45th Annual Northern California Book Awards

09/19/2026 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Fiction/Creative Nonfiction
Talk

Celebrate the achievements of Northern California authors and California translators! This annual ceremony honors outstanding books published in 2025 by Northern California authors and California translators. Finalists and honored books will be available for purchase and signing, with a reception following the awards show.

The ceremony will also recognize recipients of the Fred Cody Award for Lifetime Achievement and Service, the NCBA Recognition Award, the NCBA Groundbreaker Award and the California Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose.

Free

Presented by San Francisco Public Library

 

San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102