Litquake 2024

Co-presented with Feldman's Books

Join renowned writers and scholars including Polina Barskova, Ulia Gosart, Patrick Hunt, Jessica Semaan, and Tobias Wolff in a panel discussion, readings, and Socratic dialogue on the complex topic of war and peace. Featuring musical guests Effie Zilch and others performing original songs and classic 1960s anti-war music. Feldman's is proud to partner with local schools in creating 1,000 paper cranes to send to Hiroshima and Nagasaki as an international gesture of peace. In honor of this partnership, attendees of this event will be sent home with one paper crane as a token of remembrance. FREE, $20 suggested donation
Book sales for this event coordinated by Feldman's Books.

Sponsored by Alta Journal

In its four years of existence, Alta Journal’s California Book Club has celebrated some of the West’s most important literary voices. Join Alta, Litquake, and California Book Club host John Freeman as we welcome past CBC guests Jaime Cortez, Andrew Sean Greer, and Maxine Hong Kingston for a close reading of the new California canon and a celebration of the authors capturing the spirit of the West. This evening is designed for the Bay Area’s most adventurous book lovers—and will include live music, a visit from a late literary legend, book signings, a cash bar, and a giveaway you won’t want to miss! Ticket includes the latest issue of Alta Journal. Doors at 7:00pm. $17 adv  / $20 door

Book sales for this event coordinated by Books Inc.

Co-presented with 48 Hills

To thrive in the present we must connect to the past, but when that past is fragmented by colonization, oppression, and the pressure to assimilate, how can we tap into the wisdom of the generations that came before us? What did our elders know that we are struggling to rediscover? Using traditions that range from curanderismo to community outreach, Sandhya Rani Jha, Alie Jones, Shanthi Sekaran, and Atava Garcia Swiecicki discuss the path before us and the answers within us. Moderated by SFSU professor of journalism Venise Wagner. This event opens and closes with a healing meditation offered by Sagrada Arts proprietor Rebecca Sanders. $25

Book sales for this event coordinated by Sagrada.