LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Peter S. Beagle “In Calabria.” 3 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com. California Writers Club Conference “The Writers Life.” 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. cwcmarin. com/writerslife. Arlie Russell Hochschild “Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right.” 9:30 a.m. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. (415) 749-6300. www.gracecathedral.org. Chandi Wyant “Return to Glow.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
MONDAY
Bianca Bosker “Cork Dork: A WineFueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste.” 6:30 p.m. Free-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Jane Mayer, Angie Coiro “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right.” 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Andrew McCarthy “Just Fly Away!” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.booksinc.net. Safiya Sinclair “Cannibal.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Mary Smathers “Fertile Soil.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
TUESDAY
Augusten Burroughs “Lust & Wonder.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.booksinc.net. Michael DeForge “Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero.” 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 649-1320. www.pegasusbookstore.com. Anthony Doerr “All the Light We Cannot See.” 7 p.m. $25. Santa Clara Convention Center, Elizabeth Hangs Theater, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara. Annie Jacobsen “Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government’s Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Annie Jacobsen, Barry Eisler “Phenomena.” 6:30 p.m. $7-$22. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Jane Mayer “Dark Money.” 7 p.m. Mayer Theatre, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Andrew McCarthy “Just Fly Away.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Dean Rader “Self-Portrait as Wikipedia Entry.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com. Margaret Stohl, Alison Noel “Royce Rolls.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Jonathan Stokes “Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas.” 4 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. (707) 762-0563. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Cyntha D’Aprix Sweeney “The Next.” Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. (707) 578-8938. www.copperfieldsbooks.com.
WEDNESDAY
Augusten Burroughs “Lust and Wonder: A Memoir.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. (707) 762-0563. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Elizabeth Cobbs, Angie Coiro “The Hamilton Affair.” Noon. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Faith Erin Hicks, Raina Telgemeier Hicks’ “The Stone Heart” and Telgemeier’s “Ghosts.” 7 p.m. Santa Clara City Library, Central Park Branch, 2635 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara. www.booksinc.net. Chinaka Hodge “Dated Emcees.” 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland. (510) 967-4495. www.brownpapertickets. com/event/2883138. Alyssa Mastromonaco, Dan Pfeiffer “Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House.” 6:30 p.m. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney “The Nest.” Noon. $55 includes meal and signed book. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com. Desmond Tan “Burma Superstar.” 6 p.m. Green Apple Books 506 Clement St., S.F. (415) 387-2272. www.greenapplebooks.com. Jess Thompson “A Year Right Here: Adventures with Food and Family in the Great Nearby.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivorebooks.com. Hannah Tinti “The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Jacqueline Winspear “The Care and Management of Lies.” 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com.
THURSDAY
Sasha Abramsky “The House of Twenty Thousand Books.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020. www.bookpassage.com. Ilana C. Myer “Last Song Before Night.” 6 p.m. Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St., S.F. borderlands-books. com. Chris Felver “Tending the Fire: Native Voices and Portraits.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com. Julia Claiborne Johnson “Be Frank With Me.” 6 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 106 Matheson St., Healdsburg. (707) 433-9270. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Meredith May “I, Who Did Not Die.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com. John Oates “Change of Seasons: A Memoir.” Book signing and live music. 7:30 p.m. Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. Judith Orloff “The Empath’s Survival Guide.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com. Poetry Flash Carolyn Miller and Lola Haskins. 7:30 p.m. Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. www.moesbooks.com. Lisa Servon “The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. (510) 522-2226. www.booksinc.net. Nirvikar Singh “The Other One Percent: Indians in America.” 6 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org. Shipwreck: Ruin Good Things Fan fiction based on George Orwell’s “1984.” 7 p.m. $10-$12. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. (415) 863-8688. www.booksmith.com. Vivek Wadhwa “The Driver in the Driverless Car.” 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com.
FRIDAY
Anata Ripa Ajmera “The Ayurveda Way.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com. Diane Les Becquets “Breaking Wild.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. (510) 339-8210. www.ggpbooks.com. Alex Dimitrov “Together and By Ourselves.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Meg Fleming “Ready, Set, Build!” 6 p.m. Diesel, 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. (415) 785-8177. www.dieselbookstore.com. Van Jones, Jessica Jackson Sloan “Rebuild the Dream.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400. www.cityarts.net. Siel Ju, Brynn Saito, Andrew Lam “Cake Time.” 7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 6539965. www.dieselbookstore.com. Lloyd Kahn “Small Homes: The Right Size.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 138 N. Main St., Sebastopol. www.copperfieldsbooks.com.
SATURDAY
Steven Blush “New York Rock.” 6 p.m. Green Apple Books 506 Clement St., S.F. (415) 387-2272. www.greenapplebooks.com. Wei Yang Chao “Red Fire.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Gennifer Choldenko “Dad and the Dinosaur.” 3 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. (650) 4285-1234. www.booksinc.net. Amy G “Smarty Marth Steps Up Her Game.” 7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma. (707) 762-0563. www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Image Comics “Black Cloud #1” reading, singing and BBQ&A. 1-4 p.m. Excapist Comic Bookstore, 3090 Claremont Ave., Berkeley. (510) 6526642. www.escapistcomics.com. Robert B. Laughlin “A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down.” 4 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Steve Pantilat “Life After Diagnosis.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Winifred Reilly “It Takes One to Tango.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com. Alexandria Romero, Amy Stewart “Where Is My Daddy?” 4 p.m. Green Apple Books 506 Clement St., S.F. (415) 387-2272. www.greenapplebooks.com. See/Saw Contributors of the literary magazine read. 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com. Nina Serrano “Nicaragua Way.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. (415) 339-1300. www.bookpassage.com. Jess Thomson “A Year Right Here.” 11 a.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Writers With Drinks Peter S. Beagle, Hari Kunzru, Ilana C. Myer and Shelley Wong are featured. 7:30 p.m. $5-$20. Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., S.F. www.writerswithdrinks.com.