Min Jin Lee: American Hagwon Sat, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm Calvary Presbyterian Church USD 18 TO 50 FITNESS
benny blanco - In Conversation Tue, 20 Oct at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 45 TO 250 ART
Litquake’s Opening Night Bash: Booksellers Ball Thu, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm 524 Union St USD 55 TO 82 FESTIVALS
Jon Ronson: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men Wed, 14 Oct at 07:30 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 23 TO 47 TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Meet author of "In the Heart of the Sea," Nathaniel Philbrick! Sat, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal USD 0 TO 41 ART
ZYZZYVA Movie Matinee with Ingrid Rojas Contreras: Amarcord (35mm) Sat, 17 Oct at 12:30 pm Roxie Theater ENTERTAINMENT
Walter Mosley: Hanging and Burning Fri, 23 Oct at 06:30 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library USD 0 TO 37 MUSIC
SANGGALAN: Stories that propel us, stories that protect us Sat, 17 Oct at 10:00 am San Francisco Public Library FESTIVALS
Cookbook Night! Get the inside scoop from Nik Sharma and a Cookbook Editor Wed, 21 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal FREE FITNESS
Dorothy Lazard: Behind the Desk at the Main Sat, 17 Oct at 02:00 pm Museum of the African Diaspora FREE NONPROFIT
Meet the Author of "The California Field Atlas" and Artist Obi Kaufmann! Tue, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal FREE FITNESS
Lick, Smack, Slurp: Writing the Desires We Only Confess to the Page Sat, 10 Oct at 02:00 pm 447 Minna St FREE FITNESS
Natalie Baszile: Friends and Family Sun, 11 Oct at 03:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library FREE FITNESS
The Savage Mind: An American Legacy with David Treuer Sun, 11 Oct at 01:00 pm Grace Cathedral FREE BUSINESS
Freedom: Essays with author Zinzi Clemmons Thu, 15 Oct at 06:30 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 TO 18 ART
Becoming the Adult Your Teen Wants to Talk to — with Alex Kopelman Thu, 08 Oct at 06:00 pm Drew School USD 0 TO 13 FITNESS
Read the Room: Books Not Bans Sat, 17 Oct at 12:00 pm City Lights Booksellers & Publishers FREE FITNESS
Pretend You Believe: An Evening with Rabbi Noa Kushner Thu, 22 Oct at 07:30 pm Manny's USD 5 TO 43 ART
Nafissa Thompson-Spires: The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford Wed, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm Museum of the African Diaspora FREE ART
Living in the Shadow of Silicon Valley Tue, 20 Oct at 06:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library FREE FITNESS
APAture 2026 Literary Arts Showcase, Co-presented by Litquake Wed, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA ART
Queerly Beloved: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Writing in Foglifter Fri, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm The Stud FREE FITNESS
Facts and Fictions in Historical Queer Books Thu, 22 Oct at 06:00 pm GLBT Historical Society Museum USD 13 ART
Drawing Meaning: Three Years of Israeli Political Cartoons Tue, 06 Oct at 06:30 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 0 TO 20 FITNESS
Loubna Mrie: Defiance—Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria Wed, 14 Oct at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24 ART
Emerging from the Shadows: Revisiting Black Horror & Black Healing Wed, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm San Francisco Main Public Library FREE ART
Voice Lessons: Crafting an Artist Statement That Proves You're Human Sun, 11 Oct at 11:00 am 447 Minna St FREE FITNESS
Paragraphs on Ice With Authors Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer Thu, 12 Nov at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 TO 23 ART
Authors in Conversation: China's Tech Power Play Fri, 16 Oct at 04:00 pm Yes SF Headquarters USD 0 TO 157 FITNESS
Racist by Design with author Kelly Lytle Hernández Wed, 04 Nov at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 TO 18 FITNESS
JACOB ANTHONY ROSE at Books Inc. Opera Plaza Sat, 17 Oct at 03:00 pm Books Inc. Opera Plaza FREE ENTERTAINMENT
Party with Claire Bobrow to celebrate her new children's book "Party Pony"! Thu, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal FREE FITNESS
After The Launch: Raising Your Book to Survive and Thrive Sun, 11 Oct at 02:00 pm 447 Minna St FREE FITNESS
Celebrate Local Author Elena Dudum's New Book! Tue, 27 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal FREE FITNESS
Profs & Pints San Francisco: The Rise of Vampires Mon, 12 Oct at 06:00 pm The Dairy at the Presidio Sports Basement
Jennifer Croft: Notes on Postcards Tue, 10 Nov at 07:00 pm City Lights Booksellers & Publishers FREE FITNESS
While you were novel-ing, I studied the blade: The Short Story Tue, 13 Oct at 07:30 pm The American Bookbinders Museum FREE FITNESS
Romance Author Kathleen Reidy Live at a Wine Bar! Tue, 13 Oct at 07:00 pm Hardware Coffee Co. FREE ART
Movies at Mechanics' Presents Forbidden (1932) Fri, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 TO 13 ENTERTAINMENT
Contemporary Translated Works Book Group Wed, 21 Jan at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 TO 7 FITNESS
Mommy Mommy Are We Lost book launch party! Fri, 16 Oct at 06:00 pm Young Performers Theatre FREE FITNESS
Join us to celebrate Sonny Buttar's debut novel The Daughters of Rosebud Tue, 20 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal FREE FITNESS
Café littéraire with Guy Alexandre Sounda "Les mots marcheurs" - Oct 23 Fri, 23 Oct at 10:00 am Alliance Française de San Francisco USD 23 FITNESS
The Sea Captain's Wife with author Tilar Mazzeo Tue, 13 Oct at 06:30 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 TO 18 FITNESS
Book Talk with Lily Qi: Elected American, From Red China to Blue Maryland Sun, 08 Nov at 11:00 am Chinese Historical Society of America USD 15 TO 40 FITNESS
Tough Guy Book Club - San Francisco Chapter Wed, 07 Oct at 07:00 pm The Liberties Public House MEETUPS
All About San Francisco’s Stairways: No Walking Required! Tue, 27 Oct at 07:00 pm Bird & Beckett Books & Records FREE FITNESS
The Best Journey in the World: An Antarctic Story with Kim Stanley Robinson Wed, 06 Jan at 07:30 pm Grace Cathedral USD 0 TO 54 TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Daytime Series: Marie's Tree - Environmental Injustice with Tom Molanphy Mon, 23 Nov at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 TO 7 FITNESS
Gertrude Stein: a Family Saga Meets the Birth of Modernism Wed, 18 Nov at 01:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco FREE ART
Saira Mohamed: What a Country Owes Its Soldiers Wed, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm KALW Public Media FREE FITNESS
Healing through Personal Myth-Making Wed, 02 Dec at 06:00 pm California Institute of Integral Studies USD 11 TO 32 ART
In Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer at Sydney Goldstein Theater Thu, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater ART