Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events
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6/30Author Reading
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6/24Storytime w/ Olive the Storyteller
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6/17Storytime w/ Lindz Amer
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6/16Reading + Q&A w/ Lindz Amer
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6/11Author Reading w/ Martha Conway
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6/10Storytime w/ Out & About Bookshop
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6/ 7Poetry + Prose Open Mic Night
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6/ 3Storytime w/ Temi Adamolekun
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6/ 3An Evening w/ Brianna Wiest
Author Reading
A night of Bay Area writers reading from their newly published work, featuring Matt Monte, Joe Zaccardi, and Miah Jeffra.
7PM | Free
Storytime w/ Olive the Storyteller
Beloved by parents and children alike, Olive the Storyteller tells stories and tall tales from around the world.
9:30AM | Free
Storytime w/ Lindz Amer
Author and podcaster Lindz Amer will read from a selection of their favorite storybooks.
Lindz Amer makes queer-centric media for kids, families, educators, their loved ones, and allies! They are the creator of family web-series Queer Kid Stuff, the author of Rainbow Parenting: Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies, and host of the Rainbow Parenting podcast. Their debut picture book, “Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!” is slated for publication with Simon & Schuster in fall 2024. Currently, they perform at schools and libraries across the country, while writing and consulting for children’s television.
9:30AM | Free
Reading + Q&A w/ Lindz Amer
Lindz Amer will read from their new book Rainbow Parenting: Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies followed by a Q&A.
Rainbow Parenting is an essential guide for parents and caregivers to raising queer-friendly children in a gender-affirming space. The book features resources for parents of children of a range of ages, leading readers through practical applications, important LGBTQ+ history, key lessons in intersectionality, pronouns, social justice, and more.
Lindz Amer makes queer-centric media for kids, families, educators, their loved ones, and allies. They are the creator of family web-series Queer Kid Stuff, the author of Rainbow Parenting: Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies, and host of the Rainbow Parenting podcast. Their debut picture book, “Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!” is slated for publication with Simon & Schuster in fall 2024. Currently, they perform at schools and libraries across the country, while writing and consulting for children’s television.
7PM | Free
Author Reading w/ Martha Conway
Martha Conway will be reading from her latest novel, a work of historic fiction, The Physicians Daughter.
Set to the backdrop of a Post-Civil War America reeling in the aftermath of the most bloody conflict of the 19th century, The Physician's Daughter is the story of two people trying to make their way in a world that is struggling to escape its past. When heavy societal expectations rule the day, and love begins to compete with ambition, sparks are certain to fly.
Born in Ohio but currently a resident of San Francisco, Martha Conway is the author of several novels including The Underground River, which was a New York Times Book Editor’s Choice (titled The Floating Theatre in the U.K. and Europe). Her novel Thieving Forest won the North American Book Award for Best Historical Fiction, and her short fiction has appeared in the Iowa Review, Mississippi Review, The Quarterly, and Carolina Quarterly. She has reviewed fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Iowa Review, and is a recipient of a California Arts Council fellowship in Creative Writing.
1PM | Free
Storytime w/ Out & About Bookshop
Founded in 2022, Out & About is an organization dedicated to nurturing children’s literary lives and developing their curiosity. They aim to engage children using diverse literature that provides “windows” into new perspectives, and “mirrors”, or stories that affirm and reflect the daily reality of LGBTQ+ youth. We aspire to uplift the work of LGBTQ+ authors, amplifying stories that are often underrepresented in children’s literature.
Join us as they read some of their favorite storybooks in our back garden, then shop their mobile bookshop in the purple bus.
9:30AM | Free
Poetry + Prose Open Mic Night
Looking to find a space to present your literary voice and perspective? Interested in building community around a shared love of writing? Join us for our monthly Poetry and Prose Open Mic. All levels of writers and poets are encouraged to participate.
7PM | Free
Storytime w/ Temi Adamolekun
Author of Your Special Voice returns to Black Bird to read some of her favorite children's books and to share a craft project that celebrates diversity.
9:30AM | Free
An Evening w/ Brianna Wiest
RESERVATIONS TO EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED. Walk-ins are welcome night of event but are not guaranteed entry (will depend on number of attendees).
Literary powerhouse and New York Times bestselling author Brianna Wiest returns to Black Bird for another magical night in the Sunset in support of her latest book The Pivot Year.
Brianna Wiest is the bestselling author of 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, Salt Water, Ceremony, When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal, and more. Her books have sold over 1M copies worldwide, regularly appear on global bestseller lists, and continue to be translated into 20+ languages.
The Pivot Year is a book of 365 daily meditations written about the journey of convincing your mind to act consistently on what your heart already knows it wants to do, and finding the courage to become who you’ve always wanted to be.
7PM | Free w/ book purchase through Black Bird (online or night of the event)