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our pals at escape from new york are doing a special pizza for us tomorrow! Ezzo cup and char pepperoni, fresh jalapeños, and Mike’s extra hot honey. the fahrenheit 451 🥹🥹 come on out and celebrate!

WHAT A NIGHT SAN FRANCISCO. thank you @booksmith.bsky.social and @archive.org for proving love and thank you to the sisters of perpetual indulgence SF CHAPTER who have joined the portland chapter and made me a DOUBLE SAINT. what an honor thank you buckaroos. LOS ANGELES SHOW IS TONIGHT

sneak peek at some special day-of goodies from our friends at The Aesthetic Union (and with thanks to Anne Carson and New Directions!)

we are turning FIFTY. let's party: Saturday, July 18, all day long. cocktails, special day-only merch, giveaways, and MORE. details here: booksmith.com/event/booksm...

CHUCK TINGLE LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO with @booksmith.bsky.social at @archive.org TICKETS HERE app.gopassage.com/events/fabul...

ROLL CALL SAN FRANCISCO we are trotting out the big LIVE SHOW at @archive.org with @booksmith.bsky.social on JULY 16TH who is comin with us? GET YOUR TICKETS HERE BUCKAROOS app.gopassage.com/events/fabul...

Wonderful talk @booksmith.bsky.social by Zayd Ayers-Dohrn with Chesa Boudin on ZAD’s memoir Dangerous Dirty Violent & Young. Thoughtful & inspiring, a great book for this moment! (& appreciate that my neighborhood bookstore has (not intentionally) showcased a certain book right behind the author!)

This Friday, 6/12 at 7PM, join us at Peacock Lounge for the hometown launch of Andrew Sean Greer's effervescent, summery new novel, VILLA COCO, with R.O. Kwon. Tickets on sale now: booksmith.com/event/villac...

we polled our booksellers, and here's what they think you should read for pride. list in alt text. we'll rotate through titles all month—come on by the shop 🏳️‍🌈

hello TONIGHT we welcome our old pal @isaacfitzgerald.bsky.social with Mac Barnett, Daniel Handler, and Jon Scieszka to celebrate AMERICAN RAMBLER. This will be a very good time, please join us! booksmith.com/event/rambler

putting her on the payroll

#Coyoteland is here! 🐺🐺🐺 Thank you to my amazing team @flatironbooks.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️ Pick up a copy at your favorite local independent bookstore or local library, or download an audiobook 📕 Let's celebrate starting tonight @booksmith.bsky.social with @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social 's Oscar Villalon 🎂✨✨

Congratulations to @vanessahua.bsky.social whose latest novel COYOTELAND arrives today!! If you’re in the Bay Area, come to the launch tonight at @booksmith.bsky.social otherwise check out her tour schedule 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

The @sfchronicle.com in print! (Always a thrill) Plus, wonderful reviews from Oprah Daily and @altajournal.bsky.social Would love to celebrate with you -- @booksmith.bsky.social (arrive by 6:45 pm) on Tuesday or @orindabooks.bsky.social on Saturday. Coyoteland is almost here!

THE LITERARY EVENT OF THE SEASON IS NEAR! THIS Monday, @annaleen.bsky.social and I will talk about my new book at @booksmith.bsky.social. We’ll discuss community, death, donuts, and more! It all kicks off at 7pm. And it is somehow FREE! (Just RSVP, please.) booksmith.com/book/9798994...

It's pupping season: The coyote swimming to Alcatraz...that starred in Beef 2....and coming soon, in COYOTELAND! 🐺🐺🐺 RSVP for the launch at @booksmith.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 12 or at @orindabooks.bsky.social on Saturday, May 16. www.vanessahua.com/coyoteland

A not-at-all-gentle reminder that ALL GOOD SUPPORTERS OF LITERATURE will be assembling on May 11 at @booksmith.bsky.social in San Francisco at 7pm to hear me and @annaleen.bsky.social discuss my stupid new book. Live, in person, and FREE! You should RSVP here: booksmith.com/event/montei...

For each book, I've created a custom tattoo for my events. So excited to unveil the latest for COYOTELAND on May 12 @booksmith.bsky.social ! RSVP booksmith.com/event/coyote...

Silent Reading is TONIGHT, at 7PM. Come decompress with a book and a glass of wine, plus or minus a friend. Tickets still available: booksmith.com/event/SRP426

HEY HEY IT’S BOOKSTORE DAY we can’t wait to see you

heyo this is TONIGHT. still a scant handful of tickets left for 9PM—snag 'em booksmith.com/event/madm

A cursed image reminder that @annaleen.bsky.social and I will be speaking about my new book at @booksmith.bsky.social on May 11 at 7pm. We’ll discuss robots, death, family, and donuts. All for free! RSVP here: app.gopassage.com/events/39751

hey did you know that this Saturday is BOOKSTORE DAY?? come on out, we'll have tarot and bingo and a little raffle and alembic drinks at 4 AND a golden ticket from our pals at @libro.fm! tell your friends (and enemies). enter the raffle: booksmith.com/event/IBD2026

pals, we will be CLOSED today, 4/20, because the haight is, ya know. the haight. have fun at the park—regular hours resume tomorrow!

🚨 PEOPLE OF THE BAY AREA 🚨 I’ve just been informed by @booksmith.bsky.social that tickets for this event are few and precious and I WANT TO SEE YOU THERE! Yes, you. Specifically you. Please come see me and @annaleen.bsky.social talk about feelings and donuts and death! It will be so much fun. RSVP!

hello we have added a late show to accommodate demand. tickets will go FAST—get them now: app.gopassage.com/events/39553

please get excited: we now have a MANGA section ✨

Book news for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 📚️ Contributor @vanessahua.bsky.social’s new book COYOTELAND will launch on Tuesday, May 12 with @booksmith.bsky.social in San Francisco. You can RSVP now ✨️ buff.ly/1QM72Qf

tonight! join us!

Book-loving people of The Bay! This is an aggressive reminder that on May 11 @annaleen.bsky.social and I will gather at @booksmith.bsky.social to talk about my new book. (We will both wear stunning outfits.) You should come and listen, ask questions, and buy lots of books. Please RSVP.

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day! Celebrate with a treat from a Black-owned indie bookstore. Brittany Allen lithub.com/today-is-the... #books #literature #blacklivesmatter #NationalBlackBookstoreDay

Tonight! Excited to hear from Karen Russell (who we’re thrilled to have in our upcoming issue 132…) 7 pm, @booksmith.bsky.social, free to attend!

Like a lot of small businesses in our region, Firestorm has been in financial distress for the last year. Hurricane Helene was our tipping point, but local cost of living increases, inflation, and higher occupancy costs are huge contributors. 1/9

Welcome to ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY, fam ☀️ Contributor @vanessahua.bsky.social’s new book COYOTELAND was reviewed by Publishers Weekly! The book launch is Tuesday, May 12 at @booksmith.bsky.social in San Francisco🎊 RSVP encouraged➡️ buff.ly/BzbItG2

Phone calls to reps are still the best way for citizens to influence legislation. If you've avoided the phone thus far, use this tool from @everylibrary.bsky.social to help oppose H.R. 7661. If you do that today, you can take the rest of the weekend off! :)

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER* *a ticketed fun times book event at The Internet Archive on 7/16 that will DEFINITELY sell out (definitely) app.gopassage.com/events/fabul...

if you missed our event with Rebecca Solnit and Jeff Chang discussing THE BEGINNING COMES AFTER THE END at The Internet Archive, you can now peep the recording right here. archive.org/details/book...

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NEXT WEEK: it's SILENT READING PARTY. Get ready to shhhhhhhhhhhhut up. Bring or buy a book, beer and wine for sale. $5, all ticket sales benefit @authorsabb.bsky.social. Join us! booksmith.com/event/SRP326

Guess what: we are HIRING. We have a rare opening for a part-time / on-call event host and bookseller to join our small, diverse crew of talented and curious people. 👇

NEXT WEEK: it's SILENT READING PARTY. Get ready to shhhhhhhhhhhhut up. Bring or buy a book, beer and wine for sale. $5, all ticket sales benefit @authorsabb.bsky.social. Join us! booksmith.com/event/SRP326

Over-the-moon for this starred Publishers Weekly review of COYOTELAND! And flashback to @booksmith.bsky.social book launch in 2022 with the amazing Oscar Villalon. Join us on Tuesday, May 12 to welcome #COYOTELAND in the world. Reserve a seat and pre-order here: : app.gopassage.com/events/coyot...

I’ve just been informed by @booksmith.bsky.social that this is filling up fast and that if you want a seat you should RSVP very soon and select a “+ seat” ticket. Everyone else will have to roshambo each other for seats. app.gopassage.com/events/39751

solid night w/ the endlessly cool @alvaroenrigue.bsky.social. signed copies of probably everything he's ever written in the shop. 🥰 ps: we have a break from events next week, but we're back on 3/18 w/ our pigeon party fundraiser for the immigrant defense project with @maggietokudahall.bsky.social!

Hearing the consistently broad-ranging talk of an astounding polymathic writer, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social here at @archive.org is a parallel live experience to a deep immersive reading of the work, in multiples

I wrote a book! It's trickling out, already in some bookstores. And I'm doing a bunch of events for it (see below). More info on book in alt text.

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last chance to avoid sleeping on the couch 👀

Booksmith will be closed Friday, January 30 for the general strike to abolish ICE. Show up how you can, we'll see you out there.