LITERARY GUIDE

THURSDAY

Kevin Allardice “Family, Genus, Species.” 7 p.m. Green Apple Books 506 Clement St., S.F. (415) 387-2272. www.greenapplebooks.com.

Maureen Chiquet “Beyond the Label.” 12:30 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com.

Peter Gibb “King of Doubt.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net.

Yaa Gyasi, Jeff Chang “Homegoing.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400. www.cityarts.net.

Jo Halderman “In the Shadow of the White House.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 8351020. www.bookpassage.com.

Erik Larson “Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 3398210. www.ggpbooks.com.

Patricia Lockwood “Priestdaddy.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.diesel bookstore.com.

Jo Piazza “How to Be Married.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.

Carl Pope “Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses and Citizens Can Save the Planet.” 6:30 p.m. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.common wealthclub.org.

Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant,

Kathy Jackson “Option B.” 7 p.m. $15-$95. Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.com monwealthclub.org.

Stacy Schiff “The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem.” 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org.

Shipwreck Presents: Bernard

Shaw’s Pygmalion Ivan Hernandez, Jennie Kendrick, Alan Leggitt, Na’amen Tilahun and Inda Sebater are featured. 7 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com.

FRIDAY

Peter Andreas “Rebel Mother.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www. bookpassage.com.