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  • November 2020

  • Mon 30

    Virtual Event: Tracy Anne Hart on Stevie Ray Vaughan

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

    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

    Virtual Event: Tracy Anne Hart on Stevie Ray Vaughan

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

    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

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

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

    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

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

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

    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

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

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

    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 Manuscript Intensive Program

    December 1, 2020

    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

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Best Kids Books of the Year Presentation

    December 1, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

    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

    Sabaa Tahir with J. Elle

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

    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

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

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

    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

    Digging Deep: A Generative Writing Workshop with Lee Romer Kaplan

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

    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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    Poetry Inside Out Virtual Workshop

    December 2, 2020 - December 4, 2020

    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

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Sherry Smith, Bohemians West

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

    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

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Sherry Smith, Bohemians West

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

    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

    Berkeley Lunch Poems: Yusef Komunyakaa

    December 3, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST
    online

    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

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

    December 3, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PST

    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

    Danez Smith and Patricia Smith | Readings + Conversation

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

    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

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

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

    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

    Derek McCormack and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

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

    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

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

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

    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
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    Great Good Gifts for the Holidays | Adult Fiction

    December 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    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

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

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

    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

    Great Good Gifts for the Holidays #4: Adult Fiction

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

    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

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

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

    "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

    Words Out Loud Spoken Word

    December 4, 2020 @ 7:30 pm PST
    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

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

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

    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

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

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

    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

    Conversations with Authors – Chris Rainier (Virtual Event)

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

    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....

  • Sat 5

    Babylon Salon

    December 5, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PST

    presents a special  online performance  Saturday, December 5, 2020 5pm PST / 8pm EST  Registration for our Zoom gathering will open soon --- in partnership...

    Free
  • Sat 5
    BabylonSalon

    Babylon Salon Online Performance

    December 5, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PST

    Babylon Salon presents a special online performance  Saturday, December 5, 2020 5pm PST / 8pm EST  Register for our Zoom gathering here in partnership with...

  • Sun 6

    VIRTUAL TICKETED EVENT: Alexander McCall Smith, How to Raise an Elephant

    December 6, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PST

    SPECIAL TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith will share How to Raise an Elephant, the next book in his perennially adored No. 1 Ladies'...

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