Poetry and readings in San Francisco: what’s on?
48 events from Monday, October 26 to Tuesday, November 24, 2026. Highlights: Daytime Series Presents: John Briscoe On the Plagiarism of Women… (Mechanics' Institute, Monday, October 26), Kathi Zellwegger and Mike Chinoy: Saving Lives in North Korea (The Commonwealth Club of California, Tuesday, October 27), Rebekah Moyer Author Event • Simple Kitchen Magic: Whole-Food… (Omnivore Books on Food, Wednesday, October 28). Free: 12. Busiest venues: The Commonwealth Club of California, Omnivore Books on Food, Mechanics' Institute.
Monday, October 26, 2026
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until Nov 8
Word for Word: Assimilation (stories by E.L. Doctorow and Tatyana Tolstaya)
Word for Word Performing Arts Company
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6:30 PM
Timothy Pakron Author Talk • Garden Variety: Plant-Focused Recipes Inspired by My Garden
Timothy Pakron
Free Tickets
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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6:30 PM
Morgan Eckroth Author Talk • Coffee, for Here: The Ultimate Handbook for At-Home Coffee Enthusiasts
Morgan Eckroth
Free Tickets
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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6 PM
Earth 7 with author Deb Olin Unferth in conversation with Ethan Nosowsky
Deb Olin Unferth · Ethan Nosowsky
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Friday, October 30, 2026
Monday, November 2, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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6 PM
Racist by Design: Two Centuries of U.S. Immigration Control with author Kelly Lytle Hernández
Kelly Lytle Hernández
Thursday, November 5, 2026
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5:30 PM
Richard Louv on Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World
Richard Louv
$27.50 Tickets
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6 PM
City on the Edge with author Jonathan Weber in conversation with Jeanne Carstensen
Jonathan Weber · Jeanne Carstensen
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6:30 PM
Rachel Gurjar Author Talk • East to East: Recipes and Stories from Mumbai to New York
Rachel Gurjar
Free Tickets
Friday, November 6, 2026
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7:30 PM
Lindy West: A City Arts & Lectures Salon, in conversation with Carvell Wallace
Lindy West · Carvell Wallace
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Monday, November 9, 2026
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6:30 PM
Maria Geyman Author Talk • With Tea: Culture, Accoutrements, and Rituals
Maria Geyman
Free Tickets
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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6:30 PM
Santiago Lastra Author Talk • Mexican Soul: A New Style of Cooking
Santiago Lastra
Free Tickets
Thursday, November 12, 2026
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6 PM
Paragraphs on Ice with authors Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer
Daniel Handler · Andrew Sean Greer
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7:30 PM
Zoe Kazan & Florence Pugh: An evening celebrating Netflix’s Limited Series East of Eden
Zoe Kazan · Florence Pugh
Friday, November 13, 2026
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Monday, November 16, 2026
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6:30 PM
Ben Buchanan: Superintelligence, Superpowers, and the Fate of the World
Ben Buchanan
$25 Tickets
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Thursday, November 19, 2026
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6 PM
California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California
Miriam Pawel · Adam Hochschild
Saturday, November 21, 2026
Sunday, November 22, 2026
Monday, November 23, 2026
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
Questions and answers
- Poetry and readings in San Francisco: how many events?
- 48 events from Monday, October 26 to Tuesday, November 24, 2026.
- Poetry and readings in San Francisco: what are the highlights?
- Highlights: Daytime Series Presents: John Briscoe On the Plagiarism of Women… (Mechanics' Institute, Monday, October 26), Kathi Zellwegger and Mike Chinoy: Saving Lives in North Korea (The Commonwealth Club of California, Tuesday, October 27), Rebekah Moyer Author Event • Simple Kitchen Magic: Whole-Food… (Omnivore Books on Food, Wednesday, October 28).
- Poetry and readings in San Francisco: which venues?
- Busiest venues: The Commonwealth Club of California (8), Omnivore Books on Food (8), Mechanics' Institute (7).
- Poetry and readings in San Francisco: is anything free?
- Yes. Free: 12, including Timothy Pakron Author Talk • Garden Variety: Plant-Focused…, Sarita Sarvate in Conversation with Sabina Khan-Ibarra.
- Poetry and readings in San Francisco: which day has the most?
- Monday, October 26, 2026, with 5 events.
