LIVE! From City Lights

About LIVE! From City Lights

The official podcast for City Lights Publishers & Booksellers in San Francisco. Featuring readings and archives. Hosted by City Lights events coordinator Peter Maravelis.

Publisher

LIVE! From City Lights

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Nov 2019

Latest episode

1 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

200 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Molly Crabapple in conversation with Sam Sax

   City Lights celebrates the publication of Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund - by Molly Crabapple, published by One World. You can purchase copies Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund here: https://citylights.com/new-nonfiction-in-hardcover/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-stor/ Originally held onsite at City Lights and broadcast via Zoom on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Hosted by Peter Maravelis. Made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation: citylights.com/foundation

2. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Khiara M. Bridges in conversation with Jyesha Wren

   City Lights and The MIT Press celebrate the publication of Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans – by Khiara M. Bridges, published by The MIT Press. You can purchase copies of Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans here: https://citylights.com/new-nonfiction-in-hardcover/expecting-inequity/ Originally broadcast via Zoom on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Hosted by Peter Maravelis. Made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation: citylights.com/foundation

3. 

   5 Jun 2026

   Launch Party for “Memory Rehearsal”: Eleni Sikelianos in conversation with Matthew Zapruder

   Launch Party for “Memory Rehearsal”: Eleni Sikelianos in conversation with Matthew Zapruder by LIVE! From City Lights

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Contact LIVE! From City Lights

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

Shows with a similar audience

• 

  Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

• 

  Close Readings

• 

  The New Yorker: Poetry

• 

  City Arts & Lectures

• 

  The LRB Podcast

• 

  This American Life