Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, New York Times-bestselling author of Friday Black and National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” honoree, brings us Chain-Gang All Stars where two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own. FREE

“Like Orwell’s 1984 and Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Adjei-Brenyah’s book presents a dystopian vision so…illuminating that it should permanently shift our understanding of who we are and what we’re capable of doing.” —The Washington Post

Join SFWC for a romantic evening filled with books, wine, and music!

Come mix and mingle with authors and other book lovers in the beautiful San Francisco Hyatt Regency Embarcadero on February 16, 2024. A “two-book minimum” purchase at the on-site bookstore gives you access to three floors of book signings by authors, where our dedicated sommelier will pair each book with the perfect beverage. There's even a hot chocolate bar for the little ones in the children’s section at this all-ages event. Sip and savor the sounds of live classical music from members of the Golden Gate Symphony and more during this unique experience.

The event's raffle will benefit Litquake's Kidquake program which brings free books and literary programming to public school K-5 students all across the Bay Area. Buy a ticket!

About Litquake
Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city's music, film, and cultural festivals. 2023 Dates: Oct. 5-21. www.litquake.org

Litquake is grateful for the support of the following funders who help make our programming possible. Institutional Giving: Bernard Osher Foundation, California Arts Council, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Fleishhacker Foundation, Grants for the Arts, HarperOne, Joseph & Vera Long Foundation, Hawthornden Foundation, Margaret and William R. Hearst III Foundation, Literary Arts Emergency Fund, Miner Anderson Family Foundation, Mystery Writers of America, Northern California Chapter, National Endowment for the Arts, Center for the Art of Translation, Sam Mazza Foundation, San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development; Individual Giving: Jared Bhatti, Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler, Evette Davis, Frances Dinkelspiel and Gary Wayne, Karyn DiGiorgio and Steve Sattler, Scott James and Gerald Cain, Nion McEvoy, Swinerton Family Fund, and Ellen Ullman Media Sponsors: San Francisco Chronicle, 7x7, KQED, SF Arts Monthly, Bay Area Reporter, Johnny Funcheap.