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Nastia Voynovskaya KQED Arts & Culture Riverhead Books & there’s more in the piece about the SF launch party, which will take place on the eve of publication at Verdi Club SF, hosted by Green Apple Books on the Park & Litquake & with Ingrid Rojas Contreras 💌 tickets are available at this link:

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So long, Paul!

We had Auster at Litquake 2021 for his book Burning Boy, an exploration of the life and career of writer Stephen Crane. He was a joy to have and will be missed by his many, many fans.

Obit: buff.ly/3QrgoJM
LQ Fest '21 video: buff.ly/3QrNOrV

SOROCHE Live at The Brava
June 6, 2024 at 7:00 pm PDT
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Join us as @twolinespress @catranslation and @cuenteroprod present Soroche, a haunting multimedia performance of Mónica Ojeda’s unflinching short story

Tix here: buff.ly/3JZCLTn

Our first ep in 2 years! How They Did It: Publishing After 40 was recorded back in March when Alka Joshi Barbara Graham Anita Amirrezvani Jacqueline Luckett and Mark Ernest Pothier shared practical advice and inspo with mod @LitCamp @janiscookenewman

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We're so excited for our High-Stakes Memoir event with Lit Camp on Sun, 4/28 · 3 - 5pm, we’ll hear from eddie ahn, Sylvia Brownrigg, Margaret Juhae Lee 이주혜, Susan Lieu, & 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕝 on how they risked it all to commit their compelling stories to the page!

Tickets: SOLD OUT

*SNAPS* A few of our Litquake Elder Project students are participating in tomorrow's ~Intergenerational Poetry Slam~ at Ruth's Table from 5-7pm FREE

Get out there and support our elder poets!!!!!

More at: buff.ly/3UsIJSu

My golly, look at the time...Lit Crawl San Francisco submissions close next Tuesday 4/23! Submit here: buff.ly/2JEpOgg

Thank you to everyone who came to Grace Cathedral Saturday night for the Litquake National Poetry Month reading. And gratitude to readers Dong Li, Brian Tierney, Cathy Park Hong and Brenda Hillman for bringing us to church ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Join us with MoAD on 4/24 from 6:30 - 8pm for a live reading & celebration of the publication Black Fire This Time Vol. 2 with poets: Judy Juanita, Tureeda Mikell, Karla Brundage, Thurman Watts, Sheila Smith McCoy, and Kathryn Takara!

Tickets: Free
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Celebrate National Poetry Month with Brenda Hillman, cph, DongLi 李栋, & Brian Tierney at Grace Cathedral 4/13 · 7pm!

Book sale & signing available after readings, book sales provided by Green Apple Books

Tickets: FREE
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$5-10 suggested donation

Shout out to @unboundbookfestival and their Lit Crawl Columbia, a 6-event Missouri-tastic crawl in ONE week on Thursday 4/18! Godspeed and good luck!

Celebrate our friends at @altajournal for their Issue 27 launch at @citylightsbooks TOMORROW!

Join poet Tayi Tibble novelist Sylvia Brownrigg and crossword puzzle creators Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa to kick off Alta's latest. More info here: buff.ly/3U9in86

We've been celebrating poetry Grace Cathedral for 9 (!) years. Never been? Check out our lovely '22 Grace Notes event on YT: buff.ly/4cSHBPe

And join us THIS SATURDAY w poets Brenda Hillman cph DongLi 李栋 Brian Tierney RSVP: buff.ly/3PNL8Vg

Join us with @greenapplebooks Mon. 4/15 at 7pm to celebrate the release of Michael Ondaatje's poetry collection A Year of Last Things with Robert Hass! There will be a reading, discussion, & audience Q+A.

Tickets:$30.42 (Includes entry & a copy of the book)
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Join us next Saturday 4/13 at Grace Cathedral for FREE poetry in the pews by Brenda Hillman cph DongLi 李栋 Brian Tierney curated by @powell_da Preeti Vangani

Signing & sales to follow w @greenapplebooks

More info here: buff.ly/3PNL8Vg

From 2 to 6pm, on Saturday, April 13, 119 authors (!!!) will take over downtown Sebastopol! Full schedule at buff.ly/3vBOvYw

Good luck to our friends to the north, @sebastopolarts !!!

THE KITE RUNNER- adapted by Matthew Spangler- is running April 3-7 at Hammer Theatre | San Jose!

Runtime: 2 hours & 30 min.

Tickets: $65 - $125
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There's a special VIP SJSU Alumni reception, on Fri., 4/5 at 6pm. For tickets & info. visit:
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Can't wait to see everyone joining us Mon., 4/8 at 7pm with Green Apple Books to celebrate IAIA with a reading from Jennifer Elise, Ibe Liebenberg, Tracy Abeyta, & Deborah Jackson Taffa!

Masks Encouraged for In-Person Attendance

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