If you're in the San Francisco area, don't miss the fantastic Rusty Morrison reading from her new book RISK with Maw Shein Win at City Lights on May 7: buff.ly/43PXh1u City Lights Books

This Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day! Come visit us by bike, foot, parachute, boat (looking at you klay thompson ), however you move around. Parking isn't fun in North Beach alas.

City Lights partners with the fabulous book review Book Post | @bookpostusa.bsky.social this Spring! Here's how you can win a free subscription:

Join us this evening to celebrate joelgion’s book IN THE JINGLE JANGLE JUNGLE: Keeping Time with the Brian Jonestown Massacre, published by Rare Bird. Sign up here for the livestream: citylights.com/events/joel-gi…

Join us tonight at 7pm PT at City Lights or online to hear Greg Sarris read from his new story collection! citylights.com/events/greg-sa… In conversation with Blaise Zerega Alta Journal

POSTPONED: Paul Yamazaki's Chicago and Milwaukee events this week . . . bummer. We'll let you know when they are rescheduled. Seminary Co-op Exile in Bookville Boswell Book Company

Starting in 10 minutes!

Hey, it's #WorldBookDay — check out these books from The Markaz Review مجلة المركز and our friends, Saqi Books City Lights Books and Seven Stories Press

Thurs eve Huong Le, here at City Lights: joelgion Joel Gion celebrates the publication of IN THE JINGLE JANGLE JUNGLE: Keeping Time with the Brian Jonestown Massacre, published by Rare Bird
If you can't make it, sign up for the livestream: citylights.com/.../joel-gion-…

This week at City Lights LIVE!
Weds, 7pm at the bookstore: City Lights, Alta Journal & heydaybooks celebrate the publication of The Forgetters: Stories by Greg Sarris; in conversation with Blaise Zerega (livestream avail; register citylights.com/.../greg-sarri…

This week at City Lights LIVE!
Tuesday at NOON, online: City Lights and Wave Books present Lisa Jarnot and Chris Nealon reading from new work! Register to attend here: citylights.com/events/ca-conr…

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More sad news to report - Jerome Rothenberg (1931-2024), 'poet, anthologist, and performer, and devoted friend to his global community' - a profoundly important figure - R.I.P. See our salute to Jerry on his 90th birthday (back in 2021) here - allenginsberg.org/.../s-d-11-jer…

Jerome Rothenberg. December 11, 1931 – April 21, 2024.

Pictured: Jerome Rothenberg right, and bassist Bert Turetzky, left, at City Lights Bookstore's Poetry Room.

Dive into the heart of bookselling with Paul Yamazaki's 'Reading the Room' from Ode Books! Discover the cultural significance of @citylightsbooks Booksellers and Yamazaki's vision for the future of our industry. #ReadingTheRoom #OdeBooks