Great Good Gifts for the Holidays #2: Kids’ Books and Graphic Novels
Please join us on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 7 PM PST for staff recommendations on kids' books and graphic novels in this second episode...
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Diane Cook in Conversation with Dan Polsby, Vintage Berkeley, Virtually
Pull up a chair in the comfort of your own home, pour yourself a glass of lovely wine from Vintage, and join the conversation between Diane...
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VIRTUAL EVENT: Morgan Parker—Morton Marcus Poetry Reading
Please join us for the 11th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, featuring honored guest Morgan Parker. Poet Gary Young will host the program, and the evening...
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Lightning. Natty Light. Change.
Nerd Nite is a monthly event during which several folks give fun-yet-informative presentations across all disciplines – while the audience drinks along. It’s like the...
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Nerd Nite Tokyo: Hive Minds
Nerd Nite Tokyo: Hive Minds Fungus among us! What can we learn from microbes, how can we harness hypertext to save the world, and...
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Paul Kingsnorth & Martin Shaw
Dark Mountain Project co-founder Paul Kingsnorth is joined by mythologist Martin Shaw for a conversation about Alexandria (Graywolf Press), the final volume in his epic trilogy about...
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Virtual Event: Patrick Earl Ryan and Martin Pousson
onlineJoin us on Friday, November 13 at 7pm PST when Patrick Earl Ryan discusses his award-winning debut collection, If We Were Electric, with Martin Pousson on Zoom! If...
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Virtual Event: Patrick Earl Ryan and Martin Pousson
Join us on Friday, November 13 at 7pm PST when Patrick Earl Ryan discusses his award-winning debut collection, If We Were Electric, with Martin Pousson on Zoom! If...
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KSW Presents “Cut to Bloom”
This November, KSW Presents “Cut to Bloom,” a celebration of Arhm Choi Wild’s collection of poetry. Joined by Isabella “Isa” Borgeson and Hieu Minh Nguyen,...
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Peace In Chaos with Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
Online Workshop Peace In Chaos with Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo Saturday, November 14, 1:00pm to 2:00pm $20 General/$15 PCSJ members and students Get a quick-start on...
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Conversations with Authors – Naomi Wolf (Virtual Event)
Naomi Wolf‘s latest book, Outrages: Sex, Censorship, and the Criminalization of Love, explores the history of state-sponsored censorship and violations of personal freedoms through the inspiring, forgotten...
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Wales to Bay III
onlineThe third in a series curated by poets Caroline Goodwin and Sarah Kobrinsky, this event will bring together 2 Welsh poets: Rhys Trimble and Steven...
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Virtual Event: Andrew Paynter
JOIN US ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT 1:00PM PT WHEN ANDREW PAYNTER JOINS US ON INSTAGRAM LIVE TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS, ART, AND WHAT MAKES SAN FRANCISCO GREAT; AND TO...
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Jackie Morris: Artist and illustrator of The Lost Spells and The Lost Words joins us from her studio in Wales
Artist and illustrator Jackie Morris, who has collaborated with Robert Macfarlane on The Lost Words and The Lost Spells, joins us from her studio in Wales to talk...
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Conversations with Authors – Thomas Keller (Virtual Event)
Thomas Keller's newest release, The French Laundry, Per Se is filled with meticulously detailed recipes for 70 beloved dishes that will change how young chefs, determined home...
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This Is Now: Beyond the Bottom Line
This event is online. Can a company satisfy its shareholders while improving the world around us? For some businesses, the shareholders come first— that’s their...
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VIRTUAL: Launch for Ron Nyren / The Book of Lost Light, with Ann Packer, Angela Pneuman, Ann Cummins, Lisa Michaels, Cornelia Nixon, Sarah Stone, Rafael Yglesias + Vendela Vida
Booksmith and The Bindery are very pleased to host a virtual launch for Ron Nyren and his debut novel, The Book of Lost Light, winner of the 2019 Black...
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Bookseller Happy Hour: BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Choosing our "best" books of the year is always a challenge, but talking about them is anything but. Grab a beverage and join us from the...
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Rooting Your Voice in Community: A Poetry Class with Alan Chazaro
“Contemporary U.S. poetry is vibrant, complicated, and realer than ever — something that gives me hope as a writer,” says instructor Alan Chazaro. “It’s a...
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TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Walk with Obi: Coast Redwoods on Fire
Take a once-in-a-lifetime virtual walk with Obi Kaufmann as he explores habitat recovery & restoration of a burned coast redwood forest. PRESENTED BY HEYDAY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEMPERVIRENS...
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Nadia Eghbal: The Making and Maintenance of our Open Source Infrastructure
Tune in at 5:00pm PT on 11/17/20 to watch the public live stream of this talk on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or Long Now Live. Nadia Eghbal is particularly interested in...
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FREEMAN’S: Best New Writings on LOVE
John Freeman with Robin Coste Lewis, Tommy Orange, and Matt Summell John Freeman celebrates the latest installment of the journal that is called "a powerful force...
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Shannon Messenger with Roshani Chokshi
We are absolutely thrilled to invite you to celebrate the launch of Unlocked, Shannon Messenger’s latest novel in the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling Keeper...
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Ishmael Reed with Tennesee Reed
Each reading from their new books of poetry published by Dalkey Archive Why The Black Hole Sings The Blues by Ishmael Reed Califia Burning: Poems...
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Get Lit #66 (Music by: TBA)
Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...
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Alta Asks Live: Rancho Obi-Wan’s Steve Sansweet
The force is strong with Steve Sansweet, ruler of the largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia in the known world. He’ll join us on Wednesday, November...
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Conversations with Authors – Deborah Tannen (Virtual Event)
Deborah Tannen’s newest work, Finding My Father: His Century-Long Journey from World War I Warsaw and My Quest to Follow, traces her father’s life from turn-of-the-century Warsaw...
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Virtual Event: Night of Memoir with Alden Jones and Rick Moody
onlineJoin us on Wednesday, November 18 at 5pm PST for a special Night of Memoir with writers Alden Jones and Rick Moody, as they discuss their latest...
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Sun Ra’s Chicago: Afrofuturism and the City
William Sites in conversation with John Corbett exploring the new book Sun Ra's Chicago: Afrofuturism and the City published by University of Chicago Press Exploring...
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Perfectly Queer Reading “Lesbians Who Sleuth”
Wednesday, November 18, Perfectly Queer features mystery novels with Lesbian sleuths. Authors Laury Egan, Cheryl Head, and Anne Laughlin In November, Perfectly Queer features mystery...