Books events in and around San Francisco this week
99 events in the next 7 days (Oct 23–29) in and around San Francisco, 85 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
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Friday, October 23
- 2 PM Silent Book Club Millbrae Library Free
- 2 PM The Shortlist Book Club Foster City Library Free
- 6 PM ECOSYSTEMS MATTER Book Signing: Solutions for Alameda Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden Free
- 6 PM Poetry Reading with Isabelle Correa Russian Hill Bookstore Free
- 6:30 PM computational poetry reading group: game poems co-presented with Culture Slop tiat $20
- 6:30 PM Fuchsia Dunlop Author Talk • Five Tastes: Delicious Recipes for Chinese Flavors Omnivore Books on Food Free
- 6:30 PM Sapphic Love Poetry Reading The Love Potion Library - Books Free
- 7 PM 9th Ave: K-Ming Chang Green Apple Books on the Park Free
- 8:15 PM Playlist Storytellers (Litquake) The Lost Church SF
Saturday, October 24
- 10 AM Friends of the Danville Library Book Sale Danville Library Free
- 10 AM Friends of the Vineland Branch Library Huge Fall Book Sale Vineland Library Free
- 10 AM Linden Tree Literary Fund Public Launch Party! Linden Tree Books Free
- 10 AM Words of Wonder: Friends of the Library Bookstore Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
- 10 AM Write On!: Writer's Group Fairfield Cordelia Library Free
- 10:30 AM A Tribe Called Queer Book Club Main Library Free
- 11 AM Silent Book Club Vineland Library Free
- 11:30 AM Billy & the Hole Storytime and Book Signing with Jessica Goecke Hicklebee's Childrens Books Free
- 11:30 AM What DO People Do at the Science Museum? @Central: w/ Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and UCMP Scientists! Central Library Free
- 1 PM California Writers Club Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 2 PM BABF Halloween Book Fair Two Pitchers Brewing Company Free
- 2 PM Live Figure Drawing at the Library Alameda Free Library Free
- 2:30 PM Furry Friends Reading Buddies Los Altos Library Free
- 3 PM Cookbook signing with Fuchsia Dunlop - FIVE TASTES China Live
- 3 PM Fuchsia Dunlop 扶霞 cookbook signing: FIVE TASTES China Live
- 5 PM Fuchsia Dunlop at Mister Jiu's • Five Tastes: Delicious Recipes for Chinese Flavors Mister Jiu's
- 6:30 PM Cultura pa’ la Raza Grand Coffee Too
- 6:30 PM Lit Crawl SF 2026 | CôEm Collective Presents: Monsters, Myths, and Me Fingersnaps Media Arts Free
Sunday, October 25
- 10 AM Banned Book Club Dream Weaver Books Free
- 10:30 AM Storytime with Anna! The Foster Museum Free
- 12 PM Silent Book Club Brisbane Library Free
- 12 PM think of others: qtbipoc revolutionary poetry reading The Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill Free
- 1 PM Afghan Cassette Archive: Stories, Sounds, and Music from Afghanistan Mountain View Library Free
- 1 PM Silent Book Club Oakland Weekend Meetup Prescott Market West Oakland Free
- 3 PM Author Talk With Tomas Moniz, Author of The King of Aloe Vera Belmont Library Free
- 3:30 PM Genre Smoosh book club Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free
- 3:30 PM October 2026 Picture Book Club for Grown Ups Mr.Mopps Children's Books Free
- 4 PM Eric Idle In Conversation w/ Dave Eggers (San Rafael) Angelico Hall See tickets
Monday, October 26
- 12 PM Now Read This Book Club at Los Altos Library Los Altos Library Free
- 12 PM Scary Story Competition Castro Valley Library Free
- 2 PM Body, Mind & Page Book Group (Hybrid) Santa Teresa Library Free
- 3 PM Bookcaterpillars Book Club for Grades K-1 Gilroy Library Free
- 4 PM *Hybrid* Science Fiction Book Club Pearl Avenue Library Free
- 4 PM Bookworms Book Club for Grades 2-3 Gilroy Library Free
- 4:30 PM 星期一下午: 水浒传 (儿童读书会) Calabazas Library Free
- 5 PM Fantastic Fourth Grade Book Club Dublin Library Free
- 6 PM Author Talk: Tony del Zompo Campbell Library Free
- 6:30 PM Timothy Pakron Author Talk • Garden Variety: Plant-Focused Recipes Inspired by My Garden Omnivore Books on Food Free
- 6:45 PM Lit Lovers Book Club Foster City Library Free
- 7 PM 9th Ave: Exhibit G with Fady Joudah: Poems, Essays and Photographs of Gaza Green Apple Books on the Park Free
- 7 PM Booksmith presents: Fatimah Asghar with R.O. Kwon and Ingrid Rojas Contreras / Daughter of the Mountains The Booksmith Free
- 7 PM Ken Knabb City Lights Bookstore
- 10 PM Midnight Release Party — A Court of Splintered Harmony Beyond Text Bookstore $50
- 10:30 PM ACOTAR Midnight Release Party: A Court of Splintered Harmony Leigh's Favorite Books Free
Tuesday, October 27
- 10 AM Read Aloud Storytelling Central Library Free
- 1:30 PM Guerneville Book Club Guerneville Regional Library Free
- 3:30 PM Eastmont Anime Club Eastmont Branch Library Free
- 3:30 PM Making Stories Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 3:30 PM Teen Halloween Blackout Poetry Belmont Library Free
- 4 PM Friends of the Seven Trees Library Book Sale Seven Trees Library Free
- 4 PM Mystery Book Club @West: Lisa Gardner West Branch Free
- 4 PM Teen Rainbow Reads Book Club Fairfield Civic Center Library Free
- 4 PM To Be Read Book Club for Grades 6-8 Los Altos Library Free
- 4 PM Tween Book Club Belmont Library Free
- 6 PM BEST LITERARY TRANSLATIONS: WENDY CALL, DMITRI MANIN, IIZE DUARTE Books Inc. Free
- 6 PM Martinez Library Book Club Martinez Library Free
- 6 PM Roseland Teen Manga Club Roseland Regional Library Free
- 6 PM Stagebridge Presents: Tell Your Story! Montclair Branch Library Free
- 6:30 PM Graphic Novel Group Rockridge Branch Library Free
- 6:30 PM Morgan Eckroth Author Talk • Coffee, for Here: The Ultimate Handbook for At-Home Coffee Enthusiasts Omnivore Books on Food Free
- 7 PM Book Discussion: Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books Gilroy Library Free
- 7 PM City on the Edge Book Talk Noe Valley Books Free
- 7 PM Los Altos Adult Book Discussion Los Altos Library Free
- 7 PM Matthew Aldrich's THE NATURAL ORDER Launch Event And Book Signing Mrs Dalloway's Free
- 7 PM Tom Frank City Lights Bookstore
Wednesday, October 28
- 10 AM Words of Wonder: Friends of the Library Bookstore Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
- 11 AM Atherton Book Club Atherton Library Free
- 2:30 PM Comics Workshop With Nidhi Chanani Brisbane Library Free
- 3:30 PM Book Buddies Northwest Santa Rosa Library Free
- 4 PM Author Erika Krouse in conversation with Fiona McFarlane at the Fife Room Wheeler Hall Free
- 4 PM King Library Halloween Concert & Costume Parade Dr. Martin Luther King
- 4 PM Story Explorers: TK-1st Grade Book Club Los Altos Library Free
- 5:30 PM BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Book Club Joyce Ellington Library Free
- 6 PM Author Event: Her Womanhood of Mine by Haley Hutchinson Napa Bookmine $0-$20.35
- 6:30 PM Passages: The Words That Move Us Books Inc Alameda Free
- 6:30 PM Rebekah Moyer Author Event • Simple Kitchen Magic: Whole-Food Recipes and Remedies for a Holistic Life Omnivore Books on Food Free
- 6:30 PM What Poetry Can Teach Us About Being Human Double Black $27
- 6:30 PM WHB October Book Club: Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein Womb House Books Free
- 7 PM Eric Beck Rubin's TEN CLEAR DAYS In-Store Event And Book Signing Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore Free
- 7 PM Offsite: Douglas Stuart with Matthew Clark Davison Swedish American Hall Free
- 7 PM Reading on the Avenue Book Club Willow Glen Library Free
- 7:30 PM Angela Davis in conversation with Poulomi Saha Zellerbach Hall See tickets
Thursday, October 29
- 10 AM Words of Wonder: Friends of the Library Bookstore Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
- 4 PM Anime Club @ Asian Asian Branch Library Free
- 4 PM Book Buddies (Grades TK-3rd) Windsor Regional Library Free
- 4:30 PM The Barcodes Book Club for Kids Dougherty Station Library Free
- 5 PM Repulsive Reads @North North Branch Free
- 6:30 PM La Voz Del Pueblo: Open Mic Mi Oficina Cafe Free
- 7 PM 9th Ave: Daisy Fried with Katie Peterson Green Apple Books on the Park Free
- 7 PM Booksmith presents: Dana Mashoian Walrath with Nick Sousanis / The Book of Genocides The Booksmith Free
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