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Kim Dowd

pivotal
design practice lead
Saturday, October 13
 

12:00pm PDT

Words Around the World: A Sense of Place Swedish American HallLucy Jane Bledsoe • Carol Bensimon • Ófeigur Sigurðsson

1:00pm PDT

The Art of the Mystery (Tickets Now Available Only at Door ) California College of the Arts, Writers' StudioAlex Dolan • Reece Hirsch • Gigi Pandian • Kaira Rouda • Lauren Sanders

2:30pm PDT

The Art of the Short Story (Tickets Now Available Only at Door) California College of the Arts, Writers' StudioMichael Andreasen • Rita Bullwinkel • Bradley Jay Owens • Aimee Phan • Glori Simmons

3:00pm PDT

Family Matters: Stories of Love, Courage, and Immigration Book Passage Ferry BuildingMary Volmer • Lauren Markham • Kristina McMorris • Debbie Clarke Moderow • Mary Monroe • Brianna Wolfson

4:00pm PDT

The Art of the Novel (Tickets Now Available Only at Door) California College of the Arts, Writers' StudioTom Barbash • Kirstin Chen • Ingrid Rojas Contreras • Vanessa Hua • Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar • Anne Raeff

6:00pm PDT

The Big Disruption: Jessica Powell and her Totally Fictional but Essentially True Silicon Valley StoryLIMITED The LaundryLauren Goode • Jessica Powell

7:00pm PDT

Up All Night: The Page-Turner San Francisco Center for the BookBarbara Lane • Lucy Jane Bledsoe • Julia Dixon Evans • Bonnie Monte • Kate Jessica Raphael
 
Sunday, October 14
 

11:00am PDT

NEW VENUE! Pursuit of Publishing: Getting Past the GatekeepersLIMITED California College of the Arts, Timken AuditoriumChelsea Lindman • Michael Carr • Andrea Morrison • Maya Sisneros • David Hale Smith

12:30pm PDT

NEW VENUE! Pursuit of Publishing: How to Grow Your Own Fan ClubLIMITED California College of the Arts, Timken AuditoriumJanine Kovac • Michelle Jeffers • Brad Johnson • Nina Schuyler • Cynthia Shannon

2:00pm PDT

NEW VENUE! Pursuit of Publishing: An Overnight Success Ten Years in the MakingLIMITED California College of the Arts, Timken AuditoriumHo Lin • Mae Respicio • Nik Sharma • Adam Smyer • Hilary Zaid

3:30pm PDT

NEW VENUE! Pursuit of Publishing: It Takes A VillageLIMITED California College of the Arts, Timken AuditoriumLeslie Carol Roberts • Casey Bennett • Rebecca Gomez Farrell • Scott James • Mary Volmer

4:00pm PDT

FULL! North Beach Beat Walking Tour Beat MuseumJerry Cimino

7:00pm PDT

Bay Area Pun-Off: Litquake Edition Make-Out RoomCarmen Olson • Jonah Spear
 
Monday, October 15
 

8:00pm PDT

Advice: A Night of Stories with Porchlight Swedish American HallSteve Almond • Sands Hall • Dickson Lam • Sisonke Msimang • Maggie Rowe • Betty Charbonnet Reid Soskin
 
Tuesday, October 16
 

7:00pm PDT

Valley of Genius: The Secret History of Silicon ValleyLIMITED California Historical SocietyAdam Fisher • Brenda Laurel • David Levitt • Jane Metcalfe • Kristina Woolsey Unlikeable Female Luckyduck Bicycle CafeKate Folk • Lydia Kiesling • Margaret Ross • Jenny Xie • C Pam Zhang

7:30pm PDT

Straight, No Chaser: Writers at the Bar Vesuvio CafeT.J. English • Danny Gardner • Lisa Locascio • Misha Rai • Rebecca Skloot • Alia Volz

8:00pm PDT

The Residents Present The Brickeaters (A Novel) Swedish American HallThe Residents
 
Wednesday, October 17
 

7:00pm PDT

Ben Fountain & Adam Hochschild - Beautiful Country Burn Again / Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays Book Passage Corte MaderaBen Fountain • Adam Hochschild

7:15pm PDT

Literary Death Match Elbo RoomMac Barnett • Chris Colin • Karinda Dobbins • Meg Elison • Vernon Keeve III • Maisha Z. Johnson • Cleve Jones • K.M. Soehnlein

8:00pm PDT

Poetry Nap: An Immersive Storytelling Experience RudrumandirRobert Edward Earl Hickling • Jodie Marissa Kleeman
 
Thursday, October 18
 

7:00pm PDT

The Monk of Mokha: Dave Eggers & Mokhtar Alkhanshali Mechanics' Institute LibraryMokhtar Alkhanshali • Dave Eggers
 
Friday, October 19
 

7:00pm PDT

Botnik Live! A Reckless Night of Literary Experiments Make-Out Room
 
Saturday, October 20
 

12:30pm PDT

Lit Crawl Book Fair The Chapel