We did it!
Our first event of the year is under our belts. With nearly 200 guests at our side, we celebrated the start of National Poetry Month and were collectively reminded of why we love to host live events. We heard local poets read work crafted over the course of the past two years, alongside previews of new collections from abroad, and even a few songs crafted from Walt Whitman poems. We couldn’t get enough. Thankfully, we have a monthly series scheduled and tons more in the pipeline that we can’t wait to tell you about. Stay tuned, and keep reading! |
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Paragraphs On Ice with Andrew Sean Greer and Daniel Handler
Monday, May 9th · 7:30-9:30pm
Amado’s
998 Valencia Street
SF, CA 94110
Since our first show sold out in 24 hours, we added a second date...and a third! Once again, Andrew and Daniel will dive deep into their favorite paragraphs from literary history, sharing their enthusiasm for language and storytelling with the help of an overhead projector, a full bar, and you, the audience. Capacity is limited, so buy your tickets now! |
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Paragraphs On Ice with Andrew Sean Greer and Daniel Handler
Monday, June 6th · 7:30-9:30pm
Amado’s
998 Valencia Street
SF, CA 94110
Once again, Andrew and Daniel will dive deep into their favorite paragraphs from literary history, sharing their enthusiasm for language and storytelling with the help of an overhead projector, a full bar, and you, the audience. Capacity is limited, so buy your tickets now! |
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| This the last week to submit to Litquake 2022! We are accepting ideas for live readings, panels, debates, exposés, multimedia performances, and everything in between until April 17th. Whether you run a reading series, publish with a small press, or just love books, we want to hear from you. More details about guidelines and how to submit are available below. |
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Litquake Weekly Literary news, upcoming events, and whatever else we’re looking at...
“Through a versioned series of essayistic vignettes, Kearney entangles his encounters with violence as a reader, poet, and performer.” Douglas Kearney wrestles American with violence and entertainment to craft highly visual poems for Red Read/Read Red: Version • BOMB
“Such a new genre has a limited number of referents to point to, but the general vibe is one of screen-mediated, app-addled anxiety, paranoia, a bodylessness, combined with a distinct obsession with its functions.” What is internet gothic fiction and why should you read it? • Gawker
“The subjects of this year’s twenty winning stories are predictably varied, but many touch on the pandemic, love and loss, though there is also humor and their appeal is universally human.” Peruse the 2022 winners of the O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction • Literary Hub
“The isolation that’s out there at large in the continent sets American stories in motion.” Ian Frazier considers the literature of cabin fever and his own experiences with the remote • The Rumpus
“If she completes those thousand words in an hour, she’s done for the day. If it takes six hours, then that’s how long her day is.” Kirstin Chen talks routine, writing, and going with the flow • The San Franciscan
“She plays with fairy tales, email threads, a teenage girl’s stream-of-consciousness riffing, and more. It may be the smartest novel you read all year.” You have to read Jennifer Egan’s new, internet-obsessed book The Candy House • USA Today
“Book challenges have become a perennial challenge at school board meetings and libraries.” What are the most targeted books in American book banning? • The New York Times |
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