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 […]

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 […]

July 10 – 17, 2023 These workshops assist serious writers by exploring the art and craft as well as the business of writing. The week offers daily morning workshops, craft […]

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 […]

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 […]

Price: Free (Registration Required) Wes “Scoop” Nisker discusses The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom: The Spiritual Experiments of My Generation – published by Monkfish Books Wes “Scoop” […]

Price: Free (Registration Required) Kristen R. Ghodsee discusses her new book Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life – Published by Simon […]

oin us as we gather some of the Bay Area’s best poets to help us celebrate our 70th anniversary! We’ll be hosting a star-studded event—with musical accompaniment TBA—in Kerouac Alley, […]