Hello Litquakers,

February is a month to celebrate many things. Obviously, it’s Black History Month, as well as the month of Valentine’s Day, and, this year, Lunar New Year too, but did you know that February has specific days to celebrate all of these things: roses, chocolate, hot breakfast, stuffed mushrooms, marriage, innovation, drinking wine, family, cherry pie, presidents, fairy tales, clam chowder, flags, and cleaning out your bookcase. What we mean to say is that there's plenty to celebrate this month, whether it’s a people’s history, a wonderful romance, or your favorite food.

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Litquake Book Recs

In which we convince our favorite writers to recommend a must-read book...

Kevin Dublin recommends The Body Has Memories by Adrienne Danyelle Oliver.

“I just received several of the books from Nomadic Press’ 2022 cohort, and I’m loving the first one I started, The Body Has Memories by Adrienne Danyelle Oliver. Her rhythms dance, diction entrancing, and the poems themselves are tender reminders that our bodies carry timeless history. I feel closer to myself and the ancestors as I read it.”

Thanks, Kevin!

Register to attend Kevin’s monthly reading series The Living Room Reading Series & Salon here. He will also be teaching a chapbook writing, editing, and publishing workshop at Syzygy SF in the Spring.

Litquake Weekly

Highlighting literary news, upcoming events, and whatever else we're looking at...

“Circle Way is a collage of vignettes drawn from both Mary Ann’s and Bill’s lives, a hybrid of journalism and poetry, father and daughter.” Mary Ann Hogan’s posthumous memoir blends bay area history, decades of romance, and generations of love for the written word • San Francisco Chronicle Datebook

“... Berkeleyside has won two awards for excellence in journalism.” One of our favorite local publications is getting the recognition they deserve • Berkeleyside

“...while wife guys certainly thrive in our era of Facebook, their history stretches deep into the past.” Your social media PDA has nothing on 18th century displays of affection • Slate

“...the work done by literary translators is skillful and also entirely essential to the enterprise of publishing the best writing from around the world.” The art of translation is often overlooked. Read about why it shouldn’t be • New York Times

“I ghost-write letters for Valentine's Day...” Read about one man’s heartfelt letter-writing business • Insider

“...in between the stolen glances and witty banter are thoughtful discussions of everything from dating with a disability to sex and consent.” Romance authors discuss the genre and recommend some of their favorite books on love and lust • WBUR

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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. 2022 Dates: Oct. 6-22. www.litquake.org

Litquake is grateful for the support of the following funders who help make our programming possible. Institutional Giving: Alta Magazine, Amazon Literary Partnerships, California Arts Council, California College of the Arts, California Humanities, Center for the Art of Translation, City National Bank, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Grants for the Arts, HarperOne, Margaret and William R. Hearst III Foundation, Mary A Crocker Trust, Miner Anderson Family Foundation, Mystery Writers of America, Northern California Chapter, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Bernard Osher Foundation, Poetry Foundation, San Francisco Public Library, Swinerton Family Fund, University of San Francisco's MFA Program, Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Zellerbach Foundation. Individual Giving: Jared Bhatti, Frances Dinkelspiel and Gary Wayne, Daniel Handler and Lisa Brown, Margaret and Will Hearst, Scott James and Gerald Cain, Nion McEvoy, Craig Newmark, and Nicole Miner and Robert Mailer Anderson. Media Sponsors: San Francisco Chronicle, 7x7, KQED, Bay Area Reporter, Johnny Funcheap.

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