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  • Susannah Carlson and Peter Bradbury, editors of Sanctuary

    Green Apple Books 506 Clement St, San Francisco , CA, United States

     Editors Susannah Carlson and Peter Bradbury discuss Sanctuary: A Collection of Poetry and Prose. About Sanctuary When we started this project eight months ago, we had no...

  • Idra Novey with Marie Mockett and Bernice Yeung

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

    Idra Novey discusses her new novel Those Who Knew with Marie Mockett and Bernice Yeung. Praise for Those Who Knew “There’s an urgent timeliness to this story of...

  • Nicole Chung and Daniel Mallory Ortberg

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

    Nicole Chung discusses her new memoir All You Can Ever Know with Daniel Mallory Ortberg. Praise for All You Can Ever Know "This book moved me to...

  • Karen Finley

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

    Karen Finley Opening statement by Amy Scholder celebrating the release of Grabbing Pussy By Karen Finley published by OR Books In a breathless cascade of poetry...

  • Kat Gardiner (Little Wonder) with Sea of Bees and Rose Droll

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

    Born in Oklahoma, raised in the Pacific Northwest, and currently based in Detroit, author Kat Gardiner carries a restlessness through her writing that's been honed...

    Free

  • Kat Gardiner, Sea of Bees and Rose Droll

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

    Kat Gardiner discusses her new book from Father/Daughter Records, Little Wonder: A Micro-Fictionalized Account of Honest Failure. With musical performances by Sea of Bees and Rose Droll. About Little...

  • MFA in Writing Program Reading Series presents Ottessa Moshfegh

    USF Lone Mountain Main - LM 100 - Handlery Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 7:45 – 9:30 p.m. Lone Mountain Main - LM 100 - Handlery Room Ottessa Moshfegh is the author of the novels My Year of...

  • Kim Stanley Robinson

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Please join us in celebrating the publication of Red Moon. Red Moon is a magnificent novel of space exploration and political revolution from New York...

  • BOOKSMITH: Joseph Fink / Alice Isn’t Dead

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith welcomes Welcome to Night Vale creator Joseph Fink back to the store for his new novel, Alice Isn't Dead. Join us!   PLEASE NOTE: this is a ticketed...

    $20

  • Celebrating the life and work of Lucia Berlin

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

    with David Berlin, Lydia Kiesling, Rachel Khong, Jim Nisbet, and Robin Sloan celebrating the release of two new books: Welcome Home: A Memoir with Selected Photographs and Letters...

  • InsideStorytime

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    InsideStorytime will be at Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster Street, Oakland, Thursday November 15th, 7-9pm. details TBA

  • Daniel Levin Becker on the Oulipo

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

    Daniel Levin Becker on the Oulipo celebrating the release of All That is Evident is Suspect edited by Ian Monk and Daniel Levin Becker published...

  • INVASIONS: Calvin Gimpelevich

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Author Calvin Gimpelevich is touring the West Coast in support of INVASIONS: the debut short fiction collection, just out from Instar Books! Come out to...

  • Reese Erlich & Norman Solomon: The Iran Agenda Today

    First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents Reese Erlich & Norman Solomon The Iran Agenda Today: The Real Story Inside Iran and What's Wrong with US Policy...

    $12 – $15

  • BOOK LAUNCH: ‘VEXATION, AMPLITUDE’ BY TOM STOLMAR

    The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United States

    FRI. NOV. 16TH, 7PM   Join Tom Stolmar and friends in celebrating the release of his new poetry collection, Vexation, Amplitude. Long overdue, this collection of...

  • Peter LaBerge & Rebecca Foust Falkirk Center

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    Rebecca Foust, the Marin County Poet Laureate, is the author of four books of poetry: Paradise Drive (2015), which won a Poetry Society of Virginia Book Award,...

  • BINDERY: Kristen Tracy with Daniel Handler / Half-Hazard

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Kristen Tracy for her first book of poems,Half-Hazard, winner of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation. Joining Kristen in conversation isDaniel...

  • BINDERY: Chaya Bhuvaneswar / White Dancing Elephants

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts a special afternoon with Chaya Bhuvaneswar for her debut story collection, White Dancing Elephants, winner of both the Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Prize and...

  • Nick Mamatas & Michael Marshall Smith

    The American Bookbinders Museum 355 Clementina Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Doors open 6:00pm Event begins 6:30pm At the American Bookbinders Museum   Please join us for an evening with author Nick Mamatas reading and in conversation...

  • May-Lee Chai and Jamel Brinkley

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

    May-Lee Chai discusses her new story collection Useful Phrases for Immigrants with Jamel Brinkley. Praise for Useful Phrases For Immigrants "May-lee Chai’s Useful Phrases for Immigrants holds multitudes, taking us into...

  • ODD SALON SAVANT

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    NOVEMBER 20 @ 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM $15 - $25 Join us for tales of unbound genius and uncanny intellect, mad scientists, extraordinary artists, and cunning masterminds Tuesday,...

    $15 – $25

  • The Racket #24: AFTER LIFE w/ Nona Caspers

    Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    We're celebrating our two year anniversary with cake, beer, champagne and the absolutely amazing Nona Caspers reading from her debut novel The Fifth Woman. Nona's picked 5...

  • Bill Berkson Tribute

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

    Bill Berkson Tribute with appearances by Constance Lewallen Chou Chou Gordon Knos Jonathan Lewallen Siobhan Mora-Lopez Amanda Eicher Mac McGinnes celebrating the release of Since...

  • Writers & Poets Literary Salon+Reading: Bay Area Generations #63

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bay Area Generations presents a literary salon and reading featuring live curated works of San Francisco Bay Area poets, writers and storytellers, with musical guest....

    $10

  • Jeffrey Yang

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

    Jeffrey Yang reading from new poetry and a new book: Hey Marfa: poems published by Graywolf Press Situated in the outreaches of southwest Texas, the...

  • JONATHAN FRANZEN

    Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    JONATHAN FRANZEN Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 7:30 pm Venue: Nourse Theater Series: Cultural Studies  Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 Since his debut novel, The Twenty-Seventh City, Jonathan Franzen has...

    $29