Grace Notes: Poetry at Grace Cathedral
Saturday Apr. 13 · 7pm
Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Litquake, the largest independent literary festival on the West Coast. Returning for our 9th year to this gloriously Gothic space, enjoy a special evening of exalted verse with poetry in the pews from a distinguished roster of poets. Curated and hosted by D.A. Powell and Preeti Vangani, four celebrated poets will share their work: Brenda Hillman, Cathy Park Hong, Dong Li, and Brian Tierney. A book sale and signing will follow the readings. FREE, $5-10 suggested donation |
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Black Fire This Time Vol. 2
Wednesday Apr. 24 · 6:30pm
The Museum of African Diaspora
685 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105
co-presented by the Museum of African Diaspora
Join MoAD and Litquake for a live poetry reading and celebration of the publication Black Fire This Time Vol. 2 with featured poetsJudy Juanita, Tureeda Mikell, Karla Brundage, Thurman Watts, Sheila Smith McCoy, and Katherine Takara. In this follow-up volume in the Black Fire This Time series, over 75 poets and writers come together on the ongoing theme of "Black is Beautiful, Black is Powerful, Black is Home." FREE
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Bikes & Books: Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day
Saturday Apr. 27 · 10am-6pm
Multiple Locations
co-presented by Books Not Bans and SF Bicycle Coalition
It’s the most bookish day of the year! Saturday, April 27 is Independent Bookstore Day, and to celebrate our vibrant city, we’re partnering with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and Books Not Bans to challenge you to visit as many bookstores as you can – by bike! FREE
It’s a perfect weekend adventure, seeing the city and refreshing your TBR stack at the same time. At each stop, take a selfie and tag #sfbikestobookstores on Instagram or Twitter, and get a raffle ticket for each bookstore you visit, plus an extra five raffle tickets if you're a member of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition! We’re raffling off prizes from many of the participating bookstores, and the first person to make it to every single participating store will get a $50 gift card from Fabulosa Books. |
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Oakland Arts & Lectures: Dr. Darcie Little Badger w/ Tommy Orange
Sunday May 5 · 3pm
Oakstop · 1723 Broadway Street, Oakland, CA 94612
co-presented by Oakland Arts and Lectures & Sistah Scifi
Join us for Dr. Darcie Little Badger in conversation with Tommy Orange, discussing their newest novels, Sheine Lende and Wandering Stars, respectively. Little Badger is a Lipan Apache writer whose critically acclaimed fantasy writing has received the Newbery Honor, was a LA Times Book Prize Finalist, and was longlisted for the National Book Award. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, Tommy Orange was born and raised in Oakland, California. His first book, There There, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize and received the 2019 American Book Award.
You will have the opportunity to win signed copies of Sheine Lende signed by Dr. Darcie Little Badger or Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange thanks to the support of the City of Oakland. Attendees must be present to win. FREE
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Launch Party Celebrating R.O. Kwon's Exhibit
Monday May 20 · 7pm
Verdi Club · 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA 94110
co-presented by Green Apple Books
Join us for the launch party celebrating R.O. Kwon's highly-anticipated second novel, EXHIBIT! Kwon will be joined in-conversation by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Meet us at the historic Verdi Club for a night of literary splendor. VIP tickets available for meet-and-greet preparty with Kwon plus a copy of the book, a drink ticket, and more. FREE for students, $5-$50 |
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SongWriter Live with Susan Orlean and Diana Gameros
Thursday June 13 · 7pm
The Commons · 2601 Mariposa St San Francisco, CA 94110
co-presented by KQED
Litquake and KQED Live present a night with SongWriter, a podcast that turns stories into songs (featured guests include Questlove, Joyce Carol Oates, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Roxane Gay, and Craig Finn of The Hold Steady).
In this special live recording event, bestselling author Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief, The Library Book) will share a story from her recent collection On Animals, and local songwriter Diana Gameros will play a brand new song written in response. SongWriter’s creator Ben Arthur will host, and engage the artists in a conversation with UC Berkeley researcher Laura Simone Lewis on animal intelligence. $29 |
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