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Just a few of the events we have for ya this weekend! For the full schedule: www.litquake.org/2026-schedule

Join us at this magical venue🤩 Oct.16 | 8:15p Generation Women: Wins & Losses buff.ly/wyKCpEE Oct.21 | 8:15p All Hallows Eve: An Evening w/ Ellen Datlow & Friends buff.ly/7oYEJMy Oct.22 | 8:15p Chad Harbach: The Brightness buff.ly/1RTNXuQ Oct.23 | 8:15p Playlist Storytellers buff.ly/Ku7vAqP

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Jon Ronson @jonronson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

San Francisco! My only upcoming US talk is in ONE WEEK at @litquake.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Two days! I repeat... TWO DAYS! Full schedule and ticketing at www.litquake.org/2026-schedule @jsiraganian.bsky.social @rebeccafoust.bsky.social @kristinaten.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We're so excited for this... A 24th Street poetry crawl celebrating three Mission reading series integral to this neighborhood’s deep literary history! Curated by Josiah Luis Alderete. See ya Saturday!🤩

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Each year we host (free!) events at this wonderful shop! We'd love to see ya there. Oct. 17 | 7pm Picturing the Past: Graphic Novelists on History and Memory FREE | buff.ly/g0djjd1 Oct. 20 | 7pm Memoirs: Writing Against Silence or Erasure 🎟️ FREE | buff.ly/uHHz2Zw

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dickowalexander.bsky.social @dickowalexander.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Alain Damasio+Alexander Dickow in convo w/Edward Gauvin, Telegraph Hill Books, 1501 Grant Ave, San Francisco, 7-8:30pm Tues Oct. 20. Litquake event. Link for tickets/RSVPs (space limited). Ty! @telhilit.bsky.social @catranslation.org @litquake.bsky.social litquake2026.sched.com/event/2WFKH/...

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If a moody Hollywood gothic sounds like your kinda thing (and how could it not?), join me and @olivieblake.bsky.social for a convo and celebration of her new book, DREAMLAND, the opening Friday of @litquake.bsky.social. Oct. 9 at Gilman Brewing in Berkeley: litquake2026.sched.com/event/2VQwA/...

I'm holding Olivie Blake's Dreamland in front of a lush, palm-tree-filled yard. The cover is black with curling, ornamental orange text surrounding an image of a birdcage with a hand inside of it, holding a lit candle, amid bright blue flowers.

Event graphic for Litquake: San Francisco's Literary Festival. The text reads: Olivie Blake: Dreamland • Fri Oct 9 • 7–8:30 p.m. • Gilman Brewing • 912 Gilman St, Berkeley. Photos of author Olivie Blake and conversation partner Kristina Ten appear in circular frames between mirror images of bookshelves. Graphic has a white background with a few coral accents.

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Rebecca Foust @rebeccafoust.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

@litquake.bsky.social's Menopause Extravaganza Gray Area Theater, 2665 Mission Street, SF Sun, Oct 18, 3pm (doors at 2:30pm)  $10 adv / $15 door Featuring #LouannBrizendine, @kelidailey.bsky.social, #SarahIsquick, #AleciaGreenlee, @lasarafirefoxallen.bsky.social. Presented w/ @grayarea.org.

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Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Writing to inspire activism. Looking forward to having a convo with Safia Elhillo, Khan Wong, Savala Nolan, and Jane Ganahl for Writers Weekend at Litquake! #writingcommunity

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Khan Wong @khanwong.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Excited to be part of this! Join us next weekend!

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Center for the Art of Translation (CAT) @catranslation.org · 06/10/2026

💫 Save the date and join our upcoming 10/14 event in partnership with @litquake.bsky.social and San Francisco Center for the Book.  An evening showcasing the sculptural books of Bay Area artist Servane Briand. +

Graphic announcing the event Passages of Babel: Translation & the Book Arts of Servane Briand at the San Francisco Center for the Book

Litquake graphic featuring photos of Servane Briand, Patrick Fenton, Samuel Mignot and Olivia Sears, participants of the event Passages of Babel: Translation and the Book Arts of Servane Briand.

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We're grateful to have the iconic @citylightsbooks.bsky.social as a bookstore partner! There are a handful of events they're co-presenting with us on the Festival schedule... check them out at buff.ly/YzE74ng

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We <3 @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social !! This year, we have five events across two branches. We'd love to see ya there! 🔗Schedule: litquake2026.sched.com @vinita-goyal.bsky.social @jsweber.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

TOMORROW! Small Press Book Fair and Litquake Out Loud! Join us at Yerba Buena Gardens to browse the best in local literature set to a day of poetry readings from Litquake Out Loud. FREE 🗓️Oct. 4, 11am–4pm 📍Yerba Buena Gardens | 750 Howard St 🌟Full list of vendors: www.litquake.org/bookfair

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Join us for Writers Weekend! A FREE mini-conference tailored to aspiring writers. buff.ly/7eSOtS9 Sponsored by Yerba Buena Partnership @endgamesimprov.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social @khanwong.bsky.social @brittastromeyer.bsky.social @tdorabji.bsky.social @wendyjohnsonmd.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our annual 'Dragging Celebrity Autobiographies" is in just 5 days! (Oct. 10) Dragging Celebrity Autobiographies buff.ly/YwqVxco (Oct. 22) Hieu Minh Nguyen & Friends buff.ly/3gZ1IHb (Oct. 23) Queerly Beloved: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Writing in Foglifter buff.ly/STmozr1

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The energy for R.F. Kuang's new book, Taipei Story, was incredible! Thank you to R.F. Kuang and Maggie Tokuda-Hall for a great conversation, to @sfcalpres.bsky.social for hosting, to @greenapplebooks.bsky.social for co-presenting, and for all of YOU who showed up to celebrate this release!

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We still have volunteer slots open for Lit Crawl on Oct. 24!! We need your help to pull off Litquake's grand finale—the year's biggest literary party! Sign up here: volunteer.bloomerang.co/volunteer/#/...

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In case ya didn't know: we have merch! Including limited edition 2026 designs and other all-new styles. All purchases benefit Litquake's festival and year-round programs. 🔗 shop.litquake.org

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Schedule drop for one of the most anticipated literary nights of the year!! Join us on Saturday, October 24th for this massive, one-night literary pub crawl through SF's Mission District🤩 Check out the schedule here: litcrawlsf2026.sched.com

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A night of readings and drag performances that highlight the power and resonance of stillness. Hieu Minh Nguyen & Friends 🗓️Oct. 22 | 8 PM - 10 PM 📍The Stud, SF 🎟️FREE, $10-15 suggested donation @hieuminh.bsky.social @herawynnsf.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Kick off the 2026 festival at the Booksellers Ball on 10/8, our big opening night bash! 🎟️ buff.ly/ypZiVKe The Litquake community will come together to fête San Francisco’s independent bookstores at the former home of the legendary Paper Doll, an underground LGBTQ supper club active 1941-1969

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Chad Harbach: The Brightness From the bestselling author of The Art of Fielding comes an urgent, deeply felt story of friendship, art, love, and grief, following two young women on the brink of irrevocable change. 🗓️ Oct. 22 | 8:15 - 9:45PM 📍The Lost Church, SF 🎟️ Tix at buff.ly/ORtkMzP

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Nafissa Thompson-Spires: The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford 🗓️Oct. 21 | 6 PM - 7:30 PM 📍Museum of the African Diaspora, SF 🎟️FREE, $10-$15 suggested donation Co-presented with Museum of the African Diaspora @nafissa.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Meet your curators!! In addition to our annual Litquake Out Loud curators, this year we launched a Litquake Festival Curator Residency—an opportunity to combat an often homogenous and culturally inequitable literary landscape. We're so happy to have them on board!

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

ZYZZYVA Movie Night with Ingrid Rojas Contreras returns.... but this time make it a matinee! Join us on 10/17 for a screening & discussion of Amarcord - author Andrew Sean Greer's selection. 🗓️Oct 17 · 12:30PM 📍The Roxie, SF 🎟️tix: buff.ly/Xvf0u94 @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social @ingridrojasc.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Jon Ronson: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men 🗓️Oct. 14 | 7:30PM - 9:00PM 📍JCCSF Kanbar Hall 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/jon-ronson... ($20 gen admission / $42 with signed book) Sponsored by @48hills.bsky.social Co-presented with JCCSF Book sales: @greenapplebooks.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Savage Mind: An American Legacy with David Treuer 🗓️Oct. 11 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM 📍Grace Cathedral | 1100 California St, SF 🎟️FREE, $10-$15 suggested donation Co-presented with Grace Cathedral’s The Forum @gracecathedral.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Claudia Rankine: Triage Rankine’s work is unfailingly expansive—broadening readers’ understanding of race, social conscience, and the limits of genre. 🗓️Oct 10 | 7 - 8:30 pm 📍 First Presbyterian Church of Oakland 🎟️ buff.ly/fyBckB0 Pay-what-you-can for guaranteed seat; FREE to walk-ups

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

NEXT WEEK! On 9/17, we're watching Songs of Earth - author Rebecca Solnit's pick for ZYZZYVA Movie Night with Ingrid Rojas Contreras. 🗓️September 17 · 6PM – 8PM 📍Roxie Theater, SF 🎟️ roxie.com/film/zyzzyva... @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social @ingridrojasc.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We couldn't do this without you! Volunteering is a great way to attend events, get free Litquake swag, and otherwise gain our undying gratitude. (P.S. high-demand spots fill up fast, so the earlier the better!) More info and registration at: buff.ly/aF6lrvx

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Litquake Festival 2026 schedule + ticketing are now LIVE! 🥳 www.litquake.org/2026-schedule Poster designed by @breenache.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and acclaimed novelist Ayad Akhtar is coming to SF on 10/6 to discuss his most daring work yet—a visionary novel of spiritual transformation in an age of fracture. 🗓️Oct. 6 | 7:30pm 📍Sydney Goldstein Theater, SF 🎟️Tickets at: buff.ly/mIYJ1C1 @cityartssf.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Small Press Book Fair & Litquake Out Loud return on 10/4!! Browse the best in local literature set to a day of poetry readings from Litquake Out Loud. FREE 🗓️Oct. 4, 11am–4pm 📍Yerba Buena Gardens 🌟Full list of vendors: www.litquake.org/bookfair @yerbabuenagardens.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The time has come folks.... here are the Litquake Festival 2026 ✨HEADLINERS✨ Ticket sales and RSVPS go live on 9/3 for donors and 9/8 for the general public! @olivieblake.bsky.social @jonronson.bsky.social @minjinlee.bsky.social @nafissa.bsky.social @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On Sep 29, dance your heart out at the Warfield as our friends at KALW celebrate 85 years of being a Bay Area original. Join BADBADNOTGOOD and Digable Planets—plus Rozzi and DJ Wonway Posibul—for an unforgettable night of music and culture ✨Tix at kalw.org/85.

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Three weeks of literary joy from October 8th-24th! We can hardly wait. In the meantime, check out our pre-festival events starting in September: www.litquake.org/upcoming-events

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Headliners for this year's festival will be released in just under two weeks!☺️ Keep an eye on our socials, or sign up for our newsletter at signup-usa.keela.co/newsletter-s...

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

LittyQ & Co. are obsessed with the cover for R.F. Kuang's new book, Taipei Story☁️ Tickets for the release event are running low! Snag them at buff.ly/8oeLlEv 🗓️ Sep 23 | 7:00 PM 📍Calvary Presbyterian Church, SF @sfcalpres.bsky.social @greenapplebooks.bsky.social @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Join us on 9/17 for Songs of Earth - author Rebecca Solnit's pick for ZYZZYVA Movie Night with Ingrid Rojas Contreras🍿 🗓️September 17 · 6:00 – 8:00PM 📍Roxie Theater · 3117 16th St., SF 🎟️ tix at link in bio @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social @ingridrojasc.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We couldn't do this without you! Volunteering is a great way to attend events, get free Litquake swag, and otherwise gain our undying gratitude. More info and registration at: buff.ly/aF6lrvx

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Headliner + schedule release coming soon! In the meantime, we have a slate of pre-festival events starting in September. Check 'em out here: www.litquake.org/upcoming-eve...

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🤩Litquake 2026 poster reveal, thanks to the amazing artist @breenache.bsky.social Schedule drop coming next month! In the meantime, check out our pre-fest events in September at www.litquake.org/upcoming-eve... Interested in volunteering? Registration is open now at litquake.org/volunteer

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Join us on Sept. 10 as leading trans scholar Susan Stryker discusses her latest book in conversation with award-winning filmmaker Cheryl Dunye. 🗓️ Sept. 10 | 7pm 📍Oakstop - California Ballroom, 1736 Franklin St, Oakland 🎟️Link in bio for tix @susanstryker.bsky.social @cheryldunye.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We're so excited! Three weeks of unforgettable conversations, performances, and celebrations of the literary arts—all located within the Bay Area and most are FREE! Headliner + full schedule drop coming soon☺️ P.S. In the meantime, check out pre-festival events starting in September: buff.ly/05wPYFU

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Litquake @litquake.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

NEXT WEEK! Join us for our last literary pub trivia night of the year. All-new questions, fantastic music, and our beloved celebrity host: writer, LGBTQ+ advocate, and 40-time Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider. 🎟️Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/litquake-a...

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