The West Coast’s largest literary festival opens on Friday, October 9 with "Black, White and Read: Litquake’s Book Ball" featuring performances from the worlds of opera, jazz, classical music and the circus. The following eight days of programming will include insider panels, group readings and solo readings that run the gammit...
via www.litquake.org
I've yet to make my way out to one of these. I'll have to try this year since the schedule has a number of interesting readings. In particular, the Punk Rockers Spill Their Guts sounds delish and I want to check out the Amy Tan Tribute & Roast and the solo readings of James Elroy and Christian Siriano (cuz apparently fashion desiging isn't all that he's about?).
