• Smack Dab Queer Open Mic Online!

    We are giving ONLINE Smack Dab Queer & Trans Open Mic a try. Meet us on Zoom at our usual time :) Smack Dab Queer...

    Free
  • Rebecca Dinerstein Knight / Hex

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Rebecca Dinerstein Knight (The Sunlit Night) for her new novel Hex. Please join us! Nell Barber, an expelled PhD candidate in biological science, is exploring the...

    Free
  • D. A. Powell and Paola Capó-García

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley

    Paola Capó-García is the author of CLAP FOR ME THAT’S NOT ME (Rescue Press, 2018), selected by D.A. Powell as the winner of Rescue Press'...

    Free
  • MFA Alumni Reading Featuring mai c. doan & Aiden Thomas

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Reception at 5:15 pm for newly admitted Mills graduate students, followed by readings. mai c. doan is poet and writer from Southern California. Her first...

    Free
  • Odd Salon SF: System

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Early bird tickets go on sale on March 3 through Friday March 13 only. ~ Salon details and speakers to be announced ~ Tuesday, April 7...

    $12 – $25
  • Benicia First Tuesday Poets

    Benicia Public Library 150 East L St., Benicia

    Benicia Public Library in the Dona Benicia Room. Hosted by Benicia Poet Laureate Tom Stanton. Mystery Poet followed by open mic! Founded in 2003.

    Free
  • Ellen Bass, Indigo at Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    Indigo merges elegy and praise poem in an exploration of life's complex grey areas. Whether her subject is oysters, high heels, a pork chop, a beloved...

    Free
  • Chris Carlsson Book Launch at The Green Arcade

    The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Hidden San Francisco is a guidebook like no other. Chris Carlsson (of Shaping San Francisco and Foundsf fame) peels back the layers of San Francisco’s history to reveal a storied...

  • C Pam Zhang: How Much of These Hills is Gold

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    C Pam Zhang discusses her debut novel How Much of These Hills is Gold. Praise for How Much of These Hills is Gold "C Pam Zhang's...

    Free
  • Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman in Conversation

    A fundraiser for Pegasus Books About this Event It's a tough time for local bookstores, what with the social distancing and the sheltering in place....

    Free – $100
  • Cody Simpson / Prince Neptune

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith hosts Cody Simpson for his first book, Prince Neptune. Join us! Please note: This is a ticketed event, to be held at Booksmith (1644 Haight St.). The price...

    $18.50 – $20.42
  • Robert Williams at City Lights Books

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Robert Williams: The Father of Exponential Imagination published by Fantagraphics Robert Williams: The Father of Exponential Imagination is a comprehensive, career-spanning collection of the iconic painter's...

    Free
  • Lyrics & Dirges: Ether Edition #2

    This week Lyrics & Dirges Ether Edition features Maw Shein Win, Vernon Keeve III, and Amanda Moore Learn about our readers by visiting their bio...

    Free
  • Kathy Valentine: All I Ever Wanted

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Kathy Valentine, bassist for The Go-Go's, discusses her new memoir All I Ever Wanted. About All I Ever Wanted Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine’s story is a...

    Free
  • Take Place: SFSU Reading & Open Mic

    This is a time for all of us to come together and support one another & our SFSU writing community. Join us on Zoom for our...

    Free
  • The Racket : View From A Room

    We're doing a weekly event, every week until we're allowed out into the blinding light of the future. This week: VIEW FROM A ROOM Great...

    Free
  • Melville House @ City Lights

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Melville House Publishers is celebrated by City Lights! Three authors with recently released books join us for an evening of spirited discussion Malcolm Harris in conversation...

    Free
  • Susan Briante and Valyntina Grenier at Wolfman Books

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Briante and Grenier Take Heart and Deface the Monument at Wolfman.   ABOUT OUR BOOKS: "Fever Dream / Take Heart is a doubled poetry book....