LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Noam Chomsky “Whither Palestine?” 7 p.m. $20-$100. Oakland Technical High School, 4351 Broadway, Oakland. www.mecaforpeace.org
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz “Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment.” 9:30 a.m. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. www.gracecathedral.org
MONDAY
Curt Branom, Shawna Ferris McNulty “Celebrating Beach Blanket Babylon.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Helen Epstein, Elizabeth Rosner “Intergenerational Trauma and the Holocaust.” 7 p.m. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas
Arlie R. Hochschild, Clara Jeffery “Anger and Mourning on the American Right.” 6:30 p.m. $20-$40. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
A Reading for Mutanabbi Street Featured poets followed by open mike. 7-9 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. www.birdbeckett.com
TUESDAY
Brene Brown “Braving the Wilderness.” 7 p.m. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas
Chronicle Chats: Willie Brown,
Audrey Cooper and Phil Matier The former San Francisco mayor, The Chronicle editor and The Chronicle columnist explore stories behind the headlines. 7 p.m. $25-$35. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfchronicle.com/chroniclechats
Ginger Lerner-Wren, Dan Ashley “Stories From America’s First Mental Health Court.” 6:30 p.m. $10-$55. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Joyce Carol Oates “Beautiful Days: Stories.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. www.mrsdalloways.com
Michio Kaku, Philip Maldari “The Future of Humanity.” 7:30 p.m. $20$48. First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. www.pegasusbookstore.com; 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Lynelle Preston Cameron Aron Cramer, Patrick Flynn, Greg Dalton “Is Silicon Valley as Green as It Claims?” 6:30 p.m. $7-$25. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Shobha Rao “Girls Burn Brighter.” 7 p.m. City Lights, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com Bonnie Siegler “Signs of Resistance: A Visual History of Protest in America.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com
WEDNESDAY
Ana Aranda “The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra.” 6 p.m. Books Inc., 3515 California St., S.F. www.booksinc.net Amy Chua, Lanhee J. Chen “Political Tribes.” 6:30 p.m. $10-$55. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Janet Napolitano “California at 150.” 12 p.m. $10-$40. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Vegas Tenold “Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America.” 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave., Berkeley. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3201973
THURSDAY
John Lescroart, Ralph Lewin “Poison.” 6:30 p.m. $15. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. www.milibrary.org Patton Owsalt “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer,” by Oswalt’s late wife, Michelle McNamara. 7 p.m. $15. Public Works SF, 161 Erie St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Betty Reid Soskin “A Legacy of Service.” 6:30 p.m. $7-$45. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Vegas Tenold “Everything You Love Will Burn.” 7 p.m. City Lights, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com
SATURDAY
Susan Sokol Blosser “The Vineyard Years.” 3 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Writers With Drinks: Literary Pop MK Chavez, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Kelly Anneken, Natalia Vigil, Amanda Muniz, Sam DiSalvo and Wonder Dave. 7:309:30 p.m. $5-$20. Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St., S.F. www.writerswithdrinks.com