Litquake 07, Eat at Bill's & Marusya Bociurkiw!

It's that time of the year again for LITQUAKE !

Remember how I MC'd last year's The Tasting Course: Writers on Food & Wine?

   THIS YEAR I AM GOING TO BE READING MY OWN WORDS!

At LITCRAWL.

Check for details about this massive event by clicking here.
I will be reading, on Saturday October 13, 8-8:45 pm

The 411:

Laszlo Bar/Foreign Cinema (21 and over), 2526 Mission Street
The Tasting Course: Authors Write About Food & Wine ~

Laura Fraser, Shuna Fish Lydon, Davia Nelson, Dylan Schaffer, Derrick Schneider, Julia Flynn Siler, Anthony Tassinello

Maybe by then I will be able to leave the restaurant before my 17 hours is up. heh.

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Speaking of reading my own words~

Last year I was approached by a Canadian writer named Marusya Bociurkiw. You might know her as Hungry Girl or the person behind Recipes for Trouble. She asked if I could write a short blurb for her new book, Comfort Food For Breakups: The Memoir of a Hungry Girl. The catch was that I had to read the manuscript in about a week. And the next day I was to leave for Florida.

I thought I would speed read it to catch enough of a glimpse to write a blurb.

But something happened.

I was drawn in. Entranced, moved, intrigued. I was hungry for every page. So I stayed up every night until my eyes shut, reading the 170 page book. I thought and thought about what I could possibly say in a sentence or two that would sum up a book written from the heart. About romantic love. Familial love. Complicated love.

As you can see, by looking here, I did manage to come out with words.

On Sunday October 21st Marusya will be here to read from her hot red book. And she has asked me to read with her. I thought I might have the pleasure of reading a partial chapter of hers. But no. She, too, has asked me to read from my own work. Go figure.

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And!

One last showing---

Remember when I poked and prodded you to see the incredible documentary about Monterey Market, Eat At Bill's? It's playing on the big, (well, or mid-sized) screen now!

                            Go! Eat popcorn! Sit in the dark!

    You have no excuse!                         Well, unless of course you don't live anywhere near California...

San Francisco Documentary Film Festival presents:

"Eat at Bill's: Life in the Monterey Market"
Visit SF Docfest website for festival details.
Buy advance screening tickets here.

Wed, Oct 10 2007, 5:00 pm
Roxie Cinema
3117 16th at Valencia
San Francisco, CA 94103

Roxie Cinema

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So? Will I see you out? Should I wear a bowtie? Iron my clothes? Douse myself in Bay Rum?

See you soon...

Comments

[Jennifer Jeffrey]

I'm so excited to see you read on Saturday.

I vote for the bowtie. Ironing is optional. Great shoes are a given.

[Lisa (Homesick Texan)]

Super cool! I wish I could attend! Perhaps someone will record you and you can upload a podcast.

[Anita]

I'm furiously trying to figure out a way to be in two places at the same time. We have tickets to a horrendously expensive event that night. It's downtown, so there may be a chance we can duck out in the middle to hear you read. Do you know if you go on at 8, or does the whole lineup start at 8?

Gack, I hate scheduling conflicts.

[shuna fish lydon]

Anita,

I don't know when I'll be reading-- only Tea knows the answer to that question! Hope you can make it-- thanks for trying so hard. But really it's only 6 minutes so don't stress out trying to duck out of a fancier thing!

Lisa-- I doubt the podcast will come, but maybe one day I'll be that important... who knows?

Jennifer,

I'm going to try hard for the bowtie! thanks for the encouragement!

[thisKat]

I'm going to try really hard to be there, too! I happen to be in town for a Mills College reunion.