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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · 24d

❤️ VAST thanks to our readers on Sept 13 who made this show one of our best!
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!

We -- and everyone in the very full audience -- appreciate you and your work! ❤️

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · 27d

💥"We’re all surrounded by the ways we are told we should be, how #women should act, how Mexicans should be, what types of #queerness are valid—it’s all bullshit!" ~M.M. Olivas

This interview w/Olivas about her #story "¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror" is what we all need. Come hear her TONITE 9/13!💥

Interview: M. M. Olivas - Uncanny Magazine

M. Olivas is an alumna of the 2022 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop and the 2023 Under the Volcano Writers Residency. She received her bachelor’s degree in creative writing from t...

www.uncannymagazine.com

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · 28d

"Mountford has a gift for creating crystalline articulations of the messiness inside us. I loved these #stories." ~Karen Russell, on Peter Mountford's new collection, Detonator!

Check out this interview, then come Peter read at Babylon this Sat, 9/13 @5:30pm!

www.petermountford.com/interviews?f...

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · 29d

💥 Tomas Moniz is truly a legendary reader! 💥

This whole conversation between Tomas & Genevieve Hudson in BOMB Magazine is a lesson on craft.
Give it a read & get excited to hear Tomas share his work at Babylon Salon this Sat, Sept 13 at The Sycamore! www.babylonsalon.com. 💜

BOMB Magazine | Tomas Moniz by Genevieve Hudson

Experimental forms on friendship, fluid sexuality, and playful love.

bombmagazine.org

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Sep 7

🥰🤩 We're thrilled our VERY OWN Maury Zeff—co-host & co-founder of Babylon Salon—is performing at Babylon this Sat 9/13! Come hear his new play Dada Teen Musical: The Play at The Sycamore! Then grab your tickets to see the production Oct 18-Nov 16 at Central Works!

centralworks.org/dada-teen-mu...

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Sep 6

✴️ "I can’t enliven characters w/o considering how they’ve been shaped by a particular geography in a particular time. So, for me, #place is as important as #character." ~Ann Cummins

Check out this essay & get excited to hear Ann Cummins, author of Yellowcake, at Babylon on 9/13 @The Sycamore!🌀

A Guide to Place: A Conversation with Ann Cummins

I expected an accompaniment to my travels; what I received from Yellowcake was far more than that. Ann Cummins’s words led me to each of my destinations, introducing the various landscapes before I ar...

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thrilled to announce our upcoming Babylon Salon on Sat, Sept. 13, featuring:
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!

Come for drinks at 5 // Show at 5.30pm. In The Sycamore's Outdoor Patio in SF (near 16th Street BART). info: www.babylonsalon.com

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Jun 16

💖BIG thanks to the 5 #authors who wowed us at Babylon Saturday night! Every one of your #readings was stellar! Check their beautiful #books! 🌠📚🌠

⭐ S.G. Browne
⭐ Duane Horton
⭐ @laurenparker.bsky.social
⭐ @katefolk.bsky.social
⭐ Paul S Flores

#writers #writing

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Jun 14

@laurenparker.bsky.social writes: "March in Michigan is birch trees as stark as corn stalks. It’s not home but it is ancestral, the cemetery filled with tombstones with my last name on them..." Give this essay a read & come hear Lauren perform @ Babylon TONIGHT! 6/14 @ The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free!

True Story of a Sandwich - Belt Magazine

the Parker Sub doesn't want those things. It likes simple. Plain. Which is why it's something a simple and plain man has to ask for. But I am a Parker. And I do want those: the pepper, the onions, the...

beltmag.com

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Jun 13

"SKY DADDY, @katefolk.bsky.social's debut novel, takes forbidden romance to new heights," says Angela Hui. Check out Kate's interview below--a whole craft lesson on novel writing--then come hear Kate read at Babylon TOMORROW! Sat, 6/14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free!

#writing #books #writer #reading

Finally, a Novel That Understands the Raw Sex Appeal of Airplanes - Electric Literature

In "Sky Daddy," Kate Folk takes forbidden romance to new heights

electricliterature.com

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Jun 12

💜 Duane Horton's story "Summer Land" is just one example of his dreamy, fantastical fiction!

Check out his story below & get excited to hear Duane read from his new book NO HERO ALONE at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore in the Mission! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚❤️📚

Summer Land - Green Mountains Review

EVER SINCE VERNON WAS A TEENAGER, HE WAS GOOD AT SLEEPING. SO GOOD in fact, that his mother was scared he’d never wake up when he went to bed. Vernon held the record for the longest sleep ever taken i...

greenmountainsreview.com

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Jun 11

🌀What do we do when life throws us curveballs? Artist & poet Paul S. Flores explores this question in his book WE STILL BE.

Listen to this gorgeous clip of Paul reading his work, then get excited to hear him perform at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 @The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 🍻📚

Paul Flores poetry collection tackles life’s unexpected turns

San Francisco author Paul Flores reads from his new book, "We Still Be.”

www.kalw.org

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Jun 11

💥"These days there are very few American comedy writers bringing their A-game, but Browne is swinging for the fences.”
Here's the stunning Kirkus Review of Scott G. Browne's book FATED.

Come hear S.G. Browne at Babylon Salon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚

FATED | Kirkus Reviews

Another radically funny comedy from one of America’s best satiric novelists.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · May 24

🔥On Sat, 6/14, Babylon proudly presents #authors Kate Folk [Sky Daddy], Paul S. Flores [We Still Be], Duane Horton [No Hero Alone], S.G. Browne [Lost Creatures] & Lauren Parker [Spells for Success]! Come out to The SycamoreSF for drinks at 5pm! Reading, 5:30. Free admission! www.babylonsalon.com 💜

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Mar 15

For us, The Sycamore is more than just a venue—it’s the cornerstone of our reading series. Now the co-owner Tim is facing the recurrence of his cancer, and the financial strain is significant. Pls consider donating to Tim's recovery fund. Every bit helps! ❤️‍🩹

www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...

Donate to Rally for Tim's recovery and help Sycamore and Willows, organized by Liz Ryan

To our dearest Sycamore/Willows family and friends, As you may kno… Liz Ryan needs your support for Rally for Tim's recovery and help Sycamore and Willows

www.gofundme.com

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Mar 4

National Book Award nominee @samsax.bsky.social & shot of the packed house at our Mar. 1st show!

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Mar 4

⭐ Our stunning authors on Sat. night (L to R): Jon Hickey, Mercilee Jenkins, Nina Schuyler, & Emily Jon Tobias! (Look for sam sax in a 2nd post.) Just when we think Babylon can't get any better, it does! ⭐

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Mar 3

Here's to our 5 fabulous readers at Babylon Sat. night!
You wowed us! 👏👏👏

🔥Jon Hickey
🔥Mercilee Jenkins
🔥@samsax.bsky.social
🔥Nina Schuyler
🔥 Emily Jon Tobias

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Mar 1

TONIGHT! Please join us! ❤️❤️❤️

Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Feb 18

On Sat, Mar 1, Babylon is thrilled to present 5 amazing authors:
⭐ Jon Hickey
⭐ Mercilee Jenkins
⭐ sam sax
⭐ Nina Schuyler
⭐ Emily Jon Tobias
Come out to The Sycamore for drinks at 5 in the cozy, outdoor covered patio! Reading starts at 5:30. As always, admission is free. We can't wait to see you! ❤️

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Feb 28

Here's award-winning author Emily Jon Tobias on Carter Wilson’s "Making It Up." Check it out; it's so full of wisdom! ❤️Then get excited to hear Emily read her story “Nova” from her powerful collection MONARCH at Babylon tomorrow 3/1 @ 5:30pm! 🦋 www.babylonsalon.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpKx...

Making it Up with Emily Jon Tobias, author of Monarch: Stories

YouTube video by Carter Wilson

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Feb 27

"In This Ravishing World," Nina Schuyler’s amazing new story collection explores humanity’s response to climate change in all its complexities. Check out this interview & get excited to hear Nina at Babylon this Sat, Mar 1 at The Sycamore SF at 5:30! www.babylonsalon.com

lithub.com/nina-schuyle...

Nina Schuyler on Giving a Voice to Nature in Fiction

In her brilliantly conceived and eloquent new linked story collection, In This Ravishing World, Nina Schuyler offers us a “loud and bright and unrelenting” chorus of voices calling us to rise above…

lithub.com

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Feb 26

sam sax's new book "Yr Dead" was just longlisted for the National Book Award! 👏 👏 👏 Join us at Babylon this Sat, Mar 1 to hear sam & other amazing authors —we’ll be in The Sycamore SF's covered patio in back! Doors, 5pm, reading, 5:30pm. www.babylonsalon.com

therumpus.net/2024/08/06/s....

“There Is No Page That Can Hold Me”: Sam Sax’s Yr Dead - The Rumpus

By insisting that Ezra’s ordinary life is epic, Sax shows that every life must be epic, holding everyone accountable. No one can sit out.

therumpus.net

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Feb 25

🔥 "I had to tell a story about characters in crisis—spiritual, political, personal—& make the themes into something real and urgent.” [email protected]
For a preview of Jon's debut novel, join us this Sat., Mar. 1 @ The Sycamore SF! Doors @ 5pm, Reading @5:30. As always, admission is free! 💜

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Feb 23

❤️ Here’s “It’s Later Than You Think,” a solo performance by the dazzling Dr. Mercilee Jenkins! Intrigued? So are we! Check out this video, then get excited to see Mercilee at Babylon this Sat, Mar. 1, at The SycamoreSF @5:30pm. As always, admission is free! ❤️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xcF...

It's Later Than You Think, SPW Mar10 Jenkins

YouTube video by Mercilee Jenkins

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · Feb 18

On Sat, Mar 1, Babylon is thrilled to present 5 amazing authors:
⭐ Jon Hickey
⭐ Mercilee Jenkins
⭐ sam sax
⭐ Nina Schuyler
⭐ Emily Jon Tobias
Come out to The Sycamore for drinks at 5 in the cozy, outdoor covered patio! Reading starts at 5:30. As always, admission is free. We can't wait to see you! ❤️

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