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  • August 2020
  • Wed 12
    August 12, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Joshua Bennett in conversation with Tongo Eisen Martin, Jesse McCarthy, and Simone White

    discussing Joshua Bennett's new book Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of Man published by Belknap Press/Harvard University Press This is a virtual...

  • Wed 12
    August 12, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    SHAUN KING presents MAKE CHANGE: HOW TO FIGHT INJUSTICE, ​DISMANTLE SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION, AND OWN OUR FUTURE

    ** PLEASE NOTE ** >  This event will be virtual and free of charge. Connection information is forthcoming. Please save the date and join us! >  Order...

    Free
  • Wed 12
    August 12, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL TICKETED EVENT: John Waters, Mr. Know-It-All

    Join us as we celebrate Mr. Know-It-All, the newest essay collection from legendary New York Times bestselling author John Waters, reflecting on how to overcome newfound respectability and...

    $24 – $29
  • Thu 13
    August 13, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDT

    Lunch Visit and Discussion with Molly Wizenberg, author of THE FIXED STARS

    The Ruby 23rd and bryant street, san francisco

    Join us for a discussion and Q&A with Molly Wizenberg, author of The Fixed Stars. Molly will be in conversation with Ruby member Sana Javeri Kadri. Thanks to...

    Free
  • Thu 13
    August 13, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    Solidarity: From Third World Liberation Front to Black Lives Matter

    Eastwind Books of Berkeley and the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) present an online conversation with authors Juanita Tamayo Lott, Dr. LaNada War Jack...

  • Thu 13
    August 13, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Diane Cook in conversation with Rahawa Haile / The New Wilderness

    Booksmith and The Bindery host a virtual event with Man V. Nature author Diane Cook for her anticipated debut novel, The New Wilderness. She'll be in conversation with Rahawa Haile. Please join...

  • Thu 13
    August 13, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Karen Tei Yamashita, Sansei and Sensibility

    Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz invite you to join us for a free online event with Karen Tei Yamashita who...

  • Thu 13
    August 13, 2020 @ 7:30 pm PDT

    [Virtual Ruby] Molly Wizenberg, author of THE FIXED STARS

    Join us for a discussion and Q&A with Molly Wizenberg, author of The Fixed Stars. Molly will be in conversation with Ruby member Sana Javeri Kadri. We...

    Free
  • Fri 14
    August 14, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    Jessica Lee and Bathsheba Demuth Celebrate the publication of Two Trees Make a Forest

    Jessica J. Lee is joined in conversation by Bathsheba Demuth to celebrate the publication of her book, Two Trees Make a Forest: In Search of My...

  • Fri 14
    August 14, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Zoom Forward! Jessica Breheny, Richard Huffman & Helene Simkin Jara

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Please join us for an online reading with Jessica Breheny, Richard Huffman, and Helene Simkin Jara, part of the Zoom Forward Reading Series, hosted by...

  • Sat 15
    August 15, 2020 @ 12:00 pm PDT

    R.O. Kwon, Rachel Khong And Cathy Park Hong For Point Reyes Books

    Fundraising Goal: $2000 It’s a tough time for local bookstores, what with the social distancing and the sheltering in place. So we’re raising funds to...

    Free
  • Sat 15
    August 15, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Online Fundraiser for GGP: Authors Byron Lane (A STAR IS BORED) & Steven Rowley (THE EDITOR) in Discussion with Author Bianca Marais

    A Great Good Place for Books welcomes authors Byron Lane (A STAR IS BORED) & Steven Rowley (THE EDITOR) in a discussion with author Bianca...

    $10 – $55
  • Sun 16
    August 16, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Conversations with Authors – Christine Montross, M.D. (Virtual Event)

    Sunday, August 16th • 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT Christine Montross, M.D. in conversation with Susannah Calahan Conversations with Authors is our free virtual event series! Join us...

  • Sun 16
    August 16, 2020 @ 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic

    Sign up for the 10-slot virtual open mic by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/ewznSNDq86xmJ5NA7 A monthly Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens...

    Free
  • Mon 17
    August 17, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Aya Gruber / The Feminist War on Crime: The Unexpected Role of Women’s Liberation in Mass Incarceration

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

  • Mon 17
    August 17, 2020 @ 8:00 pm PDT

    Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic

    Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    A Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press. Decolonized beats provided...

    Free
  • Tue 18
    August 18, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Bridget Quinn and Carol Edgarian

    Join us on Tuesday, August 18 at 5pm PDT when Bridget Quinn discusses her new book She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next with Carol...

  • Tue 18
    August 18, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Marquis Bey in conversation with Andrew Cutrone

    discussing Anarcho-Blackness: Notes Toward a Black Anarchism published by AK Press This is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights on the...

  • Tue 18
    August 18, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    Get Lit #63 (Music by: TBA)

    12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...

    $10 – $50
  • Tue 18
    August 18, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Alexandra Fuller, Travel Light, Move Fast

    Join us for an online event with bestselling author Alexandra Fuller who will discuss her new memoir Travel Light, Move Fast, a beautifully written and deeply...

  • Wed 19
    August 19, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Conversations with Authors – Darin Strauss (Virtual Event)

    Wednesday, August 19th • 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT Darin Strauss in conversation with Kelly Corrigan Conversations with Authors is our free virtual event series! Join us every...

  • Wed 19
    August 19, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual: Micheline Aharonian Marcom and Sara Campos

    Micheline Aharonian Marcom discusses her new novel, The New Americans, with Sara Campos. Select praise for Micheline Aharonian Marcom “The fierce beauty of her prose both confronts readers...

  • Wed 19
    August 19, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    This is Now – Unbreaking Government

    This event is online. Amidst the political morass the US has become, some are voicing the unthinkable: has American democracy’s long, ambitious run come to...

    Free – $30
  • Thu 20
    August 20, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    Third Thursdays @ Willow Glen Library

    Thursday, August 20, 7:00pm featuring Caroline Goodwin online on Zoom registration link to come bio to come Upcoming at Third Thursdays: September: Peter Carroll

    Free
  • Thu 20
    August 20, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL EVENT: Lloyd Kahn, The Half-Acre Homestead

    Bookshop Santa Cruz invites you to join us for a free online event with green architecture pioneer Lloyd Kahn for a presentation of his new...

  • Thu 20
    August 20, 2020 @ 7:30 pm PDT

    [Virtual Ruby] AUTHORS OF COLOR BOOK CLUB: The Revisioners by Margaret

    Jean Rhys said that "reading makes immigrants of us all," that "it takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us...

    Free
  • Thu 20
    August 20, 2020 @ 8:00 pm PDT

    Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic

    Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    A Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press. Decolonized beats provided...

    Free
  • Fri 21
    August 21, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Berkeley Arts & Letters presents Chuck Palahniuk / The Invention of Sound

    ​Berkeley Arts & Letters hosts Chuck Palahniuk for his new novel The Invention of Sound. Please save the date and join us! ** Please note ** >  This is a ticketed...

    $36
  • Fri 21
    August 21, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Event: Chuck Prophet and Stevie Simkin

    Join us on Friday, August 21 at 12pm PDT for an afternoon with musician Chuck Prophet and Stevie Simkin, author of What Makes the Monkey Dance: The Life and...

    $25
  • Fri 21
    August 21, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Show Us Your Spines Resident Reading

    SHOW US YOUR SPINES is a month-long writer residency + reading in collaboration with the SF Public Library’s Hormel Center.  For a month QTIPOC writers...

    Free
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