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  • July 2020
  • Tue 28
    July 28, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOKS & BREWS: Colin Dickey, The Unidentified

    Our popular Books + Brews summer event series returns in a modified form this season. For the first of two events, we are teaming up...

  • Tue 28
    July 28, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Ben Ehrenreich discusses his latest book, The Desert Notebooks

    Ben Ehrenreich visits Point Reyes to discuss his new book, Desert Notebooks (Counterpoint). Presented in conjunction with Mesa Refuge. About Desert Notebooks National Magazine Award winner and The Nation columnist...

  • Tue 28
    July 28, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Beach Read by Emily Henry | GGP Online Book Club

    Please join us on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of Emily Henry's new novel, BEACH...

  • Wed 29
    July 29, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PDT

    Gene Luen Yang–virtually!

    discussing Dragon Hoops, his latest graphic novel, in which he turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and Bishop O'Dowd High School, where he taught for...

  • Wed 29
    July 29, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Eric Utne

    celebrating his new book Far Out Man: Tales of Life in the Counterculture published by Random House This is a virtual event that will be...

  • Thu 30
    July 30, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

    Esther Kinsky and Claire-Louise Bennett Two writers discuss Grove: A Field Novel

    Esther Kinsky and Claire-Louise Bennett join us via Zoom to discuss Grove: A Field Novel (Transit Books). This event is presented in partnership with Brookline...

  • Thu 30
    July 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    Litquake on Lockdown: Peter Orner and Maggie Brown & Others

    In this powerful and virtuosic collection of 44 interlocking stories, each one “a marvel of concision and compassion” (Washington Post), Peter Orner chronicles people whose...

    Free
  • Thu 30
    July 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Aimee Bender, The Butterfly Lampshade

    Bookshop welcomes bestselling author Aimee Bender (The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake) for an online reading and discussion of her first novel in ten years, The...

  • August 2020
  • Sat 1
    August 1, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    Bawdy Storytelling’s ‘Packs a Wallop’ Livestream – 8/1

    Live. Virtual. Now, Bawdy is available wherever *you* are! Happening on Zoom on Saturday, August 1st at 7 PM PST/9 PM CST/10 PM EST Wanna...

    $10 – $69
  • Sun 2
    August 2, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Caitlin Myer / Wiving: A Memoir of Loving Then Leaving the Patriarchy

    Booksmith is thrilled to host Caitlin Myer for the launch of her debut, Wiving: A Memoir of Loving Then Leaving the Patriarchy. Please join us! This is a...

  • Sun 2
    August 2, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Conversations with Authors – Laurie R. King (Virtual Event)

    Laurie R. King‘s Riviera Gold brings back Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes—this time to the Riviera, where they’re challenged to crack their most captivating case yet. In...

  • Mon 3
    August 3, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: A. Naomi Paik / Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary: Understanding U.S. Immigration for the Twenty-First Century

    Booksmith and UC Press present a 6-part series of virtual events focused on urgent societal issues, broadcasting every Monday at 11am PST. This first event in the series features A. Naomi Paik discussing...

  • Mon 3
    August 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    The Healing Fire – Fire Thieves 11

    THE HEALING FIRE is the 11th edition of The Fire Thieves Poetry Series. On Monday August 3rd, please help us welcome features Maw Shein Win,...

    Free
  • Mon 3
    August 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Congressman Eric Swalwell, Endgame

    Join us for an online discussion with Congressman Eric Swalwell, who will be in conversation with Steve Kettman about his new book, Endgame: Inside the...

  • Tue 4
    August 4, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT

    ZYZZYVA & The Booksmith Present: Lockdown Lit @ Lunch with Lysley Tenorio & Sameer Pandya

    Booksmith and The Bindery, in partnership with Zyzzyva, present Lockdown Lit @ Lunch, a weekly salon, Tuesdays at 11am PST. Lockdown Literature is a group of authors with books published during the...

  • Tue 4
    August 4, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT

    No Fascist USA! Discussion Series, Talk #1 – Hilary Moore, James Tracy, and Shane Burley

    Hilary Moore, James Tracy, and Shane Burley in the first of four talks about anti-fascist movements, past and present, and street-level organizing, with Hilary Moore, James...

  • Tue 4
    August 4, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    David Sheff Local writer discusses his new book, The Buddhist on Death Row

    David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy, joins us for a virtual event for his new book, The Buddhist on Death Row. This event will be...

  • Wed 5
    August 5, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Conversations with Authors – Jordan Blashek & Christopher Haugh (Virtual Event)

    Wednesday, August 5th • 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT Jordan Blashek & Christopher Haugh  Conversations with Authors is our free virtual event series! Join us every Saturday and...

  • Wed 5
    August 5, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Colin Dickey

    Join us on Wednesday, August 5 at 5:00pm PDT as Colin Dickey discusses his new book, The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with The Unexplained on...

  • Wed 5
    August 5, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Aimee Bender in conversation with Ploi Pirapokin / The Butterfly Lampshade

    Booksmith and The Bindery are thrilled to host a virtual event with Aimee Bender for her new novel, The Butterfly Lampshade, her first since New York Times bestseller The Particular Sadness of Lemon...

  • Wed 5
    August 5, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: David Sheff, The Buddhist on Death Row

    Join us for an online event with David Sheff about his new book, The Buddhist on Death Row: How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place,...

  • Thu 6
    August 6, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Tenacious D / Post-Apocalypto: The Graphic Novel

    Join Tenacious D as they host four virtual book signings to celebrate the upcoming release of Post-Apocalypto: The Graphic Novel from Fantagraphics Books. With a pre-order of Post-Apocalypto, you’ll also...

  • Thu 6
    August 6, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    Screenside Chat #4: Tureeda Mikell and Mónica de la Torre

    Join us for our fourth Screenside Chat, a new limited-run series where Nomadic Press partners with other small publishers to bring you "fireside chat"-esque readings...

    Free
  • Thu 6
    August 6, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Jokes and Poems with Mike Birbiglia and J. Hope Stein

    Join us on Thursday, August 6 at 6pm PDT for an evening with Mike Birbiglia and J. Hope Stein as a part of their Jokes...

    $30
  • Thu 6
    August 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:10 pm PDT

    John Scalzi and Lindsay Ellis (ONLINE)

    This event is online. Do you love political turmoil, daring heroines, fast-paced stories, unknown worlds, and the threat of complete ecological and societal collapse? Outside...

  • Thu 6
    August 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Author Rose Andersen Discussing The Heart And Other Monsters w/ Alia Volz | Virtual Author Chat on Zoom

    Please join us on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for an online discussion with author Rose Andersen discussing her new memoir, THE HEART AND OTHER...

  • Fri 7
    August 7, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    Rebecca Giggs and Robert Moor In conversations about Fathoms: The World in the Whale

    Rebecca Giggs is joined in conversation by Robert Moor, bestselling author of On Trails, in this virtual event for her debut book, Fathoms: The World in...

  • Sat 8
    August 8, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    No Fascist USA! Discussion Series, Talk #2 – Hilary Moore, James Tracy, and Edward Onaci

    MAIN TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: Accomplices Hilary Moore, James Tracy, and Dr. Edward Onaci in the first of four talks about anti-fascist movements, past and present, and street-level organizing....

  • Sun 9
    August 9, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Suffrage + the Struggle for Voting Rights

    LIVE ZOOM PANEL DISCUSSION, FOLLOWED BY AUDIENCE Q&A As we approach the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment and stand at the...

  • Sun 9
    August 9, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

    No Fascist USA!

    Event will be held on Zoom. Click the link in the event description for info. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8015934697570/WN_JVyHTp29QxmfoEbsX2QQjQ Powell's Books Presents Hilary Moore & James Tracy in...

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