LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Matt Coyle, Patricia Smiley Coyle’s “Blood Truth” and Smiley’s “Outside the Wire.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Alex DeCarli, Adrienne Garbini “Going to the Sun.” 7-9:30 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www.adobebooks.com
Ted Eliot Literacyworks presents the retired ambassador to Russia. 3:45 p.m. $20-$25. Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy., Petaluma. www.literacyworks.org/events
Rebecca Foust Marin’s poet laureate hosts open mike. 3 p.m. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. www.millvalley library.org/events/cals.htm
James Holden “It Happened in Marin.” 4 p.m. Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Tom Killion “Art in the Gallery Reception.” 6-9 p.m. Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com William F. Meehan, Kim Starkey Jonker III “Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. www.booksinc.net
Andy Ricker “Pok Pok: The Drinking Food of Thailand.” 5 p.m. Camino, 3917 Grand Ave., Oakland. www.omnivorebooks.com
Klipschutz, Matt Jaffe, Michael Koch, Paul
Fericano Three on a Match reading series presents poetry and music. 2-3:30 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. www.birdbeckett.com
Laura Schenone “The Dogs of Avalon.” 11 a.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Ravin Singh “My Scientist Friends.” 11 a.m. Books Inc., 2712 Augustine Dr. #120, Santa Clara. www.booksinc.net
MONDAY
Danielle Allen “Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com
Kirk Crippens, Gretchen LeMaistre, Andrew
McKinley “Live Burls.” 6:30-8:30 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www.adobebooks.com
Budd MacKenzie, Lt. Col. Anthony Alfidi “Off the Couch: Into the War for Hearts and Minds.” 6 p.m. $0-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Janet Napolitano, Erwin Chemerinsky In conversation about free speech on campus. 6:30 p.m. $10-$45. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Jeanne Powell, Avotcja Poetry reading and open mike. 7-9 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. www.bird beckett.com
Philip Tessier “Chasing Bocuse: America’s Journey to the Culinary World Stage.” 7:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com
Javier Zamora, Rebecca Foust “Unaccompanied.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
TUESDAY
Erin Byrne, Jeff Greenwald, James Michael
Dorsey, Anna Elkins, Christina Ammon “Vignettes and Postcards From Morocco,” travel writers in conversation. 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Khizr Khan, LaDoris Cordell “Hope and Sacrifice.” 7 p.m. $8-$60. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.commonwealth club.org
Mike Duncan “The Storm Before the Storm.” 6 p.m. Book Passage S.F., One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
Charif Shanahan, Sam Sax Shanahan’s “Into Each Room We Enter Without Knowing” and Sax’s “Madness.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. www.greenapple books.com
Marcy Carriker Smothers “Eat Like Walt: The Wonderful World of Disney Food.” 5:30 p.m. Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Justin Spring “The Gourmands’ Way: Six Americans in Paris and the Birth of a New Gastronomy.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com
Marcus Thompson II “Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry.” 6:30 p.m. Oakland Library, Montclair Branch, 1687 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. www.oaklandlibrary.org
ZYZZYVA Winter Issue Celebration 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com
WEDNESDAY
Rev. Dr. Ellen Clark-King, Caroline Guenther,
Rosalind Hudnell “Gender Justice: Women in the Workplace,” panel discussion. 7 p.m. $10. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. www. gracecathedral.org/events/gender-justice -series-women-and-the-workplace
David Harvey “Marx, Capital, and the Madness of Economic Reason.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights. com
Khizr Khan, May Elawar “On Being American.” 7 p.m. $20-$40. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. www.eventbrite.com/e/on-being -american-a-conversation-with-khizr-khan -tickets-34986105383
Michael Krasny “Oy, Does he Have Jokes for You.” 7 p.m. $35-$70. Outdoor Art Club, One West Blithedale, Mill Valley. www.common wealthclub.org
Bob Minkin, Paul Libertore “The Music Never Stopped.” 7:30 p.m. $15-$20. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. www.marin jcc.org
Andrea Mitchell, Jeremy Bash, Michael
McFaul, Wendy Sherman “America’s Role on the World Stage,” panel discussion. 7 p.m. $15$65. Marines’ Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., San Franciso. www.commonwealthclub.org
CD Spensley “Free the Bear!” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books, 506 Clement St., S.F. www.green applebooks.com
Justin Spring “The Gourmands’ Way.” 7 p.m. Diesel Larkspur, 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. www.dieselbookstore.com
Eric Torney “Marinship: World’s Most Amazing Shipyard.” 6 p.m. Book Passage Sausalito, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. www.bookpassage.com
THURSDAY
Leslie Berlin “Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s Coming of Age.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage. com
Thomas Bodenheimer, Bridget Duffy, David R.
Strand, Suvas Vajracharya “Physician Burnout: A Public Health Crisis.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Al Gore “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” 12 p.m. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas
Molly Gore and Dandelion Chocolate “Making Chocolate: From Bean to Bar to S’more.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com
Justin Loeber “Get Out of Your Own Way Guide to Life.” 6 p.m. Book Passage S.F., One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
Sam Sax “Madness.” 6 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights. com
Shipwreck: A Tale of Two Cities Fan fiction in the style of Dickens by Meg Elison, Moon Choe, Lily MIller, Claire Rice, Diane Glazman, Melanie Burke. 7 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com
FRIDAY
Karen Shepard, Jim Shepard Karen’s “Kiss Me Someone” and Jim’s “Tin House, The Tunnel at the End of the Light.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. www.green applebooks.com
Iliza Shlesinger “Comedy and Commentary,” in conversation. 6:30 p.m. $10-$65. Marines’ Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., San Franciso. www.commonwealthclub.org
Andrena Zawinski, Susan Cohen Zawinski’s “Landings” and Cohen’s “A Different Wakeful Animal.” 7 p.m. Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Avd., Berkeley. (510) 841-6374.
SATURDAY
Michael Ausiello “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies.” 4 p.m. Book Passage S.F., One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
Stanley Bing “Immortal Life: A Soon to Be True Story.” 3 p.m. Diesel Larkspur, 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. www.dieselbook store.com
Jim Meehan “Meehan’s Bartender Manual.” 3 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com
Gail Strickland, Peter S. Beagle Translator, poet and short story writer Strickland in conversation with Beagle, author of “The Overneath.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Writers With Drinks Becky Chambers, Alyssa Cole, David D. Levine, Dean Rader, Danna Staaf and Lauren Sanders are featured. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5-$20. Makeout Room, 3225 22nd St., S.F. www.writerswithdrinks.com