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SUMMARY:My Dinner with Jane Smiley
DESCRIPTION:My Dinner With is a series of intimate dinners to support Litquake in our 25th anniversary year. We promise delicious food\, dazzling conversation\, delectable wine provided by Saintsbury Winery\, and lots of laughs—all in support of the Litquake Foundation.\n​\nIn prior novels\, Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley has taken readers from an Iowa farm to the heart of Paris\, from nineteenth-century Monterey to twenty-first century Hollywood. Now\, in Lucky\, Smiley invites readers onto the tour bus with folk rocker Jodie Rattler\, in a gorgeously adventurous coming-of-age story that’s infused with romance and the 1970s music scene. We can’t wait to hear the dinner music playlist for this one!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/my-dinner-with-jane-smiley/
LOCATION:TBD
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240729T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240729T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T002214Z
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SUMMARY:Litquake's Literary Pub Trivia
DESCRIPTION:Has your Norton Anthology been gathering dust since your undergrad days? Have you forgotten the difference between an anapest and a trochee (if you ever knew)? It’s time to hit the books and brush up on your knowledge of literature: from A.A. Milne to ZYZZYVA. \nForm a team with up to six players (or we’ll match you up with some other Dickensian Orphans if you’re coming solo)\, and compete for prizes from Litquake\, San Francisco Public Library\, Green Apple Books\, Shotgun Players\, Saintsbury Winery\, and many more! Our host for the evening is journalist\, author\, public speaker\, and game show fan Jeneé Darden. \nPrizes will be awarded to the three highest-scoring teams\, as well as the team with the best team name. Tickets will support the Litquake Foundation in our 25th year of presenting literary events throughout the Bay Area. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Gilman Brewing and Joyride Pizza.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/litquakes-literary-pub-trivia/
LOCATION:Gilman Brewing Company\, 912 Gilman St\, Berkeley\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240710T210000
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CREATED:20240706T001905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T001906Z
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SUMMARY:SongWriter Live with W. Kamau Bell and Las Cafeteras
DESCRIPTION:This edition of SongWriter features live storytelling by Emmy- and Peabody-winning television host and producer\, comedian and bestselling author W. Kamau Bell\, which will be transformed into original music by the Chicano band Las Cafeteras. Together with SongWriter host Ben Arthur and social psychologist Shira Gabriel\, they craft an evening about identity\, home and collective effervescence through a thrilling exchange of story\, ideas and music.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/songwriter-live-with-w-kamau-bell-and-las-cafeteras/
LOCATION:The Commons at KQED\, 2601 Mariposa Street\, San Francisco\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240623T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240623T170000
DTSTAMP:20240427T195839Z
CREATED:20240427T195838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240427T195839Z
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SUMMARY:How They Did It: Biographical Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Novelist Louisa Treger once called biographical fiction “the lie through with truth can emerge.” In the third of our “How They Did It” series\, we’ll hear from four talented novelists who have blended fact with their fiction\, with dazzling results. Novelist Jasmin Darznik\, who has written biographical fiction about Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad and photographer Dorothea Lange\, will moderate a wide-ranging conversation with novelists Karen Joy Fowler (author of the Booker longlisted Booth)\, Dawn Tripp (author of national bestseller Georgia and her latest novel\, Jackie)\, and Gail Tsukiyama (author of Bright Star\, about the Hollywood trailblazer Anna May Wong)
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/how-they-did-it-biographical-fiction/
LOCATION:Page Street\, 297 Page Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T210000
DTSTAMP:20240601T043655Z
CREATED:20240601T043654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240601T043655Z
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SUMMARY:SongWriter Live with Susan Orlean and Diana Gameros
DESCRIPTION:Litquake and KQED Live present a night with SongWriter\, a podcast that turns stories into songs (featured guests have included Questlove\, Joyce Carol Oates\, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd\, Roxane Gay\, and Craig Finn of The Hold Steady). \nIn this special live recording event\, bestselling author Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief\, The Library Book) will share a story from her recent collection On Animals\, and local songwriter Diana Gameros will play a brand new song written in response. SongWriter’s creator Ben Arthur will host\, and engage the artists in a conversation with UC Berkeley researcher Laura Simone Lewis on animal intelligence.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/songwriter-live-with-susan-orlean-and-diana-gameros/
LOCATION:The Commons at KQED\, 2601 Mariposa Street\, San Francisco\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T120000
DTSTAMP:20240601T043515Z
CREATED:20240601T043513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240601T043515Z
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SUMMARY:Write Together
DESCRIPTION:We’ll gather at 10:30 am to set intentions\, then write together in silence for 90 minutes. Afterward\, we’ll regroup to check in with each other to see how we did. Coffee and tea available. You are also welcome to bring snacks. FREE
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/write-together/
LOCATION:Page Street\, 297 Page Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Meet-up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240606T210000
DTSTAMP:20240601T043300Z
CREATED:20240601T043258Z
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SUMMARY:SOROCHE Live at The Brava
DESCRIPTION:Two Lines Press and Cuentero Productions present Soroche\, a haunting multimedia performance. Adapted from the short story by award-winning Ecuadorian writer Mónica Ojeda published in Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories by Two Lines Press\, Soroche depicts the effects of a leaked sex tape\, filtered through the dizzying lens of altitude sickness. The cinematic sound design\, created by Cuentero Productions to accompany the performance\, immerses the audience in the suffocating\, malignant air of the mountains while giving voice to Mónica Ojeda’s harrowing observations of abject humiliation and self-loathing. The performance will be followed by a conversation between translators Sarah Booker and Noelle de la Paz and Sarah Coolidge\, editor of Through the Night Like a Snake.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/soroche-live-at-the-brava/
LOCATION:The Brava\, 2781 24th St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T190000
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CREATED:20240601T043021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240601T043024Z
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SUMMARY:"Malls" An Experiential Reading Event
DESCRIPTION:Secret Nook presents an exploration of malls through prose\, poetry\, and a lightweight lesson from an expert. Enjoy an evening filled with literature and sensory experiences at a beloved bar and bookstore. FREE \nSecret Nook is an experiential reading series based in Oakland. Each event is a happening that explores one theme from many perspectives. Follow @secret.nook on Instagram for more updates!​
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/malls-an-experiential-reading-event/
LOCATION:Clio’s\, 353 Grand Ave\, Oakland\, 94610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240520T210000
DTSTAMP:20240427T195611Z
CREATED:20240427T195609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240427T195611Z
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SUMMARY:R.O. Kwon's Exhibit Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch party celebrating R.O. Kwon‘s highly-anticipated second novel\, EXHIBIT! Kwon will be joined in-conversation by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Meet us at the historic Verdi Club for a night of literary splendor. VIP tickets available for meet-and-greet preparty (6 pm start) with Kwon plus a copy of the book\, a drink ticket\, and more.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/r-o-kwons-exhibit-book-launch/
LOCATION:Verdi Club\, 2424 Mariposa\, San Francisco\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240505T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240505T170000
DTSTAMP:20240330T180158Z
CREATED:20240330T180156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240330T180158Z
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SUMMARY:Darcie Little Badger with Tommy Orange
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting evening of literature and intellectual stimulation at Oakland Arts & Lectures! Litquake is thrilled to co-host this event featuring Little Badger and Orange\, and attendees will have the opportunity to win complimentary signed copies of Sheine Lende or Wandering Stars. FREE
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/darcie-little-badger-with-tommy-orange/
LOCATION:oakstop\, 1734 Broadway\, Oakland\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240428T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240428T170000
DTSTAMP:20240301T234904Z
CREATED:20240301T234903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T234904Z
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SUMMARY:How They Did It: High-Stakes Memoir
DESCRIPTION:In the latest “How They Did It” conversation co-presented by Litquake and LitCamp\, we’ll hear from four intrepid authors of recent memoirs\, all of whom took the heroic step of committing their fascinating stories to the page. Eddie Ahn (Advocate)\, Sylvia Brownrigg (The Whole Staggering Mystery)\, Margaret Juhae Lee (Starry Field)\, and Carvell Wallace (Another Word for Love) bravely unfurl stories of family\, memory\, ambition\, healing\, and love. Our moderator is Rachel Howard\, author of the memoir The Lost Night. What did they risk on the page? What\, if anything\, do they regret? And how can they stir other would-be memoirists to take up the mantel of bravery and write their stories\, no matter the stakes?\nWe’ll gather at the Page Street Co-Working space in San Francisco\, where in addition to the conversation\, we’ll enjoy time for casual networking. We’ll be pouring Prosecco\, wine\, and fancy nonalcoholic drinks. Proceeds from ticket sales will support both LitCamp and Litquake.​
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/how-they-did-it-high-stakes-memoir/
LOCATION:Page Street\, 297 Page Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240428
DTSTAMP:20240330T175910Z
CREATED:20240330T175909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240330T175910Z
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SUMMARY:Bikes & Books: Independent Bookstore Day
DESCRIPTION:We’re celebrating with Books Not Bans\, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition\, and over 20 bookstores across San Francisco – on bike! Ride your bike to as many bookstores as you can\, and enter the raffle to win great bookish prizes from us and participating bookstores. FREE
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/bikes-books-independent-bookstore-day/
LOCATION:Multiple
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240424T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240424T200000
DTSTAMP:20240330T175713Z
CREATED:20240330T175710Z
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SUMMARY:Black Fire This Time Vol 2. Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join MoAD and Litquake for a live poetry reading and celebration of the publication Black Fire This Time Vol. 2 with featured poets Judy Juanita\, Tureeda Mikell\, Karla Brundage\, Thurman Watts\, Sheila Smith McCoy\, and Katherine Takara.In this follow-up volume in the Black Fire This Time series\, over 75 poets and writers come together on the ongoing theme of “Black is Beautiful\, Black is Powerful\, Black is Home.” FREE
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/black-fire-this-time-vol-2-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Museum of African Diaspora\, 685 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, 94105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240415T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240415T203000
DTSTAMP:20240330T175431Z
CREATED:20240330T175430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240330T175431Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Ondaatje
DESCRIPTION:Join us and Green Apple Books on the Park when we welcome Michael Ondaatje for the release of his first poetry collection in 25 years\, A Year of Last Things. Seating is first come\, first serve. Ticket price includes copy of the book.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/michael-ondaatje/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T203000
DTSTAMP:20240301T234642Z
CREATED:20240301T234641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T234642Z
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SUMMARY:Grace Notes: Poetry at Grace Cathedral
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate National Poetry Month with Litquake\, the largest independent literary festival on the West Coast. Returning for our 9th year to this gloriously Gothic space\, enjoy a special evening of exalted verse with poetry in the pews from a distinguished roster of poets. Curated and hosted by D.A. Powell and Preeti Vangani\, four celebrated poets will share their work: Brenda Hillman\, Cathy Park Hong\, Dong Li\, and Brian Tierney. A book sale and signing will follow the readings. FREE\, $5-10 suggested donation. 
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/grace-notes-poetry-at-grace-cathedral/
LOCATION:Grace Cathedral\, 1100 California Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240408T210000
DTSTAMP:20240330T175133Z
CREATED:20240330T175132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240330T175133Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with IAIA
DESCRIPTION:Join us and Green Apple Books on the Park when we celebrate the Institute of American Indian Arts with a reading from students\, alumni\, and faculty. Featuring Jennifer Elise Foerster\, Ibe Liebenberg\, Tracy Abeyta\, and Deborah Jackson Taffa. FREE
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/an-evening-with-iaia/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T210000
DTSTAMP:20230930T055302Z
CREATED:20230930T043311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T055302Z
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SUMMARY:Lit Crawl
DESCRIPTION:Find the full schedule at litquake.org/litcrawl \n\nLit Crawl 2023 is the finale of all festival finales\, the best literary party you’ve ever been to\, something between a bar crawl and an invite-only reading on a rooftop\, an introduction to the nooks and crannies of the Mission District\, a presentation of the best new writers around\, a peek into the future\, and a celebration of the Bay Area’s artistic foundation.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/lit-crawl/
LOCATION:The Mission
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T203000
DTSTAMP:20230930T043019Z
CREATED:20230930T043017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T043019Z
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SUMMARY:That's My Word: Bay Area Rappers Write Their Life Stories
DESCRIPTION:Join two of the Bay Area’s legendary rap artists\, Black C and Mac Mall\, as they discuss gripping stories from their recently published memoirs. In vivid\, unflinching detail\, Black C’s A Part of Survival and Mac Mall’s My Opinion shed light on the Bay Area’s street life\, drug trade\, and pimp culture of the 1980s and 1990s—and reveal how the resourceful artists turned their setbacks into widespread success during hip-hop’s Golden Age. Conversation moderated by KQED Arts & Culture senior editor Gabe Meline.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/thats-my-word-bay-area-rappers-write-their-life-stories/
LOCATION:The Commons at KQED\, 2601 Mariposa Street\, San Francisco\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231017T203000
DTSTAMP:20230930T042522Z
CREATED:20230930T042521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T042522Z
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SUMMARY:Moby Dyke: Krista Burton with Beth Lisick
DESCRIPTION:Lesbian bars have always been treasured safe spaces for their customers\, providing not only a good time but a shelter from societal alienation and outright persecution. In 1987\, there were 206 of them in America. Today\, only a couple dozen remain. How and why did this happen? What has been lost—or possibly gained—by such a decline? What transpires when marginalized communities become more accepted and mainstream? In Krista Burton‘s insightful and hilarious travelogue Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America\, she attempts to answer these questions firsthand\, venturing on an epic cross-country pilgrimage and in the process\, examining her own personal journey. In conversation with writer/performer Beth Lisick\, and held at Wild Side West\, which is featured in the book’s opening chapter.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/moby-dyke-krista-burton-with-beth-lisick/
LOCATION:Wild Side West\, 424 Cortland Ave\, San Francisco\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231016T203000
DTSTAMP:20230930T040731Z
CREATED:20230930T040715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T040731Z
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SUMMARY:We ❤ SF: Stories About Why We Still Love San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:Fifteen talented writers from Page Street Co-working read no-more-than-three-minute pieces on why (in spite of it all) we can’t stop loving San Francisco. Paul Madonna’s iconic SF cityscapes will adorn the walls\, and we’ll be pouring SF’s own Fort Point beer and serving sourdough pretzels. Hosted by Lit Camp founder Janis Cooke Newman
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/we-%e2%9d%a4-sf-stories-about-why-we-still-love-san-francisco/
LOCATION:Page Street\, 297 Page Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T210000
DTSTAMP:20230930T040449Z
CREATED:20230930T035952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T040449Z
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SUMMARY:Queens Read Celebrity Autobiographies
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Oasis\, San Francisco’s internationally acclaimed drag show nightclub/cabaret\, as we celebrate the most scandalous\, most outrageous\, and most ludicrous books ever to be penned by celebrities! You’ll laugh\, you’ll cry\, you’ll wonder how these books ever got published. Some of the best Bay Area queens will be putting on their reading glasses to roast and honor these absurd literary masterworks. From A-list film icons to D-list reality stars\, no celebrity is safe! Co-hosted by James J. Siegel and Elsa Touche. The event is decidedly for the grown-ups\, but proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Litquake’s Kidquake programming. Purchase of a runway ticket includes a raffle ticket to win fabulous prizes. Raffle ticket sales will benefit local queer organizations.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/queens-read-celebrity-autobiographies/
LOCATION:Oasis\, 298 11th Street\, San Francisco\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T133000
DTSTAMP:20230930T035607Z
CREATED:20230930T035606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T035607Z
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SUMMARY:Litquake Out Loud: Full Circle with Giovanna Lomanto
DESCRIPTION:Full Circle is a celebration of authors who have found their way to who they are through community\, care\, and creativity. These poets will be reading pieces that reflect on their beginnings and find parallels with their present.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/litquake-out-loud-full-circle-with-giovanna-lomanto/
LOCATION:Yerba Buena Gardens\, 750 Howard St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T133000
DTSTAMP:20230930T055229Z
CREATED:20230930T035258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T055229Z
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SUMMARY:Litquake Out Loud: Sistahs Taking Root Among the Stars
DESCRIPTION:In Earthseed—a religion introduced in the Octavia E. Butler novel Parable of the Sower—the destiny of humanity is to take root among the stars. Inspired by Butler’s words\, AÏMA the DRMR and Angela Dalton will guide the audience on a journey to plant their first seeds using the tools of history\, multimedia\, music\, and interactive dialogue. This lineup assembled by guest curator Sistah Scifi and its founder Isis Asare.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/litquake-out-loud-sistahs-taking-root-among-the-stars/
LOCATION:Yerba Buena Gardens\, 750 Howard St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T203000
DTSTAMP:20230930T060253Z
CREATED:20230930T034928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T060253Z
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SUMMARY:You Can't Write That
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the new Clio’s book bar in Oakland for a discussion about the stories we’re not supposed to tell—because either women of color aren’t supposed to tell the stories of white men\, or because we hold our family secrets dear\, or because society tells us we are not supposed to feel what we are feeling. Featuring authors Minna Dubin\, Sonora Jha\, Savala Nolan\, and Putsata Reang\, and moderated by Janine Kovac.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/you-cant-write-that/
LOCATION:Clio’s\, 353 Grand Ave\, Oakland\, 94610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231012T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231012T203000
DTSTAMP:20230930T060359Z
CREATED:20230930T034529Z
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SUMMARY:Nancy Jooyoun Kim: What We Kept to Ourselves
DESCRIPTION:The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Story of Mina Lee returns with a propulsive and suspenseful new novel about a family that unravels when a stranger—who may hold the key to their missing mother—is found dead in their backyard. Both a riveting page-turner and moving family story\, What We Kept to Ourselves masterfully explores the consequences of secrets between parents and children\, husbands and wives\, the search for home when all seems lost\, and what it means to dream in America. In conversation with Margaret Wilkerson Sexton.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/nancy-jooyoun-kim-what-we-kept-to-ourselves/
LOCATION:Telegraph Hill Books\, 1501 Grant Ave\, San Francisco\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231010T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231010T190000
DTSTAMP:20230930T034236Z
CREATED:20230930T034234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T034236Z
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SUMMARY:So Many People\, Mariana: A Happy Hour Reading with Magdalena Edwards
DESCRIPTION:Long discounted by a literary culture that actively rejected women’s writing\, Maria Judite de Carvalho’s biting and bitterly funny work has since exploded across the world. Collecting the entirety of her short works written between 1959 and 1967\, when the Salazar dictatorship and the rigid edicts of the Catholic church reigned\, the stories in So Many People\, Mariana might as well have been written today. These are tough\, unflinching accounts of women trapped by a culture that values them as workers or wives but not as people. And if they do escape their circumstances\, they are\, more often than not\, irrevocably punished by the world. Join Two Lines Press for happy hour cocktails (on them!) and be led into the sensuous dark of life under patriarchal capitalism as writer\, actor\, and translator Magdalena Edwards performs one of Carvalho’s unsparing short stories\, translated into English by Margaret Jull Costa.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/so-many-people-mariana-a-happy-hour-reading-with-magdalena-edwards/
LOCATION:The Devil’s Acre\, 256 Columbus Ave
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231008T203000
DTSTAMP:20230930T060206Z
CREATED:20230930T033854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T060206Z
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SUMMARY:AI and the Future of Literature
DESCRIPTION:The tech and literary worlds converge as ZYZZYVA Editor-in-Chief Oscar Villalon moderates a panel of Silicon Valley technologists and authors on how AI will change our writing process. Would literature and writers be automated\, or will AI mainly be an assistive tool? What issues are present in both the training and use of AI in writing? With Raiya Kind (Google)\, Jessica Powell (Audioshake)\, author Robin Sloan\, and James Yu (Sudowrite).
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/ai-and-the-future-of-literature/
LOCATION:Gray Area\, 2665 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231008T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231008T163000
DTSTAMP:20230930T033544Z
CREATED:20230930T033542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T033544Z
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SUMMARY:Leaning Toward Light: A Reading of Poets Who Tend the Earth
DESCRIPTION:Let’s gather in the serene environs of the San Francisco Botanical Garden to honor the spiritual solace that can be found in reading poetry—and in tending the earth. In her new anthology Leaning Toward Light\, poet Tess Taylor brings together dozens of acclaimed contemporary poets who also share her love for gardening. During this uplifting reading\, Alan Chazaro\, Jane Hirshfield\, Danusha Laméris\, and Claudia Monpere will join Taylor to read poems that celebrate a joyful connection to the natural world.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/leaning-toward-light-a-reading-of-poets-who-tend-the-earth/
LOCATION:San Francisco Botanical Garden\, 1199 9th Ave\, San Francisco\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T190000
DTSTAMP:20230930T055938Z
CREATED:20230930T032731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T055938Z
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SUMMARY:Carmen Boullosa: The Book of Eve
DESCRIPTION:What if everything they’ve told us about the Garden of Eden was wrong? Faced with what appears to be an apocryphal manuscript containing ten books and 91 chapters\, Eve decides to tell her version of the story of Genesis: she was not created from Adam’s rib\, nor is it correct that she was expelled for taking the apple from the serpent; the story of Abel and Cain isn’t true\, neither are those of the Flood and the Tower of Babel. In brilliant prose\, Mexican author Carmen Boullosa offers a twist on the Book of Genesis that dismantles patriarchy and rebuilds our understanding of the world—from the origin of gastronomy\, to the domestication of animals\, to the cultivation of land and pleasure—all through the feminine gaze. She reads from and discusses her work.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/carmen-boullosa-the-book-of-eve/
LOCATION:Medicine for Nightmares\, 3036 24th Street\, San Francisco\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T120000
DTSTAMP:20230930T032445Z
CREATED:20230930T032444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T032445Z
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SUMMARY:The Right to Read
DESCRIPTION:The current fervor around book banning might feel like something that’s happening elsewhere\, but its stifling effects have hit writers right here at home. As part of Banned Books Week\, a panel of children’s and YA authors discuss what it’s like to write as a creator whose work has been banned or censored. Authors include MariNaomi\, Sarah Hoffman\, Gayle Pitman\, and Jasmine A. Stirling\, in a discussion moderated by Ian Hoffman.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/the-right-to-read/
LOCATION:San Francisco Public Library\, Koret Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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