Zeyn Joukhadar – The Thirty Names of Night
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name and searches for a new...
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Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Eric Goodman: Cuppy and Stew
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEric Goodman discusses his new novel Cuppy and Stew. Praise for Cuppy and Stew "CUPPY AND STEW is completely natural, poignant, and riveting from the...
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We Are the Voices & City Lights Live Present: Alli Warren + Cedar Sigo
celebrating the release of Alli Warren's new poetry book Little Hill published by City Lights Event co-presented by We Are the Voices This is a virtual...
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Litquake on Lockdown: Daniel Mallory Ortberg and Something That May Shock and Discredit You
From the New York Times bestselling author of Texts From Jane Eyreand Merry Spinster, writer of Slate’s “Dear Prudence” column, and cofounder of The Toast comes...
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VIRTUAL: Meredith Talusan in conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan / Fairest: A Memoir
Booksmith and The Bindery host a virtual event with Meredith Talusan for her new memoir Fairest. She'll be in conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan (Long Black Veil; Good Boy: My Life in...
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YOU’RE GOING TO DIE PRESENTS: YOU. ARE. NOT. ALONE.
Thursday, June 4, 2020 6:30 PM 9:00 PM GLOBALLY (map) You’re Going to Die Presents: YOU. ARE. NOT. ALONE. an online community event for enlivening...
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Quarantine Storytime // Miah Jeffra
During the Shelter in Place, CLA is presenting live readings online with poets, writers, and translators, and the local presses who publish them. Our final...
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The Racket Weekly : A Necessary Distraction
The Racket Weekly : A NECESSARY DISTRACTION, JUNE 4th, 7PM ZOOM LINK TO COME You know what's good right now? Distraction. We know it looks...
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Author Alex George Discussing THE PARIS HOURS | GGP Online Zoom Chat
Please join us on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for an online discussion with author Alex George, discussing his new historical fiction...
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Eves At The Virtual Beat
During 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...
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Bill McKibben, Sy Montgomery, Jennifer Ackerman, Mary Ellen Hannibal For Books On B
Fundraising Goal: $2000 It’s a tough time for local bookstores, what with the social distancing and the sheltering in place. So we’re raising funds to...
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VIRTUAL: The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi in conversation with Eileen Donahoe / Running Toward Mystery: The Adventure of An Unconventional Life
Booksmith is pleased to collaborate with The Internet Archive to host a virtual event with The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi for his new book, co-authored with Zara Houshmand, Running Toward Mystery:...
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Zoom Forward! #12 with Julia Chiapella, Julie Murphy, Cynthia White
Phren-Z, The Hive Poetry Collective, and Bookshop Santa Cruz present Zoom Forward! #11 with Julia Chiapella, Julie Murphy, Cynthia White part of the Zoom Forward...
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Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #12
90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Showing up is one amazing form of support that we really appreciate....
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VIRTUAL EVENT: Eric Cervini and Johnny Sibilly
Join us on Crowdcast on Friday June 5th at 7PM PDT for a conversation between author Eric Cervini and Pose actor Johnny Sibilly on The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. The United States of...
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Rosalyn Learns How to Misbehave: A Zoom Puppet Story
Ramon Abad and the Bindlestiff Studio Puppet Crew present a KID-FRIENDLY live stream puppet performance with about 9 artists/storytellers via Zoom. Celebrate this fun-filled afternoon...
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Marianne Ingheim – Out of Love
Book Passage Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA, United StatesWe all tell ourselves stories about who we are. Many of these stories are self-critical and disempowering. Through the practice of self-compassion, we can rewrite...
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Babylon Salon
presents a special online performance Saturday, June 6, 2020 5pm PST / 8pm EST Register for our Zoom gathering presents a special online performance Saturday,...
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Zoom Forward! Catamaran Summer 2020 Issue Launch
VIRTUAL EVENT: Join us for a special online event celebrating the Summer 2020 issue of Catamaran Literary Reader, hosted by poet, fiction writer, and essayist Jory Post. This...
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Kathy Evans – Trespassers Welcome
Book Passage Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA, United StatesKathy Evans's full-length debut, Trespassers Welcome, is an extravaganza of imaginative leaps, bounds, and deep dives, a worldwide web of seemingly unlikely but delightfully believable connections—from...
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Litquake on Lockdown: Wayétu Moore and The Dragons, the Giant, the Women
Co-presented by Museum of the African Diaspora When Wayétu Moore turns five years old, her father and grandmother throw her a big birthday party at...
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Get Lit #61 (Music by: TBA)
12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...
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VIRTUAL: Minna Salami / Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone
Booksmith and The Bindery host Minna Salami for her new book of essays, Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone. Please join us! This will be a virtual event, which...
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Well-RED: Doren Robbins and Sharon Olson
Tuesday, June 9, 7pm on Zoom Doren Robbins and Sharon Olson open mic follows online on Zoom Free, register on Eventbrite! presented with Works/San José...
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ZYZZYVA & The Booksmith: Lockdown Lit @ Lunch
With Melanie Abrams and Andrew Altschul. Via Facebook Live: facebook.com/booksmith
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Charis Book Store of Decatur, GA hosts a virtual event celebrating Julian Bond w/Michael Long and Pamela Horowitz!
Register ahead of time at here! Charis Bookstore hosts a virtual event with Michael Long, editor of Race Man, and Pamela Horowitz, who worked in partnership with...
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Jennifer Worley
Book Release Party for Neon Girls: A Stripper's Education in Protest and Power by Jennifer Worley from Harper Collins This is a virtual event that...
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Carter Sickels – The Prettiest Star
Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSmall-town Appalachia doesn't have a lot going for it, but it's where Brian is from, where his family is, and where he's chosen to return...
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International Thrills: #1 Scandinavian Bestseller Lars Kepler in conversation with Jesse Kellerman
The blockbuster Swedish suspense phenomenon Lars Kepler, famed for the #1 internationally bestselling Joona Linna series, is actually two people: husband-and-wife duo Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril...
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Oakland Voices Tonight: Cat Brooks on Race, Policing, and COVID
Join Oakland Voices for a conversation about COVID-19, policing, and inequality in Oakland. This weeks’ guest is Cat Brooks, executive director of Justice Teams Network...
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