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  • May 2021
  • Tue 18
    May 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Jhumpa Lahiri in conversation with Monica Seger

    online

    City Arts & Lectures presents: Jhumpa Lahiri in conversation with Monica Seger Tuesday, May 18, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS This event appears in the...

    $29
  • Tue 18
    May 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Kevin McIlovy and Peter Orner

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Tuesday, May 18 at 6pm PT when Kevin McIlvoy discusses his latest novel, One Kind Favor, with Peter Orner on Zoom! Zoom...

    Free
  • Tue 18
    May 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Launch for Norman Fischer / When You Greet Me I Bow

    Booksmith and The Bindery are thrilled to host the virtual launch for Norman Fischer's new book, When You Greet Me I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Life...

  • Tue 18
    May 18, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Get Lit #72

    online

    We're in our 6th consecutive year as we continue to celebrate 12–15 writers taking risks and reading never-before-read work (rough drafts/debuts) within a 3-minute time...

    Free – $200
  • Tue 18
    May 18, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed

    TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Bestselling author John Green and special guest Sarah Green will discuss John's new collection of personal essays, Anthropocene Reviewed, adapted from his critically acclaimed...

  • Wed 19
    May 19, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Joseph Fink and Meg Bashwiner / The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story

    Booksmith and The Bindery are thrilled to host Joseph Fink and Meg Bashwiner for The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story. This event is free and...

  • Wed 19
    May 19, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Aminatta Forna

    reading from The Window Seat: Notes From a Life In Motion published by Grove Press ---------- This is a virtual event that will be hosted...

  • Wed 19
    May 19, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Yusef Salaam, Better, Not Bitter

    VIRTUAL TICKETED EVENT: Yusef Salaam, one of the wrongfully incarcerated Central Park Five, will discuss his powerful new book, Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in...

  • Wed 19
    May 19, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Noah Warren – The Complete Stories

    Noah Warren, winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, celebrates the release of his second book of poems, The Collected Stories (Copper Canyon Press) with Armen Davoudian, Randall...

  • Thu 20
    May 20, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Michael Lewis in conversation with Dave Eggers

    online

    City Arts & Lectures presents: Michael Lewis in conversation with Dave Eggers Thursday, May 20, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS The news out of China...

    $29
  • Thu 20
    May 20, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Martha Wells and Annalee Newitz

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Thursday, May 20 at 6pm PT when Martha Wells is joined by Annalee Newitz to discuss Fugitive Telemetry, the latest in The...

    Free
  • Thu 20
    May 20, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Launch for Ethel Rohan with Joy Lanzendorfer / In the Event of Contact

    Booksmith and The Bindery are thrilled to host the launch for Ethel Rohan and her new story collection In the Event of Contact. She'll be joined in conversation by Joy...

  • Thu 20
    May 20, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes…

    online CA, United States

    You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... an Online Open Mic & Community Listening Space w/Ned Buskirk & the You're Going to Die...

    $10 – $50
  • Thu 20
    May 20, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic #35

    online

    A Latinx poetry reading series y open mic entering into our 3rd consecutive year that happens every third Thursday of the month en el Zoom...

    Free
  • Fri 21
    May 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Suyi Davies Okungbowa and Rebecca Roanhorse

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Friday, May 21 at 6pm PT when Suyi Davies Okungbowa discusses his latest book, Son of the Storm, with Rebecca Roanhorse on...

    Free
  • Fri 21
    May 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #59

    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
  • Fri 21
    May 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Alice Sparkly Kat on Postcolonial Astrology

    Virtual

    Astrologer and author Alice Sparkly Kat is ushering in a new wave of astrology that is intersectional, inclusive, and geared towards queer and POC communities....

    $10.
  • Fri 21
    May 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Suyi Davies Okungbowa and Rebecca Roanhorse

    JOIN US ON FRIDAY, MAY 21 AT 6PM PT WHEN SUYI DAVIES OKUNGBOWA DISCUSSES HIS LATEST BOOK, SON OF THE STORM, WITH REBECCA ROANHORSE ON ZOOM! Zoom Login Info...

  • Fri 21
    May 21, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Youth Speaks 25th Anniversary Fundraiser

    online CA, United States

    Youth Speaks invites you to join us in celebrating 25 years of supporting and challenging young people to develop and amplify their voices as creators...

    Free
  • Sat 22
    May 22, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Rivers Solomon and Charlie Jane Anders

    online CA, United States

    Join us on Saturday, May 22 at 12pm PT when Rivers Solomon and Charlie Jane Anders discuss their latest books, Sorrowland and Victories Greater Than...

    $10 – $15
  • Sat 22
    May 22, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Sadhguru with Kunal Nayyar / Karma: A Yogi’s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

    The Booksmith is very pleased to partner with the Isha Foundation to present a special afternoon with Sadhguru for his new book Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your...

  • Sat 22
    May 22, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Sorrowland & Victories Greater Than Death: A Conversation with Rivers Solomon & Charlie Jane Anders

    online CA, United States

    Co-presented by Green Apple Litquake and Green Apple Books are honored to host this launch event for River Solomon's Sorrowland (MCD) and Charlie Jane Anders'...

    Free
  • Sun 23
    May 23, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT

    Learn WordPress: A Workshop with Karma Bennett

    Virtual

    At last month's meeting we gave you tips on improving your website, now we'll teach the skills to do it, in a hands-on workshop on...

    $10 – $15
  • Mon 24
    May 24, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Sarah Schulman in conversation with Marc Stein

    Sarah Schulman and Marc Stein discuss Let The Record Show: A Political History of Act Up New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman published by Farrar...

  • 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...

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