Each October, Litquake pays fitting tribute to San Francisco’s rich literary roots with three weeks of live event programming inspired by the written word.

2023年的分期付款,将发生从Thursday, Oct. 5, through Oct. 21, the beloved Bay Area book festival has once again managed to attract an eclectic array of authors, artists and local luminaries to appear at various venues across the city. With more than 90 events featuring 500 authors, Litquake is the rare festival that genuinely offers something for just about everyone — be it family-friendly fare or Litquake’s Lit Crawl touring the city’s pubs.

With a veritable novel’s worth of options to choose from, here are a selection of top events — including a 24-hour banned book readathon and a noir soiree hosted by novelist Jonathan Lethem — taking place at this year’s Litquake.

For more information and ticketing details, visitwww.litquake.org.

Read For Filth: A 24-Hour Celebration of Banned Books

With LGBTQ books under attack in numerous states, there’s never been a better time for a daylong celebration of queer literature. Proceeds from funds raised during the marathon event, hosted by San Francisco’s Fabulosa Books, will go toward Books Not Bans, which sends queer books to LGBTQ centers and groups based in red states. Stay up late for a great cause, with all-ages activities provided.

10 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 7-8. Free. Fabulosa Books, 489 Castro St., S.F.tockify.com

人工智能和文学的未来

Join Zyzzyva Editor-in-Chief Oscar Villalon and panelists Patrick House (Stanford), Raiya Kind (Google), Jessica Powell (Audioshake), and James Yu (Sudowrite) as they dig into the thorny topic of artificial intelligence and its role in the writing process. Featuring minds from the worlds of tech and literature, this discussion is sure to be more engrossing than anything ChatGPT could generate.

7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8. Free, $10-$15 suggested donation. Gray Area, 2665 Mission St., S.F.tockify.com

年代usanna Hoffs: ‘This Bird Has Flown’

Proving her talents take multiple forms, the Bangles musician Susanna Hoffs hits San Francisco’s Verdi Club to discuss her debut novel, “This Bird Has Flown.” Billed as the story of a “33-year-old one-hit-wonder whose luck is about to change,” the book marks a new creative chapter for the ’80s pop rock star. Fans of the “Walk Like an Egyptian” artist are in luck: Hoffs will be bringing her guitar along as she joins novelist and writing coach Holly Payne (“Page One Podcast”) for an intimate conversation about the creative process.

7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11. $15-$45.Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa St., S.F.eventbrite.com

Picturing Lives: New Graphic Memoirs

If you like your reading material illustrated, be sure to save the date for this incredible opportunity to see five major figures of the form in one room. It all goes down courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library, which will host Julia Wertz(“Impossible People”), Amy Kurzweil(“Artificial”),Fred Noland(“Steady Rollin’ ”), andThien Pham(“Family Style”)for a matinee panel moderated byRina Ayuyang (“The Man in the McIntosh Suit”)at SFPL’s Koret Auditorium.

Noon Oct. 14. Free, $5-10 suggested donation. Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F.tockify.com

Queens Read Celebrity Autobiographies

Would it even be a San Francisco book festival if there weren’t any drag queens? Thankfully, we won’t have to find out as acclaimed drag club Oasis is set to host a night of queens performing ludicrous passages from real celebrity autobiographies. Billed as “decidedly for grown-ups,” the evening will also double as a fundraiser for Litquake’s Kidquake programming. Co-hosted by James J. Siegel and Elsa Touché, the night will feature readings by local drag stars BeBe Sweetbriar, Fauxnique, J.A. Valentine, Jubilee, Piranha Psychotronica and Vanilla Meringue.

7 p.m. Oct. 15. $25-$30.Oasis, 298 11th St., S.F.eventbrite.com

‘Moby Dyke’: Krista Burton with Beth Lisick

Reflecting Litquake’s reputation for hosting events in unexpected venues, author Krista Burton will join writer Beth Lisick for a conversation at San Francisco’s Wild Side West. The lesbian bar makes for an inspired choice given it’s featured in the opening chapter of Burton’s new travelogue, “Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America,” which details her efforts to figure out why only a few dozen such bars — including Wild Side West, thankfully — still exist across the country today.

7 p.m. Oct. 17. Free, $5-$10 suggested donation. Wild Side West, 424 Cortland Ave., S.F.tockify.com

A Noir Soiree with Jonathan Lethem

If the premise of joining renowned novelist Jonathan Lethem for a Q&A, followed by a signing of his new title, “Brooklyn Crime Novel,” at an undisclosed location sounds like your kind of night, grab a ticket to this enigmatic affair. Be warned: It includes the stipulation that ticket holders show proof of purchase at City Lights Booksellers and Publishers in North Beach, where they will then be provided with a black envelope containing additional instructions. Intriguingly, this mysterious evening will be co-presented by Boxcar Theatre, a local immersive theater company best known for its production “The Speakeasy.”

7:30 p.m. Oct. 18. $10, preregistration required.City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F.eventbrite.com

That’s My Word: Bay Area Rappers Write Their Life Stories

Veteran hip-hop head and KQED senior editor Gabe Meline will hold court with two local legends of the form when rappers Black C (“A Part of Survival”) and Mac Mall (“My Opinion”) join him to discuss their recently published memoirs. Offering a rare opportunity to hear from two major figures of hip-hop’s golden era without a beat behind them, tickets for this special evening are likely to move fast.

7 p.m. Oct. 19. $15.The Commons at KQED, 2601 Mariposa St., S.F.events.kqed.org

An Evening with McSweeney’s and Special Guest Tim Heidecker

If you’ve ever commemorated the start of autumn by rereading Colin Nissan’s viral 2009 essay, “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherf—ers,” published by McSweeney’s, then join the esteemed local publishers and nonprofit as they celebrate their 25th anniversary at San Francisco’s Verdi Club. There will be food, drinks, readings and an appearance from “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” co-creator and all-around hilarious human Tim Heidecker.

7 p.m. Oct. 20. $20.Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa St., S.F.eventbrite.com

Lit Crawl

每年,文艺风暴带来的庆祝活动to a close by sending book lovers on a four-hour pub crawl across the Mission District. Incorporating readings, signings, panels, parties and pop-up surprises, you haven’t truly experienced Litquake until you’ve run the gantlet at Lit Crawl. See website for full schedule.

5-9 p.m. Oct. 21. Free, donations welcome.Various bars, Mission District.litquake.org

Zack Ruskin is a freelance writer.