Lit Crawl SF is one great big literary takeover of the Mission District where our local lit scene's infinitely interesting writers, presses, mags, writing groups, edu programs, and all out weirdos can come together. Join us this Saturday 10/26 from 5-9pm!
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The Forgetters: Greg Sarris with Leslie Carol Roberts Thursday Oct 24 · 6:00 - 7:00pm California Book Club (and streaming!) Greg Sarris—tribal leader, scholar, teacher, and activist—has always kept stories, and storytelling, at the center of his ambitious life’s work. In his latest book, The Forgetters, he goes to the root of storytelling, in a loosely interwoven collection told by two “crow sisters” and inspired by creation myths of the Southern Pomo and Coast Miwok peoples of Northern California. Joining Sarris in conversation is author, journalist, and professor Leslie Carol Roberts, founder of the ECOPOESIS Project. FREE; pre-registration required Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside Thursday Oct 24 · 6:00 - 7:30pm Mechanics Institute Library Sportswriter Melissa Ludtke's debut memoir Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside follows her time reporting for Sports Illustrated, being kicked out of the Yankees’ locker room, and the subsequent Supreme Court case that affirmed her equal rights. The ruling in Ludtke v. Kuhn opened up doors for generations of women in sports media. In conversation with San Francisco Chronicle's sports columnist Ann Killion. $7.18 for MI members / $17.85 for nonmembers Apocrypha Press at Golden Sardine Thursday Oct 24 · 6:00 - 8:00pm Golden Sardine Apocrypha is a poetry magazine and book publisher based out of North Beach wine bar and poetry bookstore Golden Sardine. Lauren Elizabeth Parker will be joined by Apocrypha editors Brandon Loberg, Andrew Paul Nelson, Caitlin Skye Wild, and Scott M. Bird to discuss building an art community in the face of a grand legacy in an ever changing city, followed by a reading. FREE, $10-15 suggested donation African Book Club: The Road to the Salt Sea with Samuel Kọláwọlé Thursday Oct 24 · 6:00 - 8:00pm Museum of African Diaspora Join MoAD and Litquake for a conversation with Nigerian author Samuel Kọláwọlé as he discusses his debut novel, The Road to the Salt Sea, a searing exploration of the global migration crisis that moves from Nigeria to Libya to Italy, from an exciting new literary voice. This program is presented as part of MoAD's African Book Club series, dedicated to reading and promoting 21st-century literature by and about Africans. Kọláwọlé will be in conversation with author, professor, host, and co-founder of African Book Club, Faith Adiele. FREE, $10-15 suggested donation Mojave Ghost: Forrest Gander with Jane Hirshfield Thursday Oct 24 · 7:00 - 8:30pm City Lights Bookstore (and streaming!) In this latest novel-poem, Pulitzer Prize winner Forrest Gander takes us between his birthplace in the Mojave Desert and his current Northern California home, where tumultuous memories coalesce with the present. Gander, trained as a geologist, walked along much of the 800-mile San Andreas Fault toward the desolate town of his birth and found himself crossing permeable dimensions of time and space, correlating his emotions and the stricken landscape with other divisions: the fractures and folds underlying not only our country, but any self in its relationship with others. Join Forrest in conversation with fellow poet Jane Hirshfield. FREE, $10-15 suggested donation The Art/Craft/Work of Translation Thursday Oct 24 · 7:00 - 9:00pm The Writers Grotto Translator Sophie Hughes describes translation as “a playful pursuit of equilibrium across an entire work, an exhilarating and, yes, joyful balancing act of loyalties: to sense, to significance, and to style.” Writer and translator May Huang who translates from Chinese; Sabrina Jaszi, a writer and translator working from Russian, Uzbek, and Ukrainian languages; and Japanese translator and professor Andrew Way Leong talk about their own “playful pursuits” and “balancing acts” in their translation practices and offer insight into their methods and projects. Moderated by Giovanna Lomanto. FREE, $10-15 suggested donation
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APAture Literary Showcase: Return Friday Oct 25 · 6:00 - 8:30pm ARC Studios & Gallery Happy 25th anniversary, APAture! Samesies! The only festival to put the focus on emerging Asian Pacific American artists returns from Oct 12th to Nov. 9th. This year’s theme is RETURN, from the Palestinian right to return, the call for Indigenous Land Back, the various migrant histories and struggle for justice in our Pacific Islander and Asian communities, and the returns we face in our own personal lives. 2024's literary showcase features celebrated writer Maw Shein Win, author of Percussing the Thinking Jar, and emerging writers from the APA community, including Noelani Piters, Megan Noble, and many others. $12 Where is Literary Criticism Headed? An Interactive Roundtable Friday Oct 25 · 7:00 - 8:30pm Page Street Co-Working In its fiftieth anniversary year, the National Book Critics Circle gathers literary critics who have been defining the future of contemporary cultural criticism in recent years in a wide-ranging interactive roundtable conversation about the future of the form. With Jane Ciabattari, Anita Felicelli, Jonathan Leal, and Oscar Villalon. Moderated by NBCC President Heather Scott Partington. Reception to follow, 8:30PM on. $21 Taboo Autofiction: Christine Angot with Cécile Alduy Friday Oct 25 · 7:00 - 8:30pm Telegraph Hill Books Villa Albertine and Litquake present French author Christine Angot in a discussion of her influential novels Incest and The Impossible Love. In Incest, Angot explores her personal turmoil through a fragmented narrative about a woman named Christine, grappling with the end of a relationship and the trauma of her father's incestuous abuse. In contrast, The Impossible Love delves into the passionate yet doomed romance between Angot's parents, Rachel and Pierre, set against the backdrop of 1950s France. Angot's discussion with Stanford professor Cécile Alduy will offer insights into her powerful storytelling and the deep emotional landscapes she navigates in her work. FREE, $10-15 suggested donation Generation Women: Plot Twists Friday Oct 25 · 7:30 - 9:00pm Verdi Club We’re pleased to welcome the San Francisco return of Generation Women, a live multigenerational storytelling series. One woman or non-binary performer in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s+ will share an original true story on the theme of “Plot Twists,” ones they’ve written, encountered, wished for, or regretted. Founded by author Georgia Clark in New York City in 2017, the mission of Generation Women is to amplify underheard voices and create space for intergenerational connection and community. Featuring Eirinie Carson, Susan Kiyo Ito, Giovanna Lomanto, Jenny Pritchett, Rachel Levin. and Jane Smiley. Hosted by writer, editor, and curator Samantha Schoech. Doors at 7:00pm. $20 adv / $25 door RAWdance: Escape Friday Oct 25 · 7:30 - 9:00pm ODC Theather Join RAWdance and Litquake for "Escape," an evocative ensemble work inspired by culturally-rooted vacation enclaves such as the Borscht Belt and Provincetown. Set in a world of vintage beachwear, "Escape" offers a cheeky dance romp into resort culture, while also inviting reflection on the power of belonging. Lighting for all works is by long-time collaborator and Bay Area design powerhouse, Del Medoff. The theater lobby will feature storytelling recordings from Litquake’s Elder Project, a community-building writing program in Bay Area senior centers. "Escape" is one of four world premieres as part of RAWdance's, landmark 20th anniversary home season at ODC Theater from October 24-27, 2024. Visit RAWdance.org for more info. Doors at 6:30PM. $30 general / $25 students/teachers/seniors/artists
Lit Crawl San Francisco is THIS Saturday, 10/26!!! Buckle up, buckaroos. The final night blowout of Litquake's 25 annual Festival is our BIGGEST Lit Crawl since the before days: 60+ events in 30+ venues. With ew stuff too! Pre-Crawl tailgates! An After Party for all! Get your Crawl pals and plan together for the biggest literary crawl IN THE WORLD as the whole Bay Area writing community descends on the Mission.
About Litquake Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city's music, film, and cultural festivals. 2024 Dates: Oct. 10-26. www.litquake.org
Litquake is grateful for the support of the following funders who help make our programming possible. Institutional Giving: Bernard Osher Foundation, California Arts Council, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Center for the Art of Translation, Fleishhacker Foundation, Grants for the Arts, Hawthornden Foundation, Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation, Margaret and William R. Hearst III Foundation, Miner Anderson Family Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Rock Foundation, Norway House, Sam Mazza Foundation, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, Zellerbach Family Foundation; Individual Giving: Jared Bhatti, Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler, Frances Dinkelspiel and Gary Wayne, Karyn DiGiorgio and Steve Sattler, Scott James and Gerald Cain, Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman, and Ellen Ullman Media Sponsors: San Francisco Chronicle, 7x7, KALW, KEXP, KQED, SF Arts Monthly, Bay Area Reporter, Johnny Funcheap.
