As part of our QUEERING THE CASTRO program we're bringing a conversation with three Bay Area artists about the intersections of blackness, queerness and art.
Ken Kalfus and Rachel Monroe are current Writers in Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts.
Louise Erdrich is one of the most gifted, prolific, and challenging of contemporary Native American novelists.
Mark Binelli, author of Green Apple staff favorite Detroit City is the Place to Be, reads from his new novel, Screamin' Jay Hawkins' All-Time Greatest Hits.
Before the Wind is a grand and idiosyncratic family saga.
Toby Gleason in conversation with Al Young celebrating the release of MUSIC IN THE AIR: The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason + CONVERSATIONS IN JAZZ: The Ralph J. Gleason Interviews.
Townsend Walker draws inspiration from cemeteries, foreign places, violence and strong women. A novella in noir, La Ronde, was published by Truth Serum Press in June 2015.
Paul Madonna’s First Solo Show in Five Years Comes to The Dryansky Gallery in San Francisco in the Form of an Exhibition & Book Launch.
Kimberly Grey, Rachel Richardson, and Tess Taylor read poems from their new collections.
Join RADAR Productions on our signature series, Hella Close, part of our year-long Queering the Castro program!
Four writers read their own work for five minutes or less, and are then judged by three all-star judges.
All proceeds benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.
LUNADA is the Bay Area’s only full moon bilingual literary ritual & performance gathering devoted to spoken word, música, song, and story.
Portland-based writer and musician Alicia Jo Rabins weaves together poetry, violin, a loop pedal, and feminist Bible scholarship to create performances of unique and captivating beauty.
Desert Boys follows the life of Daley Kushner, growing up, coming out, and grappling with the remnants of his childhood in California’s Mojave Desert.
The Pharos Gate rejoices in the book as physical object, weaving together word and image in beautifully illustrated postcards and removable letters that reveal a sensual and metaphysical romance, one full of mystery and intrigue.
Litquake is proud to host the San Francisco launch of Adam Haslett's newest novel Imagine Me Gone. Haslett will be in conversation with Jane Ciabattari. Book sales and signing to follow.
part of On Art & Politics series.
Jennifer Dwight has lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area's legal community, the setting for her upcoming suspense novel, for more than 30 years.
Readings.
Join us for the paperback release party! Your ticket includes a copy of The Gods of Tango, an open bar and snacks, delicious cheese from the California Artisan Cheese Guild, discounts, hang time with Carolina De Robertis, and other surprises.
There are few living American poets today who bring to our literary table the artistic achievement, influence, and multi-faceted artistic production of Anne Waldman.
A special biennial poetry event!
This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. There will also be light refreshments and the opportunity to meet and talk with the performers.
IMPORTANT ::: DON’T TAKE YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY. Come and have fun. The end. Remember. Someday, we won’t exist and neither will the English language. If you choose to take yourself seriously, then take yourself so seriously that it’s stupid. Ridiculousness is encouraged.
Join us for some wine, fun, and a lot of fresh new writing.
Join Cathy Arellano, Korima Press and Galería de la Raza for a book release party and reading for Cathy's new book published by Korima Press "Salvation on Mission Street."
Free Admission. Cash Bar Exotica.
Readings with Raina Leon, Kevin Kvist Peters, Annelyse Gelman, and Arisa White.
Colin Winnette talks with Jensen Beach about his short story collection, Swallowed by the Cold (Graywolf Press).