San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
James Parks, Ben Costa “Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 2: The Middle-Route Run.” 3 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. www.mrsdalloways.com
Joan Ryan, Jamie Dantzscher “Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Tim Svenonius “Drawing and Other Destructive Acts.” 4 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www.adobebooks.com
MONDAY
Tiffany Woods “Transgender Health — Mental Health in the Age of Trump: On the Front Lines at a Local Community Clinic.” 5:15 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
TUESDAY
Patricia Bracewell, Gillian Bagwell, Rebecca Rosenberg, Patrick Andersen “Weaving History Into Fiction.” 6:30 p.m. San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F. www.sfpl.org
Meg Waite Clayton “Beautiful Exiles.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. www.booksinc.net
Cyrus Farivar “Habeus Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Hot Summer Nights with the Redwood Writers: Roger G., Patty Somlo, Linda Bello-Ruiz, Lisa Manterfield 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. redwoodwriters.org
R.O. Kwon “The Incendiaries.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com
Pam MacKinnon, Jasson Minadakis, Eric Ting, Torange Yeghiazarian, Brad Erickson “Today’s Theater: Creating Clarity in Chaotic Times.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Jennifer Raiser “Burning Man: Art on Fire.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
Andy Weir “The Martian” and “Artemis.” 7 p.m. $5-$40. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall at Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.commonwealthclub.org
WEDNESDAY
Camas Davis “Killing It: An Education.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
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The Dog’s Guide to Surfing 7 p.m. Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut St., S.F. www.booksinc.net
Sharon Strand Ellison “Beyond Defensiveness: Having Difficult Conversations Without Getting Triggered.” 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Priya Satia “Empire of Guns: The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
THURSDAY
Siobhan Adcock “The Completionist.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com
Flynn Berry “A Double Life.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Saeeda Haviz “The Healing: One Woman’s Journey From Poverty to Inner Riches.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.booksinc.net
Andrew Lawler “The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. www.mrsdalloways.com
Evan Low, Michelle Meow, John Zipperer “The Michelle Meow Show.” 12 p.m. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Danielle Vincent “You-Nicorn: 30 Days to Find Your Inner Unicorn and Live the Life You Love.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
Ingrid Rojas Contreras “Fruit of the Drunken Tree.” 7:30 p.m. The Bindery, 1727 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com
Onnesha Roychoudhuri “The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America.” 7 p.m. East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. www.ebbooksellers.com
Sean Spicer “The Briefing.” 6:30 p.m. $15-$75. Marines’ Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Shipwreck: “Winnie the Pooh” Fan fiction in the style of the children’s story. 7 p.m. $12-$15. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com
Rachel Swan, Scott Wiener, Greg Dalton “Climate Gentrification.” 6:30 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org
Shannon Wheeler “Memoirs of a Very Stable Genius.” 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.pegasusbookstore.com
FRIDAY
Kathleen Bershad “The Wine Lover’s Apprentice: Words of Wisdom for Would-Be Oenophiles.” 6 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 1330 Lincoln St., Calistoga. www.copperfieldsbooks.com
Thor Hanson “Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. www.mrsdalloways.com
Sarah Jane a.k.a. Sarah Hines Stephens and Jane Mason “Maiden Voyage: A Titanic Story.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. www.ggpbooks.com
Elizabeth Rush “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com
Joan Tabb “Building Blocks for the New Retirement.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Ct., Santa Rosa. www.copperfieldsbooks.com
SATURDAY
Carl Buchheit “Transformational NLP: A New Psychology.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com
Thor Hanson “Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees.” 3 p.m. San Francisco Botanical Garden, 1199 9th Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com
The International Congress of Youth Voices Readings of students’ original writing and a chance to learn about young people’s perspectives worldwide from delegates of the International Congress of Youth Voices. 7:30 p.m. $10-$100. Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. www. internationalcongressofyouthvoices. com
Stephanie Rosenbaum “A Little Taste of San Francisco.” 3 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com
Cianna Stewart “No Complaints: How to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Joy.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. www.bookpassage.com