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California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric — and What It Means for America’s Power Grid

The Book Club of California 312 Sutter Street Ste 500, San Francisco, CA, United States

Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apart—unraveling a long history of deadly failures in which Pacific Gas and Electric endangered millions of […]

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Best Minds: How Allen Ginsberg Made Revolutionary Poetry from Madness

Mechanics' Institute


with author Stevan Weine, M.D. A revelatory look at how poet Allen Ginsberg transformed experiences of mental illness and madness into some of the most powerful and widely read poems of the 20th Century. Allen Ginsberg’s 1956 poem “Howl” opens with one of the most resonant phrases in modern poetry: “I saw the best minds […]

Paper Conservation Level 2 course

American Academy of Bookbinding

This advance course is designed to provide continuing paper conservation students with an opportunity to expand and deepen their knowledge through practical application. Advanced repair techniques, basic lining methods, the importance of sizing, the toning of repair papers, humidification methods, washing techniques, advanced flattening and drying techniques will be covered.   Instructor: Renate Mesmer

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Roundtable: What Publishers Need to Know About ISBNs

Zoom CA, United States

Learn from the experts how to harness the power of your ISBNs. Bowker will be on hand to share important tips all publishers should know - and also to answer your questions! Note: Roundtables are not recorded.

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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.

Putting Pencil to Pixel with Angy Che

Zoom CA, United States

Unlock the power of the iPad to create dynamic, polished, and punchy lettering. No previous Procreate or lettering experience is required. This workshop is for anyone who is interested in bringing words to life through the art of lettering. Although we’ll be using the iPad and Apple Pencil as our main set of tools in […]

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BAWiP & PPN In Person Happy Hour

Temescal Brewing

Join BAWiP (Bay Area Women in Publishing) and PPN for an in-person happy hour at Temescal Brewing. Come connect with colleagues and see faces you haven't seen in awhile!

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Improve Your Dialogue with Mysti Berry

Zoom CA, United States

Mysti Berry earned a BA in Linguistics from one of the top five undergrad programs in the country (UCSC), and “half an MFA” from UCLA. She has had short stories published in multiple anthologies, including EQMM and AHMM, and published three volumes of a charity anthology that raises money for voting rights. She’s working on […]

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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 […]

American Academy of Bookbinding: Inlay & Onlay Intensive

American Academy of Bookbinding

Instructor: Colleen Curry The techniques in the class open real possibilities for creative work in contemporary design binding decoration. Design patterns will be applied to plaquettes that focus on several design techniques such as incision, relief, and juxtaposition of materials related to inlay and onlays applied to leather.

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From the Bench of Max’s Garage Press :: Tiny Splendor

Zoom CA, United States

Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with Max Stadnik and Sanaa Khan of Max's Garage Press and Tiny Splendor, based in Berkeley and […]

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Outer Sunset: A Novel

Mechanics' Institute


Outer Sunset is a deeply felt story about the intimate place where we revise, or live without, our dreams. Jim Finley—a recently retired English teacher living alone on the shifting edge of San Francisco—has been set, unwittingly, on the back porch of life. Trying to harmonize the voices in his head, he sits most days by […]