LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Janna Barkin “He’s Always Been My Son.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Ilona Bray “Mossby’s Magic Carpet Handbook.” 3 p.m. East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. www.ebbooksellers.com
Kathleen Buckstaff “Get Savvy.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Terry Allen Kupers “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It.” 2 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 850 Fourth St., San Rafael. www.copperfieldsbooks.com
Gabi Moshowitz, Miranda Berman “Hot Mess Kitchen: Recipes for Your Delicious Disastrous Life.” 3 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau “The 30-Day Vegan Challenge.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
MONDAY
Mark Bowden, Maj. Gen. Raymond Smith “The Vietnam War’s Turning Point.” 6:30 p.m. $10-$55. Marine’s Memorial Club, Commandant’s Ballroom, 609 Sutter St., S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Joseph DeRisi, Stephen Quake “Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and the End of Human Disease.” 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Karl Geary “Montpelier Parade.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com
Nicole Krauss, Elizabeth Rosner “Forest Dark.” 7:30 a.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. www.keplers.org
Claire Messud “The Burning Girl.” 3 p.m. $50. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/arts
Claire Messud, Judson True “The Burning Girl.” 7:30 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.booksinc.net
Lauren Walker “The Energy Medicine Yoga Prescription.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
TUESDAY
Francis Ford Coppola, David Eggers “Live Cinema and Its Techniques.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theatre, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400. cityarts.net
Peter Clines “Paradox Bound.” 6 p.m. Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St., S.F. borderlands-books.com Jessica Cluess, Stephanie Garber “A Poison Dark and Drowning.” 7 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. www.keplers.org Ezekiel Emanuel, Barbara Marshman “Where is Health Care Headed?” 7 p.m. $8-$55. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.commonwealthclub.org Ezekiel Emanuel, Mark Zitter “Where is Health Care Headed?” 12 p.m. $8-$60. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Franklin Foer, Isaac Chotiner “World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.booksinc.net Nicole Krauss “Forest Dark.” 12 p.m. $55. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Nicole Krauss, Judson True “Forest Dark.” 7 p.m. $28-$38. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/arts Andrea Lieberstein “Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship With Food, Feed Your Whole Self, and End Overeating. “7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.booksinc.net Chelsea Martin “Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow Life.” 7 p.m. East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. www.ebbooksellers.com Gabi Moskovitz, Miranda Berman “Hot Mess Kitchen.” 7:30-9:30 p.m. The Bindery, 1727 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Kathryn Sermak “Miss D & Me.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com Dashka Slater “The Antlered Ship.” 4 p.m. Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Max Tegmark “Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Christine Evelyn Volker “Venetian Blood.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. www.bookpassage.com Matthew Zapruder “Why Poetry.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com Gabrielle Zevin “Young Jane Young.” 10 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
WEDNESDAY
Odile Atthalin “Godmother: An Unexpected Journey, Perfect Timing, and Small Miracles.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.booksinc.net Kathy Brennan, Caroline Campion “The Dinner Plan: Simple Weeknight Recipes and Strategies for Every Schedule.” 6:30 p.m. , Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Rhett Butler, Topher White, Crystal Davis, Virgil Zetterlind “Can Technology Drive Conservation?” 6 p.m. $0-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Michelle A. Carter “From Under the Russian Snow.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. www.booksinc.net Kristin Cashore “Jane, Unlimited.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. www.ggpbooks.com Vanessa Castro “Finding the Spirit.” 6 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. www.booksinc.net Peter Clines “Paradox Bound.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.booksinc.net Yurs Daley-Ward “Bone.” 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.pegasusbookstore.com Camille T. Dungy “Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys Into Race, Motherhood, and History.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Nathan Englander “Dinner at the Center of the Earth.” 6 p.m. $100. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/arts Santiago Gamboa “Return to the Dark Valley.” 7 p.m. East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. www.ebbooksellers.com Lauren Markham “The Far Away Brothers.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Chris Mavraedis “Falling in Love With Baseball.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
Ellen Pao, Laura Weidman Powers “Resetting Silicon Valley.” 6:30 p.m. Marines’ Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Josh Well “The Age of Perpetual Light.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com
Tabitha Soren, Steven Winn “Fantasy Life: Baseball and the American Dream.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theatre, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 3924400. cityarts.net
THURSDAY
Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi “Fighting For Justice: Fred Korematsu.” 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. www.keplers.org Mishell Baker “Phantom Pains.” 6 p.m. Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St., S.F. borderlands-books.com Yrsa Daley-Ward “Bone.” 3 p.m. $28. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/arts Taryn Edwards, Rick Evans, Bruce Albert “Hallidie: The Man, The Building, & the Restoration.” 6 p.m. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. www.milibrary.org Nathan Englander “Dinner at the Center of the Earth.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Shanna Farrell “Bay Area Cocktails: A History of Culture, Community and Craft.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Susan Gubernet, Tom Centolella “Poetry Flash.” 7:30 p.m. Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. (510) 849-2087. www.poetryflash.org Daniel Handler “All the Dirty Parts.” 7 p.m. East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. www.ebbooksellers.com Tia Krattner “The Color of Pixar.” 7 p.m. Holton Studio Fram-Makers, 2100 Fifth St., Berkeley. (510) 4500350. www.holtonframes.com Anne Leckie “Provenance.” 6 p.m. Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St., S.F. borderlands-books.com David Litt “Thanks Obama.” 7 p.m. Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Tongo Eisen-Martin “Heaven Is All Goodbyes.” 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.pegasusbookstore.com Annalee Newitz “Autonomous.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. www.booksinc.net
Zoe Quinn “Crash Override.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton “A Kind of Freedom.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.booksinc.net
Jessica Reid Sliwerski “Cancer Hates Kisses.” 6:30 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. www.ggpbooks.com
FRIDAY
Carson Buck “Sausalito Story Time.” 11 a.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. www.bookpassage.com Natalie Chase “The Incredible Cam Man!” 6 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. www.booksinc.net Charif Shanahan, Airea D. Matthews “Into Each Room We Enter Without Knowing,” and “Simulacra.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Deborah Underwood “Super Saurus Saves Kindergarten & Teacher Cat.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
SATURDAY
Douglas Dale “Wolfdale’s Cuisine Unique.” 1 p.m. Book Passage S.F., One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com Paul Madonna, Andy Weiner “Close Enough for the Angels.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Annalee Newitz “Autonomous.” 3 p.m. Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St., S.F. borderlands-books.com Todd Parr “Love the World.” 11 a.m. $25. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Stephanie Perkins, Nina LaCour “There’s Someone Inside Your House.” 3 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. www.keplers.org
Aaron Pribble “Teacherland.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com