San Francisco's Literature Mapped

'Occasionally a cable machine passed, trundling heavily, amongst a strident whirring of jostled drinking glass ...' - from McTeague (1899) a new past times Frank Norris

Ever since the days of the Californian gilt rush San Francisco has held a particular lay inwards the myths as well as literature of America. To celebrate San Francisco's condition every bit 1 of the close vibrant literary cities inwards the footing 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 as well as highlights 300 authors who alive inwards the Bay Area. The map likewise shows the dates as well as locations for events taking placing inwards the metropolis during this month's Litquake literary festival.


During this month's Litquake you lot tin dismiss likewise 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 as well as artists as well as a release of other of import locations inwards the city's literary heritage.