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  • December 2020
  • Fri 4
    December 4, 2020 @ 7:30 pm PST

    Words Out Loud Spoken Word

    Virtual

    Susana H. Case and Martha Addy Young read from their poetry, Evening includes literary trivia quiz and open mic. Susana H. Case is the author...

    Free
  • Sat 5
    December 5, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PST

    National Kidney Foundation – 32nd Annual Author Luncheon (Virtual Event)

    The National Kidney Foundation’s Authors Luncheon is the largest literary event of its kind in the Bay Area, allowing those who are passionate about literature to...

  • Sat 5
    December 5, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

    Virtual Class: Kerrin Meis – Exploring Eastern Turkey: Art, Culture, and Politics (via Zoom)

    Travelers to Turkey (actual and virtual) miss the real Turkey. In this class, participants will (virtually) tour through: Ankara, home of the award-winning Archaeological Museum;...

  • Sat 5
    December 5, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

    Conversations with Authors – Chris Rainier (Virtual Event)

    Chris Rainier’s Mask presents a striking collection of rare masks steeped in ancient tradition, captured through the lens of one of the world’s most celebrated documentary photographers....

  • Sat 5
    December 5, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PST

    Babylon Salon

    presents a special  online performance  Saturday, December 5, 2020 5pm PST / 8pm EST  Registration for our Zoom gathering will open soon --- in partnership...

    Free
  • Sat 5
    BabylonSalon
    December 5, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PST

    Babylon Salon Online Performance

    Babylon Salon presents a special online performance  Saturday, December 5, 2020 5pm PST / 8pm EST  Register for our Zoom gathering here in partnership with...

  • Sun 6
    December 6, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PST

    VIRTUAL TICKETED EVENT: Alexander McCall Smith, How to Raise an Elephant

    SPECIAL TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith will share How to Raise an Elephant, the next book in his perennially adored No. 1 Ladies'...

  • Sun 6
    December 6, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PST

    VIRTUAL TICKETED EVENT: Alexander McCall Smith, How to Raise an Elephant

    SPECIAL TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith will share How to Raise an Elephant, the next book in his perennially adored No. 1 Ladies'...

  • Sun 6
    December 6, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

    Conversations with Authors – Zeyn Joukhadar (Virtual Event)

    Zeyn Joukhadar’s The Thirty Names of Night is a remarkably moving and lyrical novel that follows three generations of Syrian Americans who are linked by a mysterious...

  • Sun 6
    Nerd Nite
    December 6, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    Nerd Nite Kansai #18

    Nerd Nite Kansai #18 We’re back online for Nerd Nite Kansai #18 on December 18th. Tune in at 18:00 for three new and fantastic talks!...

  • Mon 7
    December 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST

    Anxious People by Frederik Backman | GGP Online Book Club

    Please join us on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 7 PM PST for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of Frederik Backman's new novel, ANXIOUS PEOPLE....

  • Tue 8
    December 8, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    he Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 12 with Editor Lavinia Spalding (Virtual Event)

    Travelers’ Tales announces publication of the newest collection in the award-winning series that invites you to travel along with intrepid female nomads as they wander...

  • Tue 8
    Anxious People
    December 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    Anxious People by Frederik Backman | GGP Online Book Club

    Anxious People by Frederik Backman | GGP Online Book Club | Tue. Dec. 8 @ 7 PM PST Please join us on Tuesday, December 8,...

  • Tue 8
    December 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    Author: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore in conversation with CAConrad

    San Francisco Public Library - Virtual Library

    Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore reads from her new book, The Freezer Door, described by Maggie Nelson as “a book about not belonging that made me feel deeply less...

    Free
  • Wed 9
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    December 9, 2020 @ 1:00 am - 2:00 pm PST

    Community Roundtable: Christmas Holiday

    Join the CHSA Community for a roundtable discussion on topics that impact our community on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month! Our goal is...

  • Wed 9
    December 9, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

    Conversations with Authors – Paige Peterson (Virtual Event)

    Belvedere and Tiburon are located just across the Bay from San Francisco, but they seem to exist in another time. In Growing Up Belvedere-Tiburon, Paige Peterson’s memories...

  • Wed 9
    December 9, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PST

    Poetry & the Senses Fellows’ Reading

    YouTube

    Please join the Arts Research Center in celebrating the 2020 Poetry Fellows with a year-end reading featuring: Menat Allah El Attma, Nathalie Khankan, Gracia Mwamba, Rusty...

    Free
  • Wed 9
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    December 9, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PST

    JENNA WORTHAM & KIMBERLY DREW

    JENNA WORTHAM & KIMBERLY DREW in conversation with Ashley C. Ford Wednesday, December 9, 2020 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS What does it mean to be Black...

  • Wed 9
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    December 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    Author Scott James Discussing TRIAL BY FIRE

    Author Scott James Discussing TRIAL BY FIRE | Wed. 12/9 @ 7 PM PST | Virtual Author Chat on Zoom Please join us on Wednesday,...

  • Thu 10
    December 10, 2020 @ 7:00 am - 9:00 pm PST

    Great Good Gifts for the Holidays #5: Gifts for the Hard-To-Shop-For

    Please join us on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 7 PM PST for staff recommendations on gifts for the hard-to-shop-for on your list in this last episode...

  • Thu 10
    December 10, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    SF Poet Laureate: Poem Jam – California Fire & Water

    San Francisco Public Library - Virtual Library

    This monthly poetry reading features poet and editor Molly Fisk and other writers in her acclaimed new book, California Fire & Water: A Climate Crisis Anthology. To help...

    Free
  • Thu 10
    December 10, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    SF Poet Laureate: Poem Jam – California Fire & Water

    San Francisco Public Library - Virtual Library

    This monthly poetry reading features poet and editor Molly Fisk and writers in her acclaimed new book, California Fire & Water: A Climate Crisis Anthology. To help Californians...

    Free
  • Thu 10
    December 10, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST

    Ken Layne Creator of Desert Oracle on the hidden histories of the Mojave

    Ken Layne joins us from Joshua Tree to celebrate the publication of Desert Oracle Volume 1 (MCD/FSG), a collection of writing from his self-published periodical. This event...

  • Thu 10
    December 10, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST

    Great Good Gifts for the Holidays #5: Gifts for the Hard-To-Shop-For

    Please join us on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 7 PM PST for staff recommendations on gifts for the hard-to-shop-for on your list in this last episode...

  • Fri 11
    December 11, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

    Virtual Class: Don George – Fine-Tune Your Travel Tale: Advanced Writing Workshop (via Zoom)

    This workshop is designed for writers who have an already finished travel story of up to 3,000 words that they would like to workshop and...

  • Fri 11
    December 11, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    Zoom Forward! Andrew Fague, Dan Phillips & Pat Zylius

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Please join us for an online reading with Andrew Fague, Dan Phillips, and Pat Zylius, part of the Zoom Forward Reading Series hosted by poet, fiction writer, and...

  • Fri 11
    December 11, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    How to Get Published in Recommended Reading

    Crowdcast

      About a third of the stories published in Recommended Reading are unsolicited submissions, which share space in the magazine with work by Pulitzer Prize...

    $10
  • Fri 11
    December 11, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    Andrea & Edmund Read You Art Out Loud

    online

    Andrea Passwater's "We Sing" (The Rumpus) and Edmund Zagorin's "Year Are Sentences" (Rabid Oak Review) are out soon in the anthology Best Small Fictions 2020....

    $7
  • Sat 12
    December 12, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PST

    Arthur A. Levine on Instagram IGTV!

    reading The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol, a new larger-than-life holiday hero who brings Hanukkah wonder and generosity to anyone in need! "A new, entertaining, and thoughtful...

  • Sat 12
    December 12, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

    Eastwind Book Club | She Weeps Each Time You’re Born

    Eastwind Book Club is a community of readers connected by Asian and Asian American literature. Members gather once a month through a virtual meeting to...

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