Stories on Stage

Michael Krasny

Oct 12, 2011 at

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The publishing industry may be struggling, but San Francisco’s literary scene is thriving. From Litquake to Porchlight to Pop-Up Magazine, writers aren’t just taking pen to paper — they’re actually taking to the stage. We examine the Bay Area’s literary world and why live performances are all the rage.

More: About Litquake – at LitQuake.org
More: Porchlight, a Storytelling Series – at PorchLightSF.com
More: About Pop-Up Magazine – at PopUpMagazine.com

Guests:

Beth Lisick, author, poet and co-founder of Porchlight, a monthly amateur storytelling show in San Francisco. Lisick's book "Everybody Into the Pool" was a New York Times bestseller and her latest book is "Helping Me Help Myself."

Douglas McGray, editor-in-chief of Pop-up Magazine - a live "magazine" created for a stage, a screen and a live audience. McGray's writing appears in The New Yorker, This American Life, the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly and elsewhere.

Robin Ekiss, poet for Litquake - San Francisco's annula literary festival, and Litcrawl SF coordinator

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