'Occasionally a cable auto passed, trundling heavily, amongst a strident whirring of jostled drinking glass ...' - from McTeague (1899) a new yesteryear Frank Norris
Ever since the days of the Californian gilded rush San Francisco has held a especial seat inwards the myths in addition to literature of America. To celebrate San Francisco's condition equally 1 of the nearly vibrant literary cities inwards the globe the San Francisco Chronicle has created The Bay Area Literature Map.
The map features locations of booksellers, writers' passages related to locations inwards the city, literary landmarks in addition to highlights 300 authors who alive inwards the Bay Area. The map equally good shows the dates in addition to locations for events taking placing inwards the metropolis during this month's Litquake literary festival.
During this month's Litquake you lot tin post away equally good accept a cycling tour of the city's literary history using the Bikes to Books map. This 7.1 mile cycling tour takes inwards the 12 San Francisco streets named for authors in addition to artists in addition to a lay out of other of import locations inwards the city's literary heritage.
