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  • August 2020
  • Tue 25
    August 25, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    THE SECRET DIARY OF HENDRIK GROEN | GGP Online Book Club

    Please join us on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of THE SECRET DIARY OF HENDRIK...

  • Tue 25
    August 25, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Dan Pfeiffer, Un-Trumping America

    Join us as we welcome Dan Pfeiffer—White House Communications Director under President Obama (2009-2013), Senior Advisor to the president (2013-2015), and co-host of Pod Save...

    $31 – $56
  • Wed 26
    August 26, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Two Languages / One Community with Poets Michael Warr and Chun Yu

    Booksmith presents Two Languages / One Community with poets Michael Warr and Chun Yu. They will be reading from and discussing their work. Two Languages / One Community brings...

  • Thu 27
    August 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: David Eagleman, Livewired

    Bestselling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman will discuss his new book, Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain. "Eagleman delivers an intellectually exhilarating look at neuroplasticity....

  • Thu 27
    August 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Vanessa Veselka / The Great Offshore Grounds

    Booksmith hosts a virtual event with Zazen author Vanessa Veselka for her new novel The Great Offshore Grounds. ** Please note ** >  This is a free event, but RSVP is...

  • Thu 27
    August 27, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    ACCENTED | Nobody Ever Dies featuring Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

    Viet Thanh Nguyen will host a conversation featuring Thao Nguyen from Thao & The Get Down Stay Down for ACCENTED: Dialogues in Diaspora The Diasporic...

    $5
  • Fri 28
    August 28, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Zoom Forward! Deborah Bryant & Jana Marcus

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Please join us for an online reading with Deborah Bryant and Jana Marcus, part of the Zoom Forward Reading Series, hosted by poet, fiction writer,...

  • Fri 28
    August 28, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Lysley Tenorio and Bruce Snider

    Join us on Friday, August 28 at 6pm PDT when Lysley Tenorio and Bruce Snider discuss their new books, The Son of Good Fortune and Fruit, with author Molly Antopol...

  • Sat 29
    August 29, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 pm PDT

    Independent Bookstore Day 2020

    Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with Bookshop Santa Cruz!  Independent Bookstore Day looks a little bit different this year, but we will still be celebrating alongside more than...

  • Sat 29
    August 29, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm PDT

    Virtual and In-Store: Independent Bookstore Day

    Celebrate with us all day on Saturday, August 29, both in-store and online from the comfort fo your home. In addition to indie-exclusive books and merch we...

  • Sat 29
    August 29, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT

    No Fascist USA! Discussion Series, Talk #4 – Hilary Moore, James Tracy, and Shane Burley

    Hilary Moore, James Tracy, and Shane Burley in the first of four talks about anti-fascist movements, past and present, and street-level organizing, with Hilary Moore, James...

  • Sat 29
    August 29, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm PDT

    Disability Book Series: Nina G on Stutterer Interrupted

    virtual

    Join us for the next installment of the Disability Book Series, with Nina G and her book Stutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn't Happen....

    Free
  • Sat 29
    August 29, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Conversations with Authors – Ursula Hegi (Virtual Event)

    Ursula Hegi‘s latest novel, The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls—a story of three mothers, set on the shores of the Nordsee—is a testament to the ways...

  • Sun 30
    August 30, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Conversations with Authors – Pramila Jayapal (Virtual Event)

    Pramila Jayapal’s Use the Power You Have offers a wealth of ideas and inspiration for a new generation of engaged citizens interested in fighting back and making...

  • Mon 31
    August 31, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Sarah Jaquette Ray / A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet

    Booksmith and UC Press present a 6-part series of virtual events focused on urgent societal issues, broadcasting every Monday at 11am PST. This fifth event in the series features Sarah Jaquette Ray discussing...

  • Mon 31
    August 31, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Bookseller Happy Hour: Hot Books, Cool Drinks!

    Join Bookshop booksellers as we share some of the hottest recommended books of the season, while you sip on the cool beverage of your choice...

  • September 2020
  • Tue 1
    September 1, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Katy Rose Pool and Laura Sebastian

    Calling all fantasy readers. We are absolutely thrilled to be launching As the Shadow Rises, Katy Rose Pool’s sequel to the critically-acclaimed, action packed epic...

  • Tue 1
    September 1, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Eula Biss

    virtual

    Join us on Tueday, September 1 at 6pm for the launch of bestselling author Eula Biss' new book, Having and Being Had on Zoom! Zoom Login Info Please click...

    Free
  • Tue 1
    September 1, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Eula Biss

    Join us on Tueday, September 1 at 6pm for the launch of bestselling author Eula Biss' new book, Having and Being Had on Zoom! Zoom Login Info Please click...

  • Wed 2
    September 2, 2020 @ 8:00 am - October 29, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PDT

    Peninsula Virtual Bookfest

    PENINSULA VIRTUAL BOOKFEST 2020 SCHEDULE Welcome Message from San Mateo County Supervisor Carole Groom and local librarians https://youtu.be/D__YAzFYfV0 September 2, 1pm PT Burlingame Public Library...

  • Wed 2
    September 2, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Héctor Tobar in conversation with Oscar Villalon

    discussing Héctor Tobar's new book The Last Great Road Bum published by Farrar Straus and Giroux In The Last Great Road Bum, Héctor Tobar turns the peripatetic...

  • Thu 3
    September 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Carole Stivers and John Markoff

    virtual

    Join us on Thursday, September 3 at 6:00pm PST when Carole Stivers discusses her debut novel, The Mother Code, with John Markoff on Zoom! Zoom Login Info Please...

    Free
  • Thu 3
    September 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Hari Kunzru

    reading from his new book Red Pill: a novel published by Alfred Knopf From the widely acclaimed author of White Tears, a bold new novel about searching...

  • Thu 3
    September 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Carole Stivers and John Markoff

    Join us on Thursday, September 3 at 6:00pm PST when Carole Stivers discusses her debut novel, The Mother Code, with John Markoff on Zoom! Zoom Login Info Please...

  • Thu 3
    September 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Author Francesca Serritella Discussing The Ghosts of Harvard | Virtual Author Chat on Zoom

    Please join us on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for an online discussion with author Francesca Serritella discussing her new novel, THE GHOSTS...

  • Fri 4
    September 4, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Henri Cole and Forrest Gander

    online

    Join us on Friday, September 4th at 6pm PST when Henri Cole is joined by Forrest Gander to read from and discuss his latest collection of poetry, Blizzard,...

    Free
  • Fri 4
    September 4, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Henri Cole and Forrest Gander

    Join us on Friday, September 4 at 6pm PST when Henri Cole is joined by Forrest Gander to read from and discuss his latest collection of poetry, Blizzard,...

  • Fri 4
    September 4, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Launch for Meg Elison / Find Layla, with Somaiya Daud, Rory Power, Adam Sass and Maggie Tokuda-Hall

    Booksmith hosts a virtual event with Meg Elison for the launch of her new novel Find Layla. She's joined by Somaiya Daud, Rory Power, Adam Sass and Maggie Tokuda-Hall for a panel discussion. **...

  • Mon 7
    September 7, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Joe William Trotter Jr. / Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America

    Booksmith and UC Press present a 6-part series of virtual events focused on urgent societal issues, broadcasting every Monday at 11am PST. This final event in the series features Joe William Trotter...

  • Tue 8
    September 8, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Greg Mania and Sam Lansky

    virtual

    Join us on Tuesday, September 8 at 6pm PST when Greg Mania discusses his new memoir, Born to Be Public, with Sam Lansky on Zoom. Zoom Login Info...

    Free
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