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DECEIT AND OTHER POSSIBILITIES, A RIVER OF STARS, FORBIDDEN CITY, COYOTELAND, and the forthcoming UPROOTED
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What happens when writers enter the silences of history and then dare to imagine beyond them? Join Maxine Hong Kingston, Vanessa Hua, Laleh Khadivi, and Audrey T. Williams for Speculative Pasts, Speculative Futures, an evening of readings and conversation about archives, ancestral memory, and the worlds we make through storytelling. November 17 • 6:30-7:30 p.m. Presentation Theater • University of San Francisco Reception to follow Free and open to the public • RSVP at the QR code. Bring your questions & bring your writing friends. Can’t wait to see you there! Co-presented with The Ann Getty Center of Art and Design at USF. #USFMFA #USFCA #MaxineHongKingston
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San Francisco with @mononoke97 (once again) showing me how it’s done ❤️ Lovely @bookshopwestportal Beloved family. Beloved Wallies. Presents.
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MFA Program faculty @mononoke97 was highlighted in a @publisherswkly profile for her new book #COYOTELAND ! Come listen to @mononoke97 , A Van Jordan and @boraleereed on Sunday October 18th at Clio's in Oakland! Tickets on sale now. Books will be available for purchase as well. More info here: https://friendsofwriters.org/2026/06/19/celebrate-35-years-of-giving/
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Holden Scholar @boraleereed recently wrote in @people about her family's experiences in the aftermath of the North Korean war. Come hear Bora read from her debut novel #SongForAnotherHome ( @simonbooks , 2026) at our Celebrate 35 Years of Giving reading on Sunday October 18th! Can't make it? Consider making a donation or bidding in our online auction. Link in bio!
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A. Van Jordan will be one of our featured readers on Sunday at Clio's! In this excerpt from Jordan's 2023 interview with @southeastreview , he explains the way modern technology may actually be dividing and isolating us. We hope you will make it out on Sunday or consider making a gift to the event or the auction!
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Introducing our amazing lineup for the 2027 Pasadena Festival of Women Authors. Patron tables are on sale now! Visit pfwa2027.org for more information.
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Cross-genre / intra-genre / meta genre / inverted genre / reverse genre— whatever you want to call it—drops Wednesday. I will be reading fiction by @mononoke97! I get to be a fiction writer for a night! Come see us trade places at the make out room.
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I’ve finally recovered from a whirlwind second leg of the tour for CROC — first in DC for @teach_change with fellow Central American writers, then @bookmarksnc festival in North Carolina, and finally @bkbookfest — so many wonderful conversations, lots of laughs, & new & forever friendships 🐊💚
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Limited time 2-for-1 deal on tickets!! Join us at the Make-Out Room, starting this Saturday with our Poetry World Series. Details below, tickets at link in bio💫 Poetry World Series: Litquake Edition 🗓️Oct. 10 | 7pm 🎟️Tix at link in bio Trading Pages: A Poetry/Fiction Exchange 🗓️Oct. 14 | 7:30pm 🎟️Tix at link in bio Sweet and Lowdown: Poets at the Bar 🗓️Oct. 15 | 7:30pm 🎟️Tix at link in bio Irregular Feedback: Writers on Music 🗓️Oct. 16 | 7:30pm 🎟️Tix at link in bio ... @randallmann @benjamin_gucciardi @safiamafia @authordanielhandler @rhonierika @poetrykatie @blacklavendermilk @rebecca.foust.52 @kate__folk @mononoke97 @deanradersf @pjpoet @leighlucas @nancymillergomez @preetivangani @thebaptist.mp3 @kochinarude @mvddm @michealfoulk
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Hey Bay Area Friends! Join me at Cllio’s Books in Oakland! Go to friendsofwriters.org to purchase a tix (it’s a fundraiser for scholarships for writers). I purchased one pay it forward ticket: Do you know an aspiring writer who would love to come to Clio’s to meet these amazing writers, enjoy good food, chat with other writers? Let me know! @warrenwilsonmfa @mononoke97 @boraleereed @clios_oakland
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September went by in a flash! ⚡️ We hosted some really incredible authors at the shop last month and would be remiss not to make a permanent spot for them here on the grid! Big thanks to @mononoke97, @ninaschuyler, @portiaelanwrites, @robsayart for joining us and thank you to all who came out to support! Shout out to Marjorie Stein, @pamelajessuprunner, and @sam.moooves who also joined us last month 🩷🩷🩷 Author events are part of what make indies so great — you can meet you favorite authors right here in your hometown, for free (most of the time)! Our October calendar is looking pretttttyyy good ngl…don’t miss out! Visit napabookmine.com to browse events and RSVP ✨
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New Items Added to FOW Online Auction!! We wanted to let you know of two exciting new items added to our FOW online auction: Reading and Writing Motherhood with Leigh Lucas @ Backstory Above: This five-part workshop explores the contradictions and extremes of motherhood and builds sustainable writing practices that can flex with the unpredictability of caretaking. Thank you to The Backstory Above for their generous partnership! Mercury Theater Tickets: Enjoy a performance at the renowned Mercury Theater with a friend. This item includes two (2) tickets to any of Mercury Theater's regular shows. We’re grateful to Mercury Theater for their generous support! Not local to San Francisco? Not to worry–our auction has plenty in store for everyone, including: Manuscript reviews: Winning bidders will receive feedback on their work-in-progress from Charles Baxter, Brooks Haxton, A. Van Jordan, or Laura van den Berg Book bundles: Featuring specially-signed collections honoring our Holden and Carol Houck Smith Scholarships, with inscribed books by Fred Arroyo, Natalie Baszile, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Victoria Chang, Sasha Hom, and others Tickets are still available to join Friends of Writers on October 18th at Clio’s to Celebrate 35 Years of Giving. Join us for readings, refreshments and good company! If you can’t make it, please consider donating a ticket. All funds raised will support FOW’s programming, scholarships, and grants for writers. Check out the auction and the event via the link in our bio!
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