This event will be held instore at City Lights. It will also be broadcast on zoom. To experience the virtual part of the event you will need a device that can access the internet and registration is required. City Lights in conjunction with Deep Vellum and the Romanian Cultural Institute present Mircea Cărtărescu in conversation […]

Tim Z. Hernandez reads from his new collection “Some of the Light: New and Selected Poems” Published by Beacon Press/Raised Voices Series Register Here Tim Z. Hernandez reads from his new collection “Some of the Light: New and Selected Poems” Published by Beacon Press/Raised Voices Series 25 years of writing from one of our most […]

This event will be held in KEROAC ALLEY between Columbus and Grant Avenues, between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe. It is free to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. City Lights and Godine celebrate the publication of Am I Pretty When I Fly?: An Album of Upside Down Drawings – by […]

adrienne maree brown in conversation with dream hampton celebrating a new book from adrienne maree brown Maroons: A Grievers Novel Published by AK Press A tale of survival, of moving beyond seemingly insurmountable devastation toward, if not hope itself, then the road to hope. In the second installment of the Grievers trilogy, adrienne maree brown brings to […]

  Meredith Broussard discusses her new book “More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech” published by The MIT Press Register Here City Lights and The MIT Press celebrate the publication of “More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech” by Meredith Broussard Published by The MIT […]

City Lights and Crown Books celebrate the publication of True West: Sam Shepard’s Life, Work, and Times – By Robert Greenfield – Published by Crown Books RegisteCir Here Robert Greenfield discusses his new book True West: Sam Shepard’s Life, Work, and Times Published by Crown/Random House This event is both live in-store and virtual. It […]

City Lights, Red Hen Press, and wasabi press celebrate the publication of SECRET HARVESTS: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm – by David Mas Masumoto (Artwork by Patricia Wakida) – Published by Red Hen Press Register Here City Lights, Red Hen Press, and wasabi press celebrate the publication of […]

This event will be held in Kerouac Alley, between Broadway and Grant Avenues, between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe. It is free to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.   City Lights and Unnamed Press celebrate the publication of Story of a Poem: a memoir – By Matthew Zapruder – Published […]

This event will be held in the Poetry Room. It will also be broadcast on zoom. To experience the virtual part of the event you will need a device that can access the internet and registration is required. City Lights celebrates the publication of Metamorphoses: City Lights Spotlight No. 22 – by Evan Kennedy – […]

City Lights and Alice James Books celebrate the publication of Standing in the Forest of Being Alive – by Katie Farris – Published by Alice James Books Register Here City Lights and Alice James Books celebrate the publication of Standing in the Forest of Being Alive by Katie Farris Published by Alice James Books Katie […]