This event is in the past.It took place on February 19, 2026 at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkGioia Woods / City Lights: Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the Biography of a Bookstore
Chinatown
Step into the birthplace of the Beat Generation for a free talk on City Lights' rebellious history. Gioia Woods shares the story of the nation's first all-paperback bookstore, from Howl's obscenity trial to its ongoing fight for literary freedom.
Author talk
Literary history
Free event
Beat Generation landmark
Tips
đź“š"a vital site of literary dissent" (ASU)
đź“–browse the Pocket Poets series upstairs
🏛️living museum, unchanged since 1953
Gioia Woods / City Lights: Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the Biography of a Bookstore
Literature TalkLiterature TalkStep into the birthplace of the Beat Generation for a free talk on City Lights' rebellious history. Gioia Woods shares the story of the nation's first all-paperback bookstore, from Howl's obscenity trial to its ongoing fight for literary freedom.
Author talk
Literary history
Free event
Beat Generation landmark
Tips
đź“š"a vital site of literary dissent" (ASU)
đź“–browse the Pocket Poets series upstairs
🏛️living museum, unchanged since 1953
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