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28 OCTOBER 2020 — wednesday
- Spoken Interludes presents novelist Rumaan Alam reading from his new book Leave the World Behind, a suspenseful story of two families stranded in a house on Long Island as a blackout sweeps New York City, $10, online, 8:00-9:00 pm EST/5:00-6:00 pm PDT (Purchase tickets here: spokeninterludes.com)
- Vroman's Bookstore presents journalist and essayist Lynell George discussing her book A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler, about the award-winning science fiction writer and the creative, stunning worlds she built, in conversation with short story writer Dana Johnson, free, online, 6:00 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.vromansbookstore.com/event/vromans-live-lynell-george-with-dana-johnson)
- Los Angeles Times Festival of Book presents novelist Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians, discussing his new book Sex and Vanity, joined by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, co-authors of The Royal We, moderated by novelist and essayist Jade Change, free, online, 6:00-7:00 pm PDT (RSVP to attend: events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/?3_route=/client-embeds/la-times-festival-of-books-2020/1/3/__/&)
- Skylight Books presents a reading featuring author and editor Rachel Kauder Nalebuff, Stages: On Dying, Working, and Feeling, and playwright and novelist Agnes Borinsky, The Seeing Place, followed by short writing and dialogue-based exercise led by Nalebuff and Borinsky focusing on creating a care-based world and listening to new voices and language to usher in change, suggested donation of $5-$50, ticket sales will benefit Skylight Books, National Domestic Workers Alliance, and the Disability Project at the Transgender Law Center, online, 5:00 pm PDT (RSVP to attend: www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-zoom-rachel-kauder-nalebuff-and-agnes-borinsky-host-reading-and-writing-workshop-benefit)
- The San Francisco Public Library presents a reading featuring poet Barbara Jane Reyes in celebration of her new book Letters to a Young Brown Girl, with readings by poets Rachelle Cruz, Jan-Henry Gray, and Aldrin Valdez, in honor of Filipino American History Month, free, online, 6:00-7:15 pm PDT (RSVP here: sfpl.org/events/2020/10/28/author-barbara-jane-reyes-rachelle-cruz-jan-henry-gray-and-aldrin-valdez)
- Kepler's Literary Foundation presents neuroscientist Daniel Siegel and Julie Lythcott-Haims, How to Raise an Adult, in conversation with journalist Angie Coiro, discussing the development of children in a digital aid, and how best to support parents, caretakers, and teachers as a community, free, online, 6:30-7:30 pm PDT (RSVP here: www.keplers.org/upcoming-events-internal/siegel-lythcott-haims2020)
29 OCTOBER 2020 — thursday
- Copperfield's Books presents novelist Alice Henderson and her latest book A Solitude of Wolverines, a story of mystery and survival in the wilderness, in conversation with natural historian and author Mary Ellen Hannibal, free, online, 7:00 pm PDT (RSVP to attend: www.copperfieldsbooks.com/event/alice-henderson)
- City Lights Books, with The Poetry Center and The Green Arcade, present an evening of poetry and jazz, celebrating City Lights' recent publication of the The Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman, edited by Neeli Cherkovski, Raymond Foye, and Tate Swindell, the evening will feature over thirty video contributions by poets, artists, and musicians, free, online, 7:00 pm PDT (Register via Zoom: linktr.ee/thepoetrycenter)
- Skylight Books presents librarian and journalist Megan Rosenbloom reading from her latest book Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin, in conversation with Caitlin Doughty, mortician, activist, and founder of The Order of the Good Death, free, online, 7:30 pm PDT (RSVP to attend: www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-crowdcast-megan-rosenbloom-reads-dark-archives-caitlin-doughty)
- The Mechanics' Institute Library of San Francisco hosts "Write If You Dare," a drop-in writing workshop for all genres and levels with directed free writing and sharing, member-led, free for MI members, 11:00 am–1:00 pm PDT (For questions: tedwards@milibrary.org, online sign up: www.milibrary.org/events)
30 OCTOBER 2020 — friday
- Skylight Books presents Claire Cronin reading from her book Blue Light of the Screen, examining what it means to be afraid, a mix of critical theory of the horror genre and the author's personal story of growing up in a Catholic family, intergenerational trauma, and encounters with real and imagined ghosts, in conversation with writer and speaker Colin Dickey, free, online, 6:30 pm PDT (RSVP to attend: www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-crowdcast-claire-cronin-discusses-her-new-book-blue-light-screen-colin-dickey)
- Los Angeles Times Festival of Books presents essayist Laila Lalami, Conditional Citizens, and journalist Maria Hinojosa, Once I Was You, in a discussion about immigration and what it means to be an American, moderated by Los Angeles Times editor Steve Padilla, free, online, 5:00-6:00 pm PDT (RSVP: events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/?3_route=/client-embeds/la-times-festival-of-books-2020/1/3/__/&)
- Nomadic Press hosts a virtual open mic with thirty slots, hosted by Nazelah Jamison, every Friday, three minutes per reader, 6:00–7:30 pm PDT (Sign up to read: forms.gle/1ZNKSnnzRZpXxvUE7; online Zoom link is posted on Nomadic Press Facebook invitation)
31 OCTOBER 2020 — saturday
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