Books Events in San Francisco

Check out happening books events all around San Francisco, CA

Amy Tan in conversation with George McCalman

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm Bayfront Theater USD 23

Lena Dunham in conversation with Michael Lewis at Sydney Goldstein Theater

 Sun, 17 May at 07:30 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

Daily Stoic Live | Onstage with Ryan Holiday

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater USD 54 to 247

THE BEATLES by Jim Marshall Book Launch

 Sun, 07 Jun at 03:00 pm Trick Dog Free

Matt Haig – The Midnight Train

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

ZYZZYVA Movie Night with Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Rebecca Solnit

 Thu, 17 Sep at 06:00 pm Roxie Theater

ZYZZYVA Movie Matinee with Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Andrew Sean Greer

 Sat, 17 Oct at 12:30 pm Roxie Theater

Book Sale Block Party (4th Annual)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm 1630 17th St Free

Joanna Stern: I Am Not a Robot

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

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

 Tue, 19 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

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

Larry Hayes and John Shea discuss "14 Going on 24"

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Jonathan Weber discusses his new book "City on the Edge"

 Tue, 07 Jul at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Worst Quality Crab Podcast - Live!

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm 220 Montgomery St USD 0 to 66

LitLounge: In Defense of the Short Story

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

Meet Caro Claire Burke, Author of Yesteryear!

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm United Irish Cultural Center USD 19 to 32

Murray Hill

 Sun, 08 Nov at 07:00 pm Bimbo's 365 Club Free

Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can't Forget

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

Peter Richardson's "Brand New Beat," with Laura Lewers

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Thieves! Cons! Blackmail! w/ Bestselling Authors Karen Odden & Cara Black

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm Best Bookstore in Union Square Free

Milk Memorial Movie Series: A Nice Indian Boy

 Tue, 16 Jun at 05:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

DR. DEEPIKA CHOPRA: THE POWER OF REAL OPTIMISM at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Books Inc. USD 36

Literary Speakeasy at Martuni's

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Martuni's Free

Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy book club

 Sun, 19 Apr Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch 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

Octavia’s Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible

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

History That Doesn't Suck

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

DON SAINTE-JOHNN at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

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

DVAN Reading Series | Hoangmai Pham in Conversation with Kathy L. Nguyễn

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Green Apple Books on the Park Free

Author: Grace Loh Prasad, The Translator's Daughter

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

JAN M. FLYNN at Books Inc. Laurel Village

 Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm Books Inc USD 0 to 23

The Inaugural Luce Literary Society

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

Womxn's Integration: Reading Club

 Tue, 19 May at 04:00 pm The Temple Free

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

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

On Black Buddhism and Radical Thought (In Person)

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

San Francisco Book Launch: A Celebration of Orange

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

Everything is Photograph: A Life of André Kertész

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

End of Year Youth Leadership Celebration

 Wed, 27 May at 05:00 pm 30 Grove St Free

Ru Marshall discusses his new book "American Trickster" with Alison Owings

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Kamper Sweet Kamper: Eric Ruby in conversation with Allie Haeusslein

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:00 pm Leica Store San Francisco Free

Tu Palabra en Mi Cuerpo de Lencha / Your Word on My Dyke Body

 Sun, 21 Jun at 03:00 pm 100 Larkin St Free

Poetry Reading and Discussion with Colette Lafia and Friends

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

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

An Evening of Mark Twain with Ben Griffin and Lynne Kaufman

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

The Mysterious Mrs. Christie

 Mon, 20 Jul 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

Genre Smoosh book club

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

From Heather's Mommies to Tango's Daddies

 Tue, 09 Jun at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 7

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

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

Sirenland Poetry Book Release Party w/ Jennifer Barone & Duo Pizzicato

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:30 pm Telegraph Hill Books, Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA

WAYNE FEINSTEIN: TURNING at Books Inc. Laurel Village

 Sun, 28 Jun at 05:00 pm Books Inc Free

The Newcomers: The Chronicles of Touperdu with author Pam Troy

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

Book Release Party: The Desert Spring Movement by Arel Wiederholt Kassar

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 pm Latin American Club Free

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

The Last Human Bear with author Greg Sarris

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

Linda's Book Launch

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm 1015 Howard St Free

BSCAA Recent Grads Happy Hour!

 Thu, 18 Jun at 05:00 pm Novela 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

Rise & Read Summer Initiative

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

Be a Library Power User

 Thu, 21 May at 03:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 7

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

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

Field Trip To Sutro Library

 Tue, 23 Jun at 10:00 am J Paul Leonard Sutro Library USD 0 to 45