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  • May 2021

  • Wed 26

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Bookshop Happy Hour, Summer Reading Edition

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

    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

    Virtual Event: Carlo Rovelli

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

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

    May 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    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

    The GUNCLE Book Launch with Author Steven Rowley

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

    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

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #60

    May 28, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
    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

    Joel Harrison with Henry Kaiser and Nels Cline

    May 29, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    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

    AUTHORS ON THE STREET: a live, in-person outdoor reading!

    May 31, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT

    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

    Maggie O’Farrell with Daniel Mason

    June 1, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT

    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

    Tahereh Mafi with Ransom Riggs

    June 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    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

    VIRTUAL: Jeff Katzman, M.D. and Dan O’Connor / Ensemble! Using the Power of Improv and Play to Forge Connections in a Lonely World

    June 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    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

    Alice Waters and Michael Pollan (Ticketed)

    June 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    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

    TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Alice Waters, We Are What We Eat

    June 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    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

    Brontez Purnell in conversation with Alvin Orloff

    June 1, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    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

    GOOD EGGS by Rebecca Hardiman | GGP Online Book Club

    June 1, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    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

    Contemporary Classics – Shuggie Bain Pat Holt’s monthly book discussion group

    June 2, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    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

    Tokyo Ever After: Emiko Jean with Gloria Chao

    June 3, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT
    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

    Emiko Jean: Tokyo Ever After

    June 3, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    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

    JoAnn Wypijewski & Kris Welch:What We Don’t Talk About: Sex, Authority

    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    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.
  • Thu 3

    Virtual Event: Grace Perry and Greg Mania

    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    Join us on Thursday, June 3rd at 6pm PT when Grace Perry is joined by Greg Mania to discuss her book, The 2000s Made Me...

    Free
  • Thu 3

    Show Us Your Spines QTPOC Resident’s Reading (May/June)

    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    Show Us Your Spines QTBIPOC Artist Residency Showcase. This show is the culmination of their work with the SF Public Library Archives. About this Event...

    Free
  • Thu 3

    VIRTUAL: Stacy D. Flood / The Salt Fields: A Novella

    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual event with Stacy D. Flood for his novella The Salt Fields. This event is free and all ages, but RSVP is required. Event...

  • Thu 3

    Virtual Event: Grace Perry and Greg Mania

    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    JOIN US ON THURSDAY, JUNE 3 AT 6PM PT WHEN GRACE PERRY IS JOINED BY GREG MANIA TO DISCUSS HER BOOK, THE 2000S MADE ME GAY:...

  • Thu 3

    New Directions @ 85: The Anniversary Celebration

    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    City Lights celebrates the 85th anniversary of this trailblazing publishing house with Forrest Gander as MC and special guests Barbara Epler, Declan Spring, and other surprise guests New...

  • Thu 3

    VIRTUAL: Stacy D. Flood / The Salt Fields: A Novella

    June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual event with Stacy D. Flood for his novella The Salt Fields. He'll be in conversation with Ship of Fates author Caitlin Chung. This event...

  • Thu 3

    Susan Bernofsky and Kate Zambreno

    June 3, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    The Center for the Art of Translation presents renowned translator Susan Bernofsky in this celebration of her long-awaited biography of the modernist writer Robert Walser, Clairvoyant...

  • Thu 3

    Mount Madonna School Speaker Series with Maria Dahvana Headley: Rethinking Traditional Gender in Classic Literature

    June 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public speaker series based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) began in February and the season concludes June 3...

  • Thu 3

    Virtual Event: Richard Flanagan with Jane Hirshfield

    June 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    About this Event “Despair is always rational, but hope is human.” — Richard Flanagan on his new novel Richard Flanagan is one of our greatest living...

  • Fri 4

    Virtual Event: M. Leona Godin & Maggie Nelson

    June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online CA, United States

    Join us on Friday, June 4 at 6pm PT when M. Leona Godin joins us to discuss her book, There Plant Eyes: A Personal and...

    Free
  • Fri 4

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #61

    June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
    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 4

    Virtual Event: M. Leona Godin and Maggie Nelson

    June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    OIN US ON FRIDAY, JUNE 4 AT 6PM PT WHEN M. LEONA GODIN JOINS US TO DISCUSS HER BOOK, THERE PLANT EYES: A PERSONAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY...

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