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Far North Editors Meeting
Zoom CA, United StatesThe Far North Editors meet every second Wednesday from 11:15am to 12:45pm. Traditionally they meet in Mount Vernon, WA, but currently their meetings are entirely online.
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Neon: A Light History
the blinn house 160 N Oakland Ave, Pasadena, CA, United StatesIs it possible that (once again) everything we know is wrong? Well, in regards to the history of neon, this may well be the case. Dydia DeLyser and Paul Greenstein have penned a brief, but concise history of the neon sign beginning at the beginning, and covering scandals, murder, fascists, and forgotten inventors. A full-color, […]
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Editors Helping Editors
Zoom CA, United StatesJoin us for our "Editors Helping Editors" meeting. Bring your problems, big and small, as well as your thinking caps. We'll work together to solve event-goers quandaries and questions, which could range from common questions like how to find clients in a particular field (say academic editing) to more situation-specific issues like why a particular […]
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Type West 2024 In-Person Open House
Letterform Archive 2325 Third St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWe're opening our classroom doors for you to get your burning questions answered about Type West, the west coast's only yearlong certificate program in type design! This event is a fun, low-key opportunity to meet current students, grads, instructors, and Letterform Archive staff, who will be there to share details about the application process, programming, […]
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Catamaran Fall Launch Party
Mechanics' InstituteMechanics' Institute is delighted to collaborate with Catamaran to celebrate their Fall 2023 edition. Featured writers include Stephen D. Gutierrez, Sean Stiny, Yaccaria Salvatierra, Dion O'Reilly, Jeff Ewing, Dan Haifley, and John Briscoe, who will read from their works.
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Nancy Jooyoun Kim: What We Kept to Ourselves
Telegraph Hill Books 1501 Grant Ave, San Francisco, United StatesThe New York Times bestselling author of The Last Story of Mina Lee returns with a propulsive and suspenseful new novel about a family that unravels when a stranger—who may hold the key to their missing mother—is found dead in their backyard. Both a riveting page-turner and moving family story, What We Kept to Ourselves masterfully explores the consequences of secrets […]
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You Can’t Write That
Clio's 353 Grand Ave, Oakland, United StatesJoin us at the new Clio's book bar in Oakland for a discussion about the stories we're not supposed to tell—because either women of color aren't supposed to tell the stories of white men, or because we hold our family secrets dear, or because society tells us we are not supposed to feel what we […]
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Litquake Out Loud: Sistahs Taking Root Among the Stars
Yerba Buena Gardens 750 Howard St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn Earthseed—a religion introduced in the Octavia E. Butler novel Parable of the Sower—the destiny of humanity is to take root among the stars. Inspired by Butler's words, AÏMA the DRMR and Angela Dalton will guide the audience on a journey to plant their first seeds using the tools of history, multimedia, music, and interactive dialogue. This […]
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Author Panel: “The Female Sleuth”
Mill Valley Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, United StatesJoin local mystery authors Rhys Bowen, Michelle Chouinard, Glenda Carroll and Susan Shea for a reading and discussion on the “The Lady Sleuth.”
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SF in SF with Nancy Kress and Jack Skillingstead
American Bookbinders MuseumJoin us on October 14 for a special Saturday SF in SF, when writers Nancy Kress and Jack Skillingstead come to read and talk with Bay Area writer and moderator Cliff Winnig. Nancy Kress is the author of thirty-three books, including twenty-six novels, four collections of short stories, and three books on writing. Her work has […]
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Litquake Out Loud: Full Circle with Giovanna Lomanto
Yerba Buena Gardens 750 Howard St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFull Circle is a celebration of authors who have found their way to who they are through community, care, and creativity. These poets will be reading pieces that reflect on their beginnings and find parallels with their present.
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Queens Read Celebrity Autobiographies
Oasis 298 11th Street, San Francisco, United StatesJoin us at Oasis, San Francisco’s internationally acclaimed drag show nightclub/cabaret, as we celebrate the most scandalous, most outrageous, and most ludicrous books ever to be penned by celebrities! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll wonder how these books ever got published. Some of the best Bay Area queens will be putting on their reading glasses […]