A literary meetingplace since 1953, City Lights is a landmark bookstore and publishing house, known for our commitment to innovative writing and progressive ideals. https://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mtue7amfjc2nCongratulations to devorah major & Thea Matthews Winners of the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award!24 Aug 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtue7amfjc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mtf5o5dhvs2iHAPPENING TONIGHT! ⛰️ Tuesday 8/18 6pm PT/9pm ET @idahocole.bsky.social with Jean Cardeño IN THE ARMS OF MOUNTAINS: A Memoir of Land, Love, and Queer Resistance in Red America [@beaconpress.bsky.social] ONLINE ONLY - Register for free here: https://citylights.com/events/cole-nicole-lefavour-in-the-arms-of-mountains/18 Aug 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf5o5dhvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3msywc6imqk2zRest in Peace, Ward Churchill 1947 - 202614 Aug 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msywc6imqk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3msyd2d5dnc2bWalking around with your head in the clouds, makes no sense at all . . . photo by Dennis Sullivan13 Aug 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyd2d5dnc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3msw7u4ekwc27Rest in Power Johanna Fernandez, 1970 - 2026 Pictured here with Mumia Abu-Jamal Johanna advocated for Mumia's freedom, and she edited his work in the book, "Writing on the Wall: Selected Prison Writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal, published by City Lights, 2015.12 Aug 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msw7u4ekwc27https://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mstnnwwpm22iTONIGHT at City Lights LIVE! 🌎 Tuesday 8/11 6pm PT/9pm ET Mara Wilson with Saumya Roy HOW WE SEE IT: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump – Edited by The Dial [@thenewpress.bsky.social] [@thedialmag.bsky.social] ONLINE ONLY - Register here: https://citylights.com/events/the-dial-city-lights-mara-wilson-in-conversation-with-saumya-roy/11 Aug 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstnnwwpm22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3msqyr5em7s2d"Cab drivers would recite Angelos's poetry to me when I would get into their cars." — Eleni Sikelianos discusses learning about her great grandfather's literary legacy when traveling in Greece for the first time @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social LISTEN: shorturl.at/tEjf1 https://shorturl.at/tEjf110 Aug 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqyr5em7s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mshb7cyzp22uCongratulations to Genny Lim, recipient of a Poet Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets! Genny Lim is the Poet Laureate of San Francisco ❤️ https://poets.org/twenty-two-poets-laureate-awarded-11-million-community-poetry-projects07 Aug 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshb7cyzp22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3msca5r4qcs2wHappiest publication day to translator C Francis Fisher and Joyce Mansour, SATISFIED SARCOPHAGI: Collected Short Stories (City Lights. August 4, 2026) 🌸 https://citylights.com/city-lights-published/satisfied-sarcophagi-col-ss/05 Aug 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msca5r4qcs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3ms7ehjjhn22dThe Right to Read Act invests in school libraries, strengthens literacy, and defends students' freedom to read. Sign and share the petition today! #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #lit Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/hr6640s3365 https://action.everylibrary.org/hr6640s336503 Aug 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7ehjjhn22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mrsxed2rs22bDon't let the American government decide what books you and your family are allowed to read. action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social https://action.everylibrary.org/hr_766129 Jul 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsxed2rs22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mrdoydzdmk2iCity Lights LIVE! events are back! Join us online and in Kerouac Alley this week! ⭕️ Thursday 7/23 6:30pm PT THE LAST HUMAN BEAR Greg Sarris with Oscar Villalon @heydaybooks.com In Kerouac Alley, registration not required, find more information here: https://citylights.com/events/greg-sarris-in-conversation-with-oscar-villalon/23 Jul 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdoydzdmk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3movzyqdvak2iAmbient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno "This album is like a Pavlovian signal — I put it on, I write." —Eleni Sikelianos's playlist for her new book MEMORY REHEARSAL (City Lights May 2026) ❤️ @largeheartedboy.bsky.social playlist: bit.ly/4gxVKFN22 Jun 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3movzyqdvak2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3movznec5as2iSummer reading recommendations from Bay Area book people! https://sf.gazetteer.co/staff-picks-summer-reading-recs-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-booksellers22 Jun 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3movznec5as2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3molybfj3zc2e"We've both seen a lot of change in the book business; one of the things that hasn't changed is the importance of conversation."—Paul Yamazaki on the Open Book Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/5cUvUFgZ41frkkoLSm2dAZ#login18 Jun 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3molybfj3zc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mo2aepozh224Last week our podcast featured Eleni Sikelianos in conversation with Matthew Zapruder discussing Sikelianos' latest work, published by City Lights! Listen at the links below, or on Apple Podcasts! Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/livefromcitylights/memory-rehearsal-launch Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uGqM0Zi7fWfUlis6wDMjr?si=QqBX-AMEQwSzK2kjOg9zSg11 Jun 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2aepozh224https://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mnxlvnj6rk2uEleni Sikelianos talks about her memoir, MEMORY REHEARSAL, with the hosts of MEMOIR NATION. They discuss what it means to embody the life of an ancestor you never knew in your writing, & the role of photographs as narrative rather than decorative elements. A fascinating exploration. bit.ly/4fyyYxa https://bit.ly/4fyyYxa10 Jun 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxlvnj6rk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mnfqydeu322p'The child in the picture is my grandfather, Glaukos. He is an old man in every memory I have of him, but he too was once young."——Eleni Sikelianos, from "Glaukos," published in MEMORY REHEARSAL (just published by City Lights!) Excerpted at Air/Light Magazine https://airlightmagazine.org/.../issue-13-summer.../glaukos/03 Jun 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfqydeu322p