Events

The FIRST FICTION BOOK CLUB will discuss The Luminist by DAVID ROCKLIN.

The NEPTUNE GARDEN BOOK CLUB will discuss The Age of Innocence by EDITH WHARTON.

OUR PARENTS MADE US DO THIS BOOK CLUB (ages 10-14) will meet

The RECOMMENDED BY A STRANGER BOOK CLUB will discuss Nothing to be Frightened Of by JULIAN BARNES

Meet SUE DIAMOND joining us to read from and to discuss her new book, The Social Rules for Kids:  The Top 100 Social Rules Kids Need to Succeed.

The SECOND SATURDAY BOOK CLUB will discuss Binocular Vision by EDITH PEARLMAN.

The THROUGH THICK AND THIN BOOK CLUB will discuss The Name of The Star by MAUREEN JOHNSON.

The WILD GIRLS MOTHER DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB will discuss The Apothecary by MAILE MELOY.

The MODERN LIT BOOK CLUB will discuss Story of the Eye by GEORGE BATAILLE.

City Arts & Lectures presents CRAIG VENTOR, author of A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life. 

Celebrate the right to marry on VALENTINES DAY with Books Inc. Berkeley! Authors LEA LYON and CYNTHIA CHIN-LEE will read their wonderful picture book Operation Marriage. For ages 3-8!

The BOOK BUSTERS MIDDLE READER BOOK CLUB (ages 9-12) will discuss The Dark is Rising by SUSAN COOPER.

The World Affairs Council presents REBECCA MACKINNON author of Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom.

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The JCCSF presents NATHAN ENGLANDER, author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.

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ALAMEDA'S YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB (ages 13+) will meet.

The THINKING PARENT BOOK GROUP will discuss online Torn by SAMANTHA PARENT WALRAVENS.

The ELDER'S VILLAGE BOOK CLUB will meet.

A DRINKING CLUB WITH A READING PROBLEM will discuss Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by JAMIE FORD.

The World Affairs Council presents KATHERINE BOO author of Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity.

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The GLBT History Museum presents America's most outrageous queer theorist MATTILDA BERNSTEIN SYCAMORE as she discusses her book Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?: Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform.

The POLITICALLY INSPIRED BOOK CLUB will discuss Sacred Economics by CHARLES EISENSTEIN.

The JCCSF presents GABRIELLE HAMILTON author of Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef.

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The BROKEN COMPASS ADVENTURE BOOKCLUB  will discuss The Perfect Storm By SEBASTIAN JUNGER.

This month The Big Yes Society’s Special guest author is TOSHA SILVER who will be discussing the wonders of her new book,  Outrageous Openness :  Letting the Divine Take the Lead.

Conversations with Artists:  Husband Meets Wife #2.  Featuring Alameda Artists Laura and Raphael Ramirez-Gonzalez, Photographer and Artist discussing their work together their life together and their art together… Celebrating their new book Bay Area Pow Wow: Native American Dance in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL BOOK CLUB will discuss Wired for War by P.W. SINGER.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING BOOK CLUB will discuss Ghost Road Blues by JONATHAN MABERRY.

The FOREIGN INTRIGUE BOOK CLUB will discuss The Holy Thief by WILLIAM RYAN.

LITVOYEUR will discuss Ten Thousand Saints by ELEANOR HENDERSON.

The YOUNG AT HEART BOOK CLUB will discuss Daughter of Smoke and Bone by LAINI TAYLOR.

The World Affairs Council presents PAUL MASON author of Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions.

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The DESERT ISLAND BOOK CLUB will discuss The Dispatcher by RYAN DAVID JAHN

The HEALTHY LIVES BOOK GROUP will discuss Drinking: A Love Story by CAROLINE KNAPP.

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with authors OLIVER CHIN and FELICIA HOSHINO, who will each read their picture books for this very special storytime! Learn all about the year of the Dragon and take a trip into the clouds with your favorite neighborhood bookstore. For ages 3-8

A Few Good Men Reading Series Presents:  SF Noir meets Oakland Noir. JOSHUA MOHR author of Damascus in conversation with SAM BENJAMIN author of American Gangbang.

The SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS BOOK CLUB will discuss The Lean Startup  by ERIC REIS.

The B.G.P. SOCIAL NETWORK BOOK SOCIETY (ages 16 & up) will discuss Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter by NTOZAKE SHANGE

The World Affairs Council presents DAVID C. UNGER author of The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs.

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The HANDS ON BAY AREA BOOK CLUB will discuss The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by DEBORAH BLUM.

The FOURTH TUESDAY (MARGIE’S) BOOK CLUB will discuss Caribou Island by DAVID VANN.

CLASSICS I FORGOT TO READ will discuss Swann's Way by MARCEL PROUST.

City Arts & Lectures presents MICHAEL LEWIS author of Boomerang in conversation with DAVE EGGERS.

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The FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB will discuss The Night Circus  by ERIN MORGENSTERN .

The ADVENTUROUS READERS CLUB will discuss Down the Mysterly River by BILL WILLINGHAM.

Join SANDRA FEDER as we celebrate the launch of her book, Daisy's Perfect Word.  The joys of reading and words come alive in this fresh and fun story about one girl's search for the perfect word.

The JCCSF presents EYAL PRESS, author of Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times.

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City Arts & Lectures presents DR. ROBERT SAPLOSKY author of A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons in conversation.

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The FIRST FICTION BOOK CLUB will discuss The Still Point by AMY SACKVILLE.

The World Affairs Council presents DAVID SHIPLER author of The Rights of the People: How Our Search for Safety Invades Our Liberties and Rights at Risk: The Limits of Liberty in Modern America.

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Pajama Party at Laurel Village! 

This month's Pajama Party celebrates World Read Aloud Day!  Put on your Jammies and join the party! Literary Mamas will be here to read stories and join in the fun!

The SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL BOOK CLUB and LECTURE SERIES will discuss When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by PETER GODWIN.

Meet KATHY "CISSY" GARVER as she shares The Family Affair Cookbook. Not only does Kathy share the culinary secrets of Mr. French's kitchen as well as those of the great restaurants of the era, but she shares warm and poignant memories of working on one of the classic sitcoms of all time.

OUR PARENTS MADE US DO THIS BOOK CLUB (ages 10-14) will discuss The Kneebone Boy by EMILY POTTER.

The RECOMMENDED BY A STRANGER BOOK CLUB will discuss The Secret Gift by TED GUP.