Litquake 2024

Join moderator and author of Dead Collections Isaac Fellman in conversation with science fiction and fantasy writers who have created worlds featuring ancient family magic, a dystopian San Francisco, and the far reaches of imagined universes. Kemi Ashing-Giwa’s This World is Not Yours, Evette Davis’s The Others, Hana Lee’s Road to Ruin, and Julia Vee’s Blood Jade are prime examples of contemporary science fiction and fantasy writing. This is an exciting opportunity to hear from several new voices in the world of genre fiction. FREE, $10-15 suggested donation
Book sales for this event coordinated by Telegraph Hill Books.

Sponsored by Club Fugazi
Co-presented with SF Sketchfest

This star-studded evening brings together three brilliant creatives whose new books meld memoir with advice on their respective crafts. Inveterate showman Daniel Handler takes an introspective (but inevitably hilarious) approach in And Then? And Then? What Else? Author, illustrator, and Decemberists album artist Carson Ellis’s One Week in January is a beautifully illustrated chronicle of a formative moment in her journey toward becoming an artist. And cartoonist and frequent New Yorker cover artist Adrian Tomine is, perhaps, fatigued of answering audience questions; in Q&A, he addresses some of the most frequently asked—and in the process offers real insights into his life and work. This unforgettable glimpse into the creative life is hosted by writer and critic Tom Barbash. Doors at 6:30PM. $15 adv / $20 door

Book sales for this event coordinated by Bookshop West Portal.

Acclaimed video artist Navid Sinaki’s debut novel, Medusa of the Roses, is a queer love story set amid the repressive policies of modern-day Iran. Informed by Hollywood noir, Persian folktales, and Greek myth, it’s been called “stunning” by Publishers Weekly. Caro De Robertis’s latest novel, The Palace of Eros, is about another pair of lovers, under threat not from the government but from the gods. Join these two accomplished novelists for a conversation about myth-inflected fiction, the queer love story as a vehicle for interrogating society, the intersections of desire and freedom, and much more. Moderated by novelist Jasmin Darznik. FREE, $10-15 suggested donation
Book sales for this event coordinated by City Lights.

Co-presented with 48 Hills and SF Sketchfest

The Bay Area’s long-running Porchlight storytelling series returns to Litquake for this special edition, featuring tales on the theme of Touched by an Angel: Stories of Mentors, Teachers, Guardians, and Influencers. Featuring stories by Litquake co-founder Jack Boulware and authors Nico Lang (American Teenager), Adam Nimoy (The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father), Eugene Rodriguez (Bird of Four Hundred Voices), Dawn Silva (The Funk Queen), and Christina Vo (My Vietnam, Your Vietnam). Co-hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick. Music by Marc Capelle. Doors at 6:30PM. $20 adv / $25 door

Book sales for this event coordinated by Fabulosa Books.