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Booksmith

1644 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117 map
cross street: Clayton
district: Haight (Upper)

Tel. 415-863-8688
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Events Calendar
Tue Sep 02
JOE NICK PATOSKI discusses Willie Nelson
Join Joe Nick Patoski (and special guests & outlaws) as he discusses his exceptional new biography Willie Nelson: An Epic Life (hardback, $27.99). Drawing on over 100 interviews with Willie and his family, friends and band, Patoski tells the country ... More		 Tickets
Mon Sep 08
MARC LECARD
From Marc Lecard, the critically acclaimed author of "Vinnie's Head," comes a fast-paced crime story about an eccentric thug chasing after a piece of nano-technology and the scientist that created it. Set locally, "Tiny Little Troubles" is a fast-pac... More		 Tickets
Tue Sep 09
JANIS IAN
Janis Ian has inspired generations of fans, and in "Society's Child: My Autobiography," the Grammy Award winner shares the fascinating story of her life in music. In this moving memoir, Ian tells the story behind her controversial 1966 hit “Society’s... More		 Tickets
Tue Sep 09
JANIS IAN discusses "Society's Child"
Janis Ian has inspired generations of fans, and in "Society's Child: My Autobiography," the Grammy Award winner shares the fascinating story of her life in music. In this moving memoir, Ian tells the story behind her controversial 1966 hit "Society's... More		 Tickets
Wed Sep 10
LILY KOPPEL
LILY KOPPEL reading & booksigning for "The Red Leather Diary" Wednesday, September 10 at 7:30 pm "The Red Leather Diary" tells the true story of a teenage girl’s discarded, Depression-era journal rescued from a dumpster in modern day Manhattan a... More		 Tickets
Thu Sep 11
TAMIM ANSARY
The Booksmith and One City One Book: San Francisco Reads celebrate "West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American," by Tamim Ansary. This memoir of growing up in pre-Taliban Afghanistan also recounts the author’s travels through North Africa an... More		 Tickets
Mon Sep 15
BILL SANTIAGO
Come hear comedian Bill Santiago read from his new book, "Pardon My Spanglish: One Man's Guide to Speaking the Habla," and perform some of the hilarious Spanglish standup from his Comedy Central special. Afterwards, share your own personal experience... More		 Tickets
Thu Sep 18
LYNDA BARRY
If there were a list of 1,000, or 100, or 10, or even 1 author to see before you die ­ at the top of that list should be Lynda Barry. She is a comic book genius - a comix goddess, and one of the most delightful and inspiring author-artists you’ll eve... More		 Tickets
Fri Sep 19
IRVINE WELSH
In "Crime,"Scottish-born author Irvine Welsh brings his unique brand of literary mayhem to the glitzed-out, drugs-and-danger state of Florida. This just published novel tells the tale of Ray Lennox (a supporting character from the novel "Filth") who ... More		 Tickets
Tue Sep 23
RICK WARTZMAN discusses John Steinbeck
Few books have caused as big a stir as John Steinbeck’s classic 1939 novel, "The Grapes of Wrath." Just a month after publication, it was the nation’s number one bestseller; but in Kern County, California - the Joads’ newfound home - the book was bur... More		 Tickets
Wed Sep 24
DAPHNE BEAL
Suspenseful, haunting and spare, "In the Land of No Right Angles" marks the arrival of a talented and intuitive new writer. In this, her first novel, Daphne Beal tells the story of a twenty-year-old American spending a year in Nepal who befriends a l... More		 Tickets
Sat Sep 27
SEAN WILSEY
Inspired by the WPA guides of the Thirties and Forties, 50 contemporary writers have produced original pieces of reportage and memoir that capture the 50 states in our time. "State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America" is an American road trip i... More		 Tickets
Sun Oct 05
NEIL GAIMAN
NEIL GAIMAN reading for The Graveyard Book Sunday, October 5 at 3:00 pm The Graveyard Book (hardback, $17.99) is Neil Gaiman's first full-length novel for middle-grade readers since the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Coral... More		 Tickets

About Booksmith

A 20 year old general bookstore known for its influence on the Haight community. A good selection of counterculture and children's literature.

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Editorial Review
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The Uses of Enchantment
By jesse nathan (01/19/2008)

" It’s late fall in the Boston suburb of West Salem. There’s snow and cloud cover and so it’s hard to say what time of day it is exactly. Two teams of girls playing field hockey shiver on their respective sidelines, waiting for school officials, as they inevitably will, to call the game and let them go home. Just before that happens, though, one of the girls slips off, allegedly to go to the bathroom. Instead she makes her way to the parking lot, where she taps her hockey stick on the glass window of a car idling there. "

Editorial Review
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Gift It Up For Dad
Finding It in San Francisco
By grace chen (06/14/2007)

" No two dads are the same. Thus, finding that one gift to suit all dads is nearly impossible. I begin my search on the premise that San Francisco neighborhoods reflect shops that cater to certain types of people and hence types of dads. The sampling begins in the Haight. "

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