LITERARY GUIDE

SUNDAY

Jon Agee “Life on Mars.” 3 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210. www.ggpbooks.com. Robert Atkinson “The Story of Our Time.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com. Joel Berg “America, We Need to Talk: A Self-Help Book for the Nation.” 3 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.booksinc.net. Electric Cool Jelly Reading Work by SFSU students. 2 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. (415) 586-3733. www.birdbeckett. com. Kerry Nelson “One Small Difference.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Poetry Flash A tribute to Susan Herron’s “Great Blue,” with Terry Ehret, Steve Gilmartin, Nina Lindsay, Carolyn Miller and LeeAnn Pickrell. 3 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbook store.com.

MONDAY

The Attack on Baghdad’s Al-Mutanabbi Street A commemorative reading and open mike. 7 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. (415) 586-3733. www.birdbeckett.com. Elizabeth Farnsworth “A Train Through Time.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage. com. Sarah van Gelder “The Revolution Where You Live.” 6 p.m. Free-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.common wealthclub.org. Aleta George “Ian Goolbrith: The Bittersweet Song of California’s First Poet Laureate.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage. com. Happy 100th Birthday, Will Eisner! A celebration of the life of the comics legend with activities, games, trivia, cupcakes and more. 5-8 p.m. Comix Experience, 305 Divisadero St., S.F. www.willeisnerweek.com. Picture Book Surgery! Bedtime Stories Charlotte Cheng and Diana Toledano lead a collaborative workshop on writing bedtime stories. 7 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. Tanya Zimbardo “Black Sun: Reflections on Otto Piene and Aldo Tambellini.” 6:30 p.m. Barba Osher Theater, BAMPFA, 2155 Center St., Berkeley. (510) 495-3505. bcnm.berkeley.edu. Jessica Zitter “A New Kind of Heroism: Extreme Measures at the End of Life.” 6 p.m. $7-$50. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org.

TUESDAY

Ana Aranda “The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra!” 6 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.booksinc.net. Sarah van Gelder “The Revolution Where You Live.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. Sarah Gottfried “Younger.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 704-8222. www.mrsdalloways.com. L.A. Kauffman “Direct Action.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com. Ellen Klages “Passing Strange.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Charles Limb, Indre Viskontas “Cultivating Creativity: Music and the Brain.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400. www.cityarts.net. Megan Marshall “Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Daniel Pinchbeck “How Soon Is Now?” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com. Solmaz Sharif “Look.” 7:45 p.m. Maraschi Room, Fromm Hall, USF, 2130 Fulton St., S.F. www.usfca.edu. Gary Taubes “The Case Against Sugar.” 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Berkeley Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., S.F. (510) 967-4495. www.brownpaper tickets.com/event/2793401. Jason Turbow “Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin A’s.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. (510) 522-2226. www.booksinc.net. Yarn! A Storytelling showcase featuring Natasha Muse. 7 p.m. $12-$15. Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster St., Oakland. oaklandoctopus.org.

WEDNESDAY

Thi Bui, Ajuan Mance “The Best We Could Do.” 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 649-1320. www.pegasusbookstore.com. Peter Heller “Celine.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Gish Jen, Maxine Hong Kingston “The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap.” 6 p.m. Free-$15. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. (415) 393-0100. www.milibrary.org. Yiyun Li “Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com. Sylvia Linsteadt “Lost Worlds of the San Francisco Bay Area.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Megan Marshall “Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 704-8222. www.mrsdalloways.com. Andrea Nguyen, Tu David Phu “The Pho Cookbook.” 7 p.m. $18. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. (415) 2921233. www.jccsf.org/arts. Daniel Pinchbeck “How Soon Is Now?: From Personal Initiation to Global Transformation.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.booksinc.net.

THURSDAY

Clair Brown “Buddhist Economics.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com. Judy Collins, Michael Krasny “Cravings: How I Conquered Food.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400. www.cityarts.net. Wanda Garling “Stars at Dawn.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. David Hartsough, Norman Soloman “Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com. Webb McKinney, Philip Meza “Becoming Hewlett Packard: Why Strategic Leadership Matters.” 6 p.m. $7$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Ambassador Samantha Power “A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide.” 7 p.m. $28-$38. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. (415) 292-1233. www.jccsf.org/arts. Shipwreck Presents: Beauty and the Beast An erotic fanfiction event. 7 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. Jason Turbow “Dynastic, Bombtastic, Fantastic.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. The Wonderland Writers “Wandering in Andalusia: The Soul of Southern Spain.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210. www.ggpbooks.com.

FRIDAY

Anita Verna Crofts “Meet Me at the Bamboo Table.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivorebooks.com. Dorothy Gilbert, Lenore Weiss Poetry reading. 7 p.m. Nefeli Cafe, 1854 Euclid Ave., Berkeley. (510) 841-6374. Martha Hall Kelly “Lilac Girls.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Norman Ohler “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapple books.com. San Francisco Grotto Writers “3 Minute Reads.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 8351020. www.bookpassage.com. Jonathan White “Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net.

SATURDAY

Stefani Bittner, Alethea Harampolis “Harvest.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Elaine Bond “Living Wild.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Sarah van Gelder “The Revolution Where You Live.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage. com. Loren Stephens “Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge.” 6 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 3398210. www.ggpbooks.com. Jonathan White “Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Writers With Drinks Shobha Rao, L.A. Kauffman, Paul Vangelisti and Leena Trivedi-Grenier are featured. 7:30 p.m. Sat. $5-$20. Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St., S.F. writerswithdrinks.com.