With it being Litquake month, there is plenty going on in San Francisco. Here’s a selection:
Monday, October 6, 7:00 PM
Not Your Mother’s Book Club presents Mary Pearson – Adoration of Jenna Fox at Books Inc. in Palo Alto / Stanford Shopping Center, 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto
Monday, October 6 from 7:30 PM
In conjunction with Litquake, the Opium Magazine Literary Death Match! With author Daniel Handler, and others at The Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell Street – 21 +
$15 Admission – Advance Tickets available here
Doors open at 7:30 PM – event starts at 9:00 PM
Monday, October 6, 8:00 PM
City Arts & Lectures presents George Saunders in conversation with Charles Bock at The Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco
Tickets available here
Wednesday, October 8, 7:00 PM
In conjunction with Litquake, Not Your Mother’s Book Club presents a Kick-ass, All-girl Graphic Novel Panel! Starring Cecil Castellucci (Janes in Love), LeUyen Pham (Prince of Persia), Devin Grayson (Batman), and Trina Robbins (Go Girl!), and moderated by Viz Manga editor and web-comic czarina Shaenon Garrity at Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco
Thursday, October 9, 3:00 PM
David Carter, popup book artist – Big Bug Book, Yellow Square at Hicklebee’s, 1378 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose
Saturday, October 11, 8:30 PM
LitQuake LitCrawl at Borderlands Books
Special guests: local authors Richard Kadrey, Ellen Klages, and Pat Murphy
Once again take part in one of the most exciting literary events in San Francisco – the LitCrawl! A 3-hour pub-crawl-style literary event with dozens of venues and hundreds of authors, all taking place right here in the Mission District. This year we are happy to host local luminaries Richard Kadrey (Butcher Bird), Ellen Klages (White Sands, Red Menace), and Pat Murphy (The Wild Girls).
Click here for the complete, mind-blowing schedule.
Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Sunday, October 12, 3:00 PM
Alan Beatts, Amy Wallace, Scott Bradley, Del Howison – The Book of Lists: HORROR “The Compendium of all things macabre, mysterious, terrifying & gory – from films & TV to literature and music, to comic books and video games” With contributions from Stephen King, Robert Bloch, Thomas Ligotti, Lisa Tuttle, Ramsey Campbell, and many more. Learn more about the book here.
Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Monday, October 13, 7:30 PM
Art Speigelman – Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! at Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00 PM
Art Speigelman – Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! at Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco
Tuesday, October 14, 7:30 PM
Gregory Maguire – A Lion Among Men: Volume Three in the Wicked Years at Books Inc. in the Castro 2275 Market Street, San Francisco