Book Signing / Reception for Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir

Tosca Cafe 242 Columbus Ave., San Francisco, CA, United States

City Lights, Tosca Cafe, Running Press, and TCM celebrate the publication of Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir – by Eddie Muller – Published by Running Press – Eddie Muller will appear in-person to sign books. This signing will take place at Tosca Cafe, 242 Columbus Ave. San Francisco, […]

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TWW Workshop

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The TWW workshops are free and open to the public. Writers of all genres and anyone who appreciates the written word are welcome. Work is submitted a week prior to workshop (Tuesday), and a workshop notice is emailed (Thursday/Friday). The pieces to be critiqued can then be dowloaded and read. We critique a maximum of […]

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TWW Workshop

TBA

The TWW workshops are free and open to the public. Writers of all genres and anyone who appreciates the written word are welcome. Work is submitted a week prior to workshop (Tuesday), and a workshop notice is emailed (Thursday/Friday). The pieces to be critiqued can then be dowloaded and read. We critique a maximum of […]

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TWW Workshop

TBA

The TWW workshops are free and open to the public. Writers of all genres and anyone who appreciates the written word are welcome. Work is submitted a week prior to workshop (Tuesday), and a workshop notice is emailed (Thursday/Friday). The pieces to be critiqued can then be dowloaded and read. We critique a maximum of […]

Sonali Kolhatkar in conversation with Cat Brooks

North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA, United States

Presented by KPFA and the Berkeley Public Library City Lights celebrates the publication of Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice by Sonali Kolhatkar Foreword by: Rinku Sen Published by City Lights Books This event will be held at the North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library, 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley CA […]

Jane Smiley

Kerouac Alley between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe, San Francisco, CA, United States

City Lights in conjunction with Heyday Books present Jane Smiley in conversation with Steve Wasserman celebrating the publication of The Questions that Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom – by Jane Smiley – Published by Heyday Books – This event will be held in Kerouac Alley, between Columbus and Grant Avenues, and City […]

City Lights @ 70

City Lights 261 Columbus Ave., San Francisco, CA, United States

City Lights celebrates its 70th Year! Join City Lights Booksellers and Publishers and the City Lights Foundation in celebrating its 70th orbit around the sun! Over the course of the decades, City Lights has served the community in a variety of ways: as America’s very first all paperback bookstore, an enclave for free thought, home […]

Michael Iarocci in conversation with Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby

LIVE - City Lights Books

Michael Iarocci in conversation with Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby A discussion focusing upon the book: The Art of Witnessing: Francisco de Goya’s Disasters of War by Michael Iarocci published by University of Toronto Press Widely acknowledged as a major turning point in the history of visual depictions of war, Francisco de Goya’s renowned print series The […]

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TWW Workshop

TBA

The TWW workshops are free and open to the public. Writers of all genres and anyone who appreciates the written word are welcome. Work is submitted a week prior to workshop (Tuesday), and a workshop notice is emailed (Thursday/Friday). The pieces to be critiqued can then be dowloaded and read. We critique a maximum of […]

Brandon Shimoda

Online workshop

Brandon Shimoda reads from Hydra Medusa published by Nightboat Books Brandon Shimoda reads from Hydra Medusa published by Nightboat Books Part coping mechanism, part magical act, Hydra Medusa was composed while Brandon Shimoda was working five jobs and raising a child—during bus commutes, before bed, at sunrise. Encountering the ghosts of Japanese American ancestors, friends, […]