Calendar of Events
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 12:15 pm PST
OUTRIDER/Film Screening & Conversation w/Alystyre Julian & Anne Waldman
City Lights and the Roxie Theater present a screening of the film OUTRIDER - Directed by Alystyre Julian - to be followed by a conversation between Alystyre Julian and Anne Waldman - This event will take place at the Roxie Theater, 3125 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 - Tickets available at the Roxie Theater website: https://roxie.com/film/outrider/
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Monday, December 8, 2025, 7:00 pm PST
Suzanne Jill Levine in conversation with Erik Noonan / Launch Party for “Unfaithful: A Translator’s Memoir”
City Lights and Bloomsbury Books celebrate the publication of Unfaithful: A Translator's Memoir - By Suzanne Jill Levine - Published by Bloomsbury books
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 6:00 pm PST
Project Censored’s “State of the Free Press” 50th Anniversary
City Lights, Project Censored, and Seven Stories Press celebrate the publication of "STATE OF THE FREE PRESS 2025" - Edited by Mickey Huff, Shealeigh Voitl, and Andy Lee Roth - Published by Seven Stories Press
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Thursday, December 11, 2025, 7:00 pm PST
El Martillo Press @ City Lights
Join Tshaka Campbell, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Paul S. Flores, Margaret Elysia Garcia, and Briana Muñoz for an evening of readings and merriment. City Lights celebrates an exceptional Indy press.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 7:00 pm PST
Search & Destroy Launch Party
City Lights and Inpatient Press celebrate the publication of Search & Destroy: The Complete Archive - Edited by V. Vale, Cecily Chen and Mitch Anzuoni - Published by Inpatient Press / The MIT Press
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Thursday, December 18, 2025, 6:00 pm PST
Before Columbus Foundation Book Launch Party
Baraka Books, the Before Columbus Foundation, and City Lights celebrate the publication of BLIND PERSISTENCE: The History of the Before Columbus Foundation - Edited by Ishmael Reed and Justin Desmangles (with Carla Blank and Tennessee Reed) - Published by Baraka Books
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Sunday, January 11, 2026, 11:00 am PST
Panel Discussion / We Will Rise Again: Speculative Stories About Political Protest, Resistance, and Hope
Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older in conversation - City Lights celebrates the publication of We Will Rise Again: Speculative Stories About Political Protest, Resistance, and Hope - Edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, & Malka Older - Published by Simon & Schuster/Saga Press
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Monday, January 12, 2026, 7:00 pm PST
Nayland Blake in conversation with Jarrett Earnest
City Lights celebrates the publication of My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio: Writings and Interviews, 1983–2024 - By Nayland Blake - Edited and with an introduction by Jarrett Earnest - Published by Duke University Press
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 6:00 pm PST
Mario T. García discussing the life and work of Rupert García
City Lights celebrates the publication of Rupert García: The Making of an American Artist, a Testimonio - by Mario T. García - Published by Rutgers University Press
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 7:00 pm PST
John Sayles
City Lights and Melville House Books celebrate the publication of Crucible - By John Sayles - Published by Melville House
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Thursday, January 22, 2026, 7:00 pm PST
Tribute to the Life and Art of Rick Fröberg
City Lights and Akashic Books celebrate the publication of - PLENTY FOR ALL:THE ART OF RICK FRÖBERG - by Rick Fröberg - Published by Akashic Books - We will be joined by Chris Thomson (Circus Lupus, Ignition), Sohrab Habibion (Obits, Savak), Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys), Alexis Fleisig (Girls Against Boys), and Phil Manley (Trans Am)
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Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11:00 am PST
Rewiring Democracy with Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders in conversation with Cindy Cohn
City Lights, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and The MIT Press present Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders (in conversation with Cindy Cohn/EFF) discussing their new book Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship - Published by The MIT Press - This is an online event. You may join us at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84275401114
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 7:00 pm PST
Patricia Albers in conversation with Gabrielle Selz
City Lights and The Other Press present: A Book Launch Party for "Everything Is Photograph: A Life of André Kertész"- by Patricia Albers - Published by The Other Press
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:00 pm PST
Kevin Killian’s Padam Padam
City Lights and Nightboat Books present an evening of readings and discussion with Dodie Bellamy, Daniel Benjamin, Lindsey Boldt, Tonya Foster, Peter Gizzi, Jason Morris, and Roberto Tejada - Celebrating the publication of Padam Padam: Collected Poems - By Kevin Killian - Edited by Evan Kennedy & Jason Morris - Introduction by Kay Gabriel - Published by Nightboat Books
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Thursday, January 29, 2026, 7:00 pm PST
Grant Faulkner & Gail Butensky (moderated by Maw Shein Win)
City Lights and University of New Mexico Press celebrate the publication of "something out there in the distance" - by Grant Faulkner - Photographer Gail Butensky - Published by University of New Mexico Press
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