LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
David Biale “Hasidism: A New History.” 4 p.m. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/david-biale
Glenda Carroll “Drop Dead Red.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Nidhi Chanani “Pashmina.” 2 p.m. Books Inc., 3515 California St., S.F. www.booksinc.net
Kassidat An afternoon of spoken word with Bloodflower, Timecat, Sarita de la Madrid, EK Keith, Taylor, Global Val, Hermon. 4 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www.adobebooks.com
James L’Etoile “Bury the Past.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Jeffrey Siger “Aegean April.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Michael Wing “Passion Projects for Smart People: Turn Your Intellectual Pursuits Into Fun, Profit, and Recognition.” 2 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 850 Fourth St., San Rafael. www.copperfieldsbooks.com
Rebecca Winterer “The Singing Ship.” 6:30 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www.adobebooks.com
MONDAY
Deborah Bial, Jim Fruchterman,
Manu Prakash, Betsy Corcoran An Evening with MacArthur Fellows: Breaking Down Barriers to Stem Education. 7 p.m. Free. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.commonwealthclub.org
Sam Graham-Felsen “Green.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Charles C. Mann “The Wizard and the Prophet.” 7:30 p.m. SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St., S.F. www.longnow.org
TUESDAY
Daniel Alarcon “The King Is Always Above the People.” 3 p.m. $28. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/daniel -alarcon
Daniel Alarcon, Jeff Chang “The King Is Always Above the People.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theatre, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400. www.cityarts.net
A.J. Baime “The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Blaire Brody “The New Wild West: Black Gold, Fracking, and Live in a North Dakota Boom Town.” 6 p.m. Book Passage S.F., One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com Debbie Dooley, Christine Pelosi, Greg Dalton “Bridging Trump’s Divide.” 6:30 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Michelle Gale “Mindful Parenting in a Messy World.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Denis Johnson Tribute “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com Dan Liberthson Poetry reading. 7:30 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. www.birdbeckett.com Elisabeth Seaman “Conflict — The Unexpected Gift: Making the Most of Disputes in Life and Work.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.booksinc.net Monica Sharma “Radical Transformational Leadership: Strategic Action for Change Agents.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.booksinc.net
WEDNESDAY
Chitra Agrawal, Nik Sharma “Vibrant India: Fresh Vegetarian Recipes From Bangalore to Brooklyn.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivore books.com Leslie Berlin “Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s Coming of Age.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Erin Byrne, Jeff Burkhart, Michael Shapiro, Lou Lesko LitWings: Writers, filmmakers and photographers share art that illustrates travel. 6:30 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. www.bookpassage.com Niall Ferguson, Quentin Hardy “Politics, Power and Networks.” 6:30 p.m. $12-$65. Marines’ Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Daniel Gordis “Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn.” 5 p.m. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. www.copperfieldsbooks.com Todd Miller, Jose Gonzalez “Storming the Wall.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com Nick Nolte, Peter Coyote “Rebel: My Life Outside the Lines.” 7 p.m. $32. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Charity Tillemann-Dick “The Encore.” 6:30 p.m. Book Passage S.F., One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
THURSDAY
Sasha Alsberg, Lindsay Cummings, Susan Dennard Alsberg and Cummings’ “Zenith: The Andromeda Saga” and Dennard’s “Sightwitch: A Tale of the Witchlands.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.booksinc.net Michael Benanav “Himalaya Bound: One Family’s Quest to Save Their Animals and an Ancient Way of Life.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. www.mrsdalloways.com Stanley Bing “Immortal Life.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Gennifer Choldenko “Al Capone Does My Homework: A Tale From Alcatraz.” 3:30 p.m. Burlingame Library, Easton Branch, 1800 Easton Dr., Burlingame. www.booksinc.net Jonathan Kauffman “Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Larry Jacobson “The Rainbow Circumnavigation: Stories From the First Openly Gay Man to Sail Around the World.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Dave Eggers, Mokhtar Alkhanshali, Jeff Chang “The Monk of Mokha.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theatre, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400. www.cityarts.net Michelle Meow, John Zipperer, Dolores Huerta The Michelle Meow Show 10 a.m. Free. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Blythe and Marc Musteric “Communication Snacks: 52 Byte-Sized Communication Tips for Busy Professionals.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.booksinc.net Peter Schrag, Carla Marinucci “California Fights Back: The Golden State in the Age of Trump.” 6:30 p.m. $15. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. www.milibrary.org Joan and Anne Watts “The Collected Letters of Alan Watts.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.booksinc.net
FRIDAY
Anna Gatmon “Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books Sebastopol, 138 N. Main St., Sebastopol. www.copperfieldsbooks.com Ori Hofmekler “The 7 Principles of Stress: Extend Life, Stay Fit, and Ward Off Fat — What You Didn’t Know About How Stress Can Reboot Your Mind, Energy, and Sex Life.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Lenny Mendonca, John Taylor, Edward Wasserman “Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Walter E. Hoadley Annual Economic Forecast.” Noon. $25-$50. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org YA NovCon Kick-Off Panel Gretchen McNeil, Abigail Johnson, Kristin Clark, Robin Rose and Tamara Ireland Stone are featured. 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.booksinc.net
SATURDAY
Maia Buerr “Work That Matters: Create a Lifelihood That Reflects Your Core Intention.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Dave Eggers, Mokhtar Alkhanshali “The Monk of Mokha.” 5:30 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com; 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Ian Lendler “Little Sid: The Tiny Prince Who Became Buddha.” 2 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Lumacon Comics Convention Authors, illustrators, cosplay, larping, comics, graphic novels, fandoms and more. 10 a.m. Lucchesi Center, 320 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. www.lumacon.net Mock Caldecott 2018 Children’s book awards. 4 p.m. $20. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Off the Page Readers Theater A theater group that is dedicated to supporting the works of local writers and actors. 7 p.m. $15. Copperfield’s Books Santa Rosa, 775 Village Ct., Santa Rosa. www.copperfieldsbooks.com Lori Rice “Food on Tap: Cooking With Craft Beer.” 3 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Roger Sabbadini “Unavoidable Hope: A Jewish Soldier’s Fight to Save His Family From Fascism,” lecture. 5 p.m. Museo Italo Americano at Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., S.F. museoItaloamericano.org Joan and Anne Watts “The Collected Letters of Alan Watts.” 4 p.m. Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com YA NovCon Young Adult Novelist Convention features Kati Bartkowski, Kristin Clark, Kim Culbertson, Carrie DiRisio, Zetta Elliot, Tim Floreen, Lamar Giles, Hillary Homzie, Ellen Hopkins, Abigail Johnson, Stephanie Kuehn, Heidi Lang, Gretchen McNeil, Greg Neri, Robin Roe, Meredith Russo, Dashka Slater, Andrew Smith, Tamara Ireland Stone, Jessica Taylor, Laourie Ann Thompson, Na’amen Gobert Tilahun, Jeff Zantner. 1 p.m. Carlmont High School, 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. www.booksinc.net