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Litquake @litquake.org · 20m

The festival starts TOMORROW! We're running 2-for-1 deals on a few of the opening events👇🤩

✨The Four Spent the Day Together with Chris Kraus - buff.ly/3SwY4uo
✨John Candy: A Life in Comedy - buff.ly/v9dDgIT
✨Gilded Rage, Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley - buff.ly/OZQOQqy

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · 5d

Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 11 @ 7 pm at Telegraph Hill Books to celebrate the release of HAIR ON FIRE. This collection of 5 female Afghan Poets is a blazing tribute and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...

Litquake: Hair on Fire event in San Francisco

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Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · 2d

Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón and special guests, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...

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Litquake @litquake.org · 7d

A big thank you to everyone who came out for the book fair and our 5th annual (‼️) Litquake Out Loud! 🎉 The celebration continues—join us for Out Loud’s 5th anniversary at the Makeout Room on 10/19. Tickets + info pinned on our profile!

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Green Apple Books @greenapplebooks.bsky.social · 14d

It's nearly time for Litquake (@litquake.org), and we couldn't be happier to be the participating bookseller at some festival standouts. First up, Ada Limón and Matthew Zapruder celebrate Limón's farewell lap as U.S. Poet Laureate. www.ticketweb.com/event/an-eve...

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Foglifter Press & Journal @foglifterpress.bsky.social · 13d

Foglifter is celebrating ten years of groundbreaking queer and trans writing at @litquake.org and we hope to see you there! 🎉🌈

📅 Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 7-9 PM | Doors open at 6 PM
📍The Stud @ 1123 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
🎟️ Register here: buff.ly/N5t9VBE

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World Poetry Books @worldpoetrybooks.bsky.social · 9d

Attention San Francisco! @litquake.org SF Literary Festival will be taking place Oct 9-25!

Catch World Poetry translators Diana Arterian, Marina Omar, and Niloufar Talebi at their respective readings and talks on upcoming World Poetry titles.

Details here: www.litquake.org/2025-schedule

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Litquake @litquake.org · 11d

IT'S TOMORROW!🤩 We are so excited for the Small Press Book Fair and Litquake Out Loud. Join us in browsing the best in local literature set to a day of poetry readings from Litquake Out Loud. FREE

📅Sep 28, 11–4
🌟Full list of vendors: bit.ly/44P1jJN
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Litquake @litquake.org · 13d

Our event last week with David Levithan, Jens Lekman, and Andrew Sean Greer 'twas a wonderful evening of story and song. Thanks to everyone who came out!

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Terra Oliveira @terraoliveira.bsky.social · 20d

Two events upcoming in San Francisco next weekend!

Sat 9/27: Community poetry reading at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social's North Beach Branch w/ @annpedone.bsky.social, Steve Dickison, & Brian Ang

Sun 9/28: Vending all Recenter Press books at @litquake.org's Small Press Book Fair 11am-4pm

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ZYZZYVA @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social · Sep 7

“Nothing would probably ever have happened without this jewel…”

Thanks to all who came to our Movie Matinee yesterday! And to @alexanderchee.bsky.social + @ingridrojasc.bsky.social for a great conversation on identity, glamour, and Queen of the Night. See you at the next one! @litquake.org

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 28d

We're thrilled to announce another event on our "Life After Cars" book tour!

We'll be featured at the @litquake.org literary festival in San Francisco on Friday, Oct 24 in conversation with Sunni Khalid of KALW Public Media.

RSVP:

litquake2025.sched.com/event/28UVz/...

#books

Graphic with green background showing pictures of Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Sunni Khalid. Around border it says "LitQuake Life After Cars Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile Friday Oct 24 2025, 7 pm - 8:30 pm, co-presented with KALW" Graphic has gold leaves and swirly lines on it.

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Litquake @litquake.org · 26d

Join a spread of small presses & literary magazines for the Litquake Book Fair on 9/28 in Yerba Buena Gardens! Browse the best in local literature set to a day of poetry readings from Litquake Out Loud. FREE
📅Sep 28, 11–4
🌟Full list of vendors: bit.ly/44P1jJN
@yerbabuenagardens.bsky.social

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Litquake @litquake.org · 28d

Litquake Festival 2025 schedule + ticketing are now LIVE! 🥳
www.litquake.org/2025-schedule

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Litquake @litquake.org · Sep 6

SCHEDULE DROP COMING SOON! 📢

Ticket sales + RSVPS go live on 9/6 for donors and 9/9 for the rest of yous!

Poster artist: Caitlin Mattisson

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ZYZZYVA @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social · Aug 28

Next week! ZYZZYVA Movie Night at Roxie Theater with @ingridrojasc.bsky.social + @alexanderchee.bsky.social + @litquake.org

Tickets: tinyurl.com/ys5jvcp2

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · Sep 2

This Sunday afternoon 9/7! I'll be on a @litquake.org panel of incredible SFF authors, talking about the future of California. Can't wait to see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/how-they-d...

How They Did It: Imagining a Future California

Litquake and LitCamp gaze beyond the horizon, bringing together five talented authors whose fiction imagines a California of the future

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Anita Felicelli @anitafelicelli.bsky.social · Sep 5

Looking forward to being a part of The Future of California, a @litquake.org
event in Berkeley this weekend 9/7 with Susanna Kwan, @annaleen.bsky.social, @sherijoseph.bsky.social @mikechenwriter.bsky.social and Zoe Young www.eventbrite.com/e/how-they-d...

How They Did It: Imagining a Future California

Litquake and LitCamp gaze beyond the horizon, bringing together five talented authors whose fiction imagines a California of the future

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Litquake @litquake.org · Aug 30

Volunteer registration for Litquake 2025 is open! To learn more and sign up: www.litquake.org/volunteer

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Litquake @litquake.org · Aug 22

Help us continue to connect readers and writers, encourage empathy and understanding, and create more informed, impassioned citizens of the world.

To donate or for more information, visit Litquake.org/donate 💗

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · Aug 19

What does the future hold for California? On 9/7, six incredible Bay Area authors will speculate and dream. Don't miss this amazing @litquake.org event w/ @mikechenwriter.bsky.social, @anitafelicelli.bsky.social, @sherijoseph.bsky.social, Susanna Kwon, & Zoe Young!
www.eventbrite.com/e/how-they-d...

Liquake and Litcamp present How They Did It: Imagining a Future California. Sun, Sept. 7, 3:00 pm. Mike Chen, Anita Felicelli, Sheri Joseph, Susanna Kwan, Annalee Newitz, and Zoe Young. Link for tickets in post.

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Litquake @litquake.org · Aug 20

We’re so excited to announce our Litquake Festival 2025 headliners!🥲

Join us on October 9-25 for two weeks of unforgettable conversations, performances, and celebrations of the local arts. Full schedule coming soon!

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Litquake @litquake.org · Aug 19

To donate or for more information, visit Litquake.org/donate 💗

Litquake @litquake.org · Aug 12

📢Don’t miss the last podcast drop of the season! New episode out now.
🎧 Search “Litquake’s Lit Cast” wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode #156: Porchlight Storytelling: Touched by an Angel

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Litquake @litquake.org · Aug 7

Local literature + poetry readings + live music?? You got to be kidding me.
Join us on 9/28 from 11-4pm for the Small Press Book Fair ft Litquake Out Loud.

📅Sep 28, 11–4
📍Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade
🌟Full list of vendors: bit.ly/44P1jJN
💖 Free & open to all!

@yerbabuenagardens.bsky.social

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