The No One You Know launch last night at Books Inc. Opera Plaza was fabulous fun. We went through 20 bottles of wine in about half an hour, which is always a good sign. Ben Fong-Torres put together this video clip. (If you’re wondering what Ben Fong-Torres has to do with No One You Know,…Continue reading mayhem and fun
Category: Literary events
Literary Death Match
From Todd Zuniga at Opium: To celebrate the LDM’s history of violence, we’re thrilled to present an affair like never before: the All-Star Literary Death Match which will double as the release party for Opium6: Go Green! (But Save Me First). We won’t dare tell you the particulars, but expect an event like never before…Continue reading Literary Death Match
Tonight at the Makeout Room
Time for the Progressive Reading Series! I’ll be reading with Jane Smiley (Ten Days in the Hills), Yiyun Lee (A Thousand Years of Good Prayers), Charlie Anders (Choir Boy), Laura Fraser (An Italian Affair), and Jeff O’Keefe. With special guests- The Progressive Reading Series All Star Minstrels, and Board Of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin. Hosted…Continue reading Tonight at the Makeout Room
The Penman Chronicles
Yay! Check out this article about Michael Disend and his San Francisco-centric Penman Chronicles. If you haven’t yet had a chance to hear Mickey read, you won’t want to miss him this Sunday at Edinburgh Castle.
Poetry for Water
May 1, 2008, a very special literary event to bring clean water to the Samburu People of Northern Kenya. The line-up: Dave Eggers, best-selling author of What is the What, on the Writing Life; reading by acclaimed author Maxine Hong Kingston; poetry readings by Roger Housden (author of the Ten Poems series) and poet-novelist Elizabeth…Continue reading Poetry for Water