Oakland’s Dick Cluster will introduce Kill the Ampaya!: the Best of Latin American Baseball Fiction, his newly published selection and translations of stories by writers from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.
Come and enjoy a friendly and informal read-around.
Graphic novel author Mariko Tamaki will discuss her book This One Summer.
Poetry reading hosted by Kevin Killian.
Designed for: writers who want to move more and yogis who want to try creative writing, all levels welcome.
A reading by contributors.
Christopher Bernard reads from his new book of poems, Chien Lunatique, at Diesel, A Bookstore.
Readings by Adam Giannelli, Ben Hoffman, + Edgar Kunz.
$10 at the door benefits the American Bookbinders Museum.
An unparalleled evening of discussion with Etgar Keret, the best-selling Israeli writer and award-winning filmmaker.
Join us at this classic pub quiz, featuring teams of up to 8 at each table, working together to answer trivia questions (some of them literary, some not).
Readings from Manic D Press!
Alia Malek discusses her new book, The Home That Was Our Country, with Michelline Marcom.
Lines and lyrics from Litquake Nation! Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians share their work in the great outdoors.
A publication party for Edan Lepucki's book "Woman No. 17".
Reading featuring Tania Martin and Caesar Kent.
Irene Mathieu and a collection of special guest readers for an evening of Poetry!
Join a panel of EXIT Press playwrights and Lily Janiak.
Come and recite your favorite poem by a published author. California Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia will match the audience poem for poem.
Coming Attraction.
José Gutiérrez + Dean Rader - An Evening of Poetry.
One of England’s finest and most loved writers, Alan Bennett, explores the uncomfortable and tragicomic gap between people’s public appearance and their private desires in this tender and surprising story.
Sarah Ladipo Manyika in conversation with Vendela Vida about her new book, Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun.
Join us at the next Fireside!
Dani Shapiro reads from Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage.
An evening of youth spoken word, song, + community Open Mic.
Discussing Ginny Moon.
Translator Simon Wickhamsmith on Mongolian Poet Tseveendorjin Oidov.
We'll have three featured readers with an open mic after the intermission. Open mic list goes live at 6:30!
Come see original plays written by fifth graders from SFUSD!