Join us for the TWW Holiday Party! Family & friends welcome • Potluck • BYOB • Bring a gift-wrapped book for the book swap! • We look forward to seeing everyone!
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 […]
Quenton Baker and Damien M. Sojoyner celebrate the publication of new books. Poetry meets prose in an evening of discussion meditating on critical questions about race, abolitionist practice, racial capitalism’s methodologies of oppression, and strategies for liberation. Register Here Quenton Baker and Damien M. Sojoyner celebrate the publication of new books. Poetry meets prose in […]
This event will take place at Canessa Gallery, 708 Montgomery Streer, San Francisco, CA 94111 - It is free to the public, but seating is on a first-come, first serve basis. Barry Gifford in an evening of readings and discussion celebrating the publication of the paperback release of Writers published by Seven Stories Press This […]
City Lights celebrates the publication of Notes from the Passenger – By Gillian Conoly – Published by Nightboat Books Register Here City Lights celebrates the publication of Notes from the Passenger By Gillian Conoly Published by Nightboat Books This event will be both broadcast online and take place inside City Lights Bookstore located at 261 […]
City Lights in conjunction with A Public Space celebrate the publication of The Sorrows of Others – by Ada Zhang – published by A Public Space Register Here City Lights in conjunction with A Public Space present Ada Zhang in conversation with Belinda Huijuan Tang celebrating the publication of The Sorrows of Others by Ada […]
Price: Free (Registration Required) Gina Apostol in conversation with Zack R. Zamora Linmark Gina Apostol celebrates the publication of La Tercera published by Soho Books As part of our celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, City Lights presents Gina Apostol in conversation with Zack R. Zamora Linmark Gina Apostol celebrates the publication […]
City Lights together with Wave Books celebrate the publication of perennial fashion presence falling – By Fred Moten – published by Wave Books Register Here Fred Moten in conversation with Garrett Caples celebrating the publication of perennial fashion presence falling By Fred Moten published by Wave Books “…some ekphrastic evening, this’ll be both criticism and […]
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 […]
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. Pulitzer Prize–winning author Héctor Tobar discusses his new book Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race […]
Price: Free (Registration Required) City Lights and Verso Books celebrate the paperback publication of Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation – by Ruth Wilson Gilmore – published by Verso Books City Lights and Verso Books celebrate the paperback publication of Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation by Ruth Wilson Gilmore published by Verso Books Edited with an […]
Lucinda Williams celebrates the publication of her new book Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir Published by Crown Books “I want everyone to know what’s behind the songs and to know more about me than what people previously thought they knew. It’s time to tell my truth.”—Lucinda Williams For more than […]
City Lights in conjunction with Graywolf Press present Max Porter reading from his new novel Shy – Published by Graywolf Press – This event will be held in Kerouac Alley, between Columbus and Grant Avenues, and City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe. Admission is free to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. This […]
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, […]
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 […]