Reverend Al Sharpton – Rise Up (Virtual Event)
A rousing call to action for today's turbulent political moment, drawing on lessons learned from Reverend Sharpton's unique experience as a politician, television and radio...
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Zoetrope Magazine Fall Issue Celebration
City Lights celebrates the award winning literary periodical's fall issue. Editor Michael Ray and Managing Editor Manjula Martin are joined by several contributors in an...
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Daniel Mendelsohn Acclaimed writer discusses his new book, Three Rings, with local Chris Jennings
Daniel Mendelsohn is joined in conversation by Chris Jennings to discuss his latest book, Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative, and Fate (University of Virginia Press)....
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Virtual Event: Yamile Saied Méndez
Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us on Friday, October 2nd at 6pm PDT, when Yamile Saied Méndez dicusses her YA debut novel, Furia, on Zoom! Zoom Login Info Please click the...
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Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #29
90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/1ZNKSnnzRZpXxvUE7 If you enjoy spaces like this...
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Conversations with Authors – P. J. O’Rourke (Virtual Event)
P. J. O’Rourke‘s latest work, A Cry from the Far Middle, asks his fellow Americans to take it down a notch, offering a new collection of...
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Conversations with Authors – Bobbie Ann Mason (Virtual Event)
Bobbie Ann Mason‘s new release, Dear Ann, is a beautifully crafted and profoundly moving novel which follows a woman as she looks back over her life...
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Barbara Kingsolver – How to Fly (Virtual Event)
In this intimate collection, the beloved author of The Poisonwood Bible and more than a dozen other New York Times bestsellers, winner or finalist for the Pulitzer and countless...
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Virtual Event: Aarti Namdev Shahani
onlineJoin us on Monday, October 5th at 7pm PST when Aarti Namdev Shahani discusses her memoir, Here We Are, on Zoom! Zoom Login Info Please...
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Poised to Soar Helen Macdonald and Camille Dungy discuss Vesper Flights
Bestselling author Helen Macdonald is joined in conversation by Camille T. Dungy to celebrate the publication of Vesper Flights (Grove). This event is presented in...
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Mike Jung In Conversation with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich –VIRTUALLY!
Join us for a virtual conversation between Mike Jung and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich as they discuss Jung's new novel,The Boys in the Back Row. Jung will debut his forthcoming music video opus of absurdity,...
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[Virtual Ruby] Book Launch: A Good True Thai by Sunisa Manning
Join us for a reading and Q&A to celebrate the release of Ruby member Sunisa Manning's debut novel, A Good True Thai (Epigram Books, September...
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Virtual Event: Robert Duncan and Gary Wilson
onlineThree Rooms Press and Green Apple Books present... The Official West Coast Launch for LOUDMOUTH, a novel, featuring reading, discussion, and music by author Robert Duncan,...
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VIRTUAL: Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr / A People’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area
Booksmith and The Bindery host a virtual event with the authors of A People’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area, Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr. ** Please note ** > ...
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Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell | GGP Online Book Club
Please join us on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of Maggie O'Farrell's new novel, HAMNET. The...
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Virtual Event: Robert Duncan and Gary Wilson
Three Rooms Press and Green Apple Books present the Official West Coast Launch for LOUDMOUTH, a novel, featuring reading, discussion, and music by author Robert Duncan, former...
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Alex Ross and John Adams in Conversation
Alex Ross and John Adams in Conversation Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music One of today’s most influential and well-respected writers on...
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Colossus:Home Reading
Paul Corman Roberts CV Devorah major- special guest Deborah Fruchey Hannah Ingebretsen Halim Madi Peggy Morrison Abe Becker Sheryl Bize-Boute Lisa Lim
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Katherine May On Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Katherine May joins us from the UK to discuss her new book, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (Riverhead Books). “Every bit as...
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Contemporary Classics – Call Me Zebra
Patricia Holt, former book editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, continues her popular book group, “Contemporary Classics.” A book should stand the test of time...
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Virtual Event: Kazim Ali, Gillian Conoley, and Brian Teare
virtualJoin us on Wednesday, October 7th at 7pm PST when Kazim Ali is joined by poets Gillian Conoley and Brian Teare to celebrate his new...
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Fowzia Karimi
Fowzia Karimi is a writer, illustrator, and alumni of the Mills MFA in Creative Writing Program. As Publishers Weeklydescribes, her illuminated debut novel Above Us...
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Bathsheba Demuth and Elizabeth Rush Discuss the award-winning environmental history, Floating Coast
Bathsheba Demuth and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Elizabeth Rush join us for a conversation about Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait (W.W. Norton). This event will...
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Patti Smith
Bay Area Book Festival in conjunction with City Lights Booksellers present Extraordinary Dreamer: Patti Smith on "Year of the Monkey" Patti Smith in an intimate...
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Aarti Namdev Shahani – Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares (Virtual Event)
Come join us! Sign up to participate in the next event in Macmillan’s Book + Author series: a virtual book club event with journalist and...
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San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam
onlinefeaturing special guests, themes and writing groups. In October we honor Latinx Heritage month with poets Josiah Luis Alderete, Lourdes Figuroa and more. Josiah Luis Alderete is a full...
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VIRTUAL: Launch for Paul Madonna / Come to Light
Booksmith and The Bindery host a virtual event with Paul Madonna to launch his new illustrated novel Come to Light. ** Please note ** > This event is free and...
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Virtual Event: Neal Karlen on Prince
Join us on Thursday, October 8 at 6pm PDT when Neal Karlen joins us to discuss his book, This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey On+Off the Record on...
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Ticketed Virtual Event: Erin Brockovich, Superman’s Not Coming
Join us for a ticketed online event with environmental activist, crusader, fighter, and maverick Erin Brockovich, who will discuss her new book, Superman's Not Coming: Our National...
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Zach Norris, We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities
onlineZach Norris is the Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, author of We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities, and...
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