martes, 28 de abril de 2009
Event Schedule
We're in the final throes of scheduling more than 450 authors into their festival slots. Watch this space for the first listings...soon!
sábado, 4 de abril de 2009
You're a Horrible Person, But I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice
Litquake, The Believer magazine and the JCCSF present a book release event for You're a Horrible Person, But I Like You—a new anthology featuring horribly bad advice from renowned comedians from stage and screen!
Thursday, April 15, 8 pm
Jewish Community Center San Francisco (JCCSF) 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Among the You're a Horrible Person But I Like You contributors appearing
on April 15 will be:
Larry Doyle - humorist (with the New Yorker, Esquire and more), TV writer (The Simpsons, Beavis and Butthead), and author (I Love You, Beth Cooper)
Daniel Handler - author of three books for adults, and a series for children under the name of Lemony Snicket. He also plays a mean accordion.
Marc Maron - Stand-up comedian who has appeared on Conan and HBO among many other shows, radio host, author, top-rated podcaster of WTF
Eugene Mirman - Named Best NY Comedian by the Village Voice and one of the country's best by Paste. Has appeared on Comedy Central as well as Flight of the Conchords.
There will be a post-show wine reception in the atrium of the JCCSF!
Tickets are $20 and available online or by phone at 415.292.1233.
Jewish Community Center San Francisco (JCCSF) 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Special thanks to Joie de Vivre Hotels
Thursday, April 15, 8 pm
Jewish Community Center San Francisco (JCCSF) 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Among the You're a Horrible Person But I Like You contributors appearing
on April 15 will be:
Larry Doyle - humorist (with the New Yorker, Esquire and more), TV writer (The Simpsons, Beavis and Butthead), and author (I Love You, Beth Cooper)
Daniel Handler - author of three books for adults, and a series for children under the name of Lemony Snicket. He also plays a mean accordion.
Marc Maron - Stand-up comedian who has appeared on Conan and HBO among many other shows, radio host, author, top-rated podcaster of WTF
Eugene Mirman - Named Best NY Comedian by the Village Voice and one of the country's best by Paste. Has appeared on Comedy Central as well as Flight of the Conchords.
There will be a post-show wine reception in the atrium of the JCCSF!
Tickets are $20 and available online or by phone at 415.292.1233.
Jewish Community Center San Francisco (JCCSF) 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Special thanks to Joie de Vivre Hotels
viernes, 3 de abril de 2009
Schedule 2009
Click on any date to see full author and event details for that day.
FRIDAY, October 9
Berkeley Breathed, author of Flawed Dogs, the novel: The Shocking Raid on Westminster, 6:30 pm. Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park. Free.
Black, White, and Read: Litquake’s Book Ball, 8 pm. Music! Dancing! Authors and more authors! Green Room, War Memorial Building. $19.99 including one drink and nibbles.
SATURDAY, October 10
Off the Richter Scale: Readings at the Main Library, 11 am- 5 pm. Biography, memoir, poetry, sci-fi, illustrated works, contemporary life. Free.
Chaos is a Friend of Mine, 6-8 pm. Authors and musicians spew forth on the topic of music. Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk. $5.
Color Me SF: The Science Fiction Worlds of Octavia Butler and Carl Brandon, 7 pm. The Variety Preview Room Theatre, 582 Market. $5. Note: 7 pm is the correct starting time.
Be Afraid! Evil Queens, Menacing Dykes, and Secret Gay Agendas,
8 pm. Joe's Barbershop, 2150 Market. $5.
SUNDAY, October 11
Shaken and Stirred: Litquake in Conversation , 12:30-4:30 pm. Panel discussions on the literary life. Main Library. Free.
Roz Savage, author of Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean, 3 pm. Books Inc. in the Marina. Free.
Literary North Beach Walking Tour, 5 pm. A ramble through North Beach. Starts at: The Beat Museum, 540 Broadway. Free.
Barely Published Authors, 7 pm. Readings by the Bay Area's best up-and-coming masters of prose. Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd. St. Free.
One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur, 7:30 pm. Exclusive Bay Area premiere of the documentary. Barrel House, 80 Tehama. $15.
MONDAY, October 12
Getting Your First Book Published: A Publishing Industry Roundtable 3 pm. Foundation Center, 312 Sutter St. FULL
Being Discovered: First-Time Authors Reveal All
5:30-7:30 pm. Foundation Center, 312 Sutter St. FULL
Poetry at Grace Cathedral, 7:30 pm. A benefit for Poetry Flash.
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St. $5 suggested donation; no one turned away.
Punk Rockers Spill Their Guts, 8 pm. Litquake and Porchlight collaborate for true tales of punk-rock excess. Broadway Studios. $15 general; $30 with dinner.
The Play-Makers, 8 pm. Readings of short plays by new Bay Area playwrights, followed by a discussion of the craft. SF Playhouse, 533 Sutter. $5-10.
TUESDAY, October 13
Mary Roach, author of Stiff, Spook, and Bonk, at noon and 7 pm.
Center for Literary Arts, Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San Jose. Free.
Where the Mind Meets the Brain, 6-7 pm. What is the relationship between the body and the spirit? Mechanics Library. Free to Mechanics Library Members and Litquake Bestsellers; $12 to the public (415-393-0100).
One City One Book’s Doug Dorst (Alive in Necropolis) in conversation with Adam Johnson, 6 pm. Main Library. Free.
Christian Siriano, author of Fierce Style: How to Be Your Most Fabulous Self, 3:30 pm., Book Passage, Ferry Building, San Francisco. Free.
National Book Critics Circle presents Collapsing Borders: Reading Global Culture Through Literary Translation, 7 pm. City Lights. Free.
Thad Carhart, author of Across the Endless River, 7:30 pm.
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park. Free.
Dreaming Awake: How James Joyce Invented Experimental Cinema & Disguised it as a Book, 7:30 pm. Delancey St. Screening Room. $10 for SF Cinematheque members; $15 non-members.
WEDNESDAY, October 14
Kidquake, Elementary School Program, 10 am.-Noon. A morning of readings and workshops for grades K-5. Main Library. FULL
John Besh, author of My New Orleans: The Cookbook, 6:00 p.m. Omnivore Books on Food, 3885A Cesar Chavez St. Free.
Kathleen Kent, author of The Heretic's Daughter, 7 pm
Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness. Free.
Fred Rosenbaum discusses Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews and the San Francisco Bay Area , 7-9:30 pm
Jazz Heritage Center, 1330 Fillmore Street. Free. FULL
Linda Gordon, author of Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits,
7:30 pm. Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Free.
Amy Tan receives Litquake’s annual Barbary Coast Award at 8 pm. Tributes by her famous friends, music and mayhem. Herbst Theater. $25 general admission; $75 with post-event reception.
THURSDAY, October 15
Kidquake, Middle School Program, 10 am.-12:15 pm. Readings, and workshops for grades 6 through 8. Main Library. FULL
Readings in Bed: A Sensuous Night at supperclub, 5-8 pm. A panel of erotica writers hold forth from beds. supperclub, 657 Harrison. $10 suggested.
A Wild Imagination, 6 pm. A group of Sendak-inspired authors in a multi-media presentation at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Free with museum admission; $5 after 5 pm.
Original Shorts: Survival of the Fittest, 7 pm. Short stories presented in conjunction with Evolve 2009. Varnish Fine Art (note change of venue). Free.
Subterranean SF: Hard Boiled Writing With An Edge, 7 pm.
Noir and mystery in San Francisco. Location: also a mystery. Free.
Sarah Vowell, author of The Wordy Shipmates and star of This American Life, 7:30 pm. The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street. Free.
James Ellroy, author of Blood's a Rover, 7:30 pm. Books Inc. in the Castro, 2275 Market St. Free.
Tracy Kidder, author of Strength in What Remains, 7:30 pm.
Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Free.
Literary Death Match, 9 pm. Writers compete for bragging rights;
beer occasionally thrown. Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa St. $15.
FRIDAY, October 16
Tom Dolby, author of Secret Society, 5:30 pm
Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness. Free.
Teenquake: Teen Takeover Night at the Library, 6:30-9 pm. YA author panels, workshops, performances and more. Main Library. Free.
Mouthy Dames! 6-8 pm. Litquake’s annual women's night features some famous and vociferous femmes. Hotel Monaco, 501 Geary. $5-10.
The Drums Inside Your Chest, 9:15 pm. Presented in conjunction with DocFest. Producer Amber Tamblyn appearing. Roxie Theater. $10.
Underground Exposed: A Zine Retrospective, 8 pm. Panels will feature some of the city’s best zinesters. Chrome Bags, 580 4th St. Free.
SATURDAY, October 17
The annual Lit Crawl just happens to take place on the 20th anniversary of Loma Prieta. Coincidence? We don’t think so. Join us for Phase 1 (6-7 pm), Phase 2 (7:15-8:15 pm), and Phase 3 (8:30-9:30 pm). Absolutely Free!
FRIDAY, October 9
Berkeley Breathed, author of Flawed Dogs, the novel: The Shocking Raid on Westminster, 6:30 pm. Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park. Free.
Black, White, and Read: Litquake’s Book Ball, 8 pm. Music! Dancing! Authors and more authors! Green Room, War Memorial Building. $19.99 including one drink and nibbles.
SATURDAY, October 10
Off the Richter Scale: Readings at the Main Library, 11 am- 5 pm. Biography, memoir, poetry, sci-fi, illustrated works, contemporary life. Free.
Chaos is a Friend of Mine, 6-8 pm. Authors and musicians spew forth on the topic of music. Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk. $5.
Color Me SF: The Science Fiction Worlds of Octavia Butler and Carl Brandon, 7 pm. The Variety Preview Room Theatre, 582 Market. $5. Note: 7 pm is the correct starting time.
Be Afraid! Evil Queens, Menacing Dykes, and Secret Gay Agendas,
8 pm. Joe's Barbershop, 2150 Market. $5.
SUNDAY, October 11
Shaken and Stirred: Litquake in Conversation , 12:30-4:30 pm. Panel discussions on the literary life. Main Library. Free.
Roz Savage, author of Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean, 3 pm. Books Inc. in the Marina. Free.
Literary North Beach Walking Tour, 5 pm. A ramble through North Beach. Starts at: The Beat Museum, 540 Broadway. Free.
Barely Published Authors, 7 pm. Readings by the Bay Area's best up-and-coming masters of prose. Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd. St. Free.
One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur, 7:30 pm. Exclusive Bay Area premiere of the documentary. Barrel House, 80 Tehama. $15.
MONDAY, October 12
Getting Your First Book Published: A Publishing Industry Roundtable 3 pm. Foundation Center, 312 Sutter St. FULL
Being Discovered: First-Time Authors Reveal All
5:30-7:30 pm. Foundation Center, 312 Sutter St. FULL
Poetry at Grace Cathedral, 7:30 pm. A benefit for Poetry Flash.
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St. $5 suggested donation; no one turned away.
Punk Rockers Spill Their Guts, 8 pm. Litquake and Porchlight collaborate for true tales of punk-rock excess. Broadway Studios. $15 general; $30 with dinner.
The Play-Makers, 8 pm. Readings of short plays by new Bay Area playwrights, followed by a discussion of the craft. SF Playhouse, 533 Sutter. $5-10.
TUESDAY, October 13
Mary Roach, author of Stiff, Spook, and Bonk, at noon and 7 pm.
Center for Literary Arts, Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San Jose. Free.
Where the Mind Meets the Brain, 6-7 pm. What is the relationship between the body and the spirit? Mechanics Library. Free to Mechanics Library Members and Litquake Bestsellers; $12 to the public (415-393-0100).
One City One Book’s Doug Dorst (Alive in Necropolis) in conversation with Adam Johnson, 6 pm. Main Library. Free.
Christian Siriano, author of Fierce Style: How to Be Your Most Fabulous Self, 3:30 pm., Book Passage, Ferry Building, San Francisco. Free.
National Book Critics Circle presents Collapsing Borders: Reading Global Culture Through Literary Translation, 7 pm. City Lights. Free.
Thad Carhart, author of Across the Endless River, 7:30 pm.
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park. Free.
Dreaming Awake: How James Joyce Invented Experimental Cinema & Disguised it as a Book, 7:30 pm. Delancey St. Screening Room. $10 for SF Cinematheque members; $15 non-members.
WEDNESDAY, October 14
Kidquake, Elementary School Program, 10 am.-Noon. A morning of readings and workshops for grades K-5. Main Library. FULL
John Besh, author of My New Orleans: The Cookbook, 6:00 p.m. Omnivore Books on Food, 3885A Cesar Chavez St. Free.
Kathleen Kent, author of The Heretic's Daughter, 7 pm
Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness. Free.
Fred Rosenbaum discusses Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews and the San Francisco Bay Area , 7-9:30 pm
Jazz Heritage Center, 1330 Fillmore Street. Free. FULL
Linda Gordon, author of Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits,
7:30 pm. Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Free.
Amy Tan receives Litquake’s annual Barbary Coast Award at 8 pm. Tributes by her famous friends, music and mayhem. Herbst Theater. $25 general admission; $75 with post-event reception.
THURSDAY, October 15
Kidquake, Middle School Program, 10 am.-12:15 pm. Readings, and workshops for grades 6 through 8. Main Library. FULL
Readings in Bed: A Sensuous Night at supperclub, 5-8 pm. A panel of erotica writers hold forth from beds. supperclub, 657 Harrison. $10 suggested.
A Wild Imagination, 6 pm. A group of Sendak-inspired authors in a multi-media presentation at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Free with museum admission; $5 after 5 pm.
Original Shorts: Survival of the Fittest, 7 pm. Short stories presented in conjunction with Evolve 2009. Varnish Fine Art (note change of venue). Free.
Subterranean SF: Hard Boiled Writing With An Edge, 7 pm.
Noir and mystery in San Francisco. Location: also a mystery. Free.
Sarah Vowell, author of The Wordy Shipmates and star of This American Life, 7:30 pm. The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street. Free.
James Ellroy, author of Blood's a Rover, 7:30 pm. Books Inc. in the Castro, 2275 Market St. Free.
Tracy Kidder, author of Strength in What Remains, 7:30 pm.
Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Free.
Literary Death Match, 9 pm. Writers compete for bragging rights;
beer occasionally thrown. Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa St. $15.
FRIDAY, October 16
Tom Dolby, author of Secret Society, 5:30 pm
Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness. Free.
Teenquake: Teen Takeover Night at the Library, 6:30-9 pm. YA author panels, workshops, performances and more. Main Library. Free.
Mouthy Dames! 6-8 pm. Litquake’s annual women's night features some famous and vociferous femmes. Hotel Monaco, 501 Geary. $5-10.
The Drums Inside Your Chest, 9:15 pm. Presented in conjunction with DocFest. Producer Amber Tamblyn appearing. Roxie Theater. $10.
Underground Exposed: A Zine Retrospective, 8 pm. Panels will feature some of the city’s best zinesters. Chrome Bags, 580 4th St. Free.
SATURDAY, October 17
The annual Lit Crawl just happens to take place on the 20th anniversary of Loma Prieta. Coincidence? We don’t think so. Join us for Phase 1 (6-7 pm), Phase 2 (7:15-8:15 pm), and Phase 3 (8:30-9:30 pm). Absolutely Free!
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