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

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Suzanne Simard, Finding the Mother Tree

    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
    May 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Waterlog U.S. Publication Celebration

    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
    May 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Odd Salon + Context Travel: Art Crime and the FBI

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

    Cynthia Kaufman in conversation with Francesca Caparas

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

    Virtual Event: Waterlog Reissue Celebration

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

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

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

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

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

    REVIVAL SEASON Book Launch with Author Monica West

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

    Sara Davis and Hilary Leichter

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

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

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

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

    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...

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

    Nathaniel Mackey

    celebrating the launch of his new poetry collection DOUBLE TRIO published by New Directions      Three new books in a spectacular limited edition box carry...

  • Wed 26
    May 26, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Bookshop Happy Hour, Summer Reading Edition

    Grab a beverage and join us from the comfort of home as we share with you our picks for great summer reading. Bookshop’s owner, Casey; head...

  • Thu 27
    May 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Carlo Rovelli

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Thursday, May 27 at 6pm PT when bestselling author Carlo Rovelli discusses his latest book, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution,...

    Free – $25
  • Thu 27
    May 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Launch for Mike Katz & Crispin Kott / Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area

    Booksmith is thrilled to host the virtual launch for Mike Katz and Crispin Kott and their new book Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area. We'll...

  • Thu 27
    May 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    The GUNCLE Book Launch with Author Steven Rowley

    Please join us on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 7 PM PDT for an online book launch of THE GUNCLE with author Steven Rowley. Our discussion will be...

  • 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.
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