Hello Litquakers,

It’s us again, dropping in to say that we hope your Summer’s been swell. Whether you’re sailing between islands, or flying between the kitchen and your favorite sun-kissed nook, we hope you’re reading books to write home about and writing sentences to revel in.

If you stumble across any particularly juicy tidbits, feel free to send them our way. We’re always in the mood for book recs, bizarre author interviews, lesser-known literary histories, new lit mags, and pictures of your cat sitting on the toilet reading the latest gossip. If you have any of those (especially that last one...) you know where to find us.

Litquake Weekly

Literary news, upcoming events, and whatever else we’re looking at...

“Yu and Me Books is one of more than 300 new independent bookstores that have sprouted up across the the United States in the past couple years...” We couldn’t be happier. According to recent stats, bookstores are back, and they’re more unique than ever • The New York Times

“...I said to myself, nine years in prison, the only thing I'm guaranteed to have is paper and an ink pen.” From prison to a MacArthur genius grant, Dwayne Betts is living his life in the name of poetic justice • CBS News

“The canon of queer-themed stories for young readers is still relatively small. That means the stakes are higher for any given book in terms of who and what it chooses to represent, and how those choices are interpreted by different audiences.” What exactly does a queer children’s book have the power to do? • The New Yorker

“Just like Song Exploder, it’s about the choices and decisions that go into creating something, as told by the author.” Book Exploder is the new podcast that gets to the core of some of your favorite books. Upcoming guests include Min Jin Lee, George Saunders, Carman Maria Machado, and Celeste Ng • Bookforum

“There are Bay Area poets on the list, too, including Michelle Peñaloza, James Lewis Tucker, and Catherine Pond. The menu and chapbook is subtitled “one part anthology, two parts cocktail menu.”” Trick Dog’s new cocktail menu features 16 poets alongside their latest creations • SF Eater

“When he was younger, Huh had no desire to be a mathematician. He was indifferent to the subject, and he dropped out of high school to become a poet.” Meet June Huh, the coolest mathematician you’ve likely never heard of, and the latest Fields Medal winner • Quanta Magazine

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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. 2022 Dates: Oct. 6-22. www.litquake.org

Litquake is grateful for the support of the following funders who help make our programming possible. Institutional Giving: Alta Magazine, Amazon Literary Partnerships, California Arts Council, California College of the Arts, California Humanities, Center for the Art of Translation, City National Bank, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Grants for the Arts, HarperOne, Margaret and William R. Hearst III Foundation, Mary A Crocker Trust, Miner Anderson Family Foundation, Mystery Writers of America, Northern California Chapter, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Bernard Osher Foundation, Poetry Foundation, San Francisco Public Library, Swinerton Family Fund, University of San Francisco's MFA Program, Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Zellerbach Foundation. Individual Giving: Jared Bhatti, Frances Dinkelspiel and Gary Wayne, Daniel Handler and Lisa Brown, Margaret and Will Hearst, Scott James and Gerald Cain, Nion McEvoy, Craig Newmark, and Nicole Miner and Robert Mailer Anderson. Media Sponsors: San Francisco Chronicle, 7x7, KQED, Bay Area Reporter, Johnny Funcheap.

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