Litquake is hosting a summer gala, Booked, at the elegant Green Room in the historic Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Ave. Guests will enjoy live music, delicious cuisine prepared by San Francisco’s favorite culinary masters, select wines, and an enticing silent auction. We will be joined by such renowned authors as Amy Tan, Peter Coyote, Tobias Wolff, Robert Mailer Anderson, Ishmael Reed, Beth Lisick, Bharati Mukherjee, Mary Roach, Michelle Tea and ZZ Packer, among others.

Honorary Host Committee includes The Hon. Mayor Gavin Newsom; Phil Bronstein, San Francisco Chronicle; Sydney Goldstein, City Arts & Lectures; Craig Newmark, Craigslist; Carey Perloff, American Conservatory Theatre; Elaine Petrocelli, Book Passage.

Litquake thanks all of the Booked donors. Take a look at images of select silent auction items!

Purchase Tickets:

Note that at the bottom of the payment page you can add the names of the ticket holders.

$75 Well-Read Insouciant
One admission ticket to Litquake Benefit Party August 21, 6-9 p.m. at The Green Room, 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister

$300 Literati Gadabout
Two admission tickets to Litquake benefit party August 21, 6-9 p.m. at The Green Room, 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister, along with acknowledgement on signage at event

$500 King or Queen of the Literary Scene
Three admission tickets to Litquake benefit party August 21, 6-9 p.m. at The Green Room 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister, along with acknowledgement on signage at event, on website, and in program

$1,000 Literary Lion
Six admission tickets to Litquake benefit party August 21, 6-9 p.m., at The Green Room, 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister, along with acknowledgement on signage at event, on website, and in program