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Litquake and the Library Mix It Up in May

Looking for more feisty and creative literary events while you wait for Litquake 2008? Litquake and the San Francisco Public Library are joining forces in 2008 to host a bi-monthly series of events in branches throughout the city as a lead up to the big temblor, scheduled this year for October 3-11, 2008.

The first event “Noe—and Nearby—Poets” aims to shake the roof on Tuesday, May 20, at the recently renovated Noe Valley branch library. Debbie Yee, Keith Ekiss, Pireeni Sundaralingam & Colm Ó Riain, Kirsten Lee Andersen, and Zack Rogow are among the featured poets who live in Noe Valley and nearby neighborhoods. The poets will join the audience for a reception after the readings.

Noe—and Nearby—Poets
Tuesday, May 20, 7-8:30pm
Noe Valley branch
451 Jersey Street (near Castro), SF
355.5707

Space is limited; please call 355-3707 to reserve your spot.

Keep an eye out for upcoming Litquake + the Library events at Mission Bay Branch in July and at Sunset in September!

Mark Your Calendars:
Litquake 2008 Jumps Off the Page October 3-11

Litquake 2007 was the biggest so far. Attendance broke the 10,000 mark for the first time ever, with more than 350 authors participating.

And that was just a warm-up for 2008….

I came in from New York with an attitude. Who wouldn’t? But the people of your tiny coastal nation impressed me to no end. The turnout for the events was gigantic, and the enthusiasm kept pace. I was happy to be a stranger in a stranger land, and I hope to come back to Litquake again and again.

—Ben Greenman,
New Yorker editor & author of A Circle Is a Balloon and Compass Both.