Author Readings and Lectures

Dialogue: Books Not Bans - The Transformative Power of Fiction

Presented with Books Not Bans and Litquake
Tuesday, 10/14/2025
6:00 - 7:30
Koret Auditorium
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

Reading fiction makes us more empathic, more connected, and more resilient. Fiction reminds us that there is more to the world than what we see, and reminds us that we are not alone. This Litquake panel will explore the powerful impact fiction has on us as individuals and collectively. Featuring authors Charlie Jane Anders, Kate Folk, Elena Darling-Hammond and Lio Min and moderated by Books Not Bans' Becka Robbins. 

Books Not Bans is a tiny org that sends free boxes of our favorite queer & banned books to folks who need them the most—for free. Learn more at booksnotbans.org

This program is presented as part of the Litquake Literary Festival 2025.

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

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