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Brevity Book Club: The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Name: Brevity Book Club: The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
Start: 2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: San Francisco

When: Monday, October 26 · 5:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Listed by: The Third Place

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Brevity is a new book club concept co-hosted by ops manager Jason Pollard and event leads Scott Lipman and Deanie Crow. A year-long exploration of short story collections, whether old or new, grounded or untethered — if it’s short, we’ll read it.

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Naomi Shihab Nye & Jenny Browne in Conversation

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7:00 PM

The San Francisco Writers Workshop

Noisebridge 272 Capp St. — Mission District

The San Francisco Writers Workshop provides a forum for writers in any genre to share their work-in-progress and receive constructive critiques from other writers.

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9th Ave: Annalee Newitz Launch for A Wall is Also a Road

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7:30 PM

Ayad Akhtar in conversation with Karen Russell

Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright. His work has been published and performed in over two dozen languages.

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