LITERARY GUIDE www.citylights.com. Krista Tippett, Alan Jones “On Being.” 6:30 p.m. $15-$35. Marines’ Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.common wealthclub.org.
SUNDAY
Kassidat Poetry reading featuring EK Keith, R. Sanderell, Taylor, Tongo, Kim Shuck, Global Val, James Ellis. 4 p.m. Adobe Books 3130 24th St., S.F. (415) 864-3936. www.adobebooks.com.
MONDAY
David Broom “Rum: The Manual.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivorebooks.com. Andy Griffiths “The Treehouse” series. 6 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Edia Meidav “Kingdom of the Young.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. David Watts, Poets on Parnassus Jenny Qi, Bill Vlach, Sarah Paris and Laura Moore are featured. 7 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Cheneryt St., S.F. (415) 586-3733. www.birdbeckett.com.
TUESDAY
David Callahan “The Givers.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.book passage.com. Chelsea Clinton “It’s Your World.” 5:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www. keplers.com. Jeremy Fox “On Vegetables: Modern Recipes for the Home Kitchen.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivorebooks.com. Sarah Ladipo Manyika “Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith. com. Edia Meidav, Larry Bensky “Kingdom of the Young.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 704-8222. www.mrs dalloways.com. Morgan Parker “There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.diesel bookstore.com. Dashka Slater “Escargot.” 4 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. (707) 762-0563. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. B. Alexandra Szerlip “The Man Who Designed the Future.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193.
WEDNESDAY
David Callahan “The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 5257777. www.booksinc.net. Chelsea Clinton “It’s Your World.” 5 p.m. $15. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Drew Daywalt “The Day the Crayons Quit.” 5 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Marcy Dermansky “The Red Car.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 7425833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Joan Frank “All the News I Need.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 7048222. www.mrsdalloways.com. Dana Gioia, Julieta Fuentes Roll, Margo Perin The California Poet Laureate reads from “99 Poems: New and Selected.” 6:30 p.m. Free-$15. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. (415) 393-0100. www.milibrary.org. Rachel Khong “Lucky Peach All About Eggs: Everything We Know About the World’s Most Important Food.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivorebooks.com. Paul Madonna “On to the Next Dream.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 3628193. www.citylights.com.
Zachary Mason “Void Star.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith. com.
THURSDAY
Omar El Akkad “American War.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com. Donia Bijan “Maman’s Homesick Pie.” 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Andrew Campbell “Our Toxic World: Is It Making Us Sick?” Noon. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.common wealthclub.org. Drew Daywalt “The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors!” 4 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. (510) 5222226. www.booksinc.net. Annabele Gurwitch “Wherever You Go, There You Are.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. (707) 762-0563. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Mark Haber, Scott Esposito “Editorial Argonautica.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 6539965. www.dieselbookstore.com. Marissa Hermer “An American Girl in London.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivore books.com. Carolyn Miller, Lynn Knight “Route 66 and Its Sorrows.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. J.L. Newton “Oink: A Food for Thought Mystery.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net. Elisabeth Rosenthal, Mark Zitter “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Becamse Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.” 6:30 p.m. Free-$15. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Sally Bedell Smith “Prince Charles.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. StorySlam Oakland Sarah Hunt, Eric Leckbee and Lauren Chouinard are featured. 7 p..m $5-$20. Sweet Bar Bakery. 2355 Broadway, Oakland. storyslamoakland.com. Lidia Yuknavitch “The Book of Joan.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com.
FRIDAY
Sonia Belasco “Speak of Me as I Am.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210. www.ggpbooks. com. Jeff Guinn “The Road to Jonestown.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Annabelle Gurwitch “Wherever You Go, There They Are.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Christopher Phillips, Jonathan Curiel “The Battle for Syria.” Noon. Free-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Deb Olin Unferth “Wait Till You See Me Dance.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapple books.com. Lidia Yuknavitch “The Book of Joan.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net.
SATURDAY
Julianna Skai Arbor “Treegirl: Intimate Encounters with Wild Nature.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. (707) 578-8938. www.copperfields books.com. Charles Burack, Lenore Weiss, Kenra Tanacea Poetry featuring Burack’s “Leaves of Light” and Tanacea’s “A Filament Burns in Degrees.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Dee Dussault “Ganja Yoga.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Mary Ellen Hannibal “Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction.” Noon. Books Inc., 2712 Augustine Dr. #120, Santa Clara. (408) 727-1500. www. booksinc.net. Deborah Kennedy “Nature Speaks: Art & Poetry for the Earth.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 999 Grant Ave., Novato. www.copperfieldsbooks. com. Amy S. Peele “Cut.” Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.book passage.com. Erin Rodoni, Gillian Wegener Sixteen Rivers Press Reading. 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Barbara Sapienza “Anchor Out.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Anabella and Sofia Schofield “Ladybug's Garden.” 2 p.m. Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame. (650) 685-4911. www.booksinc.net. Johanna Silver “The Bold Dry Garden.” 11 a.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Ellen Sussman “Creativity and Writing: Taking Risks, Bending Rules.” 1 p.m. $105. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. (415) 393-0100. www.milibrary.org. Kanishk Tharoor “Swimmer Among the Stars.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Lindsey Tramuta “A New Paris.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www. bookpassage.com. Women Writers Talk “Environment at Earth Day 2017.” Participants include Becca Lawton, Lilian Howan, Farnaz Fatemi and Deborah Kennedy. Noon. Santa Rosa City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa. www.copperfieldsbooks.com.