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THURSDAY16O C T O B E R10 AM–12:15 PMKidquake: Early Elementary School ProgramJoin acclaimed children’s book authors, illustrators, poets, and workshop leaders for a morning ofreadings, discussion, and special workshops designed to help fuel the imagination of kids fromkindergarten to second grade. Book sales and signing to follow. Emceed by Rachelle Resnick,SFUSD Library Services.Contemporary Jewish MuseumGoldman Hall736 Mission St.FREE for school groups / teachers must enroll in advance♿JaNay Brown-Wood is a Fresno-grownprofessor of early childhood educationand author with a passion for stories!She looks forward to sharing her love forwriting and education for years to come!janaybrownwood.comApril Chu began her career as an architectbut returned to her true passion of illustrating.She recalls spending most of her childhooddrawing whimsical characters in her schoolnotebook. aprilchu.comMaya Gonzalez is an artist, author, andeducator. She’s illustrated over 20 awardwinning,multicultural children’s books andwritten four. She has a small independentpress and online school where she teaches.mayagonzalez.comEmily Jiang holds an MFA in Creative Writingfrom Saint Mary’s College of California and aBA in English from Rice University. She’s also acomposer who enjoys painting with words andsound. emilyjiang.comTim J. Myers is a writer, storyteller, songwriter,and senior lecturer at Santa Clara University.Though he writes for all ages, his latest picturebook is Down at the Dino Wash Deluxe. Findhim on Facebook or TimMyersStorySong.com.WORKSHOPSKaren Benke is author of Rip The Page!Adventures in Creative Writing for young writers,Leap Write In! for teens, and Uncap That Pen!for letter writers. She has led workshops withPoets in the Schools for 20 years.C.J. Grossman has taught thousands of adultsand children how to make books. Her mixedmediaartwork and art installations oftenemphasize books. She has an MFA from CCAand exhibits her work internationally.1 PMOrange is the New LunchLitquake is proud to welcome Orange is the New Black author and screenwriter Piper Kerman fora special, intimate lunch gathering at (where else?) the Delancey Street Restaurant, named byZagat as the “friendliest restaurant in San Francisco.” A sumptuous three-course lunch, includingwine, will be followed by book sales and signing by the author.Delancey Street Restaurant600 The Embarcadero$150 includes lunch and wine21+ ♿Piper Kerman is author of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’sPrison, adapted in 2013 into an original series for Netflix and recently nominatedfor nine Emmy Awards.55