We're excited to read Back in the Frame by Jools Walker for our November meeting. Jools Walker, the writer behind the blog VeloCityGirl, rediscovered biking in her late...
The Poetry Center's Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series continues in its second year, as welcome Giancarlo Huapaya, Omar Pimienta, and José Antonio Villarán—all three poets involved in the outstanding literary...
Give Us The Word, Queer Rebels present an evening of words of wisdom, words of resistance, words to inspire, words that heal. Words that help...
Mary Ladd will co-host a book-signing and Q&A with author and journalist Julia Scheeres. The Wig Diaries is Mary Ladd’s debut disrespectful cancer book, delivered...
In 2002, Chris Hughes met Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard, in his freshman year, and the two co-founded what would become Facebook. In 2007, Hughes left Facebook to...
During Women's History month a constellation of events brought together a group of fabulous womxn+ writers. The meeting of these hearts and minds exploded into...
Perch Coffee House and great weather for MEDIA present an inspiring evening of cutting edge poets and prose writers from across the Bay Area and...
The Poetry Center's Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series welcomes Giancarlo Huapaya, Omar Pimienta, and José Antonio Villarán—all three poets involved in the outstanding literary small publisher Cardboard House Press, dedicated to...
Parents and Children, Hope and Despair: Three Novels Join Wolfman Books for an evening of fiction with Shanthi Sekaran (Lucky Boy), Rachel Howard (The Risk...
The San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival - A Celebration of Leonard's Music, Poetry, Insight & Humor - Night #1 Readings, recitations, and reflections on Leonard's...
Esti Skloot discusses her new book, Uprooted: A Memoir of a Marriage. About Uprooted When pregnant Esther--a young, adventurous, British-born Israeli--follows her new husband, Steve, to...
The Bindery hosts San Francisco poet Heidi Van Horn for her debut collection, Belated Poem. Reading with her are poet Sarah Heady and fiction writer Nancy Au. Please join us! Belated...
Variety is more than just having sex dressed as Alien Greenspan every once in a while. It's more than occasionally cosplaying as Yeoman Ayn Rand...
Heather Christle discusses her new book, The Crying Book. Praise for The Crying Book "In The Crying Book, Heather Christle makes a poignant and piercing examination of...
As well as being an accomplished novelist -- her 2017 debut, The Weight of Him was a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book -- Ethel Rohan...
Mary Ladd, author of The Wig Diaries, will be in conversation with SF Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik at The Bindery.
Join us for an evening of reading and conversation with authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz, in conversation with Bay Area writer, editor, and...
November is non-fiction month at Odd Mondays! November 11, three authors read from their brand-new histories at Folio Books San Francisco, 3957 24th St. Join us...
Teaching Resistance is a collection of the voices of activist educators from around the world who engage inside and outside the classroom from pre-kindergarten to...
Teaching Resistance is a collection of the voices of activist educators from around the world who engage inside and outside the classroom from pre-kindergarten to university...
Patty Seyburn and Dean Rader read from their new poetry collections, Threshold Delivery and Self-Portrait as Wikipedia Entry About Threshold Delivery Threshold Delivery takes a lyrical look at...
About A Marvelous Life The comprehensive biography of STAN LEE, father of SPIDER-MAN and THE AVENGERS, beloved comic book writer and editor, and former president and...
Gratitude is the moment. But we're kind of bad at it, right? Like, whenever someone says, "we should go around and say one thing we...
Mary Ladd will co-host a book-signing and Q&A with author Sarah Henry. The Wig Diaries is Mary Ladd’s debut disrespectful cancer book, delivered with bold...
We had a great and deep time for the release of the first edition of this book ten years ago, and this history of the...
Matt Saincome and Bill Conway discuss The Hard Times: The First 40 Years. A sharp, comedic send-up of punk and hardcore culture, from the creators of the...
Orchestra and loge tickets include a copy of Steinem’s new book Gloria Steinem is a writer, speaker, activist and feminist organizer. She co-founded New York Magazine and Ms. Magazine, where...
Peter Jan Honigsberg launches his new book A Place Outside the Law: Forgotten Voices of Guantánamo, containing firsthand testimonies from Guantánamo Bay, inspiring future generations to never repeat...
Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 7pm Maurya Simon & Amber Flora Thomas Maurya Simon is the author of ten volumes of poetry, including Speaking in Tongues, a nominee...
Thursday, November 14 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco State University The Poetry Center Book Award Reading, co-sponsored this year by...