LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Richard A. Walker “Pictures of a Gone City.” 5 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com
MONDAY
Xxavier Edward Carter, Sun English Jr., Tongo Eisen-Martin Poetry reading. 7 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. www.birdbeckett.com Jennifer Palmieri, Andrea Dew Steele “Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World.” 6:30 p.m. $10-$55. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Bill Petrocelli “Through the Bookstore Window.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Ali Rosen “Bring It: Tried & True Recipes for Potluck and Casual Entertaining.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Erik K. Yamamoto “The Korematsu Case and the World War II Japanese-American Incarceration: Could It Happen Again?” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
TUESDAY
Jeff Andrews “Munmun.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame. www.booksinc.net Jessica Battilana “Repertoire: All the Recipes You Need.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Leoard Leinow, Juliana Birnbaum “CBD: A Patient’s Guide to Medicinal Cannabis.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Richard Leiter & Friends “Jazz Stories.” 7:30 p.m. Pegasus, 1855 Solano Ave., Berkeley. www.pegasusbookstore.com Jennifer Palmieri “Dear Madam President.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Rex Sorgatz, Robin Sloan “The Encyclopedia of Misinformation.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Max Yeh, Sesshu Foster “Stolen Oranges.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com
WEDNESDAY
Sarah Andersen “Herding Cats.” 7 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Elaine Castillo “America Is Not the Heart.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Elizabeth George “The Punishment She Deserves.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Curtis White “Lacking Character.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com
THURSDAY
Avotcja, Linda Noel, San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck, Rene Voz, Norman Zelaya “Western Hemisphereans,” readings. 7 p.m. Presidio Officers’ Club, 50 Moraga Ave., S.F. Chris Clearfield, Andras Tilcsik, Kit Yarrow “Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail.” 6:30 p.m. $10-$55. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Henri Cole, Mark Calkins “Orphic Paris.” 6:30 p.m. Free-$15. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. www.milibrary.org Von Diaz “Coconuts and Collards: Recipes and Stories From Puerto Rico to the Deep South.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Anthony Ray Hinton “The Sun Does Shine.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Kim Magowan “Undoing.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Michael A. Rodriguez “Boundless Awareness.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.booksinc.net Shipwreck: “A Wrinkle in Time” Fan fiction based on Madeleine L’Engle’s classic by Sarah Culver, Lily Miller, Annalee Newitz, Lyn Rogers and Molly Sanchez. 7 p.m. $12-$15. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com
Leah Steward “What You Don’t Know About Charlie Outlaw.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
Anna Quindlen “Alternate Side.” Noon. $55. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Townsend Walker “2Women, 4 Towns, 5 Bodies.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut St., S.F. www.booksinc.net
FRIDAY
Dan Bransfield “Pizzapedia.” 6:30 p.m. The Bindery, 1727 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Henri Cole “Orphic Paris.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Moshin Hamid, Poco Iyer “Exit West.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theatre, 275 Hayes St., S.F. www.cityarts.net Curtis White “Lacking Character.” 7 p.m. East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. www.ebbooksellers.com
SATURDAY
Kim Addonizio, Peter Cherches, Paul Fericano-Klipschutz “Three on a Match,” poetry. 6 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. www.birdbeckett.com Noelle Barton “Love, Mom and Dad.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Alexandra Boiger “She Persisted” and “She Persisted Around the World.” 4 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. www.ggpbooks.com Nancie Clare “Battle for Beverly Hills.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Kelli Stanley “City of Sharks.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com