Join us at Litquake’s Small Press Book Fair on Sunday, September 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Great Lawn at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens. Visit Alta Journal’s booth for exclusive subscription and merchandise deals and browse offerings from dozens of other literary organizations, including City Lights Bookstore, McSweeney’s, the Believer, and Zyzzyva.•
DETAILS
Sunday, September 28, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Pacific time
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
700 Mission St.
San Francisco
This year’s Litquake festival features a full lineup of readings, conversations, and special programs with Alta staff and contributors, including our books editor, Anita Felicelli, and California Book Club host John Freeman.
More details below:
October 11
Writing About Wildfire 2–3:30 p.m. Pacific time
Authors and participants: Rachel Richardson, Manjula Martin, and Daniel Gumbiner
An Evening with Ada Limón: U.S. Poet Laureate 7:30–9 p.m. Pacific time
Authors and participants: Ada Limón and Matthew Zapruder
October 16
The Shattering Peace: John Scalzi with Kim Stanley Robinson 7:30–9 p.m. Pacific time
Authors and participants: Kim Stanley Robinson and John Scalzi
October 17
SongWriter Live Featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen and Thao Nguyen 7:30–9 p.m. Pacific time
Authors and participants: Thao Nguyen, Russell Jeung, Ben Arthur, and Viet Thanh Nguyen
October 18
Our Farmworking Hands Helped Harvest the Feast with the Common 1:15–2:15 p.m. Pacific time
Authors and participants: Nora Rodriguez Camagna, Anita Felicelli, Amanda Kim, Rosie Cima, Natasha Jong, and Jaime Cortez
Poppy State: Commune with California 3:45–4:45 p.m. Pacific time
Authors and participants: Natasha Jong, Myriam Gurba, Wendy M. Thompson, Caroline Mar, Mukethe Kawinzi, and Rosie Cima
October 22
Alta Journal and Litquake Celebrate John Freeman’s California Rewritten 7:30–9 p.m. Pacific time
Authors and participants: John Freeman, Paul Yamazaki, and Rebecca Solnit
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