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Beast Crawl Literary Festival
various CA, United StatesJoin local writers for an amazing reading series festival.
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Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers
Mechanics' InstituteJoin author Jared Stearns in conversation with cinephile Jesse Hawthorne Ficks on Stearns’ new book, Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers. Marilyn Chambers was the embodiment of the free-spirited Seventies, […]
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The Alcott Family — Lessons from the 19th Century
Zoom CA, United StatesProgressive school founder, collector and bibliophile Kent Bicknell will present on his Alcott Family Collection, winner of a recent prize from the New England-based Ticknor Society. Built around the lives […]
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In Conversation: Jenny Odell and Cathy Park Hong
Mechanics' InstituteJoin Jenny Odell and Cathy Park Hong, acclaimed authors of Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock and Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, in conversation at Mechanics’ Institute.
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In Conversation: Tommy Orange with Steve Wasserman
Mechanics' InstituteJoin bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Orange in conversation with Heyday publisher Steve Wasserman in Mechanics’ Institute’s historic library space.
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Stranger Fiction: The Art of Speculative Fiction and World-Building
Mechanics' InstituteJoin the Women's National Book Association and Mechanics' Institute for a writers' panel on imagining new worlds and futures through fiction.
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Richard Danne goes airborne with “Stars” launch!
Letterform Archive 2325 Third St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThis event, produced by AIGA/SF, features an expansive visual presentation by Richard Danne with projects from his stellar new book: “Shooting for the Stars,” a six-decade celebration of timeless design. The book’s […]
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Where Science and Politics Meet: Treating Substance Use Disorders
Mechanics' InstituteJoin Dr. Paul Linde, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the UCSF School of Medicine, for an engaging dialogue on harm reduction and innovative methods to approach addiction treatment in […]
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BOOK TALK: “On Parchment” with author Bruce Holsinger
San Francisco Center for the Book 375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSFCB is excited to host author Bruce Holsinger as he shares stories from his latest book "On Parchment: Animals, Archives, and the Making of Culture from Herodotus to the Digital […]