Join these three author-swimmers in a discussion of Bonnie Tsui's fascinating new book, Why We Swim. Join us here at 5pm PDT on Tueday, April 7! https://us04web.zoom.us/j/476150449?pwd=MGtobFBYWXFINHVOUTAzNWdiYXpidz09
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...
Live Stream: https://www.facebook.com/bird.and.beckett/ Tongo Eisen-Martin, a child of the Bay Area, seemed to emerge full blown on the Bay Area poetry front in 2015 with...
Early bird tickets go on sale on March 3 through Friday March 13 only. ~ Salon details and speakers to be announced ~ Tuesday, April 7...
Benicia Public Library in the Dona Benicia Room. Hosted by Benicia Poet Laureate Tom Stanton. Mystery Poet followed by open mic! Founded in 2003.
Celebrate ZYZZYVA's 35th anniversary issue, to be released in early April, with contributors from the issue which includes such authors and writers as Bryan Washington,...
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...
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 discusses her debut novel How Much of These Hills is Gold. Praise for How Much of These Hills is Gold "C Pam Zhang's...
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....
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...
The Bindery hosts the launch party for Mari Coates and her new novel The Pelton Papers. She'll be in conversation with Peg Alford Pursell (A Girl Goes into...
Fiction writers are often told – by teachers, editors, and agents – that politics and literature don’t mix. But in these times of political polarization...
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...
This week Lyrics & Dirges Ether Edition features Maw Shein Win, Vernon Keeve III, and Amanda Moore Learn about our readers by visiting their bio...
Booksmith hosts the launch party for Mari Coates and her new novel The Pelton Papers. She'll be in conversation with Peg Alford Pursell (A Girl Goes into the Forest). PLEASE...
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...
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...
Let's connect our global literary community in a time of closed borders. Hear World Editions authors read from their works, discuss the current situation in...
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...
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...
Briante and Grenier Take Heart and Deface the Monument at Wolfman. ABOUT OUR BOOKS: "Fever Dream / Take Heart is a doubled poetry book....
Join us for this reading by Poetry Center Book Award winner Ashley Toliver, for her work Spectra (Coffee House Press, 2018). She'll be joined by...
Join us virtually this Thursday, April 9th, at 7pm PST! At the Mental Health Comedy Hour "We're not OK, and that's OK!" Mental Health Comedy...
TICKETSTo purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Social Studies Namwali Serpell is a Zambian writer who teaches at the University of California,...
Thursday, April 9th, 2020 at the Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa, San Francisco, CA Remember: Bang-O at 7:00 PM, Stories at 8:00 PM Want a sample...
Phren-Z, The Hive Poetry Collective, and Bookshop Santa Cruz present Zoom Forward! #3 with Irene Reti, Cameron Vanderscoff, and Sarah Rabkin part of the Zoom...
Join us for a special Ruby happy hour in honor of National Poetry Month featuring readings by Monica Sok, Safia Elfhillo, Claire Meuschke, and Taneum...
Join us for a special VIRTUAL Ruby gathering in honor of National Poetry Month featuring readings by Monica Sok, Safia Elfhillo, Claire Meuschke, and Taneum Bambrick;...
Hear from the writers of Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times as they read briefly from their contribution and engage in...