(Evan Karp) After a long year of books, book tours, new adventures in social media prostitution (whatever that means), and a surge in series and…
(Evan Karp) “Satire, like all good literature, has always been about creating a safe, neutral space for mediocre, uncontroversial ideas to be met with constant…
(Maureen Blennerhassett) Have you seen the Bay Citizen app that mystically predicts which of the many Bay Area reading series’ could be right for you?…
(Evan Karp) As you probably know, Quiet Lightning recently filed its articles of incorporation as a non-profit organization (status: pending). This month’s show, Apr 4…
(Courtney Sanchez) This is what happens when you place a dozen women in a room together: they start talking about men. Talking can eventually lead…
(Nicole McFeely) I want to see Charlie Jane‘s pages. I’ve never gone to a reading where I’ve enjoyed the host’s introductions to the performers as…
(Evan Karp) D.W. Lichtenberg, 26, is author of The Ancient Book of Hip, about which Evan Karp has said: “After several reads, each with its own artfully…
(Charles Kruger) Daniel Yaryan’s peripatetic reading series Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts has presented 12 “rounds” throughout the state of California. The venues have included many…
(Nicole McFeely) Don’t ever expect me to introduce you to anyone. It’s not that I don’t care to, its just that I assume everyone already…
Mon Mar 7 11, 15 Romolo (Evan Karp) Come to think of it, a lot of things we might consider “authentic” do not have a…