Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 11:53AM August 16, 2014 — Before summer's swelter abandoned the Bay, Literary Death Match returned for a Saturday night of literary battle and comedic irreverance that ended with Carolina De Robertis outdueling Joshua Merchant in an epic Pulitzer Prize-themed Cyrillic Off by a score of 55-39 to win De Robertis the LDM SF, Ep. 53 crown.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 3:26PM July 30, 2014 — After over an eight-year wait, Literary Death Match finally made its way to Oakland, and what a debut it was. An insta-classic, the night ended with Nancy Davis Kho outdueling Tim "Toaster" Henderson in a Literary Pictionary Oakland-Style finale by a closer-than-it-appeared score of 9-1 to win her the LDM Oakland, Ep. 1 crown.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 5:14PM July 22, 2014 — In LDM's annual Westwood delight, we returned to the magnificent Hammer Museum for a mid-summer event that boasted some of LA's finest. After a pitch-perfect night, the show closed with Sean Michaels outdueling Sara Benincasa in the Quiz of Death II to win Michaels the LDM LA, Ep. 30 crown.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 5:12PM July 10, 2014 — On a whimsical and vibrant night, Literary Death Match returned to Largo at the Coronet for a whizbang affair of the highest order (to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society), which saw Aimee Bender outduel co-finalist Annabelle Gurwitch in overtime in a Lone Star Lit finale to win Bender the LDM LA, Ep. 29 crown.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 5:28AM May 21, 2014 — After too much time away, Literary Death Match returned to awe-inspiring Norway to be part of the Norsk Litteraturfestival for our Lillehammer debut, and what a night it was, as Ellisiv Lindkvist outdueled co-finalist Gina Cornelia Pedersen by a score of 35-34 in Literary Spelling Bee II, to win Lindkvist the LDM Lillehammer, Ep. 1 crown.
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 8:41AM May 15, 2014 — On a perfectly-weathered Thursday, Literary Death Match headed east to the gorgeous environs of The Proud Archivist for a pitch-perfect night presented by Social Book Week that ended when Heather O'Neill narrowly toppled Lloyd Shepherd in a Literary Pictionary finale in sudden death to win O'Neill the LDM London, Ep. 40 crown.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 9:42PM May 14, 2014 — To celebrate all that is amazing about UNESCO's Cities of Lit, Literary Death Match returned to Norwich for the Norwich & Norfolk Festival, for a night wealthy with whimsy. In the end it was Isley Lynn who beat out D.W. Wilson in a One Star Wonder finale by a score of 47 to 31, winning Lynn the LDM Norwich, Ep. 2 crown.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 10:36AM May 13, 2014 — On a cool night in central London, Literary Death Match heated up Soho House by teaming with Unbound (the crowdfunded publishers) to bring a cavalcade of brilliance that finished with Salena Godden outdueling co-finalist Zoe Pilger in a One Star Wonder finale by a final score of 39.5 to 24 to win Godden the LDM London, Ep. 39 crown.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 10:43PM April 30, 2014 — In a wild show of international awesome, Literary Death Match turned the cruelest month on its head, at The Breslin Bar and Dining Room at the Ace Hotel. Teamed with Pen World Voices Festival, the night finished with Saeed Jones narrowly beating Alona Kimhi in our Literary Spelling Bee II finale by one point to win Jones the LDM NYC, Ep. 45 crown.
Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 2:21AM April 26, 2014 — In one of the most thrilling debuts we could imagine, Literary Death Match headed to the Mark Twain House in Hartford, where Julia Pistell outdueled Jon Sands in LDM's Literary Spelling Bee II by the narrowest of margins to win Pistell the LDM Hartford, Ep. 1 crown.