Tomorrow!! Don’t miss this starry line-up!

So excited that @charliejane.bsky.social will be at our Babylon Salon this Sat!! 🤩

"Charlie Jane Anders writes the kind of stories that break your heart & expand your mind simultaneously. @charliejane.bsky.social is a true literary gem. I am a proud fan.” ~Janelle Monáe

🙌 What A Blurb! 🙌

We're thrilled to host Charlie Jane Anders @ Babylon Salon on Sat, Mar. 14! Deets above!

100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…

Thank you @literaryhub.bsky.social for including My Mother's Boyfriends in your Notable Small Press Books of 2025. I'm kvelling.
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IMMENSE gratitude to the 4 authors who wowed us at Babylon on Saturday night!
⭐ Susie Hara [Earthquake Shack]
⭐ Aimee Phan/@aimeephan.bsky.social {The Lost Queen]
⭐ Kevin Smokler/@weegee.bsky.social [Break the Frame]
⭐ Lori Ostlund/@loriostlund.bsky.social [Are You Happy?]

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My latest essay in @altajournal, on birthright citizenship and Lisa See's epic family history, ON GOLD MOUNTAIN.

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Thrilled to announce our upcoming Babylon Salon on Sat, Sept. 13, featuring:
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!

Come for drinks at 5 // Show at 5.30pm. In The Sycamore's Outdoor Patio in SF (near 16th Street BART). info: www.babylonsalon.com

TONIGHT! Come join us at The Sycamore 5:30pm!

Love this!!

Finally, a Novel That Understands the Raw Sex Appeal of Airplanes - Electric Literature In "Sky Daddy," Kate Folk takes forbidden romance to new heights

"SKY DADDY, @katefolk.bsky.social's debut novel, takes forbidden romance to new heights," says Angela Hui. Check out Kate's interview below--a whole craft lesson on novel writing--then come hear Kate read at Babylon TOMORROW! Sat, 6/14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free!

#writing #books #writer #reading

Summer Land - Green Mountains Review EVER SINCE VERNON WAS A TEENAGER, HE WAS GOOD AT SLEEPING. SO GOOD in fact, that his mother was scared he’d never wake up when he went to bed. Vernon held the record for the longest sleep ever taken i...

💜 Duane Horton's story "Summer Land" is just one example of his dreamy, fantastical fiction!

Check out his story below & get excited to hear Duane read from his new book NO HERO ALONE at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore in the Mission! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚❤️📚

Paul Flores poetry collection tackles life’s unexpected turns San Francisco author Paul Flores reads from his new book, "We Still Be.”

🌀What do we do when life throws us curveballs? Artist & poet Paul S. Flores explores this question in his book WE STILL BE.

Listen to this gorgeous clip of Paul reading his work, then get excited to hear him perform at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 @The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 🍻📚

FATED | Kirkus Reviews Another radically funny comedy from one of America’s best satiric novelists.

💥"These days there are very few American comedy writers bringing their A-game, but Browne is swinging for the fences.”
Here's the stunning Kirkus Review of Scott G. Browne's book FATED.

Come hear S.G. Browne at Babylon Salon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚

Next Sat 5/10, 6:30–8:30PM @ Telegraph Hill Books SF:
I'll be reading from KARAOKE QUEEN 🎤 w/ four fellow @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social authors for “ALOUD/OUT LOUD: Where do you keep your joy?” 🌸

Wine, treats, and spilling the (cardamom) tea 🍷📚!

#WritersGrotto #BayAreaWriters #KaraokeQueen

Thank you SO much, Justin! I'm thrilled ATRN touched you enough to reach out! 😍

Join @ninaschuyler.bsky.social and host Terry Tierney at Salesforce Park this Friday, March 7, for our Words & Stories series which starts at noon. It's the best way to spend your lunch hour!

AWP is coming up and while I am excited for my panels, we all know the OFFSITE readings are where it’s at!!! I’ll be participating in LOVE IN A TIME OF CRISIS on Wednesday night 3/26, and GROWING FROM OUR ROOTS on Thursday night 3/27. So excited to be part of these great lineups!

Thank you for the wonderful review, C.J.!! 🥰

⭐ Our stunning authors on Sat. night (L to R): Jon Hickey, Mercilee Jenkins, Nina Schuyler, & Emily Jon Tobias! (Look for sam sax in a 2nd post.) Just when we think Babylon can't get any better, it does! ⭐

National Book Award nominee @samsax.bsky.social & shot of the packed house at our Mar. 1st show!

Here's to our 5 fabulous readers at Babylon Sat. night!
You wowed us! 👏👏👏

🔥Jon Hickey
🔥Mercilee Jenkins
🔥@samsax.bsky.social
🔥Nina Schuyler
🔥 Emily Jon Tobias

Join us on Sat at the Sycamore!! (2140 Mission, SF)

Nina Schuyler on Giving a Voice to Nature in Fiction In her brilliantly conceived and eloquent new linked story collection, In This Ravishing World, Nina Schuyler offers us a “loud and bright and unrelenting” chorus of voices calling us to rise above…

"In This Ravishing World," Nina Schuyler’s amazing new story collection explores humanity’s response to climate change in all its complexities. Check out this interview & get excited to hear Nina at Babylon this Sat, Mar 1 at The Sycamore SF at 5:30! www.babylonsalon.com

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“There Is No Page That Can Hold Me”: Sam Sax’s Yr Dead - The Rumpus By insisting that Ezra’s ordinary life is epic, Sax shows that every life must be epic, holding everyone accountable. No one can sit out.

sam sax's new book "Yr Dead" was just longlisted for the National Book Award! 👏 👏 👏 Join us at Babylon this Sat, Mar 1 to hear sam & other amazing authors —we’ll be in The Sycamore SF's covered patio in back! Doors, 5pm, reading, 5:30pm. www.babylonsalon.com

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On Sat, Mar 1, Babylon is thrilled to present 5 amazing authors:
⭐ Jon Hickey
⭐ Mercilee Jenkins
⭐ sam sax
⭐ Nina Schuyler
⭐ Emily Jon Tobias
Come out to The Sycamore for drinks at 5 in the cozy, outdoor covered patio! Reading starts at 5:30. As always, admission is free. We can't wait to see you! ❤️

🔥 "I had to tell a story about characters in crisis—spiritual, political, personal—& make the themes into something real and urgent.” ~@jonvhickey.bsky.social
For a preview of Jon's debut novel, join us this Sat., Mar. 1 @ The Sycamore SF! Doors @ 5pm, Reading @5:30. As always, admission is free! 💜

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Books Inc.

Sad news: @booksincstores has filed for Chapter 11 & their Berkeley store closes SUN (Feb 9). They’ve championed my books—now let’s help them!

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📢 Spread the word

Indie bookstores keep stories alive! #SupportLocalBookstores #BooksInc #ShopIndie

Come hear the amazing Chino Scott-Chung at Salesforce Park today at 12pm!

Join us Friday, January 24 at noon for an inspiring hour of poetry at Salesforce Park.

Friday, January 24, 12-1 PM.

TJPA’s Salesforce Park Main Plaza
425 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105