Books events in and around San Francisco this week
82 events in the next 7 days (Oct 31 – Nov 6) in and around San Francisco, 58 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 31.
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Saturday, October 31
- 10 AM Words of Wonder: Friends of the Library Bookstore Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
- 2 PM Joyce Ellington Library Halloween Festival San Jose Library: Joyce Ellington Branch
Sunday, November 1
- 10 AM Wildlife Tour and Obi Kaufmann Book Launch: Talk & Reception Miller Boat Launch $40-$145
- 10:30 AM Storytime & Drawing Demo With Nidhi Chanani Foster City Library Free
- 1 PM Jacob Weisberg - Profiles in Cowardice Book Passage
- 2 PM Dependent Type Theory Reading Group Redwood City TBA Free
- 2 PM Obi Kaufmann Book Launch: Talk & Reception Straus Home $40-$145
- 3 PM ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, CHEESE book signing Mrs Dalloway's
- 3:30 PM Philosophy For Life Rinconada Library Free
- 4 PM Tween Writing Workshop (Grades 5-8): How to Get Your Writing Published Mitchell Park Library 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 2
- 1 PM Book Group Woodside Library Free
- 1 PM Friends of the Millbrae Library Book Club Millbrae Library Free
- 1 PM Monday Book Club Pleasant Hill Library Free
- 2:30 PM Windsor Senior Center - Monday Mystery Book Club Windsor Regional Library Free
- 3 PM Read to a Dog Windsor Regional Library Free
- 4:30 PM 星期一下午: 水浒传 (儿童读书会) Calabazas Library Free
- 6 PM Author Event: This is What Happens When Women Read by Julianna Glasse Napa Bookmine
- 6 PM Fiction Book Club: Global Reads San Carlos Library Free
- 6:30 PM Khir Johari Author Talk • The Food of Singapore Malays: Gastronomic Travels Through the Archipelago Omnivore Books on Food Free
- 7 PM Campbell Book Club: The Berry Pickers Campbell Library Free
- 7 PM Mystery Monday Book Club Saratoga Library Free
- 8 PM Book Club at Golden Gate Valley Branch Library Golden Gate Valley Branch Library
Tuesday, November 3
- 11:30 AM Jewish Book Club 2026 Osher Marin JCC
- 3:30 PM Eastmont Anime Club Eastmont Branch Library Free
- 4 PM Animal Friends: Reptile Rescuer John Hale Children's Library Free
- 4 PM Storytelling 101 @North: Literally How: A Life Literacy Series North Branch Free
- 4 PM West Valley Book Club West Valley Library Free
- 4:30 PM Fearless Readers 5th Grade Book Club Dublin Library Free
- 6 PM Foodie Book Club San Ramon Library Free
- 6 PM Plot Twists & Page Turners: A Piedmont Branch Book Club Piedmont Avenue Branch Library Free
- 6 PM Writing Wonderland (Adult & Teen Writing Program) Dougherty Station Library Free
- 6:15 PM Benicia First Tuesday Poets Benicia Library Free
- 6:30 PM Mystery Book Club Castro Valley Library Free
- 6:45 PM Mystery Book Club Foster City Library Free
- 7 PM Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club Saratoga Library Free
- 8 PM Book Club at Glen Park Branch Library Glen Park Branch Library
Wednesday, November 4
- 9:30 AM Book Club lecture Triton Museum of Art
- 10 AM Words of Wonder: Friends of the Library Bookstore Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
- 10:15 AM The Whodunit? Mystery Book Club At Los Altos Library Los Altos Library Free
- 10:30 AM Fiction Book Club: Global Reads San Carlos Library Free
- 1 PM Willow Glen Library Book Club Willow Glen Library Free
- 1:30 PM TOL Book Club: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle Tree of Life Healing Center for the Soul Free
- 2:30 PM Curious Kids Fairfield Cordelia Library Free
- 3:30 PM Book Buddies Northwest Santa Rosa Library Free
- 4:30 PM Spectacular Sixth Grade Book Club Dublin Library Free
- 5:30 PM An Evening with Jane Schoenbrun! Roxie Theater
- 5:30 PM Verses & Voices Poetry Workshop San Ramon Library Free
- 6 PM A Life Between Cultures: Rachel Gurjar on East to East Book Society $47.25
- 6 PM First Wednesday Book Club Belmont Library Free
- 6:30 PM A Peek Behind The Iron Curtain: An Evening with Author Danny Grossman Osher Marin JCC
- 6:30 PM Chef Eric Bédiat • 60-Minute Culinary Demonstration & Book Signing of Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts School: Volumes 1-7 Omnivore Books on Food Free
- 6:30 PM One Village, One Book Bookclub Montclair Branch Library Free
- 7 PM After Dinner Book Club: To the Moon and Back Morgan Hill Library Free
- 7 PM R.K. Maril / A Queer Guide to Saving Democracy City Lights Bookstore
- 8 PM Book Club at Book Club of California Book Club of California
Thursday, November 5
- 10 AM Words of Wonder: Friends of the Library Bookstore Vacaville Cultural Center Library Free
- 3:30 PM Dungeons & Dragons Guerneville Regional Library Free
- 4 PM Anime Club @ Asian Asian Branch Library Free
- 4 PM Book Buddies (Grades TK-3rd) Windsor Regional Library Free
- 4 PM Read Together First Chapter Book Club Central Santa Rosa Library Free
- 4:30 PM Leamos Autoras @Central: Club de lectura en español (presencial) Central Library Free
- 5 PM First Chapter Book Club Roseland Regional Library Free
- 6 PM Queer Youth Poetry Reading Fairfax Library Free
- 6:30 PM Independent Book Club Dream Weaver Books Free
- 6:30 PM LPL Book Club: Into the Blue The Love Potion Library - Books $5
- 6:30 PM Rachel Gurjar Author Talk • East to East: Recipes and Stories from Mumbai to New York Omnivore Books on Food Free
- 7 PM Data Are Made, Not Found Computer History Museum
- 7 PM Jane Austen Reader's Theatre: Pride and Prejudice The Yard Coffee Free
- 7 PM Reading Buddies at Cupertino Library Cupertino Library Free
- 7 PM The Believer celebrates the release of Issue 155 City Lights Bookstore
Friday, November 6
- 10:15 AM Book Discussion: Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books Gilroy Library Free
- 10:30 AM ESL Book Club Santa Clara City Library - Central Park Free
- 11 AM Oil in Conversation with Josie Licavoli SCRAP $39.19-$60.54
- 1 PM Friday Afternoon Library Book Club:The Fisherman's Gift by Julia R, Kelley Dougherty Station Library Free
- 2 PM Grand Opening Celebration of the Little Free Library at Birch Grove Park Birch Grove Park Free
- 4 PM Teen Book Club Santa Teresa Library Free
- 4 PM Teen Manga Book Club Campbell Library Free
- 6:30 PM Life in Perspective by Tiago Forte: Book Launch & Guided Reflection Best Bookstore in Union Square $39.19
- 7 PM Chef Eric Bédiat 60-Minute Culinary Demonstration & Book Signing Mrs Dalloway's $10-$450
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