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Latino Book & Family Festival North San Diego County
MiraCosta CollegeThese events are FREE and include authors, workshops, book readings, dance performances, arts, and craft activities, and exhibitors.
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Write Together
Page Street 297 Page Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWe'll gather at 10:30 am to set intentions, then write together in silence for 90 minutes. Afterward, we'll regroup to check in with each other to see how we did. Coffee and tea available. You are also welcome to bring snacks. FREE
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Monthly Bookbinding Workshop
American Bookbinders MuseumJapanese Stab Binding: This beginner-friendly stab binding technique is a perfect project to start your bookbinding journey. It is generally called a Japanese stab binding but was used throughout Asia. It’s a great option for binding pre-cut sheets of paper, no folding or gluing required. The simplicity of preparation and materials makes it the perfect […]
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WILD Event: Jam: Focus Your Vision
The Box-SF 1073 Howard Street, San Francisco, United StatesWe are redirecting the attention of our Women in Leadership & Design (WILD) community through a vision boarding party during SF Design Week. Vision boarding is an inspiring creative tool for focusing one’s attention on a better, more intentional future — a major part of both SFDW’s and WILD’s reasons for being. When we give […]
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Editors of Color Coffee Hour
Zoom CA, United StatesAre you an Editor of Color? Would you like to meet up with your fellow Editors of Color in a welcoming, intimate, online setting? Jesi Vega, recent president of the Northwest Editors Guild and a Puerto Rican Jew from the Bronx, hosts a monthly Zoom coffee hour for editors who identify as Black, Indigenous, or Person of […]
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Ellen Browning Scripps: New Money and American Philanthropy, 1836-1932
Zoom CA, United StatesMolly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836–1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer. She used her fortune to support women’s education, the labor movement, and public access to science, the arts, and education. Born in London, Scripps grew up in rural poverty on the Illinois prairie. She went […]
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Book Anatomy: Body Politics and the Materiality of Indigenous Book History
Zoom CA, United StatesFrom a book’s “spine” to its “appendix,” bibliographers use a language of the body that reveals our intimate connection with books. Yet books do more than describe bodies—they embody a frontline of colonization in which Indigenous authors battle the public perception and reception of Indigenous peoples. Starting with John Rollin Ridge’s The Life and Adventures […]
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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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PubWest Webinar: Mastering Royalties Post-Publication to Drive Great Author Relationships
Zoom CA, United StatesNurturing great relationships with authors is essential for long-term retention and the profitability of your business. Ensuring authors receive accurate royalties in a timely fashion is a key element. In this webinar industry veteran David Marlin will delve into practical strategies and actionable tips, empowering publishers to build lasting relationships based on mutual respect, trust, and success. […]
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Santa Monica Pier: America’s Last Great Pleasure Pier
Pasadena Heritage 160 N Oakland Ave, Pasadena, United StatesIn Santa Monica Pier: America’s Last Great Pleasure Pier! historian James Harris tells the dramatic story of survival for this Southern California icon—fighting Mother Nature, politics and changing times. This rich history makes Santa Monica Pier more than a landmark, more than a pleasure pier or a must see on the West Coast. For a […]
Introduction to Modern Type Design Workshop
Letterform Archive 2325 Third St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, United Stateswith Kel Troughton Learn to think systematically about type and make your own font in 10 weeks! (Not in or near San Francisco? See the online version of this workshop.) During this 10-week in-person workshop (Wednesdays from June 12 through August 21. No class on July 3), you'll learn what it takes to create your own […]
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Putting Your Grief in Words: How Writing about Your Loss Can Help You Heal
Zoom CA, United StatesA Lunch ‘N Learn with Emily Thiroux Threatt and Allen Klein After the death of their spouses, both Emily and Allen discovered that writing about their love and their experiences provided them with the most comfort. Wanting to share with the world what helped them most, Emily wrote Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief, and Allen wrote The […]