Join SF in SF Sunday, July 20th at The Lost Church in San Francisco!
988 Columbus Avenue (at Chestnut), in lower North Beach
HELENE WECKER JULIA VEE KEN BEBELLE
Author Helene Wecker, Julia Vee, and Ken Bebelle in readings and conversation with author Cliff Winnig and the audience
Doors open at 4:00PM – event starts at 4:45PM —- ALL AGES WELCOME
$15 per person via Lost Church box office coming soon – also available at the door
Booksigning and schmoozing follows at close of event!!
THERE’S A BAR! Please help by patronizing it! Beer, wine, and soft drinks are available during the evening, located on the main floor of The Lost Church
Books will be for sale courtesy of Fly By Night Books, and all attendees are welcome to bring their own books from home for signatures.
Our wonderful podcast hosts from Soma FM will be recording the evening’s talk for later broadcast – they are listener-supported, commercial-free radio broadcasting to the world! Catch up on previous SF in SF conversations and reading at our dedicated channel
Proceeds benefit The Lost Church, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit arts organization that serves the community by creating, sustaining, and defending spaces for live performance. If you like what you see, hear, and experience, please consider becoming an Anchor Donor! These stable monthly funds help The Lost Church reliably plan for the coming year of entertainment – see details here!
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
HELENE WECKER is a local Bay Area author, who grew up in Libertyville, Illinois, a small town north of Chicago, and received her Bachelors in English from Carleton College in Minnesota. After graduating, she worked a number of marketing and communications jobs in Minneapolis and Seattle before deciding to return to her first love, fiction writing. Accordingly, she moved to New York to pursue a Masters in fiction at Columbia University. She now lives near San Francisco with her husband and daughter. Her first novel, the highly acclaimed The Golem and the Jinni, was published in April 2013 by HarperCollins.
The Golem and the Djinni won the 2014 Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature, was nominated for the 2014 Nebula Award for Best Novel and was a finalist for the 2013 James Tiptree Jr. Award. It placed 2nd in the 2014 Locus Award for Best First Novel and the 2013 Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Author, and 3rd in the 2013 Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy. Its sequel, The Hidden Palace, was published in 2021, and won a 2021 National Jewish Book Award. It was also selected for the 2021 One Bay One Book selection with the Jewish Community Library, a year-long conversation connecting Bay Area readers through discussions and events centered around a selection of current Jewish literature and its themes.
And – EXCITING! Wecker is currently working on the third book!
JULIA VEE loves stories of magic and monsters. Add East Asian dishes to the mix and you have the flavor profile of her writing. Julia’s academic focus on Asian Studies at U.C Berkeley only deepened her appreciation for the history and lore of that region. Though she has spent over two decades as a trial lawyer in Silicon Valley, she has always nurtured her creative spark, all the while teaching courses on business and property law as an adjunct faculty member in colleges and law schools. Outside of the courtroom, her heart beats strongest for the fantastical. She is a graduate of the Viable Paradise residential workshop. She often writes with co-author Ken Bebelle to craft fantasy adventure stories with East Asian elements. Their works include the Seattle Slayers series and their forthcoming trilogy, beginning with Ebony Gate, debuted from Tor in July of 2023, with Blood Jade published in July of 2024. The final book in the trilogy, Pearl City, is out now! A lifelong fan of comics, Julia met her spouse over a shared love of the medium. She is passionate about rescue dogs, knitting, and soup. Her fandoms include Elfquest, Avatar the Last Airbender, Kate Daniels, the Witcher, and Shang-Chi. Learn more at juliavee.com.
KEN BEBELLE, in his own words — Many kids who love science fiction become engineers or astrophysicists or comic book artists. I turned my childhood love of Star Wars into a career in prosthetics. With a degree in Cybernetics, I spent over twenty years specializing in upper limb replacement, fitting patients with everything from traditional body-powered prosthetics, to the latest myoelectric technology. Star Wars was a good influence on me. Since I’ve always been an avid reader of fantasy, science fiction, cyberpunk, and comic books, it made perfect sense that I would also write SFF. My writing partner, Julia Vee, and I first wrote together in the eighth grade, trading a floppy disk back and forth in the school hallways like spies passing state secrets.
Together, Julia and I love creating rich, immersive worlds filled with the heroes and monsters from our dreams. Thank you for coming to visit our flights of fancy! Find out more at my website, https://kenbebelle.com/
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Yes, we know….North Beach and parking are not always compatible! BUT we are outside the touristy area and here is a link to parking garages in the area, more info on parking in the area. MOST street parking is free on Sundays, but always check the signs and meter for days/hours. There are many easy ways to reach the venue by MUNI, or a combination of BART and MUNI! For MUNI options, please visit https://www.sfmta.com/muni-transit to plan your trip. For BART options, please visit https://www.bart.gov/planner. Make it a grand evening out, and visit here to find some excellent restaurants for dinner in the neighborhood!
For more information, The Lost Church can be reached at HQ@THELOSTCHURCH.ORG; for a recorded message with general information, call 415-320-1408
The Lost Church is located at 988 Columbus Avenue (at Chestnut), North Beach, San Francisco. Bimbo’s 365 Club is across the street.
The venue is ADA compliant: if you prefer to take the elevator down one floor to the performance space, please state that at the door before entering.
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SAVE THE DATES – COMING UP NEXT WITH SF IN SF!
Join SF in SF for these next authors on our calendar!
Sunday, July 20th – JULIA VEE and KEN BEBELLE and HELENE WECKER
Sunday, August 24th – Book launch for SPACE SHIPS! RAY GUNS! MARTIAN OCTOPODS! Interviews with Science Fiction Legends! With editor Richard Wolinsky of KPFA, publisher Jacob Weisman, and author Michael Kurland
Sunday, September 21st – YVETTE DAVIS, SHERI JOSEPH, and BRENDA COOPER
Sunday, October 5th – Join the party! Tachyon Publications is celebrating 30 years of publishing excellence, saving the world, one good book at a time! This event will take place at the San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, and will be followed by a very special SF in SF gig with SAMANTHA MILLS and JOE R. LANSDALE!!
Sunday, October 12th – KATE MARUYAMA, JORDAN ROSENFELD and SUMIKO SAULSON
Sunday, November 16th – SPECIAL EVENT TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL RINA AT sfinsfevents@gmail.com
