LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Christopher Bernard “Chien Lunatique.” 3 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com. Lloyd Kahn “Small Homes.” 11 a.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Etgar Keret, Ayelet Waldman “The Dark & the Surreal.” 7 p.m. $10-$25. Hoytt Theater, Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. www.marinjcc.org. Bethanie Murguia “Toucans, Too.” 11 a.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Marissa Moss “Last Things.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Marianne Richmond “If I Could Keep You Little.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. David Sedaris A discussion of “Strangers Drowning: Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help,” by Larissa MacFarquhar. 7 p.m. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa. www.luther burbankcenter.org. Truth to Power: Writers Respond to the Rhetoric of Hate and Fear 2 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Cheneryt St., S.F. (415) 5863733. www.birdbeckett.com.
MONDAY
Peter Gibb “King of Doubt.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Marilyn Skinner Lanier “Hardpan.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Alia Malek, Micheline Marcom “The Home That Was Our Country.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 7425833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton, Margo True “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking.” 7 p.m. $8-$50. Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Caroline Winterer “American Enlightenments: Pursuing Happiness in the Age of Reason.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www. commonwealthclub.org.
TUESDAY
Annie Barrows “The Truth According to Us.” 7 p.m. San Mateo Library, 55 West 3rd Ave., San Mateo. www.booksinc.net. Nick Bilton, Dick Costolo “American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road.” 6:30 p.m. $8-$50. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Veronica Chambers “The GoBetween!” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. (650) 321-0600. www.booksinc.net. Gonzalo Guzman “Nopalito.” 6 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Edan Lepucki “Woman No. 17.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.diesel bookstore.com. Dave Levitan, Dave Gilson “Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 5257777. www.booksinc.net. Litquake Poetic Tuesdays 12:30 p.m. Jessie Square, 745 Mission St., S.F. (415) 543-1718. www.ybg festival.org. Eric Liu “You’re More Powerful Than You Think.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 8351020. www.bookpassage.com. Irene Mathieu, LIsa Aldan, Kimberly Reyes, Disayo Adeyeye Poetry. 7 p.m. Green Apple Books 506 Clement St., S.F. (415) 387-2272. www.greenapplebooks.com.
WEDNESDAY
Finn Brunton, Ramesh Srinivasan, Shahid Buttar “Whose Technology: Protest, Resistance, and the Reshaping of the Global Village.” 7 p.m. City Lights, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com. Sherilyn Connelly “Ponyville Confidential.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Alan Fleisman “Odyssey of Chaos: And Other Stories.” 6 p.m. Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame. (650) 685-4911. www.booksinc.net. Jose Gutierrez, Dean Rader “A World Less Away” and “Self-Portrait as Wikipedia.” Poetry. 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Gail Carson Levine “The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre.” 4 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivore books.com. Sarah Ladipo Manyika “Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Pantsuit Nation Readings by contributing authors. 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. (707) 578-8938. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Cat Seto “Impressions of Paris.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut St., S.F. (415) 931-3633. www.books inc.net. Dani Shapiro “Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www. bookpassage.com; 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 704-8222. www.mrsdalloways.com. Jessamyn Stanley, Virgie Tovar “Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love and Fashion.” 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers. com. Gabourey Sibide “This Is Just My Face.” Hosted by The Chronicle’s David Wiegand and KPFA’s Anita Johnson. 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana St., Berkeley. Tickets: $12. (800) 838-3006. www.brownpapertickets.com.
THURSDAY
Dodie Bellamy “Writers Who Love Too Much.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com. Arthur Blaustein “Make a Difference: The Ultimate Volunteer Handbook.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net. Brian Patrick Eha, Ashlee Vance “How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. (650) 4285-1234. www.booksinc.net. Annette L. Gardner, Claire Brindis “Advocacy and Policy Change Evaluation: Theory and Practice.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 3515 California St., S.F. (415) 221-3666. www.booksinc.net. Benjamin Ludwig “Ginny Moon.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Mark Lukach “My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. (650) 321-0600. www.booksinc.net. Laura McBride “’Round Midnight.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 7048222. www.mrsdalloways.com. Marissa Moss “Last Things: A Graphic Memoir of Loss and Love.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.books inc.net. Brittany Newell “Oola.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith. com. Jo Piazza “How to Be Married: What I Learned From Real Women on Five Continents About Surviving My First (Really Hard) Year of Marriage.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut St., S.F. (415) 931-3633. www.booksinc.net. Natalie Robins “The Untold Journey.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Jill Santopolo, Jandy Nelson “The Light We Lost” and “I’ll Give You the Sun.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210. www.ggpbooks. com. Glori Simmons “Suffering Fools.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 7425833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Elizabeth Strout, Scott Hutchins “Anything Is Possible.” 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. David Weisberg “The American Plan.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com.
FRIDAY
Sara Bendrick “Big Impact Landscaping.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. (707) 762-0563. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Leslie Buck “Cutting Back.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 704-8222. www.mrsdalloways.com. Emma Cline “The Girls.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Laura McBride “Round Midnight.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Jill Santopolo “The Light We Lost.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 1330 Lincoln St., Calistoga. (707) 9421616. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Misa Sugiura “It’s Not Like It’s a Secret.” 7 p.m. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com.
SATURDAY
Donia Bijan “The Last Days of Cafe Leila.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 138 N. Main St., Sebastopol. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Deborah Fleming “Paseo Artistico.” 5:30 p.m. Adobe Books 3130 24th St., S.F. (415) 864-3936. www.adobebooks.com. Meg Fleming “Ready, Set, Build!” 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 7048222. www.mrsdalloways.com. Anne Lamott “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life,” a writing class. 1 p.m. $160. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Kate and David Marshall “The Book of You.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 8351020. www.bookpassage.com. Linda McBride “Round Midnight.” 2 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 850 Fourth St., San Rafael. (415) 524-2800. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Elena Passarello, Marie Mutsuki Mocket “Animals Strike Curious Poses.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com. Jeff Razz “The Secret Life of Clowns.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Writers with Drinks Lindy West, Julia Vinograd, Zahra Noorbaksh, George Higgins and Meg Elison. 7:30 p.m. $5-$20. Make Our Room, 3225 22nd St., S.F. www.writerswithdrinks.com.