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/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/3mnfqydeu322phttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mnfotivm522mCelebrating Allen Ginsberg on his centennial 👑🎂 photo taken at Fantasy Records in Berkeley CA, 1950s03 Jun 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfotivm522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mndny2g2k22mEleni Sikelianos is at Naropa University's Summer Writing Program this Thursday, June 4th! 2:30pm: Artist's Talk 7pm: Faculty Reading with Fargo Tbakhi & Lucia Hinojosa Both events take place in the Performing Arts Center on Naropa University’s Arapahoe Campus bit.ly/4dYHJhD02 Jun 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndny2g2k22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mnatj3bi4k2r"I write about what goes through my mind, and naturally, the world goes through my mind. So it looks like I'm writing about the world, but I'm just writing about notating the record of my mind's epiphanies."—Allen Ginsberg Ginsberg's Centennial is Weds., June 3rd! https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/nx-s1-5830358/literary-events-around-the-world-celebrate-the-poet-allen-ginsbergs-100th-birthday01 Jun 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnatj3bi4k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mmusu3kqik2pRest in Peace David Henderson 1942 - 2026 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/books/david-henderson-dead.html28 May 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmusu3kqik2phttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mmrqzeinj22fJoin us for our last two events before our June break! 🔴 TONIGHT Tuesday 5/26 7pm PT/10pm ET THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL: American Injustice at Guantanamo Bay Joshua Colangelo-Bryan w Philip Kearney [Humanitas Media] Join us at the bookstore or join the livestream here: https://citylights.com/events/joshua-colangelo-bryan-through-the-gates-of-hell-american-injustice-at-guatanamo-bay/26 May 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrqzeinj22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mmfogkdic22f🛶 TONIGHT 5/21 7pm PT/10pm ET Barry Gifford THE EXCEPTION: Uncle Buck’s Book of Irrepressible Navigation @sevenstories.bsky.social If you can't make it to the bookstore, register here to join us online: https://citylights.com/events/barry-gifford-3/22 May 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfogkdic22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mmcosvznts2hJoin us!! https://www.litquake.org/events-1/unsung-heroines-visionary-women-of-the-bay-area20 May 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcosvznts2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mma5hxvkds2b“MEMORY REHEARSAL Is Rooted In Santa Barbara: Eleni Sikelianos Discusses Her New Book at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.”— David Starkey, Santa Barbara Independent Join us this Thursday, May 21, at 5pm! https://www.sbma.net/events/parallel-stories-memory-rehearsal-eleni-sikelianos19 May 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma5hxvkds2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mma363vqu22vHappy Publication Day to Eleni Sikelianos! MEMORY REHEARSAL is here. “A poet’s immersion in Greek classicism forges a stronger bond with her bloodline. . . . A moving family memoir and a triumph of cultural archaeology.”–Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review https://citylights.com/city-lights-published/memory-rehearsal/19 May 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma363vqu22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mm5tpbmv6s2f🌲 TONIGHT Monday 5/18 7pm PT/10pm ET at City Lights LIVE! Cole Swensen with Norma Cole Discussing VEER [@alicejamesbooks.bsky.social] If you can't make it to the bookstore, register for the free livestream here: https://citylights.com/events/cole-swenson/18 May 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5tpbmv6s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mlp3co6uys2413 May 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp3co6uys24https://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mlm3pnxxsc2zEleni Sikelianos in the Bay Area this week celebrating the publication of MEMORY REHEARSAL, published by City Lights! More info on all events: https://citylights.com/publishing/author-tours/11 May 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm3pnxxsc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mlly23foqs26TONIGHT Monday 5/11 we have two events to share! 6pm PT/9pm ET Linford D. Fisher w/ Paul C. Rosier STEALING AMERICA INDIGENOUS CITIZENS @wwnorton.com Register: https://citylights.com/events/linford-d-fisher-stealing-america-the-hidden-story-of-indigenous-slavery-in-u-s-history/ 7pm PT Kronos Quartet w/ Poets performing HOWL Offsite at The Chapel Info: https://citylights.com/events/kronos-quartet-with-poets-performing-howl-and-other-poems/11 May 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlly23foqs26https://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mlf2baq6pk26This week's LIVE! from City Lights podcast features Max Lawton & Sean Thor Conroe discussing Lawton's translation of THE BEGINNINGS by Antonio Moresco. @deepvellumbooks.bsky.social @catranslation.org @maxlawton.bsky.social Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/livefromcitylights/antonio-moresco-tribute09 May 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlf2baq6pk26https://bsky.app/profile/citylightsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mlbvhpbpss2qMonday, May 11th, 7pm at The Chapel in San Francisco: Come Celebrate Allen Ginsberg's Centennial with Us!! https://wl.eventim.us/event/allen-ginsberg-centennial-in-sf/687765?afflky=TheChapel07 May 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:uvbnfzosltcqwfvmr4cf52lt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbvhpbpss2q