Upcoming San Francisco Events Events

Nov 01

Julianna Glasse with Tara Schuster - This Is What Happens When Women Read

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Biography & Memoir
Politics, History & Social Issues
A graphic features a portrait of a blonde woman wearing a black pinstriped blazer on the left side. The right side has a red background with the pink text, "This Is What Happens When Women Read." Blue horizontal banners at the top and bottom contain white text reading "Julianna Glasse" and "Ferry Building," respectively.
An empowering story of self-actualization by a former Christian pop star whose life was transformed by reading.“In telling her story, Julianna Glasse blazes a trail for every woman who has ever f...
Date: Sun, 11/1/2026
Time: 2:00pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A graphic features a portrait of a blonde woman wearing a black pinstriped blazer on the left side. The right side has a red background with the pink text, "This Is What Happens When Women Read." Blue horizontal banners at the top and bottom contain white text reading "Julianna Glasse" and "Ferry Building," respectively.
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Nov 03

Kristen Naiman with Sherri McMullen - Real Style (The RealReal, SF)

Ticketed / Off-Site Event
San Francisco Events
Art, Poetry & Photography
A woman with curly brown hair wearing a cream-colored blouse stands in front of a bookshelf next to a promotional graphic titled "Real Style" by The RealReal. The graphic features a colorful collage of fabrics and textures with the subtitle, "Dressing with Intention and Expressing Yourself Through Style," and the bottom of the image reads, "THE REALREAL, SF."
Please join us for our upcoming ​event with Kristen Naiman, co-author of Real Style and Chief Brand Officer at The RealReal. Rather than a traditional style guide, Real Style is an invitation to ...
Date: Tue, 11/3/2026
Time: 7:00pm
Place:

The RealReal
253 Post St
San Francisco, CA 94108
United States

A woman with curly brown hair wearing a cream-colored blouse stands in front of a bookshelf next to a promotional graphic titled "Real Style" by The RealReal. The graphic features a colorful collage of fabrics and textures with the subtitle, "Dressing with Intention and Expressing Yourself Through Style," and the bottom of the image reads, "THE REALREAL, SF."
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Nov 04

Aryeh Green - Finding Peace in the Promised Land

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Politics, History & Social Issues
A composite image featuring a smiling man with short grey hair wearing a blue denim shirt on the left, set against a blurry, informal indoor background. On the right is a blue book cover titled "Finding Peace in the Promised Land," with the subtitle "From Hatred to Humanity: Five Transformative Steps to Resolve the Arab-Israel Conflict," featuring several review quotes. The entire composition is framed with a blue border containing the text "ARYEH GREEN" at the top and "FERRY BUILDING" at the bottom.
Aryeh Green is a knowledgeable & inspiring speaker who has lived in Israel for over 40 years.  Join us for this unique opportunity, in an intimate setting, to: Gain in...
Date: Wed, 11/4/2026
Time: 5:30pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A composite image featuring a smiling man with short grey hair wearing a blue denim shirt on the left, set against a blurry, informal indoor background. On the right is a blue book cover titled "Finding Peace in the Promised Land," with the subtitle "From Hatred to Humanity: Five Transformative Steps to Resolve the Arab-Israel Conflict," featuring several review quotes. The entire composition is framed with a blue border containing the text "ARYEH GREEN" at the top and "FERRY BUILDING" at the bottom.
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Nov 05

Greg Gaar with Jay Blakesberg - Greg Gaar’s San Francisco Street Scenes

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Local Interest
Politics, History & Social Issues
A composite image featuring a portrait of an elderly man with gray hair and a mustache on the left, and a book cover on the right titled "San Francisco Street Scenes 1972-1991," which displays a black-and-white photograph of people riding an escalator. The image also includes the text "GREG GAAR" at the top and "FERRY BUILDING" at the bottom.
Greg Gaar’s San Francisco Street Scenes is a debut hardcover coffee table book of photography documenting the city’s evolving spirit, self-expression, activism, and community from the early 197...
Date: Thu, 11/5/2026
Time: 5:30pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A composite image featuring a portrait of an elderly man with gray hair and a mustache on the left, and a book cover on the right titled "San Francisco Street Scenes 1972-1991," which displays a black-and-white photograph of people riding an escalator. The image also includes the text "GREG GAAR" at the top and "FERRY BUILDING" at the bottom.
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Nov 06

Nigel Ng with Chef Martin Yan - Don't Mess Up Your Rice

Ticketed / Off-Site Event
San Francisco Events
Food & Wine
A promotional graphic featuring two images of a man wearing an orange polo shirt with a white towel draped over his shoulder. In the left panel, he rests his cheek on his hand. In the right panel, he is laughing while holding a spoon over a plate of fried rice. The image includes text promoting a cookbook titled "Don't Mess Up Your Rice" and a banner at the bottom labeled "Calvary Presbyterian."
Nigel Ng—better known to millions as the comedy phenomenon Uncle Roger—has built a global fanbase through razor-sharp humor, viral food critiques, and fiercely defending authentic Asian cooking...
Date: Fri, 11/6/2026
Time: 7:00pm
Place:

Calvary Presbyterian
2515 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115
United States

A promotional graphic featuring two images of a man wearing an orange polo shirt with a white towel draped over his shoulder. In the left panel, he rests his cheek on his hand. In the right panel, he is laughing while holding a spoon over a plate of fried rice. The image includes text promoting a cookbook titled "Don't Mess Up Your Rice" and a banner at the bottom labeled "Calvary Presbyterian."
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Nov 08

Kevin Waite - The Boundless Biddy Mason

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Politics, History & Social Issues
A split-screen promotional graphic featuring a smiling man with glasses wearing a purple collared shirt on the left, and a book cover on the right. The book cover displays a sepia-toned historical portrait of a woman set against an American West landscape background, with the title "The Boundless: An Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom Across the American West." The image is framed by blue bars at the top and bottom containing event and author information.
Prize-winning historian Kevin Waite uncovers an extraordinary story of survival in this first book-length biography of Biddy Mason. The narrative follows Mason's journey from the cotton South to me...
Date: Sun, 11/8/2026
Time: 2:00pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A split-screen promotional graphic featuring a smiling man with glasses wearing a purple collared shirt on the left, and a book cover on the right. The book cover displays a sepia-toned historical portrait of a woman set against an American West landscape background, with the title "The Boundless: An Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom Across the American West." The image is framed by blue bars at the top and bottom containing event and author information.
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Nov 10

NEW DATE: Henry J. Evans - Bombs, Bacon, and Bankruptcy

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Psychology & Spirituality
Business, Technology & Science
A smiling, bald man wearing a blue plaid dress shirt and a dark blazer stands next to a book titled "Bombs, Bacon & Bankruptcy: The Art of Crisis Leadership," set against a white background with blue horizontal banners at the top and bottom.
Crisis leadership can be the toughest type of leadership—and the most crucial to master. Whether the stakes are literally life-and-death or just feel that way, this is the essential guide to keep...
Date: Tue, 11/10/2026
Time: 5:30pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A smiling, bald man wearing a blue plaid dress shirt and a dark blazer stands next to a book titled "Bombs, Bacon & Bankruptcy: The Art of Crisis Leadership," set against a white background with blue horizontal banners at the top and bottom.
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Nov 11

Marcus Thompson, II - Game Changers

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Sports
A promotional graphic featuring a portrait of a bearded man on the left and a list of basketball legends on the right under the heading "GAME CHANGERS." The subtitle reads "The GOATs Who Revolutionized Basketball," and the image is framed by blue bars at the top and bottom that display the author’s name and the location, Ferry Building.
Acclaimed sports journalist Marcus Thompson II presents Game Changers, a fast-paced, stat-filled tribute to the unique players who changed basketball forever and spark endless GOAT debates among fa...
Date: Wed, 11/11/2026
Time: 5:30pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A promotional graphic featuring a portrait of a bearded man on the left and a list of basketball legends on the right under the heading "GAME CHANGERS." The subtitle reads "The GOATs Who Revolutionized Basketball," and the image is framed by blue bars at the top and bottom that display the author’s name and the location, Ferry Building.
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Nov 12

Illah Nourbakhsh - Crunch Time

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Business, Technology & Science
Politics, History & Social Issues
A split-view graphic showing a woman with long, dark hair wearing a black shirt and beaded necklace against a soft-focus green background on the left, and a novel cover on the right. The cover features the title "family language" in orange text, accompanied by phonetic transcriptions and a small illustration of a child’s face. The entire image is framed by dark teal horizontal bands at the top and bottom containing text.
As workers and as parents, we all care deeply about how we must prepare ourselves and our children for fulfilling careers at a time when the changing nature of labor is opaque.   In this ...
Date: Thu, 11/12/2026
Time: 5:30pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A split-view graphic showing a woman with long, dark hair wearing a black shirt and beaded necklace against a soft-focus green background on the left, and a novel cover on the right. The cover features the title "family language" in orange text, accompanied by phonetic transcriptions and a small illustration of a child’s face. The entire image is framed by dark teal horizontal bands at the top and bottom containing text.
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Nov 14

Devendra Banhart - Four Nose Jobs a Day

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Art, Poetry & Photography
An event flyer featuring a headshot of a man with dark hair and a beard on the left, next to a book cover titled "Four Nose Jobs a Day" which displays an abstract illustration on a brown background. The top of the image features text, and the bottom reads "- RSVP - FERRY BUILDING."
Join us at the Ferry Building for a meet-and-greet celebration of Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and visual artist Devendra Banhart.Like his music and visual art, Banhart’s poetry converge...
Date: Sat, 11/14/2026
Time: 12:00pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

An event flyer featuring a headshot of a man with dark hair and a beard on the left, next to a book cover titled "Four Nose Jobs a Day" which displays an abstract illustration on a brown background. The top of the image features text, and the bottom reads "- RSVP - FERRY BUILDING."
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Nov 14

Seth Fleisher with Anna Norberg- The Farther Shore

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Fiction
A split image featuring a man with glasses, wearing a jacket and button-down shirt, sitting on a rocky surface on the left. On the right is the cover of the novel "The Farther Shore," which depicts a sunset landscape with trees and two figures walking in the distance. The composition is bordered by blue horizontal bars at the top and bottom containing text.
The Father Shore is a sweeping novel about fathers and sons, memory and race, and the dangerous fictions that shape us--inspired by the true story of Eugene Marais, one of history's most extraordin...
Date: Sat, 11/14/2026
Time: 3:00pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A split image featuring a man with glasses, wearing a jacket and button-down shirt, sitting on a rocky surface on the left. On the right is the cover of the novel "The Farther Shore," which depicts a sunset landscape with trees and two figures walking in the distance. The composition is bordered by blue horizontal bars at the top and bottom containing text.
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Nov 14

David Sedaris with Susan Orlean - The Land and Its People (War Memorial Opera House, SF)

Ticketed / Off-Site Event
San Francisco Events
Fiction
A promotional graphic featuring an individual in a dark suit and glasses holding a pipe, standing before a library bookshelf. Beside them is a book cover with an orange background displaying a vintage black-and-white photograph of a couple sitting in a sandpit, titled "The Land and Its People." The graphic includes text noting a ticketed event at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
An unforgettable and lively author event awaits with beloved humorist David Sedaris and his new book, The Land and Its People: Essays.  In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what i...
Date: Sat, 11/14/2026
Time: 8:00pm
Place:

War Memorial Opera House
301 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

A promotional graphic featuring an individual in a dark suit and glasses holding a pipe, standing before a library bookshelf. Beside them is a book cover with an orange background displaying a vintage black-and-white photograph of a couple sitting in a sandpit, titled "The Land and Its People." The graphic includes text noting a ticketed event at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
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Nov 15

SOLD OUT: Rachel Maddow with Kara Swisher - Department of Fate

Ticketed / Off-Site Event
San Francisco Events
Biography & Memoir
A graphic featuring a headshot of a person with short dark hair wearing glasses against a blue background, positioned next to an illustration of a golden clenched fist suspended by chains, titled "DEPARTMENT of FATE." A yellow banner at the bottom reads "SOLD OUT," followed by the text "GOLDEN GATE THEATRE, SF."
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT In this one-night-only event, Rachel Maddow, the Emmy Award-Winning MS NOW Host and bestselling author, returns to San Francisco for an intimate conversation about her new bo...
Date: Sun, 11/15/2026
Time: 4:00pm
Place:

Golden Gate Theatre
1 Taylor Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

A graphic featuring a headshot of a person with short dark hair wearing glasses against a blue background, positioned next to an illustration of a golden clenched fist suspended by chains, titled "DEPARTMENT of FATE." A yellow banner at the bottom reads "SOLD OUT," followed by the text "GOLDEN GATE THEATRE, SF."
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Nov 16

Nick Paumgarten with Chris Jennings - The Intangibles

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Biography & Memoir
Sports
Split-screen image with blue banners at the top and bottom. The left panel shows a black-and-white portrait of a man wearing glasses. The right panel displays a book cover titled "The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game," featuring a sepia-toned photograph of five children in hockey gear. The top banner reads "NICK PAUMGARTEN" and the bottom banner reads "FERRY BUILDING."
Over the past two decades, Nick Paumgarten has become one of The New Yorker’s most admired staff writers. His long-awaited first book, a memoir, uses his consuming lifelong obsession with hockey ...
Date: Mon, 11/16/2026
Time: 6:00pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

Split-screen image with blue banners at the top and bottom. The left panel shows a black-and-white portrait of a man wearing glasses. The right panel displays a book cover titled "The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game," featuring a sepia-toned photograph of five children in hockey gear. The top banner reads "NICK PAUMGARTEN" and the bottom banner reads "FERRY BUILDING."
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Nov 18

Diana Helmuth & Eliza Washington - Lonely Planet Where to Cheat on Your Cat

San Francisco Ferry Building Store
San Francisco Events
Nature, Environment & Pets
Travel & Travel Writing
A promotional graphic for the book "Where to Cheat on Your Cat: The Cat Lover's Travel Guide" by Lonely Planet. The image features portraits of two women on the left, and on the right, the book cover illustration showing an orange cat sitting inside a small, white, blue-domed structure. The text "Ferry Building" is displayed at the bottom of the graphic.
Calling all cat lovers, travelers, and anyone who’s ever felt just a little guilty about befriending a new pet far from home. Join Lonely Planet and authors Diana Helmuth and Eliza Washingto...
Date: Wed, 11/18/2026
Time: 5:30pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A promotional graphic for the book "Where to Cheat on Your Cat: The Cat Lover's Travel Guide" by Lonely Planet. The image features portraits of two women on the left, and on the right, the book cover illustration showing an orange cat sitting inside a small, white, blue-domed structure. The text "Ferry Building" is displayed at the bottom of the graphic.
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Nov 21

Ann M. Evans & Georgeanne Brennan - Market Memories Cookbook (Foodwise)

San Francisco Events
Food & Wine
A graphic featuring a photograph of two women carrying woven baskets at an outdoor farmers market, positioned next to a cookbook cover titled "Davis Farmers Market Market Memories Cookbook Celebrating 50 Years." The book cover features a watercolor illustration of fresh produce, including leafy greens, peaches, and a tomato. The overall graphic is framed by text at the top and bottom referencing two individuals and the SF Ferry Plaza Market.
Meet & Greet Book Signing Only • SF Ferry Plaza Market11:00 AM PT Food Demo // 11:30 AM PT Book Signing
Date: Sat, 11/21/2026
Time: 11:00am
Place:

Ferry Building
Foodwise Classroom
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A graphic featuring a photograph of two women carrying woven baskets at an outdoor farmers market, positioned next to a cookbook cover titled "Davis Farmers Market Market Memories Cookbook Celebrating 50 Years." The book cover features a watercolor illustration of fresh produce, including leafy greens, peaches, and a tomato. The overall graphic is framed by text at the top and bottom referencing two individuals and the SF Ferry Plaza Market.
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Dec 02

Walter Stahr - William Howard Taft

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Politics, History & Social Issues
Biography & Memoir
A split-screen promotional image with blue horizontal banners at the top and bottom. On the left, a man in a dark pinstripe suit and a bright yellow patterned tie smiles toward the camera. On the right, a biography book cover features a formal portrait of a historical figure with a white mustache and the book's title. The top banner displays an author's name, and the bottom banner reads "FERRY BUILDING."
From an acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer comes a remarkable new look at the only man to serve as both president and chief justice of the United States. **** ABOUT THIS EVENT This ev...
Date: Wed, 12/2/2026
Time: 5:30pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A split-screen promotional image with blue horizontal banners at the top and bottom. On the left, a man in a dark pinstripe suit and a bright yellow patterned tie smiles toward the camera. On the right, a biography book cover features a formal portrait of a historical figure with a white mustache and the book's title. The top banner displays an author's name, and the bottom banner reads "FERRY BUILDING."
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Dec 03

Pete McBride - Meet & Greet Signing

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Nature, Environment & Pets
Art, Poetry & Photography
A composite image featuring a headshot of a man in a zip-up hoodie set against a sunset background, displayed alongside book covers titled "Wild Silence," "Witness to Water," and "The Grand Canyon." The entire layout is framed by blue header and footer banners containing text.
Join us for a meet-and-greet signing line personalization opportunity featuring Pete McBride, an award-winning nature photographer, author, explorer, and filmmaker. Pete will be in the Bay Area for...
Date: Thu, 12/3/2026
Time: 12:00pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A composite image featuring a headshot of a man in a zip-up hoodie set against a sunset background, displayed alongside book covers titled "Wild Silence," "Witness to Water," and "The Grand Canyon." The entire layout is framed by blue header and footer banners containing text.
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Dec 19

Florencia Ramirez - The Kitchen Activist

San Francisco Events
Food & Wine
A split-screen image showing a woman standing at the SF Ferry Plaza Market on the left, wearing a teal wrap, smiling, and holding a woven basket over crates of fresh produce. On the right is the cover of a book titled "The Kitchen Activist," which features an illustration of a hand holding a large wooden spoon against a teal background with white botanical line art, promoting a guide to creating a planet-smart kitchen.
Meet & Greet Book Signing Only • SF Ferry Plaza Market11:00 AM PT Food Demo // 11:30 AM PT Book Signing Please join us for a special meet and greet signing event with Florencia Rami...
Date: Sat, 12/19/2026
Time: 11:00am
Place:

Ferry Building
Foodwise Classroom
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

A split-screen image showing a woman standing at the SF Ferry Plaza Market on the left, wearing a teal wrap, smiling, and holding a woven basket over crates of fresh produce. On the right is the cover of a book titled "The Kitchen Activist," which features an illustration of a hand holding a large wooden spoon against a teal background with white botanical line art, promoting a guide to creating a planet-smart kitchen.
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Jan 13

Rhae Lynn Barnes & David M. Henkin - Darkology & Out of the Ballpark

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Film, Music & Stage
Politics, History & Social Issues
Sports
Event flyer for a book talk at the Ferry Building. The graphic features two book covers: one titled "Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment" with a yellow background, and another titled "Out of the Ballpark" with a dark blue background and a baseball illustration. Below the books are circular headshot portraits of a woman with long, curly brown hair and a man with short, dark hair and a goatee.
With its gripping writing and penetrating archival research, Darkology is a landmark work of cultural and social history—and an essential tool, as Rhae Lynn Barnes writes, to negate minstrelsy’...
Date: Wed, 1/13/2027
Time: 5:30pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

Event flyer for a book talk at the Ferry Building. The graphic features two book covers: one titled "Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment" with a yellow background, and another titled "Out of the Ballpark" with a dark blue background and a baseball illustration. Below the books are circular headshot portraits of a woman with long, curly brown hair and a man with short, dark hair and a goatee.
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Feb 24

Saree Makdisi & Ussama Makdisi - Anti-Palestinianism

San Francisco Events
San Francisco Ferry Building Store
Politics, History & Social Issues
Poster for “Anti Palestinianism” by Saree Makdisi and Ussama Makdisi, featuring author portraits above “Ferry Building”; bold design conveys a serious political tone.
From two leading scholars, a concise, authoritative work naming and explaining a bigotry that is usually misunderstood or outright ignored. **** ABOUT THIS EVENT This event will be hosted by Book ...
Date: Wed, 2/24/2027
Time: 5:30pm
Place:

Book Passage Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

Poster for “Anti Palestinianism” by Saree Makdisi and Ussama Makdisi, featuring author portraits above “Ferry Building”; bold design conveys a serious political tone.
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