Adam Schiff

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Thursday, October 14, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Congressman Adam Schiff represents California’s 28th Congressional District. In his 11th term in the House of...

$49

The Hollywood Muse Masked Ball

Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

Bird and Beckett Bookstore 653 Cheney San Francisco, Ca 415-586-3733 www.birdbeckett.com Poet, Tony Seymour Violinist, India Cooke Piano, Bill Crossman The Hollywood Muse Masked Ball:...

$20.00

Amy Tan & Michael Krasny

The Commons, KQED Headquarters 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco

Author Amy Tan joins KQED veteran and literature professor Michael Krasny for a conversation on how personal and cultural histories fuse with imagination in her...

$10

An Evening with Alicia Garza

Virtual

Oneof the country's leading organizers and a co-creator of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza's work has helped shape the discourse on activism and empowerment for...

$20.

Virtual Event: Tiphanie Yanique and Edwidge Danticat

Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us on Thursday, October 21st at 6pm PT when Tiphanie Yanique discusses her novel, Monster in the Middle, with Edwidge Danticat on Zoom! Zoom Registration Praise for Monster...

Free

Rev. Al Sharpton: Rise Up: Confronting a Country at a Crossroads

Virtual

KPFA Radio 94.1 FM with Marcus Books presents: Reverend Al Sharpton + Greg Bridges Rise Up: Confronting a Country at a Crossroads ................................................................................................. "Reverend Sharpton...

$5 – $20.

Chef Bryant Terry

The Commons, KQED Headquarters 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco

Chef Bryant Terry joins "Check Please! Bay Area" Producer Cecilia Phillips to discuss his new book, Black Food, which explores Black foodways around the U.S....

$15

9th Ave: Teresa K. Miller with Roxane Beth Johnson and Jenny Qi

Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us on Friday, October 22nd at 7pm PT when Teresa K. Miller is joined by fellow poets Roxane Beth Johnson and Jenny Qi to celebrate her collection, Borderline Fortune, at...

Free

Virtual Event: Warren Ellis on Nina Simone’s Gum with Joe Cardamone

Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us on Saturday, October 23rd at 12pm PT when Warren Ellis joins us to discuss his book, Nina Simone's Gum, with Joe Cardamone on Zoom! THIS IS A TICKETED...

$32.00

Nikki Giovanni: Make Me Rain

Virtual

Presented by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM with Marcus Books Hosted by Nina Serrano Nikki Giovanni's poetry has inspired, enlightened, and captivated generations of readers. She...

$5 – $20.

Reza Azlan and Jessica Jackley

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Friday, October 29, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Join Reza Aslan and Jessica Jackley for a conversation on empathy and community. The two are partners in...

$36

Rebecca Solnit and Jenny Odell

Dance Palace 503 B St, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

An in-person event to celebrate the release of Orwell's Roses Facebook Twitter Pinterest  Saturday, October 30, 2021 - 6:00pm Dance Palace 503 B St Point Reyes Station, CA 94956...

Free

Lauren Groff

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Lauren Groff is the author of six books of fiction, the most recent the novel...

$36

Jelani Cobb

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Friday, November 5, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Jelani Cobb is a historian, a professor of journalism at Columbia University, and has been...

$36

Natashia Deón & Rebecca Solnit

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Friday, November 19, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Natashia Deón is a 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominee and author of the...

Free

Poetry & the Senses Fall 2021 Fellows Reading

The Arts Research Center will celebrate the 2021 Fall Poetry Fellows with a reading of work created during their fellowship semester. This event will feature undergrad...

Free

Tongo Eisen-Martin

Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 7:30pm Pacific Time Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS Tongo Eisen-Martin is the current poet laureate of San Francisco. He is the author of Heaven...

$36

The 54th California International Antiquarian Book Fair

The Oakland Marriott City Center 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA

One of the world’s largest antiquarian book fairs with over 100 booksellers from the United States and around the globe.  The annual Book Fair features...

$10 – $25

Black Joy Books and Resources for Youth

Virtual

San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Unified School District youth librarians team up to talk about Black Joy. Join BIPOC librarians Rachel Fiege...

Free

9th Ave: Tobey Hiller with Thaisa Frank

Green Apple Books 9th Avenue 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us on Wednesday, February 16th at 7pm PT when Tobey Hiller is joined by Thaisa Frank to celebrate her latest book, Flight Advice: a fabulary, at 9th Ave! Mask...

Free