Rita Bullwinkel and Lisa Brown Rita Bullwinkel celebrates the release of Belly Up: Stories from A Strange Object Press Lisa Brown presents a sneak preview of an...
The San Francisco Chronicle presents Chronicle Chats — an ongoing series of events featuring thought-leaders, influencers, newsmakers and trend-setters, discussing issues that affect the Bay...
Institute Of advanced Uncertainty hosts wordWind Chorus: Q.R. Hand Jr. Lewis Jordan Brian Auerbach With Tongo Eisen-Martin Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Doors: 6:30 p.m. Program:7:00 p.m. Free entry...
Come out on a Tuesday night to celebrate National Teachers' Day! Bring your five-minute story about teaching, learning, going to school, skipping class, mentors, bad...
The Bindery hosts the launch for Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story, with editors Grant Faulkner,Lynn Mundell, and Beret Olsen. Please join us! Gems, shards,...
Matt Miller reads from his new poetry collection, The Wounded for the Water. Also featuring readings by Mario Chard and Peter LaBerge. Praise for The Wounded for the...
David Sedaris returns to Berkeley with his signature sardonic wit and incisive social criticism. A master of satire and one of America's preeminent humorists, Sedaris...
discussing the subject of his new book Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change from Verso Books...
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This September in San Francisco, the Global Climate Action Summit will bring together leaders from state, tribal, and local governments, business, and citizens from around...
Christopher Moore is the author of fifteen previous novels: Practical Demonkeeping, Coyote Blue, Bloodsucking Fiends, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Lamb,...
Roman Muradov discusses his new book, On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness. Praise for On Doing Nothing “Roman Muradov’s whimsical, clever, and companionable book On Doing...
The Bindery hosts an evening with So Sad Today author Melissa Broder reading from her anticipated debut novel, The Pisces. With her in conversation is The Millions editor, Lydia Kiesling...
Come see original plays written by fifth graders from SFUSD, inspired by works of visual art at the de Young Museum, and performed as staged...
Sponsored by Alejandro Murguia, curated by Marguerite Munoz and Rene Vaz. Join Voz Sin Tinta for our May reading! 3 FEATURES as always and an...
Join Why There Are Words on May 10, 2018, at Studio 333 in Sausalito as seven acclaimed authors read on the theme of “The Return....
Opening Statement by Jale Yoldas (Goethe Institut San Francisco) with guest appearances by Alan Black, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, and Richard Walker. Moderator Frederick Young On the occasion of the 200th Anniversary of...
The Bindery hosts Clemantine Wamariya for her extraordinary debut, The Girl Who Smiled Beads, and her coauthor Elizabeth Weil, who collaborated intimately with Clemantine to write this luminescent book. Clemantine...
Kent Harrington discusses his new novel, Last Ferry Home, with Kevin Hunsanger. Praise for Kent Harrington "Strong, hard-edged stuff by a writer in complete control of...
Jennifer Firestone is the author of five books of poetry and four chapbooks,including Story (Ugly Duckling Presse, forthcoming),Ten, (BlazeVOX , forthcoming), Gates & Fields (Belladonna* Collaborative), Swimming Pool(DoubleCross Press), Flashes (Shearsman Books), Holiday (Shearsman Books), Waves (Portable...
Berkeley Poetry Review will be holding a release party for issue 48 of our annual poetry journal. The party will be hosted by E.M. Wolfman...
Friday, May 11th - 7:00pm Main Reading Room Daniel Handler returns to emcee as baseball and poetry collide to create a fabulous and wacky literary event. Two...
Eckes, Seidenberg, and Spencer Smith
Brenda Hillman and Giovanni Singleton discuss recent work and the role poets can play as activists. About the poets: Brenda Hillman is an activist, writer, editor,...
The Fifth Annual Ecopoetry Festival will feature two poet laureates of Central Valley cities, along with special guests. Indigo Moor, current laureate of Sacramento, and...
Join us at The Rite Spot, a cozy Mission District dive in San Francisco that has been around for 60 years, as we celebrate the release...
Come see original plays written by fifth graders from SFUSD, inspired by works of visual art at the de Young Museum, and performed as staged...
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (The Fact of a Body) Allegra Huston (Say My Name) Cyrus Farivar (Habeas Data) Maw Shein Win (Invisible Gifts: New and Selected Poems)...
Join us for an afternoon of wonderful poetry by SF Bay Area based poets, artists, and musicians with your host Kim Shuck. To participate in...
Virginia Eubanks is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, SUNY. She is also the author of Digital Dead End: Fighting for...