Books Events in San Francisco

Check out happening books events all around San Francisco, CA

SAKE DAY 2025

 Sat, 27 Sep at 04:00 pm Hotel Kabuki USD 0 to 119

San Francisco Godzillafest

 Fri, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm Holiday Inn San Francisco-Golden Gateway, an IHG Hotel

Meet Elizabeth George! Author of the Beloved Lynley/Havers Mystery Series

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Arundhati Roy in conversation with Deepa Fernandes

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:30 pm 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102

Litquake's Small Press Book Fair

 Sun, 28 Sep at 11:00 am Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens Free

Litquake Out Loud

 Sun, 28 Sep at 11:15 am Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens Free

ZYZZYVA Movie Matinee with Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Alexander Chee

 Sat, 06 Sep at 12:30 pm Roxie Theater

A Greek Tragedy with authors Jeanne Carstensen and Michael Montgomery

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

Bookstore Crawl

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am San Francisco Bay Area Free

Effin' Birds at FAN EXPO San Francisco

 Fri, 28 Nov at 01:00 pm Moscone Center West

On Caring for Our Souls in Uncertain Times (In-Person)

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm California Institute of Integral Studies USD 11 to 32

John Doe Chinaman Book Talk with Beth Lew-Williams

 Sun, 21 Sep at 11:00 am Chinese Historical Society of America Museum USD 20 to 45

Local Authors & Local Stories

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Meet Paul Bradley Carr, Author of The Confessions

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

44th Annual Northern California Book Awards

 Sat, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm San Francisco Public Library, Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, USA Free

Celebrating Claire Wrenn Bobrow and When Bumblebees Go to Sleep

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Summer Reading Challenge - Closing Ceremony

 Sun, 05 Oct at 11:30 am Green Apple Books USD 0 to 13

KATHY ONETO at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Thu, 25 Sep at 06:00 pm Books Inc. Free

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 26 Oct at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Andrew Ross Sorkin

 Sat, 18 Oct at 07:30 pm 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102

Tough Guy Book Club - San Francisco Chapter

 Wed, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm Olfactory Brewing - 2245 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107-3125, United States

Post-Proust Book Group

 Wed, 03 Sep at 06:45 pm Mechanics' Institute, 4th Floor Board Room USD 109

Meet Zoe B. Wallbrook! Author of History Lessons, with Author Renee Swindle

 Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Proust Seminar with Dr. Mark Calkins (Fall 2025)

 Wed, 03 Sep at 05:30 pm Mechanics' Institute - 4th Floor Board Room USD 269 to 402

Meet Jessica Francis Kane! Author of Fonseca and Rules for Visiting

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Meet Mary Roach, Bestselling Author and Master of Page-Turning Nonfiction

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

GP Dinner #192 | Dirtbag Billionaire w/David Gelles

 Sun, 05 Oct at 06:00 pm 54 Washburn St USD 135 to 162

The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall / An Evening of Photos, Stories and Music

 Thu, 18 Sep at 05:30 pm Leica Store San Francisco Free

Batman Day At Mission: Comics

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm 2250 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94110

Verdi Club Symposium and Curiosity Lounge: Neon Speaks 2025

 Sun, 14 Sep at 02:30 pm Verdi Club USD 21 to 42

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 23 Nov at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Author reading & book signing

 Sat, 20 Sep at 03:00 pm William Westerfeld House

Songs for Other People's Weddings: David Levithan and Jens Lekman

 Mon, 15 Sep at 07:30 pm Swedish American Hall

The Forum with Bonnie Tsui: On Muscle (In-Person)

 Sun, 14 Sep at 09:30 am 1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94108

Local Comic Shop Day At Mission: Comics

 Sat, 27 Sep at 12:00 pm 2250 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94110

Sonia Sotomayor - Just Shine!: How to Be a Better You

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Calvary Presbyterian Church

Mary Roach: Adventures in Human Anatomy

 Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

Brunch with Russ & Daughters – 100 Years of Appetizing

 Sun, 07 Sep at 11:00 am 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94118

Sonia Daccarett & Chanan Tigay – The Roots of The Guava Tree

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94118

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 25 Jan at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Summer Literary Salon: Maxine Hong Kingston, Aimee Liu and Lily Hoang

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 22

Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy

 Sun, 15 Feb at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy book club

 Sun, 16 Nov at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

San Francisco An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:30 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

Friends of Dorothy Read Friend of Dorothy book club

 Sun, 19 Oct at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Forbes’ Emily Baker-White on the Superpower Struggle to Control TikTok

 Thu, 09 Oct at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer at Sydney Goldstein Theater

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:30 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

AN EVENING WITH ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: ON HER NEW BOOK, WOMEN

 Mon, 10 Nov at 08:00 pm Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy book club

 Sun, 18 Jan at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

San Francisco CA An Evening with Samin Nosrat

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

Daniel Handler & Andrew Sean Greer

 Tue, 07 Oct at 04:00 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

YPR San Francisco Weekly Book Club

 Fri, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library

Arundhati Roy In Conversation With Deepa Fernandes

 Thu, 18 Sep at 04:00 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

Pier 23 Cafe Pop-Up Book Fair

 Wed, 24 Sep at 04:00 pm Pier 23 Cafe Restaurant & Bar Free

Public Tours at Arion Press

 Thu, 12 Jun at 03:00 pm Arion Press USD 15

Brown Bag Mystery Readers

 Mon, 08 Jan at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute - 4th Floor Board Room USD 0 to 7