Literature
Wednesday, April 30
“Franco, Marttila, Regalado: Tres Flores” at Precita Eyes Gallery (April 30-May 30)
Exhibit Dates
April 30 – May 30, 2025
Exhibition Times
Mon – Fri: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sat: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Exhibition Details
Tres Flores
Just like flowers plucked from a garden, these three artists from Northern, Central, and Southern California have come together to present an exhibition about life, death, and meaning ...
Big Brain Lectures: The Science of Confidence: How Much is Too Much?
About Us:
Big Brain is a speaker series in San Francisco where academics and passionate people give lectures in the coolest bars and cafes in the city!
Event Description:
Imposter syndrome—we’ve all felt it. But what about the exact opposite?
Join us for our next event with Professor Don Moore, ...
Friday, May 2
Author Talk: Birds of the California Delta (San Rafael)
The Delta is a place of connections where rivers flow together, freshwater meets salt water, ocean fish come inland, birds from the north come for the winter, and birds from the south come to breed. Birds of the California Delta acquaints us with this unique ...
Ross Gay
The writer Ross Gay has become synonymous with joy. In his essays and poetry, Gay asks his readers to find delight and gratitude in the most difficult of circumstances and, in the process, he brings his overflowing kindness and relentless eye for details to community gardens, the ...
Saturday, May 3
Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival
Grab your tickets now for this epic weekend of Mushroom Fun
Sunday, May 4
SF in SF presents: Karen Joy Fowler & Pat Murphy – San Francisco (Matinée)
$15 General Admission
Doors at 4:00pm.
Show from 4:45-7:00pm with one intermission
All-Ages are welcome
SF in SF – Science Fiction in San Francisco, a perfect fit since 2004!
Books will be for sale courtesy of Fly By Night Books, and all attendees are welcome to bring their own books from ...
Unplug & Play Collective: No Phone Zone Hangout (SF)
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Escape the digital grind, leave your cell phone at the door, and detox at The Crepe House to bring in Spring. Enjoy a Sunday evening of screen-free mingling surrounded by a community of like-minded people looking to unplug and ...
Bazaar Writers Salon
Bazaar Writers Salon is a fun and social literary reading series presenting the very best writing from the Bay Area and beyond in the intimate environment of Bazaar Cafe in San Francisco. The May reading features the poetry and fiction of Keith Ekiss, Christian Gullette, ...
Thursday, May 8
You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose, and Everything Goes
Doors at 7:30pm.
Event from 8:00-10:30pm with one intermission
Support more with ticket tiers. You choose the amount.
$15 Booster Ticket
$20 Supporter Ticket
$25 Patron Ticket
$50 Champion Ticket
$100 Superstar Ticket
Earlybirds!
$3 off each ticket when you use the code earlybird7 at checkout. Ends May 4th.
Promo Codes are not applicable at the door.
Codes are not case sensitive, ...
Saturday, May 10
Story Pop
Word for WordPLAY presents Story Pop!
Saturday, May 10th, 2pm
at Z Space
450 Florida St. San Francisco, CA 94110
Free with reservation
Word for WordPLAY’s StoryPop! is a theatrical performance that brings children’s stories to life. Featuring a full cast of Word for Word actors, script in hand, and using the evocative ...
Howling Women Book Launch (SF)
Join us on May 10 to celebrate the release of Writing Salon instructor Shelby Hinte’s debut novel, HOWLING WOMEN, “a metafictional confessional about violence, female rage, sex, addiction, and the lengths one woman goes to rewrite a history she never consented to.”
The event will include a ...
Aloud / Out Loud (SF)
We are so excited to announce our new Monthly Author Series…Aloud / Out Loud. Every Second Saturday of the month, at 6:30pm.
Each evening will feature (roughly) four authors reading out loud for about 20-25 minutes each. We’ll have theme readings, short stories, poetry, essays, or ...
Tuesday, May 13
Conundrum Chronicles: A Story Slam
Don’t miss out on the big fun at our next Conundrum Chronicles StorySlam at The Marsh Theater (1062 Valencia Street, SF, May 13, 7:00 pm). You never know who will step on to the stage or what kind of story you might hear. Kick back ...
Wednesday, May 14
Author Talk: Jon Hickey with Sasha Vasilyuk
The Mill Valley Library is thrilled to present an evening with debut novelist Jon Hickey to talk about his new book, Big Chief, a gripping literary debut about power and corruption, family, and facing the ghosts of the past. In conversation with Sasha Vasilyuk, author of the ...
Thursday, May 15
An Evening With Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize Winner Dr. Jon Cho-Polizzi
Explore the vital role of translation in shaping our understanding of contemporary German literature with Dr. Jon Cho-Polizzi, award-winning literary translator and Assistant Professor of German at the University of Michigan. In conversation with Tamara Loewenstein (Program Curator for Arts & Culture, Goethe-Institut San Francisco), ...
Saturday, May 17
3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown
Open mic before and after the featured poets. Sign up at 1 pm.
The event will be Live streamed on our YouTube Channel.
Rafael Jesús González, professor emeritus of Creative Writing & Literature at Laney College, Oakland, CA where he founded the Mexican & Latin American Studies ...
Saturday, May 24
Book Signing with Michelle Tea
A Book Signing with Michelle Tea at The International Library of Youth Writing! Join us for a lovely morning with the author Michelle Tea. Enjoy a reading by Michelle Tea and get a signing of Mermaid in Chelsea Creek, Castle on the River Vistula and Girl at the Bottom of ...
Wednesday, May 28
Author Talk: Alka Joshi
In her first standalone novel since her breakout New York Times bestselling debut, The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi returns with Six Days in Bombay, a sweeping story of identity and self-discovery inspired by the iconic Indian painter, Amrita Sher-Gil, known as the “Frida Kahlo of India.” Join us for a ...
Thursday, May 29
“A Scanner Darkly” Movie Showing and “Much Ado About Keanu” Book Talk
A showing of the animated science fiction thriller A Scanner Darkly will be followed by a talk with Sezin Devi Koehler, author of Much Ado About Keanu: A Critical Reeves Theory. Sezin will give a talk about the movie, Keanu’s role in it and her ...
Saturday, May 31
2025 Bay Area Book Festival in Downtown Berkeley (May 31 – June 1)
The Bay Area Book Festival returns May 31 – June 1, 2025 with four headliner events, eight Writers’ Workshops, a lively outdoor fair/block party, and six indoor stages packed with top-notch programming in Downtown Berkeley. Saturday, May 31: Family Day, Writers’ Workshops, Democracy Dialogues, Two ...
Sunday, June 1
2025 Bay Area Book Festival in Downtown Berkeley (May 31 – June 1)
The Bay Area Book Festival returns May 31 – June 1, 2025 with four headliner events, eight Writers’ Workshops, a lively outdoor fair/block party, and six indoor stages packed with top-notch programming in Downtown Berkeley. Saturday, May 31: Family Day, Writers’ Workshops, Democracy Dialogues, Two ...
Wednesday, June 4
Book Launch: “Shaken Free” with Author Ilana DeBare
Enjoy a devilishly fun reading by author Ilana DeBare, celebrating the release of Shaken Free, her new novel set in Hell. (And Heaven and… Mill Valley?) Ilana will read a selection from Shaken Free and join in conversation with San Francisco writer Audrey Ferber. Signed ...
Thursday, June 5
Book Launch: Shaken Free with Author Ilana DeBare
Enjoy a devilishly fun reading by author Ilana DeBare, celebrating the release of Shaken Free, her new novel set in Hell. (And in Heaven and in … Mill Valley!?) Ilana will read a selection from Shaken Free and join in conversation with Berkeley write Monica ...
Friday, June 6
Annual Book Sale & Jewelry Boutique (June 6-7)
Book Sale & Jewelry Boutique
Friday & Saturday
June 6 & 7, 2025
10am to 2pm
Café Bakery Goodies
Hardbacks $3, Paperbacks $1
DVDs, CDs, Videos
Jewelry Boutique too
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
1750 29th Avenue Between Noriega and Moraga
415-564-2324
comebefed@aol.com
www.IncarnationSF.org
Saturday, June 7
Pop-Up Book Fair at Sports Basement Presidio
Stock Up on Summer Reads! 
Join Bay Area authors on Saturday, June 7th, from 1-4 PM at Sports Basement Presidio for an afternoon of books, stories, and community!
Great for: Summer reading, graduation gifts, and Father’s Day surprises!
Meet the authors, get your books signed, and ...
Join Bay Area authors on Saturday, June 7th, from 1-4 PM at Sports Basement Presidio for an afternoon of books, stories, and community!
Great for: Summer reading, graduation gifts, and Father’s Day surprises! Meet the authors, get your books signed, and ...
