Every Thursday The Setup presents San Francisco’s only weekly storytelling show. We bring you bestselling authors, Emmy-Award winning writers, TED speakers, stars of The Moth...
Release of Rise: An Anthology of Power and Unity with readings.
Uptown Fridays reading featuring Christine No and Jenee Darden, with music by Nkechi.
Deb Olin Unferth discusses her new story collection Wait Till You See Me Dance with Ethan Nosowsky.
Poetry weekend!
FREE admission, all ages, full menu and bar in the front room.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Each Master Class Mixer is limited to just 15 students, lasts for three hours, and concludes with a reception with the author.
Join Sixteen Rivers Press poets Erin Rodoni and Gillian Wegener for an evening of reading and discussion.
Join us in the Crystal Ballroom of the Marines' Memorial Club on April 22 to celebrate 35 years of the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival! Festivities...
Amy S. Peele presents her book, Cut.
Kanishk Tharoor discusses his new story collection, Swimmer Among the Stars, with Aaron Bady.
A special night of readings!
Readings from the contributors of the West Marin Review VII.
Join us for a fun afternoon in Oakland! After the reading, we will meet at the Fairlyland sign at Lake Merritt for open mic readings and a low-rent afterparty.
The CJC is proud to present four local poets, George Davis, Amos White, Amber McZeal, and James Ellis for our final day of Poetry Weekend.
We're gathering some fantastic writers to share their thoughts on, well, drugs.
An award-winning writer rescues seven first-rate twentieth-century women artists from oblivion—their lives fascinating, their artwork a revelation.
Suggested donation $7.00 (admission), $10.00 with a souvenir chapbook!
Susan Steinberg talks with Kristen Radtke about her debut graphic novel, Imagine Wanting Only This.
Moderated by Eddie Muller & Jerry Thompson with Kim Addonizio, Nick Petrulakis, Jamie DeWolf, Joe Loya.
Andres Barba discusses his new novel, Such Small Hands, with Yiyun Li, followed by a party sponsored by Transit Books.
Booksmith is delighted to host local literary nonprofit Small Press Traffic as they present two superb visiting poets, Anselm Berrigan + Hoa Nguyen.
Jacqueline Winspear reads from her latest Maisie Dobbs adventure, In This Grave Hour.
In The Last Machine in the Solar System, life on Earth ended billions of years ago, but the last machine carries on.
Featured readers include: Peter Thomas Bullen, Allyson Darling, Fred Dodsworth, Nick Jaina, Ari Moskowitz, Xan Roberti and more.
Andrés Barba discusses and signs "Such Small Hands".
What you will donation, free refreshments, and door prizes for the prompt!
Skloot specializes in narrative science writing and has explored a wide range of topics, including tissue ownership rights, race and medicine, and food politics in The New York Times Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, Discover, and elsewhere.
John Waters reads from his new book, Make Trouble, and delivers advice for artists, graduates and anyone trying to make a living as a creative person.