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Roadworks 2023: Steamroller Printing Festival

San Francisco Center for the Book 375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

About the Festival: The San Francisco Center for the Book's annual Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival is an all-day public printmaking and book arts extravaganza that includes free hands-on printmaking and book arts activities, demonstrations, vendors, open house, and more. About Steamroller Printing: With roots going back hundreds of years, relief printing -- a process where […]

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PubWest Boot Camp 2023: New In Publishing

Zoom CA, United States

Are you in your first 5 years of working in the Book Publishing industry? Join us on September 25 for this Virtual Boot Camp. Learn about different areas in publishing, plus network with your peers and the PubWest circle of professionals as you grow your knowledge, skill set, and understanding of the industry! Hear from industry […]

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The Break with Kaveh Akbar

Zoom CA, United States

In partnership with Alano Club of Portland, “The Break is a monthly virtual gathering of writers and artists led by Kaveh Akbar, celebrating amongness, collaboration, and interdisciplinary creative experimentation. Though many of the activities and discussions orbit or are inflected by recovery themes (Akbar has been in active recovery for eight years), participants are not required […]

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Type West 2024 Virtual Open House

Zoom CA, United States

We're opening our virtual doors to answer your burning questions about Type West, our yearlong certificate program in type design! Whether you wish to study in-person in San Francisco or online from anywhere in the world, this information session is for you. Join us for this fun opportunity to meet current students, grads, and instructors, […]

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The Art & Craft of Networking for Writers and Creatives

Zoom CA, United States

You can’t reach your goals on your own. You need your community of advocates, partners, and friends. But how do you balance developing that all-important network with everything else you need to do to build your business, your author profile, writing, etc? Set networking goals! During this interactive Lunch N Learn, goal-strategist, Debra Eckerling, author of Your […]

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Book Collecting Now

Zoom CA, United States

Join Collections Advisor and author of Contemporary Issues in Rare Book & Manuscript Collecting, Spencer W. Stuart as he discusses case studies from his professional practice as well as the past to chart the life cycle of collections and the collectors who build them.   Through these examinations he will touch on important things collectors should […]

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Technical Editing Meetup

Zoom CA, United States

Are you a technical editor, or interested in learning about technical editing? Join a friendly discussion of editing in technical fields. This event is free to attend and open to all editors.

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Garden Neighborhoods of San Francisco: The Development of Residence Parks, 1905-1924

Mechanics' Institute


with author Richard Brandi Between 1905 and 1924, at least 36 San Francisco residence parks, such as St. Francis Wood and Seacliff,  were planned with the feeling of living in a park in mind. This fascinating book looks at an unexamined area of San Francisco's architectural history. Join this informative talk and presentation!

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Grow Your Career to Make a Difference

Chronicle Books

Hear from seven game-changers in publishing on how they’re taking charge of their careers and centering diversity and inclusion in their work.   Earlier this year, we launched the Robin Seaman Award and chose seven recipients based on their strong commitment to making publishing more diverse, accessible, and inclusive. From editorial to marketing to the […]

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BABA Book Arts Bazaar

Veterans Memorial Senior Center 1455 Madison Ave, Redwood City, CA, United States

Come see what the book artists have in store for us! Celebrate the book arts.

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BABA Sunday Session

Zoom CA, United States

Maureen will show us how to make one of her book creations.  Stay tuned for details.

Introduction to Modern Type Design

Zoom CA, United States

with Kel Troughton Design your own original typeface in 10 weeks! During this 10-week online course (meeting on Monday evenings from October 2-December 11—no meeting on November 20), you will create your own original typefaces as you gain an understanding of the methodologies and software used to produce high-quality digital type. The primary goal of […]