The Epicenter series joins forces with the California Institute of Integral Studies’ MFA programs in Writing and Consciousness and Creative Inquiry Interdisciplinary Arts. …
Being Human: Brian Christian in Conversation with Thomas Goetz
Brian Christian, bestselling nonfiction author/poet who has appeared on The Daily Show, in conversation with Wired editor and author Thomas Goetz, will explore how computer science, genomics, and neuroscience influence our understanding of the uniquely human. …
Litquake Presents Thomas McGuane In Conversation With Jack Boulware
Legendary Montana author/screenwriter Thomas McGuane in conversation with Litquake’s Jack Boulware, about the longevity of a writing career, the collision of the Old and New West, and why horses are cool. …
Get Lit: Eat Real Festival and Litquake Present Stories on Food
Litquake presents Get Lit, stories on food at Oakland’s Eat Real Festival, Friday, Sept. 23, featuring Andrew Beahrs, Steven Gdula, Don George, Jere Gettel, and Jennifer Reese. …
Young Ireland: Emissaries from a New Literary Renaissance
Enjoy the Gaelic gift of gab Tuesday, Oct. 11, when Young Ireland celebrates their country’s rich literary history. Meanwhile, feast on reviews, readings, and discussions from our featured authors. Advance tickets at BPT. …
Americans in Paris
SOLD OUT! Litquake will host a feast of words and French cuisine at Cafe Bastille, as we welcome three authors heralded for the Parisian settings in their fiction: Cara Black, Diane Johnson and Ellen Sussman. …
Nordic Noir: A Dark & Stormy Night of Scandinavian Crime Fiction
Nordic Noir fans: get ready for “Czar of Noir” Eddie Muller in conversation with Tom Egeland, Jørn Lier Horst, and Liza Marklund about the bleak landscape of Scandinavian thrillers and contemporary global crime fiction. …
From Book to Libretto:
Heart of a Soldier
Litquake presents James B. Stewart, interviewed by Tom Barbash, on Sept. 8, in conjunction with San Francisco Opera’s world premiere adaptation of Stewart’s bestselling Heart of a Soldier. …
Quiet Lightning’s Greenhouse Effect:
Litquake Triple Crown
Join Litquake at the Conservatory of Flowers on Monday, October 10, at 7 pm for third and final installment of Quiet Lightning’s Greenhouse Effect, Litquake Triple Crown. …
Are You There, Litquake?
It’s Me, Chelsea!
Comedian and bestselling author Chelsea Handler makes an exclusive Bay Area appearance in conversation with Litquake co-founder Jane Ganahl at the intimate 300-seat Z Space theater. Oct. 13, 8 pm, $45 at door, $40 advance from Brown Paper Tickets. …
