San Francisco troubadour-poet Brian Laidlaw, The Stuntman, along with Alaskan fiddler and poet Ken Waldman whose double CD All Originals, All Traditionals, includes Appalachian-style string-band music with original poetry.
Poetry flash presents Dawn McGuire and David Watts
Sarah Gailey's wildfire debut River of Teeth is a rollicking alternate history adventure that Charlie Jane Anders calls "preposterously fun."
Nationally recognized civil rights advocate and New York Times-bestselling author Jennifer Finney Boylan discusses her new work of fiction, Long Black Veil.
Uptown Fridays reading featuring Denise Benavides and Trey "Drow Flow" Amos, with music by Meaghan Owens.
A release party for the latest print edition of MARY Journal!
At The Inkwell returns with its usual variety of tender mayhem.
Flash Fiction Forum Reading Series event.
Flash Fiction Forum reading.
Opening Night of the 10th Biennial Sex Worker Festival featuring Gina Gold's TMI: Sex Worker Confidential, and Cinnamon Maxxine, Fierce Solid Gold Warrior Diva.
Megan Miranda presents her new book, The Perfect Stranger.
Mike Marinacci will read and sign his new book, California Jesus, at Florey's Books, Pacifica.
Notable poets and musicians will come together in this, the second in a series of events to express our shared solidarity as we declare "All are welcome here!"
A celebration for the book launch of Orlando & Other Stories, a collection of poetry by Norman Zelaya published by Pochino Press.
The Oakland Book Festival hosts over 100 novelists, poets, historians, philosophers, journalists, editors, and activists at City Hall, engaging event goers in panels, interviews, and open debate. This year’s Festival will feature Angela Davis, Judith Butler, Danielle Allen, Jeff Chang, Arlie Hochschild, Sheryl Oring, Mistah F.A.B, Wendy Brown, Ishmael Reed, Laura Albert and Anthony Marra (among many others).
Free parking in the Staff/Volunteer lot on Phelan Avenue. Please enter History Park from the Phelan Avenue side. Questions? Call 408-368-0353 RSVP recommended but not...
A Q&A period and an open mic will follow Sydney's reading.
Alan Fleisman shares his new work of historical fiction, Odyssey of Chaos: And Other Stories.
An afternoon of Bay Area poetry, hosted by Bloodflower.
Nightboat books presents legendary poet Cole Swensen reading from her new book "Walking On." Additional readers include Susan Gevirtz and more TBA.
Bay Area Generations: a literary reading series features notable authors, poets, writers, playwrights and musicians in a paired reading show, monthly.
Booksmith is excited to host Amber Flame for the San Francisco launch of her debut poetry collection, Ordinary Cruelty! With Amber will be the poet Arisa White—please join us!
Peter Cole discusses his new collection Hymns & Qualms with fellow poet Matthew Zapruder.
Moe's welcomes poet, musician and old friend Clark Coolidge in celebration of two new releases.
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Madison Smartt Bell to the store to discuss and sign his novel, Behind the Moon.
Peter Gajdics is the author of The Inheritance of Shame, just published by Brown Paper Press, which tells the harrowingly true story of his six years in Gay conversion therapy.
Discussing the subject of his new book: October: The Story of the Russian Revolution.
Jeffrey Gettleman will discuss his memoir about finding love and finding a calling in one of the most violent and yet most beautiful places in the world.
Mary Gordon reads from her new novel, There Your Heart Lies.
The Explosion of Deferred Dreams: Musical Renaissance and Social Revolution in San Francisco, 1965-1975 offers a critical re-examination of the interwoven political and musical happenings in San Francisco in the Sixties.