Litquake 2024

Can't get enough Litquake? We've got you covered, with additional events in November! Visit our website for details on the following programs:

Thursday, November 7, Why Trees Stay Outside: Terry Tierney with Sophia Raday
Thursday, November 14, 49 Days: Graphic Novelist Agnes Lee Imagines the Afterlife
Sunday, November17, How They Did It: Writing Climate Activism Across Genres

Part of Litquake’s Words Around the World

Co-presented with Villa Albertine and Mill Valley Film Festival

Novelist, screenwriter and director Christine Angot joins Zoë Elton, artistic director for the Mill Valley Film Festival, to present a special screening of A Family (dir. Angot, 2024). This radical and powerful documentary examines the rarely discussed topic of incest as it follows Angot, who, unplanned, begins confronting family members and friends about the abuse she endured as a teenager at the hands of her father. This filmic journey explores the unspoken reasons why such acts went unchallenged, examines the role of her father,  and questions the societal and personal implications of openly confronting the truth both then and now. Film audio in French with English subtitles. $15

Spend an evening of nearly impossible-to-describe strangeness, whimsy, and hilarity with the one and only, Jenny Slate. As she reads you pieces from Lifeform—her brand-new book of essays—join Jenny on a journey through all of the relatable phases of life from heartbreak to true love to pregnancy, parenthood, not to mention all of the tiny, odd details that make up a life. The actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author will host an evening complete with a live reading, a moderated conversation, and an audience Q&A. Tickets include a signed copy of Lifeform. $82-$92