Teenquake: team geek vs. the fearsome phrasers in the YA lit olympics

Saturday, October 6th 2012 I was struck, initially, upon entering the venue, that it was huge and gorgeous. Those are the only two words I have, being accustomed to readings in dive bars and coffee shops and hole-in-the-wall galleries. Z Space’s auditorium is a vast, theatrical space which acts very much in the favour of Read More

Decolonizing the Mind: two generations in conversation

Watch the event here Litquake hosts Nobel-nominated Kenyan author and activist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o in conversation on politics, aesthetics, writing, and more, with his son, Cornell professor Mukoma Wa Ngugi. Moderated by author and professor Sarah Ladipo Manyika at the Museum of the African Diaspora, this event was part of the inaugural Words and Pictures: A Cultural Stroll through Yerba Buena—new to Litquake Read More