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  • December 2020
  • 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

    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
    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

    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
    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....

  • Sat 5
    December 5, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PST

    Babylon Salon

    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
    December 5, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PST

    Babylon Salon Online Performance

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

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

    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'...

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

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

    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'...

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

    Conversations with Authors – Zeyn Joukhadar (Virtual Event)

    Zeyn Joukhadar’s The Thirty Names of Night is a remarkably moving and lyrical novel that follows three generations of Syrian Americans who are linked by a mysterious...

  • Sun 6
    Nerd Nite
    December 6, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

    Nerd Nite Kansai #18

    Nerd Nite Kansai #18 We’re back online for Nerd Nite Kansai #18 on December 18th. Tune in at 18:00 for three new and fantastic talks!...

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

    Anxious People by Frederik Backman | GGP Online Book Club

    Please join us on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 7 PM PST for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of Frederik Backman's new novel, ANXIOUS PEOPLE....

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

    he Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 12 with Editor Lavinia Spalding (Virtual Event)

    Travelers’ Tales announces publication of the newest collection in the award-winning series that invites you to travel along with intrepid female nomads as they wander...

  • Tue 8
    Anxious People
    December 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    Anxious People by Frederik Backman | GGP Online Book Club

    Anxious People by Frederik Backman | GGP Online Book Club | Tue. Dec. 8 @ 7 PM PST Please join us on Tuesday, December 8,...

  • Tue 8
    December 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST

    Author: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore in conversation with CAConrad

    San Francisco Public Library - Virtual Library

    Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore reads from her new book, The Freezer Door, described by Maggie Nelson as “a book about not belonging that made me feel deeply less...

    Free
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