardiman | GGP Online Book Club

    Please join us on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of GOOD EGGS by Rebecca Hardiman. The...

  • Wed 2
    June 2, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    Contemporary Classics – Shuggie Bain Pat Holt’s monthly book discussion group

    Patricia Holt, former book editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, continues her popular book group, “Contemporary Classics.” A book should stand the test of time...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Tokyo Ever After: Emiko Jean with Gloria Chao

    online CA, United States

    Co-presented by Eastwind Books Litquake is thrilled to present this launch event for Tokyo Ever After, the latest from Emiko Jean. The Princess Diaries meets...

    Free
  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Emiko Jean: Tokyo Ever After

    About this event Co-presented by Eastwind Books The Princess Diaries meets Crazy Rich Asians in Emiko Jean’s Tokyo Ever After, a “refreshing, spot-on” (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    JoAnn Wypijewski & Kris Welch:What We Don’t Talk About: Sex, Authority

    Virtual

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents a Zoom event: JoAnn Wypijewski & Kris Welch What We Don't Talk About: Sex, Authority and the Mess of Life...

    $5 – $20.
  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Grace Perry and Greg Mania

    online

    Join us on Thursday, June 3rd at 6pm PT when Grace Perry is joined by Greg Mania to discuss her book, The 2000s Made Me...

    Free
  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Show Us Your Spines QTPOC Resident’s Reading (May/June)

    online CA, United States

    Show Us Your Spines QTBIPOC Artist Residency Showcase. This show is the culmination of their work with the SF Public Library Archives. About this Event...

    Free
  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Stacy D. Flood / The Salt Fields: A Novella

    Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual event with Stacy D. Flood for his novella The Salt Fields. This event is free and all ages, but RSVP is required. Event...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Grace Perry and Greg Mania

    JOIN US ON THURSDAY, JUNE 3 AT 6PM PT WHEN GRACE PERRY IS JOINED BY GREG MANIA TO DISCUSS HER BOOK, THE 2000S MADE ME GAY:...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    New Directions @ 85: The Anniversary Celebration

    City Lights celebrates the 85th anniversary of this trailblazing publishing house with Forrest Gander as MC and special guests Barbara Epler, Declan Spring, and other surprise guests New...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Stacy D. Flood / The Salt Fields: A Novella

    Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual event with Stacy D. Flood for his novella The Salt Fields. He'll be in conversation with Ship of Fates author Caitlin Chung. This event...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    Susan Bernofsky and Kate Zambreno

    The Center for the Art of Translation presents renowned translator Susan Bernofsky in this celebration of her long-awaited biography of the modernist writer Robert Walser, Clairvoyant...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Mount Madonna School Speaker Series with Maria Dahvana Headley: Rethinking Traditional Gender in Classic Literature

    The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public speaker series based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) began in February and the season concludes June 3...

  • Thu 3
    June 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Richard Flanagan with Jane Hirshfield

    About this Event “Despair is always rational, but hope is human.” — Richard Flanagan on his new novel Richard Flanagan is one of our greatest living...

  • Fri 4
    June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: M. Leona Godin & Maggie Nelson

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Friday, June 4 at 6pm PT when M. Leona Godin joins us to discuss her book, There Plant Eyes: A Personal and...

    Free
  • Fri 4
    June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #61

    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 4
    June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: M. Leona Godin and Maggie Nelson

    OIN US ON FRIDAY, JUNE 4 AT 6PM PT WHEN M. LEONA GODIN JOINS US TO DISCUSS HER BOOK, THERE PLANT EYES: A PERSONAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY...

  • Fri 4
    June 4, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm PDT

    Words out Loud Spoken Word Series – Opposites Attract Open Mic

    Words out Loud: Open Mic – Opposites Attract (Love and Hate) Join us for a Topical Open Mic Three minutes per reader, subject to adjustment...

    Free
  • Sat 5
    June 5, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    Dara McAnulty: Award-winning 16-year old author launches Diary of a Young Naturalist in the US

    Dara McAnulty, winner of several major awards, joins us to launch his extraordinary Diary of a Young Naturalist (Milkweed Editions) in the U.S. "Dara's is an extraordinary...

  • Sat 5
    June 5, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    Chet’la Sebree

    reading from and discussing FIELD STUDY published by FSG Originals Winner of the 2020 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets Chet'la Sebree's Field...

  • Sat 5
    June 5, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Babylon Salon Summer 2021 Performance

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Saturday, June 5, 2021 when Babylon Salon's reading & performance series hosts a special Zoom-based show, featuring Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives...

    Free
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