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Books events in and around San Francisco this week

96 events in the next 7 days (Nov 7–13) in and around San Francisco, 79 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated November 7.

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Saturday, November 7

9 AM Friends of the Albany Library - Autumn Book Sale Albany Library Free
9 AM Friends of the Almaden Library Fall Book Sale Almaden Library Free
10 AM Words of Wonder: Friends of the Library Bookstore Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
10:30 AM Friends of the Martinez Library: Quarterly Book Sale Martinez Library Free
10:30 AM Friends of Village Square Library Book Club Village Square Library Free
10:30 AM Meet the Authors: W. Kamau Bell and Adam Mansbach Main Library Free
11 AM Mákkin Mak Wárep: Muwekma Ohlone Tapestries, In Conversation Castro Valley Library Free
11 AM Poetry by the Cup Moschetti's Free
11 AM Stacey Gordon - The Pearl Farmers Book Passage Free
1 PM Author Event with Jim Roethe Orinda Books Free
1 PM Kirk Lombard - The Shadow Stream Book Passage Free
2 PM Chinese Culture Club: Use AI Tools to Enhance Your Life Millbrae Library Free
2 PM TeenHQ Publishing House King Library Free
3 PM Fagatha Christie's Book Club | A Drag Show The Stud $17.85
4 PM Jason Francisco in Conversation with Poet Alexander Nemerov SF Camerawork Free

Sunday, November 8

10 AM Friends of the Albany Library - Autumn Book Sale Albany Library Free
10:30 AM Storytime with Anna! The Foster Museum Free
12 PM Muchos Art and Comic Expo La Peña Cultural Center - Lobby Free
1 PM Book Launch~Author Betty Lucke Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
1 PM Language Alchemy Book Launch SF Dharma Collective Free
8 PM Book Club at Borderlands Books Borderlands Books
8 PM Book Club at Eureka Valley / Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Eureka Valley / Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
8 PM Book Club at Marina Branch Library Marina Branch Library

Monday, November 9

4:30 PM 星期一下午: 水浒传 (儿童读书会) Calabazas Library Free
5 PM 2nd Mondays Adult Manga & Manhwa Club Dublin Library Free
6 PM Author Event: A Murderous Vintage by Paul Wagner Napa Bookmine
6 PM Deep Cuts Book Club 2026 Kepler's Books $16.74-$32.49
6:30 PM Conversing with Cardinals Book Signing The Love Potion Library - Books Free
6:30 PM Maria Geyman Author Talk • With Tea: Culture, Accoutrements, and Rituals Omnivore Books on Food Free
6:30 PM New Moon, New Books: Poetry and Prose Fireside Books & More Free
6:30 PM SciFi & Fantasy Book Club Foster City Library Free
7 PM @neliobiedermann Telegraph Hill Books
7 PM Author Talk: Nina Simon Saratoga Library Free
7 PM Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club - The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Milpitas Library Free
7 PM ZYZZYVA Issue 133 Celebration City Lights Bookstore
8 PM Book Club at Golden Gate Valley Branch Library Golden Gate Valley Branch Library

Tuesday, November 10

1 PM Celebrate Native American Heritage Month: Afternoon Book Club @ VCC ~ Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
2 PM Windsor Tuesday Book Club Windsor Regional Library Free
2 PM Woodland Adult Book Discussion Woodland Branch Library Free
3:30 PM Eastmont Anime Club Eastmont Branch Library Free
3:30 PM Making Stories Rockridge Branch Library Free
3:30 PM Silent Book Club at Kula Connections Kula Connections Free
4 PM Bookworms: San Ramon Library Kid's Book Club San Ramon Library Free
4 PM First Chapter Book Club at Burton Avenue Recreation Center Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library Free
5:45 PM Author Talk with Jordan Ritter Conn on "American Men" North Gate Hall Free
6 PM Central Santa Rosa Book Club Central Santa Rosa Library Free
6 PM Cloverdale Library Book Club Cloverdale Regional Library Free
6 PM Silent Book Club Burlingame Copenhagen Bakery & Cafe Free
6 PM Stagebridge Presents: Tell Your Story! Montclair Branch Library Free
6 PM Writer Series with Local Authors Danville Library Free
6:30 PM SFF Book Club: Exiles Fairfax Library Free
6:30 PM Silent Book Club Oakland Temescal Brewing Free
7 PM Filmmaker Kahlil Joseph, In Conversation McMurtry Building Free
7 PM Irish Author Book Event in West Portal Bookshop West Portal Free
7 PM Jennifer Croft / Notes on Postcards: A Memoir City Lights Bookstore Free
7 PM The Page Turners Castro Valley Library Free
8 PM Book Club at Glen Park Branch Library Glen Park Branch Library

Wednesday, November 11

6:30 PM LPL Romantasy Book Club: Immortal Rose The Love Potion Library - Books $5
6:30 PM Santiago Lastra Author Talk • Mexican Soul: A New Style of Cooking Omnivore Books on Food Free
7 PM 9th Ave: Kelly Grace Thomas Green Apple Books on the Park Free
7 PM Andy Richter - Elf Unwrapped Book Passage
7 PM The Science of Longing Clio's Books $10-$23.13
8 PM Book Club at Book Club of California Book Club of California

Thursday, November 12

10 AM Words of Wonder: Friends of the Library Bookstore Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
11 AM John Curl Book Talk Library and Learning Resource Center
12 PM Northwest Library Book Club Northwest Santa Rosa Library Free
1 PM Cover To Cover Book Discussion Group Newark Library Free
1 PM Mystery Book Club Belmont Library Free
1 PM Santa Teresa Book Club (Hybrid) Santa Teresa Library Free
3 PM FCC Afternoon Book Club Fairfield Civic Center Library Free
3:30 PM Storytime & Drawing Demo With Nidhi Chanani San Carlos Library Free
4 PM Anime Club @ Asian Asian Branch Library Free
4 PM Book Buddies (Grades TK-3rd) Windsor Regional Library Free
4 PM Meet Carol Efron, Author of A Hidden Fate Atherton Library Free
5 PM Spanish First Chapter Book Club Roseland Regional Library Free
6 PM Cookbook Book Club Atherton Library Free
6 PM Kate Doerge with Myra Sack - Reimagining Grief Book Passage Free
6 PM Meet the Author: David D. Schmidt - San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History Main Library Free
6 PM Performance: Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Janice Gould’s This Music San Francisco Public Library Free
6 PM The Web of War with Author-Illustrator Nathan Hale Linden Tree Children's Books Free
6:30 PM Brentwood Open Mic Poetry (NorCal) Barnes & Noble Free
6:30 PM Pageturners: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan Rinconada Library Free
7 PM 9th Ave: Scott Lambridis, Martha Conway, and Yance Wyatt Green Apple Books on the Park Free
7 PM Booksmith presents: Spencer R. Scott with Honey Mahogany / As If We Were Staying The Booksmith Free
7 PM Graphic Novel Book Club Mitchell Park Library Free
7 PM Mark Danner in conversation with Guy Marzorati City Lights Bookstore
7 PM Matt O'Hara in conversation with Rebecca Herman Mrs. Dalloway's Literary & Garden Arts Free
7 PM Matt O'Hara's THE FLYING DEATH In-Store Event And Book Signing Mrs Dalloway's Free
7:30 PM Zoe Kazan + Florence Pugh In Conversation Sydney Goldstein Theater

Friday, November 13

10 AM Adaptive Book Club - All Abilities Welcome Gilroy Library Free
1 PM Friday Book Club Pleasant Hill Library Free
2 PM Menlo Park Friends of the Library Book Sale! Menlo Park Library Free
3:30 PM Cafe Ohlone at the Library Alameda Free Library Free
4 PM Stories & Songs in Persian ! West Valley Library Free
6:30 PM Katina & Kyle Connaughton Author Talk • SingleThread: A Seasonal Approach to Intentional Cooking, Farming, and Hospitality Omnivore Books on Food Free
6:30 PM Sapphic Romance Book Club Pride & Petals Free

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