VIRTUAL EVENT: LIVING WRITERS SERIES, Lauren Groff
The UCSC Literature Department and Creative Writing Program Present: LIVING WRITERS SERIES WINTER 2021 "Shelter and Place," a theme about world building when the world...
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Dr. Larry Ward – America’s Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal (Virtual Event)
"I am a drop in the ocean, but I'm also the ocean. I'm a drop in America, but I'm also America. Every pain, every confusion,...
Dantiel W. Moniz in conversation with C Pam Zhang
celebrating Dantial W. Moniz new novel Milk Blood Heat published by Grove Atlantic Press ---- This is a virtual event that will be hosted by...
The Chicken Sisters: Author KJ Dell’Antonia in Conversation With Nancy Davis Kho
Please join us on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 6 PM PST for an online discussion of one of Kathleen's recent favorites, THE CHICKEN SISTERS, with author KJ Dell'Antonia...
Catana Chetwynd / In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together
Booksmith is thrilled to host a virtual event with #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Catana Comics, Catana Chetwynd (Snug and Little Moments of Love) for her third book In Love...
The Chicken Sisters: Author KJ Dell’Antonia in Conversation With Nancy Davis Kho
Please join us on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 6 PM PST for an online discussion of one of Kathleen's recent favorites, THE CHICKEN SISTERS, with author KJ Dell'Antonia...
Lunar New Year Poetry and Calligraphy with Poets Michael Warr, Chun Yu, and Calligrapher Aiqin Zhou
onlineCelebrate the Year of the Ox with us! Poets Michael Warr and Chun Yu read works in English and Chinese (Mandarin) that reflect the essence...
Free – $25
Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross: Black Women’s History of the US
VirtualKPFA Radio 94.1 FM and Marcus Books present: Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross A Black Women's History of the United States With Sabrina...
$5 – $20
Eves at the (Virtual) Beat: Womxn Reading Curated by Georgina Marie!!
onlineDuring Women's History month a constellation of events brought together a group of fabulous womxn+ writers. The meeting of these hearts and minds exploded into...
Free
Zoom Forward! A Tribute to Jory Post
Join us online for a tribute to Jory Post, beloved Bookshop friend and champion of the written word. From coordinating Santa Cruz's Open Read to producing...
Virtual Event: Dr. Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell with Faith Salie
JOIN US ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT 6PM PT WHEN DR. JUDY MELINEK AND T.J. MITCHELL ARE JOINED BY FAITH SALIE TO DISCUSS THEIR LATEST BOOK, AFTERSHOCK, ON...
Words out Loud Spoken Word Series
VirtualDerek N. Otsuji and Mark Tarren read from their poetry. Include open mic and literary trivia quiz. Derek N. Otsuji is the author of The Kitchen of Small Hours, winner...
Free
Generation Rising Book Launch
Join us for the book launch of “Generation Rising: A New Politics of Southeast Asian American Activism” with author Loan Thi Dao and Providence Youth...
Virtual Class: Art History with Kerrin Meis – The Aesthetic Movement: The Cult of Beauty Revisited (via Zoom)
In their operetta Patience, Gilbert and Sullivan skewered the Aesthetic movement—the anti-industrial stance adopted by a talented and opinionated group of artists, poets, and architects that had...
Neurotica Erotica: Love Poems for the Nervous & Highly Strung
VirtualSurprise the Line presents a special one-time guest workshop led by experienced writers on a topic of their choosing every first Saturday of the month....
$22
Conversations with Authors – Chang-rae Lee (Virtual Event)
Chang-rae Lee's latest novel, My Year Abroad, is an exuberant, provocative story about a young American life transformed by an unusual Asian adventure—and about the human...
Virtual Event: Mark Wunderlich and Diane Seuss
onlineJoin us on Monday, February 8th at 6pm PT when Mark Wunderlich is joined by Diane Suess for a reading and conversation celebrating his latest...
Free
Rabbit Island Launch
onlineRabbit Island Launch Virtual Event Join Community Bookstore and Two Lines Press for an event celebrating Elvira Navarro’s Rabbit Island, a collection of stories that traverse the fickle, often terrifying...
Free
This is Now: Susan Liautaud
This event is online. If you’re trying to do the right thing but you’re not sure how, you’re not alone. CRISPR. Robot caretakers. COVID-19. Voting....
VIRTUAL: Launch for Liat Berdugo / The Weaponized Camera in the Middle East: Videography, Aesthetics, and Politics in Israel and Palestine
Booksmith and The Bindery are very pleased to host the virtual launch for Liat Berdugo and her new book The Weaponized Camera in the Middle East: Videography, Aesthetics,...
Conversations with Authors – Suleika Jaouad with Elizabeth Gilbert (Virtual Event)
A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission and, ultimately, a road trip of...
Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is joined in conversation by Robin Sloan to discuss his latest novel, The Ministry for the Future (Orbit Books). "If I could get policymakers,...
VIRTUAL EVENT: Ada Calhoun, Why We Can’t Sleep
Join us for a virtual event with Ada Calhoun who will discuss We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis (available in paperback on January 19th), an in-depth...
Tim Harford in conversation with Randall Munroe (creator of xkcd)
Tim Harford, called “perhaps the best popular economics writer in the world” (New Statesman), and Randall Munroe in conversation about The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to...
Nicole Perlroth in conversation with David Sanger
discussing Nicole Perlroth's new book This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyber Weapons Arms Race Published by Bloomsbury Books This is...
Robert B. Reich – The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It (Virtual Event)
From the bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good, comes an urgent analysis of how the "rigged" systems of American politics and power operate, how this...
$30
Elizabeth Kolbert & Mark Hertsgaard: Under a White Sky
VirtualKPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents an exceptional Zoom event: ELIZABETH KOLBERT + MARK HERTSGAARD Under a White Sky, The Nature of the Future Elizabeth Kolbert,...
$20 – $35
VIRTUAL EVENT: LIVING WRITERS SERIES, Valeria Luiselli
The UCSC Literature Department and Creative Writing Program Present: LIVING WRITERS SERIES WINTER 2021 "Shelter and Place," a theme about world building when the world...
Naz Beheshti – Pause. Breathe. Choose. (Virtual Event)
A leading-edge guide to how well-being drives success across all aspects of life. CEO, executive wellness coach, and thought leader Naz Beheshti distills the most...
Virginia Loh-Hagan on Instagram IGTV
reading the award-winning Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon, an illustrated retelling for young readers of the Chinese folktale about a dragon that threatens a village...