Homebound: Portia Elan
Wed, May 06
|Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
The Bay Area author launches her debut novel, a time-spanning story about grief, belonging, and the human search for connection.
Time & Location
May 06, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
About The Event
Litquake and JCCSF present an evening with author Portia Elan celebrating her debut, Homebound – a sweeping, imaginative story that moves from 1980s America into a far-flung future, exploring grief, connection, and the enduring human search for belonging in conversation with Zoe Young.
It’s 1983, and Becks can’t wait to get the hell out of Cincinnati. Nineteen years old, blasting her Walkman, she’s still reeling from the death of her beloved uncle – the one person who truly understood her. Before he died, he left her something unfinished: a half-built game they had been creating together. Determined to complete it, Becks sets out on what she believes will be a small, personal act of remembrance.
But what Becks creates will ripple far beyond her own life – shaping the paths of a brilliant scientist, a sentient automaton, and a weathered sea captain centuries in the future. Their lives,…