Tuesday, July 7
Free Author Talk: Laura Marie Meyers + Jessica Joyce (Corte Madera)
Tuesday, July 7 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Join us at Book Passage for an author event highlighting Laura Marie Meyers and her irresistible and charming debut novel, The MASH Up.
It’s all fun and games until someone falls in love.
Laura will be joined in conversation by bestselling author Jessica Joyce.
Wednesday, July 8
Radical Healing w/ Dr. Gabor Maté: Merritt Dialogues 2026 (Oakland)
A program of the Bay Area Book Festival, the July 8 Merritt Dialogues joins renowned physician and trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté and social worker and wellness practitioner Nicole Steward for an evening of deep conversation about how we heal in a time of pervasive ...
Thursday, July 9
Free Ecopoetry Night: Kim Shuck Hosts Climate-Inspired Poets (SF)
Thursday, July 9 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library, Main Library, Latino Room (lower level)
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites EK Keith, Val Ibarra, Jennifer Hasegawa and Aileen Cassinetto to present at SFPL’s Monthly poetry reading.
Kim Shuck was San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate. Her poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish and Cherokee heritage, and her experiences as a lifelong resident of San Francisco. ...
Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, July 9 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | ...Monthly
One-Night-Only: NYC Telos Ensemble’s Purgatory Reading Series (SF)
Thursday, July 9 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: $17.85 | Little Boxes Theater
New York theatre company Telos Ensemble makes its San Francisco debut with Purgatory — an intimate reading series of new, original works in development for stage and screen, performed by professional Meisner-trained actors. One night only. Limited seating. Tickets from $17.85 on Eventbrite.
Friday, July 10
Free “Where’s Waldo” Scavenger Hunt: 26 Shops + Prizes (July 1-31)
Families, book lovers, and local shopping enthusiasts are invited to spend July searching for one of the world’s most recognizable characters as Where’s Waldo? Local returns to Oakland’s Rockridge District from July 1–31. Presented by the Rockridge District Association in partnership with Pegasus Books and ...
Saturday, July 11
SF’s Inner Outer Zine Launch: Picnic Party + Art (Golden Gate Park)
Join us in celebrating the release of Inner Outer, a zine documenting life in San Francisco. Our inaugural issue is all about parks. Come picnic, check out the zine, meet contributors and park enthusiasts.
Sat, July 11
12-3pm
Golden Gate Park – The Love Blocks (244 John F. Kennedy ...
Meet the Author: Wayne Feinstein’s “Turning” Book Launch (Corte Madera)
Saturday, July 11 – 1:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Join us at Book Passage for an author event highlighting Wayne Feinstein and his debut novel, Turning. “Can a man grow a soul? This question, so emphatic in our cultural moment, animates Wayne Feinstein’s insightful novel, Turning. The journey he maps so vividly is arduous and, in the end, brings ...
Mind Space: Meditation without the Meditator
Saturday, July 11 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Florey's Book Company
Come celebrate the release of Mind Space with author Ron Purser in conversation with Christian Swain (Pantheon Media).
In Mind Space, Ronald E. Purser, the international bestselling author of McMindfulness, turns meditation inside-out. The peace and clarity we seek through meditation, hopefully attained after a long ...
Free Book Talk: Secrets + Redemption in 1883 Texas (Corte Madera)
Saturday, July 11 – 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Please join us for readings by Roccie Hill from her book, The Wounds of My Father, with a Q&A hosted by Book Passage for this event organized by the Left Coast Writers. 1883, San Antonio—where the dying frontier collides with industrial ambition… For fans of sweeping historical dramas and morally ...
Free Book Talk: The Wisdom of the Odyssey w/ Phil Cousineau (Corte Madera)
Saturday, July 11 – 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Phil Cousineau’s compelling new work, The Wisdom of the Odyssey: Twenty-Four Life Lessons from Homer’s Epic, is an accessible companion to Homer’s Odyssey that illuminates its timeless lessons on change, resilience, and the search for home, written by acclaimed mythographer and cultural historian Phil Cousineau. By illuminating how Odysseus learns, adapts, ...
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF
Saturday, July 11 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | EXIT Theatre
Every second Saturday of the month, EXIT Theatre invites writers, actors, directors, theater creators and theater audiences alike to a free evening of quick script-making and flash-fried performance. Join in for: 8:30 pm: Mixer 9 pm: Writing sprint where writers have 30 minutes to generate original monologues based ...Monthly
Sunday, July 12
Free Author Talk: Kate Washington’s “Midstream” Memoir (Corte Madera)
Sunday, July 12 – 11:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
A memoir of jumping feet first into a new life, reclaiming long-forgotten joys, and discovering a renewed sense of self after divorce. Midstream by Kate Washington makes the case for embracing joy and pleasure as a necessary act of resistance, both for individuals and for the culture at large.
Free Author Talk: John Adler’s “Second Chance” Book Launch (Corte Madera)
Sunday, July 12 – 1:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Join us at Book Passage for an author event celebrating John Adler and his debut book, Second Chance: A Novel.
Second Chance is a gripping, heartfelt journey of discovery, resilience, and redemption-a story that reminds us that even in the wake of tragedy, life offers the chance to rebuild, love, ...
Free Mac Barnett Talk: The Power of Storytelling for Kids (Corte Madera)
Sunday, July 12 – 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Make Believe is bestselling children’s author Mac Barnett’s rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. It’s an incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children’s literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and ...
Tuesday, July 14
The Plunge Book Talk: Cold Water + Human Endurance w/ Chris Ballard (SF)
KALW welcomes sports journalist Chris Ballard for a discussion of his new book The Plunge, exploring the transformative power of cold water.
What happens when humans willingly step into freezing water—and keep coming back for more?
Join KALW for a live conversation with journalist and author Chris ...
Thursday, July 16
Free Writing Workshop w/ Mystery Author Elizabeth George (Corte Madera)
Thursday, July 16 – 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Plotting a story is important, but there’s more to writing a mystery or crime novel than what is happening in the story. To whom things are happening is equally important, if not more so. Learn techniques for how to make all your characters complex and compelling in this special ...
Friday, July 17
Free “Where’s Waldo” Scavenger Hunt: 26 Shops + Prizes (July 1-31)
Families, book lovers, and local shopping enthusiasts are invited to spend July searching for one of the world’s most recognizable characters as Where’s Waldo? Local returns to Oakland’s Rockridge District from July 1–31. Presented by the Rockridge District Association in partnership with Pegasus Books and ...
Saturday, July 18
3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown
Open mic before and after the featured poets. Sign up at 3 pm.
Norma Smith (normasmithwriter.com) is a Bay Area poet, memoirist, and lyric essayist. She was born in Detroit and grew up in Fresno. She worked in hospitals for decades and has also worked as a ...
Friday, July 24
Free “Where’s Waldo” Scavenger Hunt: 26 Shops + Prizes (July 1-31)
Families, book lovers, and local shopping enthusiasts are invited to spend July searching for one of the world’s most recognizable characters as Where’s Waldo? Local returns to Oakland’s Rockridge District from July 1–31. Presented by the Rockridge District Association in partnership with Pegasus Books and ...
Saturday, July 25
Free Group Fiction Read: “Blue Ruins” + “Sulphur” Talk (Oakland)
Saturday, July 25 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Nomadic Bookshop
We love to enjoy books in community. If you do too, this is the event for you. We are Kokonut Head Media, a nonprofit literary educator and publisher, and we’re hosting an afternoon of reading, discussion, and community. We’ll spend our time together reading and discussing ...
Friday, July 31
Free “Where’s Waldo” Scavenger Hunt: 26 Shops + Prizes (July 1-31)
Families, book lovers, and local shopping enthusiasts are invited to spend July searching for one of the world’s most recognizable characters as Where’s Waldo? Local returns to Oakland’s Rockridge District from July 1–31. Presented by the Rockridge District Association in partnership with Pegasus Books and ...
Saturday, August 8
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF
Saturday, August 8 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | EXIT Theatre
Every second Saturday of the month, EXIT Theatre invites writers, actors, directors, theater creators and theater audiences alike to a free evening of quick script-making and flash-fried performance. Join in for: 8:30 pm: Mixer 9 pm: Writing sprint where writers have 30 minutes to generate original monologues based ...Monthly
Thursday, August 13
Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, August 13 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | ...Monthly
