(Her)oics: Women’s Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic draws together the stories of fifty-two women across the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic. The collection encompasses the perspectives...
Four beautiful poets: Two from Wales (John Goodby and Fiona Cameron) and two from the SF Bay Area (Nathasha Dennerstein and Terry Lucas) will share...
A magnificent new novel from the Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro—author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day. Klara and the Sun,...
Julia Turshen’s Simply Julia: 110 Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food is her first collection of recipes featuring a healthier take on the simple, satisfying comfort food for which...
You know you want to publish a book—but you're not sure how to take the first step, or even what the first step is. (“Write...
Join us on Monday, March 15 at 6pm PT when Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff joins us to discuss her book, Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures...
San Francisco has been, and continues to be, a popular setting for novels. Three authors who located recent novels in our City by the Bay...
This event is online. Guests who pre-order a book at the time of registration will also receive temporary access to a post-event recording of this...
An investigation into the physics of light and our journey toward healing, connection, and wholeness. The reductionism and materialism of our modern world make it...
One City One Book: Chanel Miller Tue Mar 16th 6:00pm - 7:00pm Register Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library Litquake is honored to partner with San...
San Francisco Public Library is honored to announce its 16th Annual One City One Book selection, Chanel Miller's, Know My Name. Chanel Miller will join...
celebrating the launch of her new collection Now We're Getting Somewhere: Poems published by W.W. Norton ---------- This is a virtual event that will be...
Booksmith and The Bindery are very pleased to host Naima Coster for her novel What's Mine and Yours. This event is free and all ages, but RSVP is required. Event...
When LaRayia Gaston was a child, her mother told her “I don’t care what you do; you just have to do your part.” It was...
Poet, essayist, and novelist Kazim Ali discusses his new book, Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water (Milkweed Editions). This event will be streamed on...
VIRTUAL EVENT: Award-winning Australian author Robbie Arnott will discuss The Rain Heron, his gripping new novel of myth, environment, adventure, and an unlikely friendship. Registration for...
JOIN US ON TUESDAY, MARCH 16 AT 7PM PT WHEN LARAYIA GASTON DISCUSSES HER BOOK, LOVE WITHOUT REASON: THE LOST ART OF GIVING A F*CK. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BAY...
Please join us on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 7 PM PST for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of DEACON KING KONG by James McBride....
We're in our 6th consecutive year as we continue to celebrate 12–15 writers taking risks and reading never-before-read work (rough drafts/debuts) within a 3-minute time...
In Speculative Los Angeles, bestselling author and Alta contributor Denise Hamilton reimagines her hometown in dramatically disparate ways by commissioning 13 stories from some of...
First impressions count—and they never count more than when you’re trying to impress an editor who has 1,500 submissions to read. Editors often say that...
Join the San Francisco Public Library in welcoming the San Francisco Poet Laureate, Tongo Eisen-Martin, along with celebrated authors Mahogany L. Browne and Safia Elhillo...
Please join the Arts Research Center in welcoming two of America’s most compelling poets, Terrance Hayes and Simone White, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at...
THIS SESSION IS ONLINE The Color Purple by Alice Walker Wow do you owe it to yourself to (re)read The Color Purple. The linguistic richness,...
Lyrics and Dirges returns with a fabulous reading focusing on literary translation. We have three translators who are also poets and writers to present their...
Booksmith and The Bindery are very pleased to host the virtual launch for Jeff Chang and Dave "Davey D" Cook for the Young Adult Edition of their classic, American Book...
The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction is an annual publication prize named for author Flannery O'Connor. This month, Perfectly Queer welcomes three Queer winners...
This Poetry Reading Series provides a unique opportunity to hear diverse and unusual sets of readers, in this case pairing long-time friends who rarely have...
City Arts & Lectures presents: Jenny Offill in conversation with Brit Marling Thursday, March 18, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time KQED Broadcast: 03/28/2021, 03/30/2021, 03/31/2021 TICKETS This...
Join us on Thursday, March 18th at 6pm PT when Kazim Ali discusses his book, Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water, with...