LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Amy Goodman, Dennis Moynihan, Cat Brooks “Democracy Now!: Covering the Movements Changing America.” 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15-$18. First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, 2407 Dana St., Berkeley. (510) 967-4495. kpfa.org. Gears Turning Poetry hosted by Kim Shucks. 4 p.m. Adobe Books 3130 24th St., S.F. (415) 864-3936. www.adobebooks.com.
MONDAY
Hala Alyan “Salt Houses.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. Dana Cree “Hello, My Name Is Ice Cream: The Art and Science of the Scoop. 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivorebooks.com. Mary Gaitskill “Somebody With a Little Hammer: Essays.” 7 p.m. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. (415) 292-1233. www.jccsf.org/arts. Mary Ann Mason “Babies of Technology.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Richard Prum “The Evolution of Beauty.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Frances Jensen, Adam Savage “The Teenage.” 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400. www.cityarts.net. Camincha and Cara Vida Poetry reading and open mike. 7 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Cheneryt St., S.F. (415) 586-3733. www.birdbeckett.com. Jessica Zitter “Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life.” 7 p.m. Institute on Agine, 3575 Geary Blvd., S.F. www.booksinc.net.
TUESDAY
Kate Bearsley “Gertie’s Leap to Greatness.” 4 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. (707) 762-0563. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. W. Bruce Cameron “A Dog’s Way Home.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Stephanie Danler “Sweetbitter.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210. www.ggpbooks.com. David Davenport “Rugged Individualism.” $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 5976705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Michelle Gable “The Book of Summer.” 6 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 106 Matheson St., Healdsburg. (707) 433-9270. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Granta Young American Novelists Lauren Groff, Anthony Marra and Esme Wang are featured. 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. Robert Haas “A Little Book From China.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Fenton Johnson, Andrew Lam “Everywhere Home: A Life in Essays.” 6 p.m. S.F. Public Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F. www.sfpl.org. Don Lattin “Changing Our Minds: Psychedelic Sacraments and the New Psychotherapy.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net. Stephen Mikesell “A Tale of Two Bridges.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com. Vivek H. Murthy “One Nation Under Stress: How Social Connection Can Heal Us All.” 6:30 p.m. $10-$50. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Rachael O’Meara “Pause: Harnessing the Life-Changing Power of Giving Yourself a Break.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. (650) 4285-1234. www.booksinc.net. Miki Raver “She Is Wisdom.” 7 p.m. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. (415) 444-8000. www.marinjcc.org. Graeme Simsion “The Best of Adam Sharp.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 8351020. www.bookpassage.com. Evelyn Skye, Veronica Rossi Skye’s “The Crown’s Fate” and Rossi’s “Seeker.” 7 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Jeff VanderMeer, Robin Sloan “Borne.” Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com.
WEDNESDAY
Stephen Baccari “The Travel Effect.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Gordon Ball “On Tokyo’s Edge.” City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com. Bianca Bosker “Cork Dork.” 4 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 3740 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa. (7070 252-8002. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Stephanie Danler “Sweetbitter.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com. Michelle Gable “The Book of Summer.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210. www.ggpbooks. com. In Deep Angie Coiro welcomes Bianca Bosker, author of “Cork Dork.” Noon. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Siddhartha Mukherjee, Roy Eisenhardt “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.” 7 p.m. Nourse Theatre, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400. www.cityarts.net. Rakesh Satyal “No One Can Pronounce My Name.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com.
THURSDAY
Bianca Bosker “Cork Dork.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Julie Joudy, Brandi Chastain, Darla Anderson “Choose to Matter.” 7 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Granta Young American Novelists Lauren Groff, Sana Krasikov and Esmé Weijun Wang are featured. 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com. Robert Hass “A Little Book on Form: An Exploration Into the Formal Imagination of Poetry.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 704-8222. www.mrsdalloways.com. Davied Hochschild “Transforming SF: The Future of Renewable Energy.” 6:30 p.m. $15. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. (415) 3930100. www.milibrary.org. Khaled Hosseini, Ellen Grace O’Brian O’Brian’s “The Moon Reminded Me” and Hosseini’s “And the Mountains Echoed.” 7 p.m. $20. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Terry McDermott “Off Speed.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Rachel Nagelberg “The Fifth Wall.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. João Gilberto Noll “Atlantic Hotel.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com. Tom O’Bryan “The Autoimmune Fix.” Noon. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 5976705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Samantha Schoech, Rachel Levin “The Best Women’s Travel Writing.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Elizabeth Stark “Shy Girl.” 6:30 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. (707) 7620563. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Jason Turbow “Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin A’s.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. (650) 321-0600. www.booksinc.net.
FRIDAY
Anthony Alfidi “Resolving Afghanistan: Crafting a Sensible U.S. Approach.” Noon. Free-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Jennifer Finney Boylan “Long Black Veil.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.booksinc.net. Samuel Ferrer “The Last Gods of Indochine.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Sarah Gailey “River of Teeth.” 6 p.m. Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St., S.F. borderlandsbooks.com. Michael Landers “Culture Crossing.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Steve Mould, Jemma Westing “Kids Love Science.” 6 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 3244321. www.keplers.com. Bill Moyers, LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, Lenore Anderson, John Boland Screening and discussion of “Rikers: An American Jail.” Noon. $18-$40. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Todd Pressman “Radical Joy: Awakening Your Potential for True Fulfillment.” 7:30 p.m. $65-$95. EastWest Bookstore, 324 Castro St., Mountain View. (650) 988-9800. www.eastwest.com. Annette Slowik White “Bucket List Aventures.: 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. (707) 762-0563. www.copperfieldsbooks.com.
SATURDAY
Ana Aranda “The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra.” 2 p.m. Books Inc., 2712 Augustine Dr., No. 120, Santa Clara. (408) 727-1500. www.booksinc.net. Tiffanie DeBartolo “Dog Shaped Hole.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. (707) 578-8938. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Lily Diamond “Kale & Caramel: Recipes for Body, Heart and Table. 3 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivorebooks.com. Terri Glass “The Poetry of Birds.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 999 Grant Ave., Novato. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Kate Moore “The Radium Girls.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com. David Shalleck “Local Sea Salt.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Plum Sykes “Party Girls Die in Pearls.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com.