Schedule

2004 Schedule

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 7:00 P.M.
Litquake 2004 launch party at Cafe du Nord, showcasing music groups led by authors ” Eddy Joe Cotton’s Yard Dogs Jug Band, Robert Mailer Anderson’s Chicken Truck, Jack Boulware’s Rëzzin, and our special mystery guest, a CMA-winning author band; also featuring Bronte Saurus with Kathi Kamen Goldmark, founder of all-star author band The Rock Bottom Remainders. Open to the public. (2170 Market Street) Admission: $8;

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 4:00 P.M.
Writing Women’s Lives: readings and a panel on women’s literature at Noe Valley Ministry with Ann Packer, Maxine Hong Kingston, ZZ Packer, Liz Maverick, and Julie Orringer. To be moderated by David Kipen, Book Critic for the SF Chronicle. (1021 Sanchez) Admission: $5-$10 sliding scale; tickets available at the door.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 7:00 P.M.
Litquake and Porch Light team up for “Throes of Rejection: Writers Tell All” at the Swedish American Hall. With Tamim Ansary, Jack Boulware, Ianthe Brautigan, Eddy Joe Cotton, Dave Eggers, Josh Kornbluth, Regina Louise, Joyce Maynard, Holly Payne, and Kirk Read. (2170 Market Street, above Cafe du Nord) Admission: $12; advance tickets available at www.cafedunord.com.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 7:30 P.M.
From Page to Screen: Barry Gifford discusses the process of transforming his book, Wild at Heart, into a film in conversation with Zoetrope:All-Story Editor-in-Chief Tamara Straus. At the Balboa Theater, in collaboration with Zoetrope: All-Story magazine. (3630 Balboa Street, in the Richmond District) Admission: $10 (includes discussion and film screening); advance tickets available at Balboa box office, 3630 Balboa.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 7:00 P.M.
Murder They Wrote: The Art of the Mystery: Bay Area writers of whodunits and thrillers discuss their mysterious work. At the Hotel Rex, with Eddie Muller, Barry Eisler, Jacqueline Winspear, James Dalessandro, and Domenic Stansberry. (562 Sutter Street) Admission: $5-10 sliding scale; tickets available at the door.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 7:00 P.M.
Loudmouths of Lit: Volume 2 ” A night of vociferous readings/performances at the Mission District’s Make-Out Room with Justin Chin, Kim Addonizio, Adam Johnson, Alan Black, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Beth Lisick, and April Sinclair. (3225 22nd Street) Admission: $5-10 sliding scale; tickets available at the door.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 6:00 - 9:15 P.M. see schedule!
Lit Crawl in the Mission. A three-hour pub crawl style event in the heart of the Mission District. Twenty venues ” from bookstores to cafes to bars ” all featuring readings by a vast array of writers. Crawl co-curators to include The Grotto, 826 Valencia, MacAdam/Cage Publishing, HarperSan Francisco, Avalon Publishing Group, Youth Speaks, and Public House Press, among many others. (On Valencia Street, between 16th and 22nd Streets.) Admission: FREE. See full schedule below!

Lit Crawl
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
6:00-7:15 P.M. (Phase I)

Venue: Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia Street
All Ages
CRIME & PUNISHMENT: CROOKS, CRIMES, AND HOW THEY ATONED
Cara Black
David Corbett
Laurie Jacobson
Joe Loya
Trina Robbins
Dylan Schaffer
Oscar Villalon, MC

Venue: Abandoned Planet, 518 Valencia Street
THE WIDE, WILD WORLD OF TRAVEL WRITING
All Ages
Travelers’ Tales
Jennifer L. Leo
Michael Shapiro
Judy Zimola
Larry Habegger, MC
Lonely Planet
Jeff Greenwald
Amanda Jones
Laurie King
Don George, MC

Venue: Valencia Street Books, 569 Valencia Street
HARPERSANFRANCISCO
Leading Publisher of Religion and Spiritual Literature - Behind the Scenes: A Publishing Q & A
All Ages
Sasha Cagen
Tim Farrington
And the Editors of HarperSanFrancisco
Mark Tauber, MC

Venue: Adobe Books, 3166 16th Street
S.F. LITERARY MAGAZINES
Breeding Grounds for Emerging and Established Writers
All Ages
Watchword
Jamie Berger
Amanda Eicher
Meg Hamill
Evan Rehill
Liz Lisle, MC
The Believer
Isabel Duffy
Sarah Stone
Dean Young
Andrew Leland, MC

Venue: Forest Books, 3080 16th Street
LOUD & PROUD: A SLICE OF S.F. INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING
All Ages
Manic D Press
Jon Longhi
Alvin Orloff
Bucky Sinister
Juliette Torrez
Jennifer Joseph, MC
Cleis Press
Regina Marler
Mark Pritchard
Joël Tan
Frédérique Delacoste, MC

Venue: Good Vibrations, 603 Valencia Street
YOU’RE GETTING HOTTER: EROTICA WRITERS
Steamy Stories at San Francisco’s Famous Sex Positive Store
18 and over
Blake C. Aarens
M. Christian
Thea Hillman
Bob Vickery
Sage Vivant
Carol Queen, MC
7:00-8:15 P.M. (Phase II)

Venue: 826 Valencia, 826 Valencia Street
LIT CRAWL AT 826 VALENCIA
Readings, Games, and Shenanigans
All Ages
Eamon Doyle
Daniel Handler
Jennifer Traig
And students from 826…
Eli Horowitz, MC

Venue: City Art, 828 Valencia Street
A PICTURE’S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
Cartoonists and Graphic Storytellers
All Ages
Don Asmussen
Mark Fiore
Keith Knight
Marcus Sanders
Kevin Smokler, MC

Venue: Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia Street
ANOTHER REALITY
Fantasy and Science Fiction Writing
All Ages
Peter Beagle
Michael Blumlein
Pat Murphy
Simon Wood
Alan Beatts, MC

Venue: Modern Times, 888 Valencia Street
SEAL PRESS
Anthologies of Women and the World
All Ages
Ana Chavier
Camille Cussamano
Karen Eng
Rachael Fudge
Lisa Jervis
Marisa Handler
Andi Zeisler
Krista Rafanello, MC

Venue: Phoenix Pub, 811 Valencia Street
MACADAM/CAGE PUBLISHING
“Independent Publishing at Its Best”
All Ages
W. Christopher Baer
Craig Clevenger
Pamela Holm
Eric Martin
Michelle Richmond
David Poindexter, MC

Venue: Den, 849 Valencia Street
CHRONICLE BOOKS
“Inspired by the Enduring Magic and Importance of Books”
All Ages
Kerry Coburn
Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Nadia Gordon
Jason Headley
Dene Larson
Rob Sorenson
Cameron Tuttle
Calla Devlin, MC

Venue: Amnesia, 853 Valencia Street
BACKBEAT BOOKS
Music Writing: Rocking the Page
21 and up
Nadine Condon
Ben Manilla
Richie Unterberger
Kent & Keith Zimmerman
Ben Fong-Torres, MC

Venue: Dog Eared Books, 900 Valencia Street
THE NEXT GENERATION: YOUNG WRITERS SPEAK OUT
Youth Speaks
All Ages
Josh Begley
Emiliano Bourgois-Chacon
Katri Foster
Michelle Lee
Jose Vadi
And more…
James Kass, MC
8:00-9:15 P.M. (Phase III)

Venue: Papa Toby’s Art Bar, 3248 22nd Street
TALES FROM THE EDGE: SMALL PRESSES MAKE THEIR MARK
21 and up
Last Gasp
Carol Leigh
Ron Turner, MC
Public House Press
Joshua Hudson
Any Itzert
Luke James
Whitman McGowan
Katherine McWilliams
Sean O’Melveny, MC

Venue: Latin America Club, 3286 22nd Street
GENDER/QUEER: CONSIDERING SEXUALITY
21 and up
Writers With Drinks
Meliza Banales
Simon Sheppard
Charlie Anders, MC
Suspect Thoughts Press
Dodie Bellamy
Patrick Califia
Ian Philips
Greg Wharton, MC

Venue: The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street
THE GROTTO
Spooky Halloween Stories From S.F.’s Renowned Writers’ Collective
21 and up
Po Bronson
Amanda Field
Rodes Fishburne
Laura Fraser
Susan Gerhard
Noah Hawley
Constance Loizos
Mary Roach
Jason Roberts
Ethan Watters
Alex Wellen

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Kidquake: a children’s event at the SF Main Public Library, featuring readings by children’s book authors Jorge Argueta, Anthony Robles, and Belle Yang, plus hands-on activities for kids, including book-making with The San Francisco Center for the Book and a poetry workshop with Youth Speaks. (100 Larkin @ Grove) Admission: FREE.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, NOON - 5:00 P.M.
Off the Richter Scale: An afternoon of readings in the Koret Auditorium at the SF Main Public Library. Themed hours to include memoir, poetry, and debut authors, among others. (100 Larkin @ Grove) Admission: FREE.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 8:00 P.M.
America: What’s That? A night of raucous readings at the Edinburgh Castle, San Francisco’s renowned literary pub, co-sponsored by City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. Bay Area writers will peel back the skin, prod the parts, and chew the fat of the American soul. Featuring: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Alejandro Murguia, Michelle Tea, Peter Plate, Anthony Swofford, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Thomas Sanchez, devorah major, and David Henry Sterry. With country band The Country. (950 Geary Street) Admission: $5-$10 sliding scale; tickets available at the door.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. see schedule!
Off the Richter Scale: More readings in the Koret Auditorium at the SF Main Public Library. (100 Larkin @ Grove) Admission: FREE.