Events

ZYZZYVA Issue 132 Cinco De Mayo Celebration

City Lights and Zyzzyva celebrate Issue 132 of the legendary literary journal. With Sarah Matsui and Anita Felicelli. Hosted by ZYZZYVA Editor Oscar Villalon - This is an instore event - Seating on a first-come, first-serve basis - Free to the public

Karen Tei Yamashita / Launch Event for “Questions 27 & 28: A Novel”

Karen Tei Yamashita in conversation with Paul Yamazaki - City Lights and Graywolf Press celebrate the publication of Questions 27 & 28: A Novel - By Karen Tei Yamashita - Published by Graywolf Press

(Re)Reading Senghor: Poet-Politician at the Crossroads

City Lights and Duke University Press present Doyle D. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall, Johann C. Ripert, and Cheikh Thiam discussing the life and work of Léopold Sédar Senghor. Duke University Press celebrates the publication of two new books: The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics - and - Senghor: Writings On Politics 

Linford D. Fisher / Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

Linford D. Fisher in conversation with Paul C. Rosier - City Lights, Stolen Relations,  and Liveright Books present Linford D. Fisher discussing his new book Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History - Published by Liveright

Kronos Quartet with Poets performing Howl and other poems

The Kronos Quartet is joined by Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards, Andy Cabic of Vetiver, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Oliver Ray & No Land, Kim Stanley Robinson, Peter Coyote, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Dominique DiPrima, Brontez Purnell and Eleni Sikelianos to celebrate HOWL and Allen Ginsberg's 100th Birthday.

M Lin in conversation with R. O. Kwon

City Lights and Graywolf Press celebrate the publication of The Memory Museum: Stories - by M Lin - Published by Graywolf Press

Eleni Sikelianos / Launch Party for “Memory Rehearsal”

 Eleni Sikelianos in conversation with Matthew Zapruder - City Lights celebrates the publication of Memory Rehearsal - by Eleni Sikelianos - Published by City Lights Books

Cole Swensen with Norma Cole

City Lights and Alice James Books celebrate the publication of Veer - by Cole Swensen - published by Alice James Books

Howard Rodman & Friends

City Lights and Rare Bird Books celebrate the grand reprint of two classics: Destiny Express - By Howard A. Rodman - Published by Rare Bird Books & The Great Eastern - By Howard A. Rodman - Published by Rare Bird Books

Barry Gifford

City Lights and Seven Stories Press celebrate the publication of The Exception: Uncle Buck's Book of Irrepressible Navigation - By Barry Gifford - Published by Seven Stories Press

Trevor Paglen / How To See Like A Machine: Images After AI

City Lights and Verso Books celebrate the publication of How To See Like A Machine: Images After AI - By Trevor Paglen - published by Verso Books

Joshua Colangelo-Bryan / Through The Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guatanamo Bay

Joshua Colangelo-Bryan in conversation with Philip Kearney - City Lights and Humanitas Media present Joshua Colangelo-Bryan discussing his new book Through The Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guatanamo Bay - Published by Humanitas Media

Jeremy Lent / Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All

Jeremy Lent in conversation with Stuart Cowan - City Lights and Melville House celebrate the publication of Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All - By Jeremy Lent - Published by Melville House

Thomas Mullaney in conversation with Abby Smith Rumsey

City Lights and W. W. Norton & Company celebrate the publication of How We Disappear: A Personal History of Information - By Thomas Mullaney - Published by W. W. Norton & Company

Greg Sarris in conversation with Oscar Villalon

City Lights and Heyday Books celebrate the publication of The Last Human Bear - By Greg Sarris - Published by Heyday Books - This event will take place in Kerouac Alley, between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe. It is free to the public. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Maxine Chernoff & Friends

Maxine Chernoff with Paul Hoover, Claudia Keelan, Roxi Power Hamilton, and Cole Swenson - City Lights celebrates the publication of DIARY:POEMS - by Maxine Chernoff - published by Quale Press - This event will be held in Kerouac Alley, between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe, between Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue - Free to the public - Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis

VELVET UNDERGROUND UNBOUND: An Evening of Discussion and Music

City Lights, The Make Out Room, and The Rock n’ Roll Book Club of SF present Richie Unterberger in conversation with Peter Maravelis (City Lights) - Music by DJ Michael Gabriel - Launch Party for the publication Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground - By Richie Unterberger (Introduction by Dean Wareham) - Published by Omnibus Press - This event will take place at The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110 - Admission $10.00 (Advance Tickets through The Make Out Room, TBA)

Jeanne Carstensen in conversation with Saumya Roy

City Lights celebrates the paperback release of A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis - By Jeanne Carstensen - Published by Atria/One Signal Publishers

Wesleyan University Press Showcase

Rayelle Davis / Money in the Mountains: The Cultural Trauma of Appalachia

City Lights and Pluto Press present Rayelle Davis in conversation with Jolene McIlwain discussing the new book Money in the Mountains: The Cultural Trauma of Appalachia - By Rayelle Davis - Published by Pluto Press

The Dial @ City Lights / Mara Wilson in conversation with Saumya Roy

City Lights celebrates the publication of How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump - Edited by The Dial - Published by New Press - managing editor of The Dial, Mara Wilson in discussion with contributor Saumya Roy

Beyond Baroque @ City Lights

An afternoon of poetry in Kerouac Alley! Featuring readings by Beyond Baroque’s very own Rhiannon Cielos Chavez, Genesis Perez, Iván Salinas, & jimmy vega. This event will take place in Kerouac Alley (between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe) - Admission is Free - Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis