LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Don Alberts, Jeff Kaliss Poetry reading. 2 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. www.birdbeckett.com Robert Fersh “Draining the Polarization Swamp: Help and Hope These Turbulent Times.” 9:30 a.m. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. www.gracecathedral.org Gabriel Gale “Ages of Oz: A Fiery Friendship.” 4 p.m. Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame. www.booksinc.net Oliver James “Birds of Berkeley.” 2 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. www.mrsdalloways.com Bill Kimberlin “Inside the Star Wars Empire.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Timothy Kreider “I Wrote This Book Because I Love You.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Suzanne Mirviss “Hello From Sammi.” 11 a.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. www.bookpassage.com Barbara Ridley “When It’s Over.” 2 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 850 Fourth St., San Rafael. www.copperfieldsbooks.com JoJo Siwa “Things I Love.” 2 p.m. $17. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com Kimi Sugioka, Josey Rose, Kim Shuck Poetry reading and open mike. 4-6 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www.adobebooks.com Nico Vera “Pisco Society Pop-Up.” 4 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Ayelet Waldman “A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life.” 5:30 p.m. $10-$25. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.booksinc.net
MONDAY
Robert Chandler “Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus.” 2 p.m. $0-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Steve Coll, Gloria Duffy “How America Became Ensnared in Afghanistan.” 6:30 p.m. $7-$60. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Jackson Fahnestock “Shy Wei’s Revenge.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com Billy Gallagher “How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut St., S.F. www.booksinc.net Matt Haig “How to Stop Time.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Tim Kreider “I Wrote This Book Because I Love You.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.booksinc.net Neal Shusterman “Thunderhead.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. www.copperfieldsbooks.com Kim Steinhardt “The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California’s Coast.” 7:30 p.m. The Bindery, 1727 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Steve Zolno “Do We Learn From History?” 6 p.m. $0-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
TUESDAY
Laurie Case “Freud’s Bar: From Freud’s House to Our House — Experiencing the Uncanny.” 7 p.m. East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. www.ebbooksellers.com Caroline Choi, Catherine ReheisBoyd, Greg Dalton “Power Shift: The End of Gasoline Cars?” Panel discussion. 6:30 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Guillermo Cochez “The PanamaPacific Partnership: Revitalizing the Emerging Hub of the Americas.” 12 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Jasmin Darznik “Song of a Captive Bird.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Billy Gallagher “How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. www.booksinc.net Rich Gosse “Secrets to Finding Love in the Bay Area.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Love and Loneliness: A comics reading with local cartoonists Elizabeth Beier, Amy Martin, Liz Myorga and Arlene Shirlee. 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.pegasusbookstore.com Carl Pope, Brady Walkinshaw “Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet.” 7 p.m. $8-$50. Cubberly Community Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. www.commonwealthclub.org Anne Raeff “Winter Kept Us Warm.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Bob Roth, David Lynch “The Power of Meditation.” 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theatre, 275 Hayes St., S.F. cityarts. net Neal Shusterman, S.J. Kincaid “Thunderhead” and “The Empress.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.booksinc.net Carrie Tillie “Oyster: A Global History.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com
WEDNESDAY
Todd Masonis, Greg D’Alsandre “Making Chocolate: From Bean to Bar to S’more.” 6:30 p.m. $20-$85. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Joyce Carol Oates “Beautiful Days.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com Dan Pink “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perferct Timing.” 7 p.m. $28-$48. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org
THURSDAY
Max Boot, Roy Eisenhardt “Was the Vietnam War Avoidable?” 6:30 p.m. $8-$60. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Emily Chang, Gina Bianchini “Breaking Up the Silicon Valley Boys’ Club.” 7 p.m. $10-$60. Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara. www.commonwealthclub.org Jasmin Darznik “Song of a Captive Bird.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com William Randolph Hearst III, Robert Scheer, Deirdre English, Steve Wasserman “Ransoming Pagan Babies: The Selected Writings of Warren Hinckle.” 6:30 p.m. $15. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. www.milibrary.org Jim Holden “It Happened in Marin.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. www.bookpassage.com John Heminway “In Full Flight.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Asha Bandele, Jamiliah King “When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir.” 7:30 p.m. $25. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard St., S.F. Cyril Kormos “Why We Need To Protect Half the Planet and Where to Start.” 6 p.m. $0-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Mira T. Lee, Anne Raeff “Everything Here is Beautiful” and “Winter Kept Us Warm.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. www.booksinc.net Yasha Levine Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com David Levithan, Jesse Andrews “Every Day.” 7:30 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.booksinc.net Paul Madonna “Close Enough for the Angels.” 7 p.m. Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Rd., Burlingame. www.booksinc.net The Michelle Meow Show Michelle Meow and John Zipperer host. 10 a.m. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Scott Morse “Soulwind.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. www.ggpbooks.com Anne Telnaes “Trump’s ABC.” 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.pegasusbookstore.com Irvin Ungar “Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com Richard Wolff, Harriet Fraad “The Economics and Psychology of Sexual Harassment and Assault.” 7 p.m. $10-$20. Sonoma Community Center, 265 E. Napa St., Sonoma. www.praxispeace.org/events
FRIDAY
Sid Garza-Hillman “Raising Healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. www.copperfieldsbooks.com Yasha Levine “Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.booksinc.net Monika Trobits Writers’ lunch researching, writing, publishing and promoting nonfiction stories. 12-9 p.m. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. www.milibrary.org
SATURDAY
Ying Compestine “The Chinese Emperor’s New Clothes.” 11 a.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Susan Compo “Earthbound: David Bowie and the Man Who Fell to Earth.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. www.bookpassage.com Hannah Kaminskey “Real Food, Really Fast: Delicious Plant-Based Recipes Ready in 10 Minutes or Less.” 3 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Rachel Lyon, Daryl Gregory, Chris Drangle “Self-Portrait With Boy.” 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.pegasusbookstore.com Anna Raimondi “Conversations With Mary.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Rick Steves “Traveling As a Political Act.” 7 p.m. $8-$47. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall at Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.commonwealthclub.org Judd Winick “HiLo Book Four: Waking the Monsters.” 2 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. www.booksinc.net
NEXT SUNDAY
Lisa Church “Welcome to Kimmensville.” 1 p.m. Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Kassidat: Spoken Word and Music Genesis Montalvo, Kim Shuck, Windsong, Global Val, Hellen Kang, E.K. Keith, Bloodflower, and music by Lip Service Horn Trio. 4 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www. adobebooks.com Keris Salmon “We Have Made These Lands What they Are.” 4 p.m. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. www.gracecathedral.org/events/ the-forum-with-keris-salmonwe-have-made-these-lands Asha Shivakumar “Masala & Meatballs: Incredible Indian Dishes With an American Twist.” 3 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com