Babylon Salon
@babylonsalon.bsky.social
San Francisco's premier reading & performance series since 2007! www.babylonsalon.com
IMMENSE gratitude to the 4 authors who wowed us at Babylon on Saturday night!
⭐ Susie Hara [Earthquake Shack]
⭐ Aimee Phan/@aimeephan.bsky.social {The Lost Queen]
⭐ Kevin Smokler/@weegee.bsky.social [Break the Frame]
⭐ Lori Ostlund/@loriostlund.bsky.social [Are You Happy?]
#writers #books #authors
⭐ Susie Hara [Earthquake Shack]
⭐ Aimee Phan/@aimeephan.bsky.social {The Lost Queen]
⭐ Kevin Smokler/@weegee.bsky.social [Break the Frame]
⭐ Lori Ostlund/@loriostlund.bsky.social [Are You Happy?]
#writers #books #authors
December 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
💥 Film & TV-lovers rejoice! We're thrilled to welcome @weegee.bsky.social/Kevin Smokler to Babylon tonite! 🎥🎞️ Kevin's author of Break the Frame: Conversations with Women Filmmakers & director of the films VINYL NATION and MIDDLE GROUNDS.🎬
Join us @ The Sycamore for drinks at 5pm, reading's at 5:30!
Join us @ The Sycamore for drinks at 5pm, reading's at 5:30!
December 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
💥 Film & TV-lovers rejoice! We're thrilled to welcome @weegee.bsky.social/Kevin Smokler to Babylon tonite! 🎥🎞️ Kevin's author of Break the Frame: Conversations with Women Filmmakers & director of the films VINYL NATION and MIDDLE GROUNDS.🎬
Join us @ The Sycamore for drinks at 5pm, reading's at 5:30!
Join us @ The Sycamore for drinks at 5pm, reading's at 5:30!
🐉 🔥 We are so excited to hear Aimee Phan /@aimeephan.bsky.social Phan read from her soaring novel THE LOST QUEEN at this Sat's Babylon! If you love coming of age stories, dragon myths & books about girls w/ "too much fire & will," you'll love THE LOST QUEEN! Show's @5:30pm. And free! (Info above) ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
🐉 🔥 We are so excited to hear Aimee Phan /@aimeephan.bsky.social Phan read from her soaring novel THE LOST QUEEN at this Sat's Babylon! If you love coming of age stories, dragon myths & books about girls w/ "too much fire & will," you'll love THE LOST QUEEN! Show's @5:30pm. And free! (Info above) ❤️
✴️ Lori Ostlund/@loriostlund.bsky.social is an absolute rock #star! We cannot wait to hear her share from her new #book "Are You Happy?" at Babylon Salon this Saturday, 12/6 @5:30pm! (Info above)
⭐⭐ Here's the starred review from Publishers Weekly
www.publishersweekly.com/978166260302....
#writer
⭐⭐ Here's the starred review from Publishers Weekly
www.publishersweekly.com/978166260302....
#writer
December 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
✴️ Lori Ostlund/@loriostlund.bsky.social is an absolute rock #star! We cannot wait to hear her share from her new #book "Are You Happy?" at Babylon Salon this Saturday, 12/6 @5:30pm! (Info above)
⭐⭐ Here's the starred review from Publishers Weekly
www.publishersweekly.com/978166260302....
#writer
⭐⭐ Here's the starred review from Publishers Weekly
www.publishersweekly.com/978166260302....
#writer
“Earthquake Shack is a love letter to the San Francisco of our past, present, and future, not to mention a rollicking ride with a vibrant cast of characters. Fun, queer & unforgettable.” ~Brittany Newell, author of Soft Core
Help us welcome #author Susie Hara to Babylon this Sat nite!
Deets above
Help us welcome #author Susie Hara to Babylon this Sat nite!
Deets above
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“Earthquake Shack is a love letter to the San Francisco of our past, present, and future, not to mention a rollicking ride with a vibrant cast of characters. Fun, queer & unforgettable.” ~Brittany Newell, author of Soft Core
Help us welcome #author Susie Hara to Babylon this Sat nite!
Deets above
Help us welcome #author Susie Hara to Babylon this Sat nite!
Deets above
💥 This Sat Dec 6, Babylon Salon proudly presents:
Susie Hara [Earthquake Shack], Lori Ostlund [Are You Happy?], Aimee Phan [The Lost Queen], & Kevin Smokler [Break the Frame]! Come out for drinks at The Sycamore at 5pm. Reading at 5:30. We'd love to see you! ❤️
Deets: www.babylonsalon.com
Susie Hara [Earthquake Shack], Lori Ostlund [Are You Happy?], Aimee Phan [The Lost Queen], & Kevin Smokler [Break the Frame]! Come out for drinks at The Sycamore at 5pm. Reading at 5:30. We'd love to see you! ❤️
Deets: www.babylonsalon.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
💥 This Sat Dec 6, Babylon Salon proudly presents:
Susie Hara [Earthquake Shack], Lori Ostlund [Are You Happy?], Aimee Phan [The Lost Queen], & Kevin Smokler [Break the Frame]! Come out for drinks at The Sycamore at 5pm. Reading at 5:30. We'd love to see you! ❤️
Deets: www.babylonsalon.com
Susie Hara [Earthquake Shack], Lori Ostlund [Are You Happy?], Aimee Phan [The Lost Queen], & Kevin Smokler [Break the Frame]! Come out for drinks at The Sycamore at 5pm. Reading at 5:30. We'd love to see you! ❤️
Deets: www.babylonsalon.com
❤️ VAST thanks to our readers on Sept 13 who made this show one of our best!
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!
We -- and everyone in the very full audience -- appreciate you and your work! ❤️
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!
We -- and everyone in the very full audience -- appreciate you and your work! ❤️
September 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
❤️ VAST thanks to our readers on Sept 13 who made this show one of our best!
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!
We -- and everyone in the very full audience -- appreciate you and your work! ❤️
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!
We -- and everyone in the very full audience -- appreciate you and your work! ❤️
💥"We’re all surrounded by the ways we are told we should be, how #women should act, how Mexicans should be, what types of #queerness are valid—it’s all bullshit!" ~M.M. Olivas
This interview w/Olivas about her #story "¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror" is what we all need. Come hear her TONITE 9/13!💥
This interview w/Olivas about her #story "¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror" is what we all need. Come hear her TONITE 9/13!💥
Interview: M. M. Olivas - Uncanny Magazine
M. Olivas is an alumna of the 2022 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop and the 2023 Under the Volcano Writers Residency. She received her bachelor’s degree in creative writing from t...
www.uncannymagazine.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
💥"We’re all surrounded by the ways we are told we should be, how #women should act, how Mexicans should be, what types of #queerness are valid—it’s all bullshit!" ~M.M. Olivas
This interview w/Olivas about her #story "¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror" is what we all need. Come hear her TONITE 9/13!💥
This interview w/Olivas about her #story "¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror" is what we all need. Come hear her TONITE 9/13!💥
"Mountford has a gift for creating crystalline articulations of the messiness inside us. I loved these #stories." ~Karen Russell, on Peter Mountford's new collection, Detonator!
Check out this interview, then come Peter read at Babylon this Sat, 9/13 @5:30pm!
www.petermountford.com/interviews?f...
Check out this interview, then come Peter read at Babylon this Sat, 9/13 @5:30pm!
www.petermountford.com/interviews?f...
September 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Mountford has a gift for creating crystalline articulations of the messiness inside us. I loved these #stories." ~Karen Russell, on Peter Mountford's new collection, Detonator!
Check out this interview, then come Peter read at Babylon this Sat, 9/13 @5:30pm!
www.petermountford.com/interviews?f...
Check out this interview, then come Peter read at Babylon this Sat, 9/13 @5:30pm!
www.petermountford.com/interviews?f...
💥 Tomas Moniz is truly a legendary reader! 💥
This whole conversation between Tomas & Genevieve Hudson in BOMB Magazine is a lesson on craft.
Give it a read & get excited to hear Tomas share his work at Babylon Salon this Sat, Sept 13 at The Sycamore! www.babylonsalon.com. 💜
This whole conversation between Tomas & Genevieve Hudson in BOMB Magazine is a lesson on craft.
Give it a read & get excited to hear Tomas share his work at Babylon Salon this Sat, Sept 13 at The Sycamore! www.babylonsalon.com. 💜
BOMB Magazine | Tomas Moniz by Genevieve Hudson
Experimental forms on friendship, fluid sexuality, and playful love.
bombmagazine.org
September 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
💥 Tomas Moniz is truly a legendary reader! 💥
This whole conversation between Tomas & Genevieve Hudson in BOMB Magazine is a lesson on craft.
Give it a read & get excited to hear Tomas share his work at Babylon Salon this Sat, Sept 13 at The Sycamore! www.babylonsalon.com. 💜
This whole conversation between Tomas & Genevieve Hudson in BOMB Magazine is a lesson on craft.
Give it a read & get excited to hear Tomas share his work at Babylon Salon this Sat, Sept 13 at The Sycamore! www.babylonsalon.com. 💜
🥰🤩 We're thrilled our VERY OWN Maury Zeff—co-host & co-founder of Babylon Salon—is performing at Babylon this Sat 9/13! Come hear his new play Dada Teen Musical: The Play at The Sycamore! Then grab your tickets to see the production Oct 18-Nov 16 at Central Works!
centralworks.org/dada-teen-mu...
centralworks.org/dada-teen-mu...
September 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🥰🤩 We're thrilled our VERY OWN Maury Zeff—co-host & co-founder of Babylon Salon—is performing at Babylon this Sat 9/13! Come hear his new play Dada Teen Musical: The Play at The Sycamore! Then grab your tickets to see the production Oct 18-Nov 16 at Central Works!
centralworks.org/dada-teen-mu...
centralworks.org/dada-teen-mu...
✴️ "I can’t enliven characters w/o considering how they’ve been shaped by a particular geography in a particular time. So, for me, #place is as important as #character." ~Ann Cummins
Check out this essay & get excited to hear Ann Cummins, author of Yellowcake, at Babylon on 9/13 @The Sycamore!🌀
Check out this essay & get excited to hear Ann Cummins, author of Yellowcake, at Babylon on 9/13 @The Sycamore!🌀
A Guide to Place: A Conversation with Ann Cummins
I expected an accompaniment to my travels; what I received from Yellowcake was far more than that. Ann Cummins’s words led me to each of my destinations, introducing the various landscapes before I ar...
worldliteraturetoday.org
September 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
✴️ "I can’t enliven characters w/o considering how they’ve been shaped by a particular geography in a particular time. So, for me, #place is as important as #character." ~Ann Cummins
Check out this essay & get excited to hear Ann Cummins, author of Yellowcake, at Babylon on 9/13 @The Sycamore!🌀
Check out this essay & get excited to hear Ann Cummins, author of Yellowcake, at Babylon on 9/13 @The Sycamore!🌀
Thrilled to announce our upcoming Babylon Salon on Sat, Sept. 13, featuring:
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!
Come for drinks at 5 // Show at 5.30pm. In The Sycamore's Outdoor Patio in SF (near 16th Street BART). info: www.babylonsalon.com
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!
Come for drinks at 5 // Show at 5.30pm. In The Sycamore's Outdoor Patio in SF (near 16th Street BART). info: www.babylonsalon.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thrilled to announce our upcoming Babylon Salon on Sat, Sept. 13, featuring:
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!
Come for drinks at 5 // Show at 5.30pm. In The Sycamore's Outdoor Patio in SF (near 16th Street BART). info: www.babylonsalon.com
💥 Ann Cummins
💥 Tomas Moniz
💥 Peter Mountford
💥 M.M. Olivas
💥 & our very own Maury Zeff!
Come for drinks at 5 // Show at 5.30pm. In The Sycamore's Outdoor Patio in SF (near 16th Street BART). info: www.babylonsalon.com
💖BIG thanks to the 5 #authors who wowed us at Babylon Saturday night! Every one of your #readings was stellar! Check their beautiful #books! 🌠📚🌠
⭐ S.G. Browne
⭐ Duane Horton
⭐ @laurenparker.bsky.social
⭐ @katefolk.bsky.social
⭐ Paul S Flores
#writers #writing
⭐ S.G. Browne
⭐ Duane Horton
⭐ @laurenparker.bsky.social
⭐ @katefolk.bsky.social
⭐ Paul S Flores
#writers #writing
June 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
💖BIG thanks to the 5 #authors who wowed us at Babylon Saturday night! Every one of your #readings was stellar! Check their beautiful #books! 🌠📚🌠
⭐ S.G. Browne
⭐ Duane Horton
⭐ @laurenparker.bsky.social
⭐ @katefolk.bsky.social
⭐ Paul S Flores
#writers #writing
⭐ S.G. Browne
⭐ Duane Horton
⭐ @laurenparker.bsky.social
⭐ @katefolk.bsky.social
⭐ Paul S Flores
#writers #writing
@laurenparker.bsky.social writes: "March in Michigan is birch trees as stark as corn stalks. It’s not home but it is ancestral, the cemetery filled with tombstones with my last name on them..." Give this essay a read & come hear Lauren perform @ Babylon TONIGHT! 6/14 @ The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free!
True Story of a Sandwich - Belt Magazine
the Parker Sub doesn't want those things. It likes simple. Plain. Which is why it's something a simple and plain man has to ask for. But I am a Parker. And I do want those: the pepper, the onions, the...
beltmag.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@laurenparker.bsky.social writes: "March in Michigan is birch trees as stark as corn stalks. It’s not home but it is ancestral, the cemetery filled with tombstones with my last name on them..." Give this essay a read & come hear Lauren perform @ Babylon TONIGHT! 6/14 @ The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free!
"SKY DADDY, @katefolk.bsky.social's debut novel, takes forbidden romance to new heights," says Angela Hui. Check out Kate's interview below--a whole craft lesson on novel writing--then come hear Kate read at Babylon TOMORROW! Sat, 6/14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free!
#writing #books #writer #reading
#writing #books #writer #reading
Finally, a Novel That Understands the Raw Sex Appeal of Airplanes - Electric Literature
In "Sky Daddy," Kate Folk takes forbidden romance to new heights
electricliterature.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"SKY DADDY, @katefolk.bsky.social's debut novel, takes forbidden romance to new heights," says Angela Hui. Check out Kate's interview below--a whole craft lesson on novel writing--then come hear Kate read at Babylon TOMORROW! Sat, 6/14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free!
#writing #books #writer #reading
#writing #books #writer #reading
💜 Duane Horton's story "Summer Land" is just one example of his dreamy, fantastical fiction!
Check out his story below & get excited to hear Duane read from his new book NO HERO ALONE at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore in the Mission! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚❤️📚
Check out his story below & get excited to hear Duane read from his new book NO HERO ALONE at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore in the Mission! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚❤️📚
Summer Land - Green Mountains Review
EVER SINCE VERNON WAS A TEENAGER, HE WAS GOOD AT SLEEPING. SO GOOD in fact, that his mother was scared he’d never wake up when he went to bed. Vernon held the record for the longest sleep ever taken i...
greenmountainsreview.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
💜 Duane Horton's story "Summer Land" is just one example of his dreamy, fantastical fiction!
Check out his story below & get excited to hear Duane read from his new book NO HERO ALONE at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore in the Mission! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚❤️📚
Check out his story below & get excited to hear Duane read from his new book NO HERO ALONE at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore in the Mission! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚❤️📚
🌀What do we do when life throws us curveballs? Artist & poet Paul S. Flores explores this question in his book WE STILL BE.
Listen to this gorgeous clip of Paul reading his work, then get excited to hear him perform at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 @The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 🍻📚
Listen to this gorgeous clip of Paul reading his work, then get excited to hear him perform at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 @The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 🍻📚
Paul Flores poetry collection tackles life’s unexpected turns
San Francisco author Paul Flores reads from his new book, "We Still Be.”
www.kalw.org
June 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🌀What do we do when life throws us curveballs? Artist & poet Paul S. Flores explores this question in his book WE STILL BE.
Listen to this gorgeous clip of Paul reading his work, then get excited to hear him perform at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 @The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 🍻📚
Listen to this gorgeous clip of Paul reading his work, then get excited to hear him perform at Babylon this Sat, Jun 14 @The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 🍻📚
💥"These days there are very few American comedy writers bringing their A-game, but Browne is swinging for the fences.”
Here's the stunning Kirkus Review of Scott G. Browne's book FATED.
Come hear S.G. Browne at Babylon Salon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚
Here's the stunning Kirkus Review of Scott G. Browne's book FATED.
Come hear S.G. Browne at Babylon Salon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚
FATED | Kirkus Reviews
Another radically funny comedy from one of America’s best satiric novelists.
www.kirkusreviews.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
💥"These days there are very few American comedy writers bringing their A-game, but Browne is swinging for the fences.”
Here's the stunning Kirkus Review of Scott G. Browne's book FATED.
Come hear S.G. Browne at Babylon Salon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚
Here's the stunning Kirkus Review of Scott G. Browne's book FATED.
Come hear S.G. Browne at Babylon Salon this Sat, Jun 14 at The Sycamore! 5:30pm. Free! www.babylonsalon.com 📚
🔥On Sat, 6/14, Babylon proudly presents #authors Kate Folk [Sky Daddy], Paul S. Flores [We Still Be], Duane Horton [No Hero Alone], S.G. Browne [Lost Creatures] & Lauren Parker [Spells for Success]! Come out to The SycamoreSF for drinks at 5pm! Reading, 5:30. Free admission! www.babylonsalon.com 💜
May 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🔥On Sat, 6/14, Babylon proudly presents #authors Kate Folk [Sky Daddy], Paul S. Flores [We Still Be], Duane Horton [No Hero Alone], S.G. Browne [Lost Creatures] & Lauren Parker [Spells for Success]! Come out to The SycamoreSF for drinks at 5pm! Reading, 5:30. Free admission! www.babylonsalon.com 💜
For us, The Sycamore is more than just a venue—it’s the cornerstone of our reading series. Now the co-owner Tim is facing the recurrence of his cancer, and the financial strain is significant. Pls consider donating to Tim's recovery fund. Every bit helps! ❤️🩹
www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
Donate to Rally for Tim's recovery and help Sycamore and Willows, organized by Liz Ryan
To our dearest Sycamore/Willows family and friends,
As you may kno… Liz Ryan needs your support for Rally for Tim's recovery and help Sycamore and Willows
www.gofundme.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
For us, The Sycamore is more than just a venue—it’s the cornerstone of our reading series. Now the co-owner Tim is facing the recurrence of his cancer, and the financial strain is significant. Pls consider donating to Tim's recovery fund. Every bit helps! ❤️🩹
www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
National Book Award nominee @samsax.bsky.social & shot of the packed house at our Mar. 1st show!
March 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
National Book Award nominee @samsax.bsky.social & shot of the packed house at our Mar. 1st show!
⭐ Our stunning authors on Sat. night (L to R): Jon Hickey, Mercilee Jenkins, Nina Schuyler, & Emily Jon Tobias! (Look for sam sax in a 2nd post.) Just when we think Babylon can't get any better, it does! ⭐
March 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
⭐ Our stunning authors on Sat. night (L to R): Jon Hickey, Mercilee Jenkins, Nina Schuyler, & Emily Jon Tobias! (Look for sam sax in a 2nd post.) Just when we think Babylon can't get any better, it does! ⭐
Here's to our 5 fabulous readers at Babylon Sat. night!
You wowed us! 👏👏👏
🔥Jon Hickey
🔥Mercilee Jenkins
🔥@samsax.bsky.social
🔥Nina Schuyler
🔥 Emily Jon Tobias
You wowed us! 👏👏👏
🔥Jon Hickey
🔥Mercilee Jenkins
🔥@samsax.bsky.social
🔥Nina Schuyler
🔥 Emily Jon Tobias
March 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Here's to our 5 fabulous readers at Babylon Sat. night!
You wowed us! 👏👏👏
🔥Jon Hickey
🔥Mercilee Jenkins
🔥@samsax.bsky.social
🔥Nina Schuyler
🔥 Emily Jon Tobias
You wowed us! 👏👏👏
🔥Jon Hickey
🔥Mercilee Jenkins
🔥@samsax.bsky.social
🔥Nina Schuyler
🔥 Emily Jon Tobias
TONIGHT! Please join us! ❤️❤️❤️
On Sat, Mar 1, Babylon is thrilled to present 5 amazing authors:
⭐ Jon Hickey
⭐ Mercilee Jenkins
⭐ sam sax
⭐ Nina Schuyler
⭐ Emily Jon Tobias
Come out to The Sycamore for drinks at 5 in the cozy, outdoor covered patio! Reading starts at 5:30. As always, admission is free. We can't wait to see you! ❤️
⭐ Jon Hickey
⭐ Mercilee Jenkins
⭐ sam sax
⭐ Nina Schuyler
⭐ Emily Jon Tobias
Come out to The Sycamore for drinks at 5 in the cozy, outdoor covered patio! Reading starts at 5:30. As always, admission is free. We can't wait to see you! ❤️
March 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
TONIGHT! Please join us! ❤️❤️❤️