Starting now! If you couldn't make it to the bookstore tonight, you can still register for the livestream at this link, and join us online! citylights.com/events/befor...

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The City Lights classic black tote bag. Velcro closure. Fill it with books, headphones, your lunch, scarf, gloves, lip balm, glasses, hat; all you need to survive in this crazed world. citylights.com/miscellaneou... Or, come visit us and pick one up!

"Sometimes you had to be alone with your thoughts and maybe a copy of Lunch Poems (1964), while you were on the subway or killing time at a job. The Beats had a kind of popularity that writers, and especially poets, don’t really achieve anymore."—Garrett Caples, editor at City Lights bit.ly/4555gK3

Chosen a Best Poetry Book of the Year by Elisa Gabbert in the New York Times Book Review! Nasser Rabah's "GAZA: The Poem Said Its Piece," translated from the Arabic by Ammiel Alcalay, Emna Zghal & Khaled Al-Hilli City Lights. April 2025

Bay Area People! One month from tomorrow I'll be at City Lights Books, talking Art History, Kink, and Queerness with my bestie Jarrett Earnest ( and also signing books) please come and see us! @citylightsbooks.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social

From @citylightsbooks.bsky.social , GAZA: THE POEM SAID ITS PIECE by Nasser Rabah (tr. Emna Zghal & Khaled Al-Hilli) is Social Media Coordinator Molly Ripatti’s pick: bookshop.org/a/169/978087...

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⏰ Happening soon! Come over to the bookstore TONIGHT for readings and merriment with El Martillo Press! @flowers4saints.bsky.social, @writerchickmama.bsky.social, @brianamunozpoetry.bsky.social If you can't make it in person, you can register for the livestream here! citylights.com/events/el-ma...

⏰ Happening soon! TONIGHT, join us on Zoom at 6pm PT/9pm ET to celebrate the 50th anniversary of STATE OF THE FREE PRESS! @projectcensored.bsky.social Moderated by @legind.bsky.social Register here: citylights.com/events/proje... We can't wait to see you online!

Starting soon! TONIGHT, 7pm PT/10pm ET Join us for a fascinating look at the life of translator Suzanne Jill Levine! In conversation with @noonanerik.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social Join us in the bookstore, or register here to watch on the livestream: citylights.com/events/suzan...

"Displaced by the violence in Gaza, Palestinian poet and novelist Rabah excavates poetic truths from a crushed collective unconscious in poems in English and Arabic defined by dreamscapes and nightmares." —Booklist Magazine's Editors' Choice 2025

Come celebrate the publication of Suzanne Jill Levine's new book UNFAITHFUL 7pm PT Mon 12/8 at City Lights in SF @citylightsbooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/suzanne-ji...

Just a reminder that our Rewiring Democracy event scheduled for tonight has been postponed and will be held Sat. January 24, 2026, 11am PT/2pm ET Mark your calendars, we'll see you then! We apologize for any inconvenience & appreciate your understanding! More info: citylights.com/events/rewir...

*Suzette Partido, author of LOVE WILL SAVE US, Right?* Sat, Dec 6, 6-8pm: First UU Church of San Diego. Located at 298 W Arbor Drive in San Diego.

City Lights Authors are On the Road This Saturday, December 6th, 10-11am * devorah major, author of word time * Santa Clara Library Showcase at the Cupertino Community Hall, located at 10350 Torre Ave with Steven Rowley, author of Dogs of Venice, and Bari Williams, author of Seen Yet Unseen.

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🗓️ Our first event of December is tonight! Join us for a discussion of Nicolas Ballet's new book, SHOCK FACTOR: The Visual Culture of Industrial Music, with Ballet and V. Vale If you can't make it to the bookstore, register for the livestream here: citylights.com/events/nicol... See you there!

The City Lights tote bag: in stock, sturdy, classic. Link to purchase: citylights.com/merchandise-...

Kyo Maclear and @brandonshimoda.bsky.social bond over their quest to understand what it means to grow, parent, and exist within the many layers of self. . . . on BRICK Literary's "Writer to Writer" podcast bit.ly/3KwFRls Shimoda is the author of THE AFTERLIFE IS LETTING GO (City Lights Dec 2024)

"Fold the sheets, fold the baby clothes, fold the diapers. Take out one breast, take out the other. Burp the baby. And perhaps, if there’s time, wash my face, check myself in the mirror." Read an excerpt from Daniela Rea's FRUTO bit.ly/48qwA6q

Events this week! 🚨 TOMORROW 12/2, 7pm PT/10pm ET Nicolas Ballet with V. Vale SHOCK FACTORY: The Visual Culture of Industrial Music [Intellect Press/Univ of Chicago Press] ⛰️ Thurs 12/4, 7pm PT/10pm ET Anne Waldman MESOPOTOPIA @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social Details: citylights.com/events

Please get your website orders in by Friday, December 5th for guaranteed delivery by Christmas 😍 Gift cards, City Lights t-shirts, caps, totes, baby onesies, and more can be purchased here: citylights.com/merchandise-...

And so #RoddyBottum speaks at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social with #BrontezPurnell — a fine night out! And also an early evening night out, which frankly I very much appreciate.

As mentioned yesterday, really lovely treat to see #RoddyBottum in conversation about his book _The Royal We_ with #BrontezPurnell at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social last night, and I talk about the book some more in this week's Patreon entry.

Roddy Bottum and Brontez Purnell join us at City Lights TONIGHT to celebrate Bottum's new memoir, THE ROYAL WE. If you're planning on attending the livestream, please use this link: us02web.zoom.us/j/87274994936 Otherwise, we'll see you in the bookstore!

Celebrate the publication of FRUTO: Bearing the Burden of Care with us tonight! Daniela Rea will be joined by translator John Gibler to discuss the book. Register for the livestream here: citylights.com/events/danie... If joining us in the bookstore, no registration is required! See you soon!

We're so excited to welcome Daniela Rea from Mexico City to celebrate her English-language debut FRUTO: Bearing the Burden of Care, just published by City Lights! This Weds Nov 19 @ 7pm she'll be in conversation with her translator, John Gibler, at City Lights. More at bit.ly/49Z42Dn

This week! 📚 11/18, 6:30pm PT Andrew Hoyem w Regina Marler RESURGENCE In-store only 🌱 11/19, 7pm PT Daniela Rea w John Gibler FRUTO: Bearing the Burden of Care @citylightsbooks.bsky.social 👑 11/20, 7pm PT Roddy Bottum w Brontez Purnell THE ROYAL WE @akashicbooks.bsky.social citylights.com/events

The next episode of our podcast, LIVE! From City Lights, is up! It features a conversation w/ author @willpotter.bsky.social about his new book, LITTLE RED BARNS: Hiding the Truth From Farm to Fable. Give it a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Soundcloud! open.spotify.com/episode/0FKg...

HAPPENING TONIGHT! 🕯️ Join us in the bookstore, or register here for the livestream of our event celebrating BARGAIN WITCH: Essays in Self-Initiation citylights.com/events/brook... 🕯️ @semiotexte.bsky.social @starhawk-spiral.bsky.social

TONIGHT! Suzette Partido joins us in the bookstore at 7pm PT to discuss her new memoir LOVE WILL SAVE US, RIGHT? Join us in person, or register here for the livestream: citylights.com/events/suzet...

City Lights celebrates University Press Week 2025 We are hosting a panel discussion on the subject of close reading View it here www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehZ0goJfiqY Brought to you by the City Lights Foundation, Association of University Presses, @princetonupress.bsky.social & @sunypress.bsky.social

This week! ☁️ 11/10 7pm Garrett Hongo w Brenda Hillman OCEAN OF CLOUDS @aaknopf.bsky.social ❤️ 11/12 7pm Suzette Partido LOVE WILL SAVE US, RIGHT? @citylightsbooks.bsky.social 🕯 11/13 7pm Brooke Palmieri w Starhawk BARGAIN WITCH: Essays in Self-Initiation @semiotexte.bsky.social citylights.com/events

Let's try this again. TONIGHT (11/5) is our event celebrating HOWL! For direct access to the livestream, please use the Zoom link below: us02web.zoom.us/j/88006325274 Or join us in person at the bookstore! Looking forward to seeing everyone.

TONIGHT! 7pm PT, Celebrating HOWL Pat Thomas w Garrett Caples, @interbeing.bsky.social, Judy Halebsky, Rozemin Keshvani, Dennis McNally, DA Powell, Tate Swindell, & @mawsheinwin.bsky.social To join us on Zoom, please use the link below for direct access to the event: us02web.zoom.us/j/88006325274

Happy Publication Day to devorah major!"word time" is devorah's fourth book with City Lights, and we look forward to welcoming her back to the store to celebrate this Thursday evening at 7pm. devorah reads at Marcus Books, Oakland, on Sunday, Nov 16 at 1pm

Standing room only at Morehouse tonight. An incredible book talk on Jennifer Black and Mumia Abu-Jamal’s new co-edited volume ‘Beneath the Mountain.’ Free Mumia! www.prisonradio.org/commentary/o... @citylightsbooks.bsky.social

There's still time to register for tonight's virtual event with @citylightsbooks.bsky.social to celebrate tomorrow's publication of Feedback: Translations from the IrRational by Elliott Sharp! Learn more here: citylights.com/events/ellio... #ElliottSharp #music #reading

This week I’ll be having a conversation with @honestdogbooks.bsky.social about my new book Little Red Barns, out now from @citylightsbooks.bsky.social — it’s free and you can sign up at honestdogbooks.com/events. Hope to see y’all there!

TONIGHT 11/3 6pm PT/9pm ET Kicking off November at City Lights LIVE with Elliott Sharp and Jonathan Lethem Celebrating FEEDBACK: Translations from the IrRational @weslpress.bsky.social Online only, register for the livestream here: citylights.com/events/ellio...

San Francisco / Bay Area! The Leonard Cohen Festival is back, next week! More details here: www.sfleonardcohenfest.com

Trump is now attempting to fire the head of the U.S. Copyright Office in retaliation for a report that suggested some copyrighted works used to train generative AI models would likely require licensing. action.everylibrary.org/locpetition via @everylibrary.bsky.social

TONIGHT (10/29) at 6pm PT/9pm ET join us on Zoom to for a conversation with author Gabriela Alemán to celebrate her new book, SMOKE, a City Lights title! Gabriela will speak with Dick Cluster, who translated the book from Spanish. Presented with our friends at @catranslation.org See you there! 💨

" . . . A blind man listening to a match replay on his radio said to curious runners-by; don't hurry, the match ends with the defeat of both teams, but they didn't get the joke." — Nasser Rabah "Dead Cats Continue to Meow" from GAZA: THE POEM SAID ITS PIECE (City Lights 2025)

Register and join us online tonight to celebrate Gabriela Alemán's new novel SMOKE, translated by Dick Cluster, pub'd by City Lights citylights.com/events/gabri...