Two events upcoming in San Francisco next weekend! Sat 9/27: Community poetry reading at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social's North Beach Branch w/ @annpedone.bsky.social, Steve Dickison, & Brian Ang Sun 9/28: Vending all Recenter Press books at @litquake.org's Small Press Book Fair 11am-4pm

“Nothing would probably ever have happened without this jewel…” Thanks to all who came to our Movie Matinee yesterday! And to @alexanderchee.bsky.social + @ingridrojasc.bsky.social for a great conversation on identity, glamour, and Queen of the Night. See you at the next one! @litquake.org

We're thrilled to announce another event on our "Life After Cars" book tour! We'll be featured at the @litquake.org literary festival in San Francisco on Friday, Oct 24 in conversation with Sunni Khalid of KALW Public Media. RSVP: litquake2025.sched.com/event/28UVz/... #books

Join a spread of small presses & literary magazines for the Litquake Book Fair on 9/28 in Yerba Buena Gardens! Browse the best in local literature set to a day of poetry readings from Litquake Out Loud. FREE 📅Sep 28, 11–4 🌟Full list of vendors: bit.ly/44P1jJN @yerbabuenagardens.bsky.social

Litquake Festival 2025 schedule + ticketing are now LIVE! 🥳 www.litquake.org/2025-schedule

SCHEDULE DROP COMING SOON! 📢 Ticket sales + RSVPS go live on 9/6 for donors and 9/9 for the rest of yous! Poster artist: Caitlin Mattisson

Next week! ZYZZYVA Movie Night at Roxie Theater with @ingridrojasc.bsky.social + @alexanderchee.bsky.social + @litquake.org Tickets: tinyurl.com/ys5jvcp2

This Sunday afternoon 9/7! I'll be on a @litquake.org panel of incredible SFF authors, talking about the future of California. Can't wait to see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/how-they-d...

Looking forward to being a part of The Future of California, a @litquake.org event in Berkeley this weekend 9/7 with Susanna Kwan, @annaleen.bsky.social, @sherijoseph.bsky.social @mikechenwriter.bsky.social and Zoe Young www.eventbrite.com/e/how-they-d...

Volunteer registration for Litquake 2025 is open! To learn more and sign up: www.litquake.org/volunteer

Help us continue to connect readers and writers, encourage empathy and understanding, and create more informed, impassioned citizens of the world. To donate or for more information, visit Litquake.org/donate 💗

What does the future hold for California? On 9/7, six incredible Bay Area authors will speculate and dream. Don't miss this amazing @litquake.org event w/ @mikechenwriter.bsky.social, @anitafelicelli.bsky.social, @sherijoseph.bsky.social, Susanna Kwon, & Zoe Young! www.eventbrite.com/e/how-they-d...

We’re so excited to announce our Litquake Festival 2025 headliners!🥲 Join us on October 9-25 for two weeks of unforgettable conversations, performances, and celebrations of the local arts. Full schedule coming soon! buff.ly/AvpItdQ

To donate or for more information, visit Litquake.org/donate 💗

📢Don’t miss the last podcast drop of the season! New episode out now. 🎧 Search “Litquake’s Lit Cast” wherever you get your podcasts. Episode #156: Porchlight Storytelling: Touched by an Angel @jackboulware.bsky.social @blisick.bsky.social

Local literature + poetry readings + live music?? You got to be kidding me. Join us on 9/28 from 11-4pm for the Small Press Book Fair ft Litquake Out Loud. 📅Sep 28, 11–4 📍Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade 🌟Full list of vendors: bit.ly/44P1jJN 💖 Free & open to all! @yerbabuenagardens.bsky.social

✨New podcast episode is out now! 🎧 Search “Litquake’s Lit Cast” wherever you get your podcasts. Episode #155: Generation Women: Plot Twists @samanthaschoech.bsky.social @thesusanito.bsky.social

This could be you! 🤩 We’re so excited for our upcoming events at the gorgeous Swedish American Hall. 🎶 Sep 15: Jens Lekman + David Levithan w/ Andrew Sean Greer 📝 Oct 11: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón 🎟️ Tix + info: www.litquake.org/upcoming-events @cafedunord.bsky.social

📢 New episode drop! 🎧 Search “Litquake’s Lit Cast” wherever you get your podcasts. Episode #154: Modern Magic with Michelle Tea @michelletea.bsky.social @definitelynotlost.bsky.social

✨PRE-FESTIVAL AMUSE-BOUCHE FINALE: Litquake Out Loud! … Join us on 9/28 at Yerba Buena Gardens for a day of readings and live music. Featuring BIPOC & LGBTQ+ writers hand-picked by our guest curators. 🔗More info: bit.ly/45lsRGO 📍In conjunction with our Small Press Book Fair 🆓 Free & open to all!

PRE-FESTIVAL AMUSE-BOUCHE PT IV: Small Press Book Fair🤩 We're so excited to revive the Small Press Book Fair at Yerba Buena Gardens. Come browse the best in local literature set to a day of poetry readings from Litquake Out Loud. FREE! 📅Sep 28, 11–4 ➡️Participating vendors: bit.ly/44P1jJN

✨AMUSE-BOUCHE PT III: Songs for Other People’s Weddings Join Jens Lekman + David Levithan for a night of story, song, and bittersweet romance—hosted by Andrew Sean Greer. 📍Swedish American Hall 🕖 Sep 15, Doors at 7 🎟️ tix: bit.ly/4nY7aUB @cafedunord.bsky.social

✨AMUSE-BOUCHE PT II: How They Did It — Imagining a Future California Join 5 brilliant writers on Sun 9/7 at Page Street Berkeley for a convo on speculative fiction + the future of CA. 🎟️Tickets: bit.ly/44WLT4Z @mikechenwriter.bsky.social @anitafelicelli.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social

✨First up in our Amuse-Bouche series: ZYZZYVA Movie Matinee! Join us at The Roxie for The Earrings of Madame de... (1953), selected by @alexanderchee.bsky.social and in conversation w/ author @ingridrojasc.bsky.social & @ovillalon.bsky.social 🎟️Tickets: bit.ly/451A3H0 @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social

Yes, chef! Litquake’s pre-fest “Amuse-Bouche” is live 📢✨ More info, plus ticketing and RSVPs at litquake.org/upcoming-events ... P.S: tix going fast for Ada Limón!

✨Check out our new podcast episode! Episode #153: How to Get Free Healing with Morgan Parker, Sam Sax, and Carvell Wallace 🎧 Search “Litquake’s Lit Cast” wherever you get your podcasts.

We had a blast at Gilman Brewing Company for literary pub trivia! Big cheers, lots of laughs, and a few classic head smacks. Huge thanks to our host @jeopardamy.bsky.social , co-presenter @berkeleyside.org , and all who came out. We’re so grateful for this brilliant community! 🤩

NEW PODCAST EP!📢 🎧 Search “Litquake’s Lit Cast” wherever you get your podcasts. Episode #152 - Atlas Obscura’s Wild Life: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders @atlasobscura.com

❗Calling all literary lovers❗ We’re so excited for this year’s festival, we couldn’t wait to celebrate! 🥳 Get ready for a vibrant lineup of pre-festival events happening all September long. 📅 Full pre-fest schedule drops July 22—stay tuned!

Please join us in wishing a mighty happy birthday to @profjoshlandy.bsky.social, co-host since 2017 and four-time guest before that, including "How Fiction Shapes Us" recorded live at @litquake.org in 2012. More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/how-fiction-shapes-us. #PhilSky #philosophy

Podcast drop!📢 🎧 Search “Litquake’s Lit Cast” wherever you get your podcasts. Episode #151 - Mayor of the Tenderloin: Del Seymour's Journey from Living on the Streets to Fighting Homelessness in San Francisco (ft. a special performance by Skywatchers)

📢 Litquake’s Lit Cast is back! This season kicks off with Paola Ramos on her book Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right. 🎧 Search “Litquake’s Lit Cast” wherever you get your podcasts. @kalwradio.bsky.social @paoramos.bsky.social

We had a great time at Page Street Writers chatting with 5 authors about their queer-led fiction. What a lovely way to celebrate Pride and add a few more books to our summer list🌞 Thank you to everyone who came out! ‪@edwardunderhill.bsky.social ‪@shoshanavb.bsky.social‬ ‪@jdominiclim.bsky.social

On June 26, Brando Simeo Starkey joins Sunni Khalid to discuss Their Accomplices Wore Robes—a sharp look at the Supreme Court’s role in upholding America’s racial caste system. FREE, 7–9PM @ 220 Montgomery St. bit.ly/3HLeBxO @kalwradio.bsky.social @smkhalid58.bsky.social @brandostarkey.bsky.social

We’re celebrating Pride with a special “How They Did It” featuring queer authors & their latest must-reads. Join us June 22, 3–5PM at Page Street Writers. 📍297 Page St 🎟️ 2-for-1 ticket sale: bit.ly/4jGLnxl ‪@edwardunderhill.bsky.social ‪@shoshanavb.bsky.social‬ ‪@jdominiclim.bsky.social

📚✨ Join us July 12, 6–9PM for an intimate dinner with bestselling author Alka Joshi! Enjoy Saintsbury wines & get a signed copy of Six Days in Bombay—all in support of Litquake. 📍Private SF home 🎟️ Tix: bit.ly/45kNgfS 🍷 Dinner, wine & book included

🏳️‍🌈☀️Let’s celebrate Pride! Join us June 22, 3-5PM at Page Street Writers for a conversation with queer authors & their perfect beach reads. Prosecco, books & good vibes await! 📍297 Page St 🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4jGLnxl ‪@edwardunderhill.bsky.social ‪@shoshanavb.bsky.social‬ ‪@jdominiclim.bsky.social

📢 LAST CALL! 📢 Join us Saturday for a sunny afternoon at Saintsbury Winery with authors Jasmine Guillory & Majula Martin to chat books, life & love. Tix include a book, wine/NA bevs & 20% off bottles! 💗📖🍷 🔗bit.ly/4lUT6u4 @thebestjasmine.bsky.social‬ @manjula.bsky.social‬

What a night!✨ Ocean Vuong’s reflections on vulnerability, identity, dignity, and boyhood (among much more) made for an unforgettable evening. @sfcalpres.bsky.social @greenapplebooks.bsky.social

“The dignity is not radical. The archive is already rich with it.” We spent Friday night with Ocean Vuong, Samin Nosrat, and all of you wonderful readers who showed up for such a reflective evening. It was truly something special! ‪@sfcalpres.bsky.social‬ @greenapplebooks.bsky.social‬

Join us in Napa on 6/8 for a refreshing afternoon with authors Jasmine Guillory & Manjula Martin. We'll be talking life, love, and books! 📚Tickets include wine, snacks, a signed copy of Flirting Lessons, & more! 🎟️ Register here: bit.ly/4lUT6u4 @thebestjasmine.bsky.social‬ ‪@manjula.bsky.social‬

As more corporations and institutions pull away from diversity, equity, and inclusion, Litquake is continuing to lean in. We gather writers, readers, and dreamers from every walk of life—to center joy, equity, and truth-telling. Help us keep going. 🔗 litquake.org/donate

Wine + romance in Napa? Yes please! 🍷✨ Join Litquake & Saintsbury Winery on 6/8 for an afternoon with Jasmine Guillory & Manjula Martin. Tickets include wine, snacks, a signed copy of Flirting Lessons, & more! 📚💕 Register here: bit.ly/4lUT6u4 ‪@thebestjasmine.bsky.social‬ ‪@manjula.bsky.social‬

Hear the voices of our Bay Area elders! The Elder Project presents original fiction, poetry & memoir written in retirement community workshops. 📅 May 23, 2025 | 🕔 5–7 PM 📍3160 21st St, SF FREE event w/ refreshments. No RSVP needed. #ListenToYourElders

How do we grieve a burning world while continuing to work towards a better one? At the Bay Area Book Festival, authors & scholars will explore the emotional & cultural toll of climate catastrophe in a powerful panel on sorrow, resilience & hope. 🌍 Learn more: bit.ly/4ds6wd2

✨ Calling all romance readers and wine lovers! Join Litquake on 6/8 for an afternoon in Napa with authors Manila Martin and Jasmine Guillory—the “reigning queen of contemporary romance” (Oprah said it, we believe it). 📚 🔗 bit.ly/4lUT6u4 🎟️ Tickets incl. book + wine samples/NA bevs + 20% off bottles

At Litquake, we champion diverse voices and free expression through literature, even as these ideals face growing threats. Litquake uplifts underrepresented voices, and your support helps ensure these principles remain loud and visible. 📕 Learn more: litquake.org 🌸 Donate now: litquake.org/donate