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  • The Pugilist Poets of Venice book launch

    Rolling Out Cafe 1722 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    A Boomer, an Xer, and a Millennial walk into a book... Join us for the launch of Jon Sindell's new novel, The Pugilist Poets of...

    Free

  • Beth Elliott

    Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, Oakland

    6:30 PM potluck, 7:30 PM show. Singer-songwriter and author Beth Elliott featured at Works in Progress Women's Open Mic, a WOMEN-ONLY event. Open Mic for...

    $7

  • Giacomo Sartori: I Am God

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Italian writer Giacomo Sartori discusses his new novel, I Am God. Praise for I Am God “Who better to reflect on the state of the planet...

    Free

  • The Wig Diaries Book Launch

    Cartoon Art Museum 781 Beach Street, San Francisco

    "Cancer is a bitch. But cancer patients are bitches and bastards…in a good way. We ain’t no heroes. We complain. A lot. And we don’t...

    Free

  • Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society – Litquake 2019

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society - Litquake 2019 Sunday, October 13, 2019, 5:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco City...

  • Daniel Poppick: Fear of Description

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Daniel Poppick reads from his new poetry collection, Fear of Description. Praise for Fear of Description: “No matter where a reader begins in Fear of Description, the end...

    Free

  • TA-NEHISI COATES In Conversation with Michael Chabon

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    TA-NEHISI COATES In Conversation with Michael Chabon Monday, October 14, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Note: Ta-Nehisi Coates will be...

    $49

  • An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson

    SHN: Broadway in San Francisco 1182 Market St Ste 200, San Francisco, California

    Astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson returns to San Francisco on Monday, October 14 at Davies Symphony Hall, for a special limited book tour for his...

    $50 – $285

  • Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake at Jessie Square

    Jessie Square 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The monthly collaboration between Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival features an array of Bay Area poets and musicians.

    Free

  • Laleh Khadivi

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | 5:30 pm | Mills Hall Living Room Laleh Khadivi was born in Esfahan, Iran. She is the author of three novels...

  • Pints & Prose

    Bootleggers Lodge 367 Bolinas Road, Fairfax, CA

    Fairfax joins the Litquake Literary Festival with a revival of the popular Pints & Prose reading series from the Tuesday Night Writers! Featuring readings from...

  • Jeanette Winterson – Litquake 2019

    Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jeanette Winterson - Litquake 2019 Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 7:00 p.m., Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118 City...

    $30

  • Litquake Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019 - 7:00PM   Funny & Peculiar: Santa Cruz Writers on Keeping it Weird It’s 2019 and it seems like things couldn’t...

  • An Evening with Tommy Orange

    Knuth Hall, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, California

    Join us for an incredible evening celebrating literature with the Pulitzer Prize finalist author of There, There. Tommy Orange is a graduate of the MFA...

    Free

  • Hexing the Patriarchy with Ariel Gore

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us for a magical evening with Ariel Gore, Michelle Gonzales (The Spitboy Rule), MK Chavez (Dear Animal), Dani Burlison (All of Me), Michelle Threadgould,...

    Free

  • Dr. M Jackson: The Secret Lives of Glaciers

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Dr. M Jackson discusses her new book, The Secret Lives of Glaciers. Praise for The Secret Lives of Glaciers "This outrageous book, rich with revelation and stewardship,...

    Free

  • TA-NEHISI COATES In Conversation with Chris Jackson

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    TA-NEHISI COATES In Conversation with Chris Jackson Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: Special Events  Buy Tickets | 415.392.4400 Note: Ta-Nehisi Coates will be...

    $49

  • Michelle Ruiz Keil presents All of Us with Wings

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Michelle Ruiz Keil presents All of Us with Wings Tuesday, October 15, 7:30pm Pegasus Books Downtown Michelle Ruiz Keil reads from and signs copies of All...

  • Margaret Gibson & Lisa Rappoport

    Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Margaret Gibson is the poet laureate of Connecticut and has been short-listed for the National Book Award. Her lyrical and meditative poems celebrate the “sometimes painful,...

  • LOGIC MAGAZINE: print/ops – Litquake 2019

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    LOGIC MAGAZINE: print/ops - Litquake 2019 Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:00 p.m., City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco print/ops : a roundtable about...

  • Mesha Maren and M. Randal O’Wain

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    M. Randal O'Wain and Mesha Maren discuss their new works, Meander Belt: Family, Loss and Coming of Age in the Working Class South and Sugar Run. About Meander...

    Free

  • Caleb Woods / Harnessing Darkness: Expressing Mental Illness Through Poetry

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Caleb Woods for his first book, Harnessing Darkness: Expressing Mental Illness Through Poetry. Please join us! Harnessing Darkness traces the struggle of living with mental illness. Through...

  • Prerna Lal

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Prerna Lal launching Unsung America: Immigrant Trailblazers and Our Fight for Freedom. Please join us for a most timely discussion. "Deeply insightful and intentionally detailed--Prerna Lal...

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Wednesday, October 16, 7:30 pm Pegasus Books Downtown Lyrics & Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring...

  • ZADIE SMITH

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    ZADIE SMITH Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Series: "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Zadie Smith is...

    $29

  • Author Reading: Sehba Sarwar, Fan Wu, and liz gonzález

    San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

    This literary event celebrates women of color authors, who will be reading from and talking about their writing and how their various backgrounds influence their...

    Free