Books Events in San Francisco

Check out happening books events all around San Francisco, CA

Lena Dunham in conversation with Michael Lewis at Sydney Goldstein Theater

 Sun, 17 May Sydney Goldstein Theater

Daily Stoic Live | Onstage with Ryan Holiday

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Toni Rembe Theater USD 54 to 247

Rudy Francisco Live in San Francisco

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm BATS Improv Theatre USD 29

Raising AI: Parenting the Future, A Book Talk with De Kai

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm 220 Montgomery St USD 0 to 66

MATT HAIG – THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 33 to 49

Free Comic Book Day at Mission: Comics

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am 2250 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1844, United States

Joanna Stern: I Am Not a Robot

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

TALK | Animating Identity: Pixar, Mythology, and the Making of Mahabharata with Sanjay Patel

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm 104 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94129

DANIELA GERSON – THE WANDERERS

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 27 to 49

GEMMA CORRELL at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm Books Inc. USD 0 to 40

How to Increase Your Luck, with Stanford’s Tina Seelig

 Wed, 29 Apr at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

THE TRIO Denny Berthiaume — piano Chuck Bennett — bass Curt Moore-drums

 Fri, 01 May at 05:30 pm Bird & Beckett Books & Records Free

Exploring America's Racial Consciousness (In Person)

 Thu, 07 May at 05:30 pm California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building USD 11 to 32

Celebrate the Launch of Ayelet Waldman's New Novel, A Perfect Hand

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Simone Stolzoff: How to Not Know

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Meet Author Willy Vlautin: The Left and the Lucky

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

ADEENA SUSSMAN – ZARIZ: 100 EASY, BREEZY, TEL AVIV-Y RECIPES

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 49

LitLounge: In Defense of the Short Story

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 13

Meet Caro Burke Author of Yesteryear!

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

CJ LEEDE in conversation with SARAH GAILEY at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Inc. Opera Plaza USD 35 to 40

Octavia’s Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can't Forget

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm KALW Public Media Free

Strong Floor, No Ceiling: Building a New Foundation for the American Dream

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm Manny's USD 9 to 62

Liz Tran: AQ—A New Kind of Intelligence

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

The Strength of Water: Book Talk with Karin Jensen

 Sat, 16 May at 01:30 pm Chinese Historical Society of America USD 15 to 30

Martha Conway discusses her new book We Meet Apart

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Sapphic Romantasy with C.L. Clark & Be Steadwell

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Charlotte Brooks Book Talk: The Moys of New York and Shanghai

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am Chinese Historical Society of America Museum USD 15 to 35

History That Doesn't Suck

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:00 pm Marines' Memorial Theatre

PORTIA ELAN – HOMEBOUND

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Free

LABOR: One Woman’s Work by Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:00 pm Manny's USD 9 to 25

Spices & Stories: May 2026 with Devi Laskar

 Sat, 09 May at 01:00 pm New Delhi Restaurant & Bar USD 55

AUTHORS IN CONVERSATION Overground Railroad: The Green Book & the Roots of Black Travel in America

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm 685 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

JAN M. FLYNN at Books Inc. Laurel Village

 Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm Books Inc USD 0 to 22

The Inaugural Luce Literary Society

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm InterContinental San Francisco, an IHG Hotel USD 29

DON SAINTE-JOHNN at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

 Sat, 30 May at 03:00 pm Books Inc. Opera Plaza Free

Omnivore Books, in conversation with Kate Leahy, San Francisco, CA

 Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm Omnivore Books

Book Talk: Orange with Noel Quiñones & T.S. Leonard

 Sun, 07 Jun at 02:00 pm Fabulosa Books Free

Exploring the Dharma of Liberation (In Person)

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building USD 11 to 32

A reading of Fresh Juice with Robert Liu Trujillo

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm The International Library of Youth Writing Free

Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy book club

 Sun, 19 Apr Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Youth Zine Fest

 Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm The International Library of Youth Writing Free

SARAH G. PIERCE: FOR HUMAN USE at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Books Inc. Free

Author: Grace Loh Prasad, The Translator's Daughter

 Wed, 15 Jul at 06:00 pm Sunset Branch Library Free

In-Person Book Launch: To Be (a Woman) by Rachel Turney

 Tue, 19 May at 05:30 pm Honey Art Studio USD 19 to 36

An Evening of Mark Twain with Ben Griffin and Lynne Kaufman

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Meet & Greet: An Evening with Rachel Turney

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Wine Down SF Free

The Last Human Bear with author Greg Sarris

 Thu, 06 Aug at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

San Francisco Book Launch: A Celebration of Orange

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm Medicine for Nightmares Free

Tough Guy Book Club - San Francisco Chapter

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm The Liberties Public House

ALAA AL-BARKAWI at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Inc. Free

A Store to Remember with James Mullane

 Mon, 15 Jun at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 7

TIM PRATT at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

 Thu, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm Books Inc. Opera Plaza Free

Women of a Promiscuous Nature with Donna Everhart and Scott Stern

 Thu, 09 Jul at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Healing Burnout Through Nature’s Wisdom (In Person)

 Thu, 13 Aug at 06:00 pm California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building USD 11 to 32

Rise & Read Summer Initiative

 Wed, 08 Jul at 03:00 pm 68 Haight St Free

Shakespeare's Margaret: The Dramatic Life of a Warrior Queen

 Thu, 20 Aug at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 24 May Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

The Newcomers: The Chronicles of Touperdu with author Pam Troy

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Tell Your Story: Publishing Your First Book

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm The Native Experience USD 22

2026 Race to Read 1M 5K 10K 13.1 26.2 - Benefitting Donors Choose

 Fri, 06 Mar at 01:00 pm San Francisco USD 5 to 42

Cocktails, Reading and Book Swap

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm The Willows Free

Read Together: North Beach Branch Silent Book Club

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm North Beach Public Library Free

Queers And Comrades Reading Club

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm 465 Collective USD 0 to 111

Dungeons & Dragons for Youth (ages 8-12) @ San Francisco Public Library

 Sun, 07 Dec at 03:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free