LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Tamim Ansary “Road Trips: Becoming an American in the Vapor Trail of the Sixties.” 2 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. (415) 586-3733. www.bird beckett.com. San Francisco: Inspiration Juan Felipe Herrera, Jonathan Franzen, Susan Orlean, Kay Ryan, Ishmael Reed, Jane Hirshfield and more are featured. 9 a.m. $175; $250 for two-day pass. San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St., S.F. www.pw.org/live.
MONDAY
Bernard-Henri Lévy “Genius of Judaism.” 7 p.m. $18-$45. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. (650) 223-8649. www.palo altojcc.org/bhl.
TUESDAY
Holly Brown “This Is Not Over.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. (510) 522-2226. www.books inc.net. Jerry Kaplan, John Markoff “Artificial Intelligence: What Everyone Needs to Know.” 6:30 p.m. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.common wealthclub.org. Joshua Mohr “Sirens.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www. citylights.com. Thomas Perry “The Old Man.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.book passage.com. Charles Vogl “The Art of Community.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Caroline Winterer, James Sheehan “American Enlightenments.” 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com.
WEDNESDAY
Sarah Cheyette “ADHD & The Focused Mind: A Guide to Giving Your ADHD Child Focus, Discipline & Self-Confidence.” 6 p.m. S.F. Public Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F. (415) 557-4400. www.sfpl.org. Kelsey Crowe “There Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.booksinc.net. David Lida “One Life.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www. citylights.com. Joshua Mohr, Alex Green “Sirens: A Memoir.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210. www. ggpbooks.com. Elizabeth Newell, Sarah Pappalardo “How To Win at Feminism.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapple books.com. Joan Stanford “The Art of Play.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com. Cary Tennis, Danelle Morton “Finishing School.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.book passage.com.
THURSDAY
Jon Ash “Cooking Wild.” 6:30 p.m. $115 singles; $165 couples. Left Bank Larkspur Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage. com. Jason Diamond “Searching for John Hughes.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. David Kulczyk “California’s Deadliest Women.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Jane Mead, Lenore Wilson “World of Made and Unmade.” 7 p.m. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale. Elizabeth McKenzie “The Portable Version.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www. bookpassage.com. Carole Bayer Sager, Brad Rosenstein “They’re Playing Our Song.” 6:30 p.m. $7-$50. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 5976705. www.commonwealthclub.org.
Ana Sortun, Maura Kilpatrick “Soframiz: Vibrant Middle Eastern Recipes from Sofra Bakery & Cafe.” 6 p.m. $50. Bar Agricole, 355 11th St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www. omnivorebooks.com.
Laura Walker, Sarah Rosenthal, Micah Ballard Walker’s “Story,” Rosenthal’s “Lizard,” and Ballard’s “Afterlives.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 5257777. www.booksinc.net.
FRIDAY
Lindsey Lee Johnson “The Most Dangerous Place on Earth.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Jonathan Moore “The Dark Room.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.booksinc.net.
SATURDAY
Mark Coleman “Make Peace With Your Mind.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 138 N. Main St., Sebastopol. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Alex Lamb “Roboteer.” 3 p.m. Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St., S.F. www.borderlandsbooks.com. Christine Marie Mason “Indivisible.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Emeran Mayer, Eric and Justin Sonnenburg Mayer’s “The Mind-Gut Connection,” and the Sonnenburgs’ “The Good Gut.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www. bookpassage.com. Will Schwalbe “Books for Living.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 999 Grant Ave., Novato. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Charlotte Stewart “Little House in the Hollywood Hills.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www. bookpassage.com.