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Aloud / Out Loud (SF)

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Saturday, May 10, 2025 - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
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Telegraph Hill Books | 1501 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

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We are so excited to announce our new Monthly Author Series…Aloud / Out Loud. Every Second Saturday of the month, at 6:30pm.

Each evening will feature (roughly) four authors reading out loud for about 20-25 minutes each. We’ll have theme readings, short stories, poetry, essays, or just fun literary shenanigans.

On Saturday, May 10th, we will be talking about: SECRET BLOSSOMING: Where do you keep your joy?

This month’s event is co-organized with The Writers Grotto, featuring:

  • Sezin Devi Koehler
  • Lenore Weiss
  • Dominic Lim
  • Swetha Amit
  • Anoop Judge

Please feel free to bring your own drinks, including alcohol. #TelHiLit does not provide cups or bottle openers, so ensure you bring your own utensils.

Telegraph Hill Arts and Literature presents writers, musicians, and other artists, while giving back to the creative community and to our neighbors. (https://telhilit.org)

Sezin Devi Koehler is a Sri Lankan/Lithuanian American pop-culture journalist and author of Much Ado About Keanu: A Critical Reeves Theory (Chicago Review Press, April 2025). She’s a regular contributor to Entertainment Weekly and a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film/tv critic for Black Girl Nerds.
Lenore Weiss is a novelist and poet. She is currently at work on a novel entitled, Alchemy: Love in the Time of AI, a look at the real dangers of fraud in the age of the internet and how the virtual world affects love and connection between people.
Dominic Lim is the author of All the Right Notes and Karaoke Queen. A classically trained musician and Actors’ Equity member, he has performed Off-Broadway and nationwide. He lives in Oakland with his husband, Peter, and their whiny cat, Phoebe.

Swetha Amit is the author of three chapbooks: Cotton Candy from the Sky, Mango Pickle in Summer, and Sailing Paper Boats. Her works appear in Had, Ghost Parachute, Cream City Review, and others. More at https://swethaamit.com

Anoop Judge is the author of four novels, The Rummy Club, The Awakening of Meena Rawat, an excerpt of which was nominated for the 2019 Pushcart Prize, No Ordinary Thursday, and Mercy and Grace.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*Please kindly RSVP on Eventbrite
Categories: In Person, Lectures & Workshops, Literature, Theater & Performance
Venue: Telegraph Hill Books
Address: 1501 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133