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  • June 2020
  • Thu 11
    Red Light Lit Livestream 1 - Thea Matthews w/ David Williams
    June 11, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm PDT

    Red Light Lit Livestream 1 – Thea Matthews w/ David Williams

    Red Light Lit and Light Rail Station are teaming up for a series of livestream readings through June. For our first event we're hosting poet...

  • Thu 11
    June 11, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    Litquake on Lockdown: Alka Joshi and The Henna Artist

    Please join us for this vivid and compelling evening with Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist, the May selection for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine...

    Free – $5
  • Thu 11
    Write from the Gut! Virtual Reading + open mic
    June 11, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Write From The Gut at SFPL Poem Jam

    SF Poet Laureate Kim Shuck presents Poem Jam as it makes its debut as an online forum. Kim hands the keys to the car over...

    Free
  • Thu 11
    logo for The Racket
    June 11, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    The Racket Weekly : Black Girl Magic w/ Yodassa Williams

    THE RACKET WEEKLY: BLACK GIRL MAGIC w/ YODASSA WILLIAMS. THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH, 7PM / ZOOM LINK TO COME This week we are celebrating Yodassa Williams,...

    Free
  • Thu 11
    June 11, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Juli Delgado Lopera in conversation with Daniel Handler / Fiebre Tropical

    Are you still bummed we had to postpone the launch party for Juli Delgado Lopera and their debut novel, Fiebre Tropical? Us too! But be bummed no longer and...

  • Fri 12
    Conversations Across the Diaspora | Writer & Model Jess Cole
    June 12, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

    Conversations Across the Diaspora | Writer & Model Jess Cole

    Introducing a new monthly series with guests from all over the globe — some you may recognize and some you may not, but all will...

    Free
  • Fri 12
    Poetry Cocktail Hour- Amber Tamblyn, Alejandro Murguia, Steph Burt, etc.!
    June 12, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

    Poetry Cocktail Hour: Amber Tamblyn, Alejandro Murguia, Steph Burt, etc.!

    It's a tough time for local bookstores, what with the social distancing and the sheltering in place. So we're raising funds to help local Bay...

    Free
  • Fri 12
    June 12, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Zoom Forward! Dion Lissner O’Reilly & Jory Post

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Join us for a special online event with authors Dion Lissner O'Reilly (Ghost Dogs) and Jory Post (Of Two Minds) to celebrate the...

  • Fri 12
    We Are The Voices: Bay Area Bookseller Voices with SPD Presents
    June 12, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    We Are The Voices: Bay Area Bookseller Voices with SPD Presents

    We Are The Voices presents: Bay Area Bookseller Voices and SPD Presents invite you to a night of readings with: Julia Bloch Angie Sijun Lou...

    Free
  • Fri 12
    June 12, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #13

    90 minutes 30 readers 3 minutes each On Zoom! FREE AND ALL WELCOME! Sign up to read here: https://forms.gle/1ZNKSnnzRZpXxvUE7 Showing up is one amazing form...

    Free
  • Fri 12
    June 12, 2020 @ 6:30 pm PDT

    *Virtual* Reading feat. Jeff Alessandrelli and Alix Coupet, Jr.

    Please join us on Friday, June 12th from 6:30-7:10 pm PDT for a virtual reading featuring Jeff Alessandrelli and Alix Coupet, Jr.!    ***** author...

    Free
  • Sat 13
    USAAF 2020 | KSW Presents Aria Aber & Monica Sok
    June 13, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    USAAF 2020 | KSW Presents Aria Aber & Monica Sok

    co-presented by API Cultural Center- San Francisco with special musical guest, Kohinoorgasm Screening on www.ovee.itvs.org On Saturday, June 13, as part of API Cultural Center...

    $5
  • Sun 14
    KPFK Poets Cafe Podcast Series In Conversation with Connie Post
    June 14, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am PDT

    KPFK Poets Cafe Podcast Series In Conversation with Connie Post

    SUNDAY, June 14 @ 11 a.m. PDT https://soundcloud.com/poetscafe Join Poets Cafe this Sunday @11:30 a.m. PDT for the KPFK Poets Cafe Podcast Series on Soundcloud...

    Free
  • Mon 15
    flier for Fanny Howe, Alice Lyons, Linda Norton online reading
    June 15, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

    Fanny Howe, Alice Lyons, Linda Norton online reading

    Fanny Howe, Alice Lyons and Linda Norton read from their work. Fanny Howe is an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She was awarded the...

    Free
  • Mon 15
    June 15, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Stephen Haff / Kid Quixotes

    Booksmith and The Bindery host Stephen Haff for his new book, Kid Quixotes: A Group of Students, Their Teacher, and the One-Room School Where Everything Is Possible. Please join us!...

  • Mon 15
    June 15, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Pico Iyer, Autumn Light

    online event with bestselling author Pico Iyer who will be in-conversation with Alan Christy about his new book, Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells—a far-reaching exploration...

  • Tue 16
    Red Light 2 - Jeneé Darden & Peter Bullen
    June 16, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm PDT

    Red Light 2 – Jeneé Darden & Peter Bullen

    Red Light Lit and Light Rail Station are teaming up for a series of livestream readings through June. For our second event. we're featuring humorist...

    Free
  • Tue 16
    June 16, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Jennifer Rosner with Kate Quinn / The Yellow Bird Sings

    Booksmith and The Bindery host Jennifer Rosner for her debut novel, The Yellow Bird Sings. She'll be in conversation with Kate Quinn (The Huntress). Please join us! This will be a virtual event,...

  • Tue 16
    June 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    Sam Lansky – Broken People

    Book Passage Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA, United States

    "He fixes everything that's wrong with you in three days." This is what hooks Sam when he first overhears it at a fancy dinner party...

  • Tue 16
    June 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    Litquake on Lockdown: You, Me, and Everyone In Quarantine

    Cutting-edge poetry and visuals from both coasts, on the theme of "You, Me, and Everyone In Quarantine." From the depths of their shelter-in-place, these writers...

    Free
  • Tue 16
    June 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Ainissa Ramirez

    discussing the subject of her new book The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another from The MIT Press ------------- This is...

  • Tue 16
    June 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    Strange Hotel: Irish Literary Sensation Eimear McBride in conversation with Brooke Warner

    The trajectory of Eimear McBride’s career is an underdog’s dream: she spent six months writing her debut novel, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, and...

    Free
  • Tue 16
    June 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    Get Lit #61 (Music by: Kiva Uhuru)

    12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. This month's...

    Free
  • Tue 16
    June 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    THE CHILL by Scott Carson | GGP Online Book Club

    Please join us on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of Scott Carson’s new novel, THE...

  • Tue 16
    Get Lit #61 (Music by: Kiva Uhuru)
    June 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm PDT

    Get Lit #61 (Music by: Kiva Uhuru)

    12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. This month's...

    Free
  • Tue 16
    June 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - July 14, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PDT

    Get Lit #61 (Music by: TBA)

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...

    $10 – $50
  • Wed 17
    June 17, 2020 @ 12:00 pm PDT

    Armistead Maupin And Alia Volz For Rakestraw Books

    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...

    Free
  • Wed 17
    Alchemy of the Reset with Natalie G. Diaz
    June 17, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

    Alchemy of the Reset with Natalie G. Diaz

    Alchemy of the Reset is a conversation series hosted and created by Senior Fellows Brett Cook and Liz Lerman and YBCA Chief of Program Meklit...

    Free
  • Wed 17
    June 17, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    Armistead Maupin And Alia Volz For Rakestraw Books

    It’s a tough time for local bookstores, what with the social distancing and the sheltering in place. So we’re raising funds to help local Bay...

    Free
  • Wed 17
    June 17, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Matt Ortile, Nicole Chung and Cinelle Barnes

    Join us on Zoom on Wednesday June 17th at 5:00pm PDT for Matt Ortile discussing his new book, The Groom Will Keep His Name: And Other Vows I've Made...

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