LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Catriona McPherson, Steve Hockensmith “The Child Garden” and “Fool Me Once.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
Edgar S. Welty Jr. “Thanks: Giving and Receiving Gratitude for America’s Troops.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
Gracie X “Wide Open.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
MONDAY
Adrienne Celt “The Daughters.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. (650) 428-1234. www.booksinc.net.
Craig McLaughlin “Passing on Curves: While Death Rides Shotgun.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net.
Bill Palmini “A Rookie Cop vs. the West Coast Mafia.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com.
TUESDAY
Allie Cashel “Suffering the Silence.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. (650) 428-1234. www.booksinc.net.
Jonathan Evison “This is Your Life, Harriet Chance!” 12:30 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com.
Tara Fields “The Love Fix.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
Joseph Matthews “Everyone Has Their Reasons.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com.
Sung J. Woo, Bucky Sinister “Love Love.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com.
WEDNESDAY
Carole Bumpus “Recipes for Redemption.” 6 p.m. Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame. (650) 685-4911. www.booksinc.net.
Adrienne Celt “The Daughters.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building,
S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com.
Bill Clegg “Did You Ever Have a Family.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
Ayize Jama-Everett “The Entropy of Bones.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 3628193. www.citylights.com.
Erica Jong “Fear of Dying.” 6 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net.
Daniel J. Levitin “The Organized Mind.” 7 p.m. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. (831) 423-0900. www.bookshopsantacruz.com.
Manuela Mischke-Reeds “8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. (650) 321-0600. www.bookinc.net.
THURSDAY
Sasha Abramsky “The House of Twenty Thousand Books.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
Holly Black, Cassandra Clare “The
Copper Gauntlet.” 6 p.m. Books Inc., 3515 California St., S.F. (415) 2213666. www.booksinc.net.
Rose Black “Green Field.” 7:30 p.m. Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. (510) 849-2087. www.moesbooks.com.
Leonard Gardner “Fat City.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com.
Donald Jans “Freaks I’ve Met.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut St., S.F. (415) 931-3633. www.booksinc.net.
Miranda July, Sheila Heti “The First Band Man.” 7:30 p.m. Nourse Auditorium, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 469-4780.
Daniel Levitin “The Organized Mind.” Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com.
Tovi Scruggs “I Believe.” 6 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. (510) 522-2226. www.booksinc.net.
Lois G. Tager “What to Do With Your Stuff.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. (650) 3210600. www.bookinc.net.
FRIDAY
Jennifer and Michael Grais “Christa’s
Luck.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
Tony Hoagland “Application for Release From the Dream.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net.
Christopher Moore “Secondhand Souls.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
Mimi Robinson “Local Color: Seeing Place Through Watercolor.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 704-8222. www.mrsdalloways.com.
John Thavis “The Vatican Prophecies.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com.
SATURDAY
Tim Burkett “Nothing Holy About It.” 7:30 p.m. Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. (510) 849-2087. www.moesbooks.com.
Tony Rowell “Sierra Starlight.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.