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  • November 2020
  • Sun 29
    November 29, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    The Roots of the Tree: Family Dynamics, Forgiveness & Reconciliation with Dr. Marlena Fiol and Dr. Joshua Coleman (Virtual Event)

    Marlena Fiol, author of Nothing Bad Between Us, will be in conversation with renowned author Joshua Coleman in a very special virtual event. Join them on Sunday, November...

  • Mon 30
    November 30, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

    Online Evening Literary Seminar: A Manual for Cleaning Women, Lucia Berlin

    A Manual for Cleaning Women, Lucia Berlin Lucía Berlin’s short stories have caused more than one critic to call her “America’s best kept secret.” Born...

  • Mon 30
    November 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    Virtual Event: Tracy Anne Hart on Stevie Ray Vaughan

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    Join us on Monday, November 30 at 6:00pm PST when photographer Tracy Anne Hart discusses her book, Seeing Stevie Ray, with former Creem magazine editor Robert Duncan on...

    Free
  • Mon 30
    November 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    Virtual Event: Tracy Anne Hart on Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Join us on Monday, November 30 at 6:00pm PST when photographer Tracy Anne Hart discusses her book, Seeing Stevie Ray, with former Creem magazine editor Robert Duncan on...

  • Mon 30
    November 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    Virtual Event: Tracy Anne Hart on Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Join us on Monday, November 30 at 6:00pm PST when photographer Tracy Anne Hart discusses her book, Seeing Stevie Ray, with former Creem magazine editor Robert Duncan on...

  • Mon 30
    November 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST

    Together in a Sudden Strangeness: America’s Poets Respond to the Pandemic

    Editor Alice Quinn is joined by contributors to the anthology, Together in a Sudden Strangeness: America's Poets Respond to the Pandemic (Knopf), for this special virtual poetry...

  • Mon 30
    November 30, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm PST

    Writing the Virus with Caille Millner, Jon Roemer, David Dario Winner, and Oscar Villalon (Virtual Event)

    Writing the Virus, the first anthology to explore the human effects of the pandemic, parses the virus as it hits a society polarized by racism,...

  • Mon 30
    November 30, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm PST

    Writing the Virus with Caille Millner, Jon Roemer, David Dario Winner, and Oscar Villalon (Virtual Event)

    Writing the Virus, the first anthology to explore the human effects of the pandemic, parses the virus as it hits a society polarized by racism,...

  • December 2020
  • Tue 1
    December 1, 2020

    December Manuscript Intensive Program

    Send your book out without the self-doubt. Instead work with one of our editors to get your manuscript in shape.   In this month-long one-on-one...

    $770.00
  • Tue 1
    December 1, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Best Kids Books of the Year Presentation

    Join Bookshop's interim head Children's buyer as she shares Bookshop's picks for the Best Kids Books of the Year! From picture books to middle grade, graphic novels...

  • Tue 1
    December 1, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    Sabaa Tahir with J. Elle

    Fans of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling Ember Quartet rejoice - the wait is almost over. We are launching Sabaa’s highly anticipated jaw...

  • Tue 1
    December 1, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    VIRTUAL: Headlands Center for the Arts / Ari Banias, Vincent Chu, Tomas Moniz, Shelley Wong & Hazel White

    Booksmith and The Bindery are very pleased to partner with the Headlands Center for the Arts to present an evening of readings by Ari Banias, Vincent Chu, Tomas...

  • Tue 1
    December 1, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm PST

    Digging Deep: A Generative Writing Workshop with Lee Romer Kaplan

    We’re beginning to remember that the first poets didn’t come out of a classroom, that poetry began when somebody walked off of a savanna or...

    $165.00
  • Wed 2
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    December 2, 2020 - December 4, 2020

    Poetry Inside Out Virtual Workshop

    Poetry Inside Out Virtual Workshop Virtual Event We’ve put together a virtual teacher workshop to help you adapt Poetry Inside Out for distance learning this school year....

  • Wed 2
    December 2, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Sherry Smith, Bohemians West

    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020 - 7:00PM VIRTUAL EVENT: Join us online as we welcome distinguished professor of history, Sherry Smith in conversation with Geoffrey Dunn to talk about...

  • Wed 2
    December 2, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Sherry Smith, Bohemians West

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Join us online as we welcome Sherry Smith, distinguished professor of history, in conversation with Geoffrey Dunn to talk about Smith's new book, Bohemians West: Free...

  • Thu 3
    Yusef Komunyakaa
    December 3, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

    Berkeley Lunch Poems: Yusef Komunyakaa

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    Berkeley Lunch Poems A noontime poetry reading series Readings will take place remotely for the 2020-2021 academic year. Zoom links will be available approximately two...

    Free
  • Thu 3
    Forugh Farrokhzad
    December 3, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PST

    Legacy of Forugh Farrokhzad: with Sholeh Wolpé, Jasmin Darznik, and Shabnam Piryael

    Legacy of Forugh Farrokhzad: with Sholeh Wolpé, Jasmin Darznik, and Shabnam Piryaei—poetry, fiction, film, and conversation Thursday, December 3 - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Register to...

  • Thu 3
    December 3, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PST

    Danez Smith and Patricia Smith | Readings + Conversation

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    Join Danez Smith and Patricia Smith for a joint reading and conversation. This reading is generously funded by the Engaging the Senses Foundation, and part of...

    Free
  • Thu 3
    December 3, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    Travel Stories of Wonder and Change with Laura Deutsch, April Orcutt, and Anne Sigmon (Virtual Event)

    You’re invited to the virtual launch of Travel Stories of Wonder and Change, a new anthology put out by the Bay Area Travel Writers! Readers will...

  • Thu 3
    December 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    Derek McCormack and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

    A Semiotexte Books Double Bill with two razor-sharp writers of fiction        celebrating the the release of two new novels Castle Faggot - by Derek McCormack...

  • Thu 3
    December 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    VIRTUAL: Maria Dahvana Headley (Beowulf) and Annalee Newitz (The Future of Another Timeline)

    Booksmith and The Bindery are very pleased to host a virtual event with Maria Dahvana Headley (Beowulf) and Annalee Newitz (The Future of Another Timeline). This event is free...

  • Thu 3
    1203 Adult Fiction@2x-8
    December 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    Great Good Gifts for the Holidays | Adult Fiction

    Great Good Gifts for the Holidays #4: Adult Fiction | Thu. Dec. 3 at 7 PM on Zoom Please join us on Thursday, December 3,...

  • Thu 3
    December 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST

    Aimee Nezhukumatathil & Elena Passarello A conversation about animals, wonders, and the exuberance of the natural world

    Poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Elena Passarello in conversation about Aimee's new book, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (Milkweed Editions). "Sometimes...

  • Thu 3
    December 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST

    Great Good Gifts for the Holidays #4: Adult Fiction

    Please join us on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 7 PM PST for staff recommendations on adult fiction in this fourth episode of our Great...

  • Thu 3
    December 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm PST

    Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs with Alison Luterman

    "If brevity is the soul of wit, then prose poems and flash memoirs are manna for the spirit! They are great ways to cut through...

    $165.00
  • Fri 4
    December 4, 2020 @ 7:30 pm PST

    Words Out Loud Spoken Word

    Virtual

    Susana H. Case and Martha Addy Young read from their poetry, Evening includes literary trivia quiz and open mic. Susana H. Case is the author...

    Free
  • Sat 5
    December 5, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PST

    National Kidney Foundation – 32nd Annual Author Luncheon (Virtual Event)

    The National Kidney Foundation’s Authors Luncheon is the largest literary event of its kind in the Bay Area, allowing those who are passionate about literature to...

  • Sat 5
    December 5, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

    Virtual Class: Kerrin Meis – Exploring Eastern Turkey: Art, Culture, and Politics (via Zoom)

    Travelers to Turkey (actual and virtual) miss the real Turkey. In this class, participants will (virtually) tour through: Ankara, home of the award-winning Archaeological Museum;...

  • Sat 5
    December 5, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

    Conversations with Authors – Chris Rainier (Virtual Event)

    Chris Rainier’s Mask presents a striking collection of rare masks steeped in ancient tradition, captured through the lens of one of the world’s most celebrated documentary photographers....

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