An archive survives to be revived. The archive as a limit, a thing in a box, is always also an opening. It opens on losses sustained, harms inflicted, the tenacity of survival, and on the persistence of lineages both proud and shameful. But what is it to approach an archive, to unlock the cabinet, lift […]
Join us and Green Apple Books on the Park when we welcome Michael Ondaatje for the release of his first poetry collection in 25 years, A Year of Last Things. Seating is first come, first serve. Ticket price includes copy of the book.
Are you a developmental editor, or interested in developmental editing? Join us for an informal chat about this fun and fascinating variety of editing. This event is free to attend and open to all editors.
TBD who leads the meeting. We're meeting virtually on Zoom. BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books, work in progress and information about book events and resources.
Ellen Lupton wrote the classic textbook Thinking with Type. Researching the all-new third edition of this book meant questioning everything. What assumptions are baked into the English-speaking design vocabulary? How can type education become more forgiving? What stories lurk behind basic forms such as grids, capital letters, reverse stress, and typographic widows? Thinking with Type, […]
Join Mechanics' Institute in conversation on the future of sustainable communities with Bay Area environmental activists and innovators Quinlin Messenger, Kirstin Weeks, and Dustin Mulvaney, moderated by Karen Topakian. The panel will address new directions of alternative energy, design concepts and production, and resources for diverse communities. Challenging "doom and gloom" climate narratives, the speakers […]
Many stories. One weekend. Find your spark at the 2024 L.A. Times Festival of Books, April 20-21 on the USC campus. General admission is free and the festival will also feature ticketed events with authors and celebrities.
Have you been anxiously waiting to meet the agents and editors attending this year’s edition of Pitch-O-Rama? With April soon approaching, Pitch-O-Rama will be just around the corner, so we’re eager to share the talents who will provide their expertise to those attending.
How to Market Books for Children Micaela S. Benn, Marketing Strategist & Children’s Book Author Looking for a way to consistently generate orders of 20 or more of your children’s books at a time, directly from a website that you own? Then you need to learn how to pitch your children’s books to independent retailers […]
Looking for a way to consistently generate orders of 20 or more of your children’s books at a time, directly from a website that you own? Then you need to learn how to pitch your children’s books to independent retailers that actively add new titles just like yours to their inventory each week. Join this […]
Join us for a small in-person coffee hour at Petit Pierre Bakery in Phinney Ridge. Outdoor seating is available at this location on a first-come first-serve basis. No cost to attend; attendees pay for any food or beverage they wish to enjoy. All interested editors are welcome! Registration is not required, but it helps us plan […]
Join MoAD and Litquake for a live poetry reading and celebration of the publication Black Fire This Time Vol. 2 with featured poets Judy Juanita, Tureeda Mikell, Karla Brundage, Thurman Watts, Sheila Smith McCoy, and Katherine Takara.In this follow-up volume in the Black Fire This Time series, over 75 poets and writers come together on […]
The Premier Educational Event for Independent Book Publishers IBPA PUBLISHING UNIVERSITY (#PubU2024) is where hundreds of independent publishers and industry partners will gather to exchange knowledge, resources, strategies, solutions, and more--we're planning now. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Independent publishers, hybrid publishers, author publishers (aka self-published authors), university presses, and association presses interested in advancing their book publishing know-how.
Have you thought about adding book coaching to your range of editorial services, either as a side gig or to explore a potential new career path? Or maybe you're already experienced in book coaching and you'd like to engage additional good clients? Will you be able to attract the types of writers you like to […]
Literacy is everybody's business. Who will tell our story? 28th Annual Book Conference + Business + Tech Expo A Face-to-Face Event
We’re celebrating with Books Not Bans, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and over 20 bookstores across San Francisco – on bike! Ride your bike to as many bookstores as you can, and enter the raffle to win great bookish prizes from us and participating bookstores. FREE
Remember Me: American Carved Stone Books from the Ian Berke Collection, curated by Mindell Dubansky, is a fascinating exploration of the realm where book-like objects and folk art intersect. San Francisco collector Ian Berke began collecting these intriguing artifacts during a chance encounter at an antique show in New England in 2007. Fascinated by a […]
Explore the relationship between Arabic and Latin letterforms through a branding exercise guided by an experienced type designer. In this workshop, participants will create the Arabic equivalent of a Latin brand’s logo. The first session will start with a one-hour lecture about the contexts of the different Arabic calligraphic styles. Then, participants will draw an […]
Join the American Bookbinders Museum in collaboration with Luz Marina Ruiz for a virtual webinar on the creative process behind tunnel books. She creates three-dimensional objects drawing inspiration from the beauty of nature and the ethereal realm of dreams, Luz Marina will guide you through inspiration and formatting, and designing for the passage of light through […]
Literary Hop through Downtown Hayward! Showcasing a variety of local writers' groups performing at various venues. All ages are welcome. Free and Open to the Public.
In the latest “How They Did It” conversation co-presented by Litquake and LitCamp, we’ll hear from four intrepid authors of recent memoirs, all of whom took the heroic step of committing their fascinating stories to the page. Eddie Ahn (Advocate), Sylvia Brownrigg (The Whole Staggering Mystery), Margaret Juhae Lee (Starry Field), and Carvell Wallace (Another Word for Love) bravely unfurl stories of family, memory, […]
California owes its origins and sunny prosperity to slavery. Spanish invaders captured Indigenous people to build the chain of Catholic missions. Russian otter hunters shipped Alaska Natives—the first slaves transported into California—and launched a Pacific slave triangle to China. Plantation slaves were marched across the plains for the Gold Rush. San Quentin Prison incubated California’s […]
Join us and a selection of poets – some local, some far flung - to explore how "poetry provides pathways for creative and cathartic human expression and peace." The No Poetry No Peace™ title comes from a collection written by Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte and her daughter Dr. Angela Boutte.