San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Cragmont Book Fair Proceeds benefit local schools. Noon-3 p.m. Pegasus Books on Solano, 1855 Solano Ave., Berkeley. 510-525-6888. www.pegasusbookstore.com Michelle Lin, Duy Doan, Jason Bayani, Dan Lau, Kazumi Chin Poetry reading. 3 p.m. Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave., Berkeley. www.asiabookcenter.com
MONDAY
Tom Barbash, with Dave Eggers “The Dakota Winters.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 415-927-0960. www.bookpassage.com
Nadine Burke Harris, with Indre Viskontas “The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theatre, 275 Hayes St., S.F. 415-392-4400. www.cityarts.net Averell “Ace” Smith “The Pitcher and the Dictator.” 6 p.m. $8-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. 415-597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org
Rep. Jackie Speier, with Cheryl Jennings “Undaunted: Surviving Jonesdown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back.” 7 p.m. $10-$50. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. 415-597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org
Byron Spooner, Judkth Ayn Bernard Poetry reading and open mike. 7 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. 415-586-3733. www.birdbeckett.com
TUESDAY
Norma Cole, Steve Dickison “An Omnidawn Party.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. 415-362-8193. www.citylights.com Jane Kim, Thayer Walker “The Wall of Birds: One Planet, 243 Families, 375 Million Years.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. 415-742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com
James Loduca, Michelle Meow, John Zipperer “Equality for All,” panel discussion. 6:30 p.m. $8-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. 415-597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org Thomas Lynch Lynch reads Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. 510-704-8222. www.mrsdalloways.com
Rick Prelinger “Lost Landscapes of San Francisco,” archival film presentation. 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Wed., Dec. 4-5. $25-$50. Castro Theater, 429 Castro St., S.F. longnow.org
Mark Shaw “Denial of Justice.” 6 p.m. $8-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. 415-5976705. www.commonwealthclub.org
WEDNESDAY
Rafael Casal, Marcus Anthony Shelby, Nina Simon, Susan Medak “High Performance: The State of the Art Sector in the Fast-Changing Bay Area.” 6:30 p.m. $5-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. 415-597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org
Adam Hochschild, with Chronicle Books Editor John McMurtrie “Lessons From a Dark Time and Other Essays.” 7 p.m. $35-$70. Outdoor Art Club, One West Blithedale, Mill Valley. 415-597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org George Lakey “How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. 415-362-8193. www.citylights.com Mia Ayumi Malhotra, Julia Bouwsma Poetry reading. 7 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. 415-586-3733. www.birdbeckett.com
Lincoln Mitchell “Baseball Goes West: The Dodgers, the Giants, and the Shaping of the Major Leagues.” 6 p.m. $8-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. 415-5976705. www.commonwealthclub.org Lauren Oakes “In Search of the Canary Tree.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. 415-835-1020. www.bookpassage.com
Joshua Rivkin, R.O. Kwon “The Art and Erasure of Cy Twombley.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. 415-742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com
Aaron Shurin, D.A. Powell, USF Graduate Program Writers Poetry reading. 7:30 p.m. The Bindery, 1727 Haight St., S.F. 415-863-8688.