LITERARY GUIDE
SUNDAY
Shaina Hammerman “Silver Screen, Hasidic Jews: The Story of an Image.” 4 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Samuel Harrington “At Peace.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Susan Morrison “The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard.” 3 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. www.mrsdalloways.com Betty Reid Soskin “Sign My Name to Freedom.” 1 p.m. Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckey Lane, Walnut Creek. www.mduuc. org/events/betty-reid-soskin-book -reading Bishop William Swing “The Sacred and the Silly,” part of the Forum series. 9:30 a.m. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. grace cathedral.org Jen Wang “The Prince and the Dressmaker.” 2 p.m. Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St., Alameda. www.booksinc.net
MONDAY
Frederick Crews “Freud: The Making of an Illusionist.” 5:15 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Michael Frechetti “Source Civilization and the Unexpected Origins of the Silk Road.” 7:30 p.m. $15. SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St., S.F. long now.org Isa Gucciardi, Alan Jones “Meditating Your Way Through Chaos.” 12 p.m. $0-$10. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Myriam Gurba “Mean.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Nancy Huang “Favorite Daughter.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Walter Mosley “Down the River Unto the Sea.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com The Racket: Grief Noah B. Sanders hosts Sarah Klineman, Amy Harcourt, Vincent Chu, Galadrielle Allman, Elizabeth Bernstein, Jacqueline Hampton and Jennifer Lewis. 7 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www.adobebooks.com
TUESDAY
John Hope Bryant, Nandita Bakhshi “The Path to Financial Liberation.” 6:30 p.m. $10-$55. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Vincent Chu “Like a Champion.” 7:30 p.m. The Bindery, 1727 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Jasmin Darznik, Donia Bijan Darznik’s “Song of a Captive Bird” and Bijan’s “The Last Days of Cafe Leila.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. www.booksinc.net Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz “Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment.” 7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.citylights.com Zak Dychtwald “Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World.” 6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com Adkaeke Emezi “Freshwater.” 7 p.m. East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. www.ebbooksellers.com Katie Gilmartin “Blackmail, My Love.” 7:30 p.m. Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster St., Oakland. www.oaklandoctopus.org Arlie Russell Hochschild “Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Elliot Kallen “A Brighter Day.” 5:15 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Rebecca Solnit, Roshi Joan Halifax “Men Explain Things to Me.” 7:30 p.m. $29. Nourse Theatre, 275 Hayes St., S.F. www.cityarts.net
WEDNESDAY
Andre Aciman “Call Me by Your Name” and “Enigma Variations.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Elizabeth Flock “The Heart Is a Shifting Sea: Love and Marriage in Mumbai.” 7 p.m. Book Passage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Thisbe Nissen, Jay Baron “Our Lady of the Prairie.” 7 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. www.ggpbooks.com Matilda Rabinowitz “Immigrant Girl, Radical Woman.” 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.pegasusbookstore.com Greg Sarris, Andrew Lam “How a Mountain Was Made: Stories.” 6:30 p.m. $15. Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., S.F. www.milibrary.org Rebecca Soffer, Gabrielle Birkner, Anna Sale “Modern Loss: Candid Conversations About Grief. Beginners Welcome.” 6 p.m. $0-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl “Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook.” 7 p.m. JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org/ arts-ideas
THURSDAY
Ken Albala “Noodle Soup: Recipes, Techniques, Obsession.” 6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. www.omnivorebooks.com Will Boast, Molly Antopol “Daphne.” 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. www.greenapplebooks.com Steven R. Campbell “Creating Personal Goals That Actually Work.” 5:15 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Brittney Cooper “Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower.” 7:30 p.m. The Bindery, 1727 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Debbie Dooley, Christine Pelosi, Greg Dalton “Bridging Trump’s Divide.” 6:30 p.m. $7-$20. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Elizabeth Flock “The Heart is a Shifting Sea: Love and Marriage in Mumbai.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.booksinc.net Lily Hoang, Jackie Wang “Carceral Capitalism” and “A Bestiary.” 7:30 p.m. The Poetry Center at SFSU, 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F. lca.sfsu.edu Michelle Meow, John Zipperer “The Michelle Meow Show.” Noon. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. www.commonwealthclub.org Thisbe Nissen, Jay Baron Nicorvo “Our Lady of the Prairie” and “The Standard Grand.” 7 p.m. Books Inc. Van Ness, 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.booksinc.net NorCalzone: A California Reading Joseph Graham, Ben Loory, Mira Gonzalez, Gene Morgan, Mallory Whitten, Timothy Willis Sanders. 6-8 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www.adobebooks.com Anne Raeff, Sylvia Brownrigg “Winter Kept Us Warm.” 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. www.mrsdalloways.com Shipwreck: Ready Player One featuring Komedio Fan fiction by Marc Abrigo, Tirumari Jothi, Stephen Ku, Kristee Ono, Thomas Paras and Molly Sanchez. 7 p.m. $12-$15. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com Rebecca Soffer, Gabrielee Birkner “Modern Loss: Candid Conversations About Grief. Beginners Welcome.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com We Only Want the Earth Michaële Cutaya and Ella de Burca read selections from Tom Stoppard’s “Travesties.” 1:30 p.m. Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., S.F. www.adobebooks.com
FRIDAY
Caroline Goodwin “The Paper Tree.” 7:30 p.m. Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F. www.booksmith.com
Julie Lythcott-Haims “Real American.” 2 p.m. Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Rd., Burlingame. www.booksinc.net
Dave Manousos “The Land of Reverse: Where Sleep Is Just a Matter of Letting Yourself Go.” 6 p.m. Books Inc. Alameda, 1344 Park St., Alameda. www.booksinc.net
Gianna Marino “If I Had a Horse.” 6 p.m. Diesel Larkspur, 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. www.dieselbookstore.com
Tina LeCount Myers “The Song of All.” 3 p.m. Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St., S.F. borderlandsbooks.com
Stephanie Wittels Wachs “Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss.” 6 p.m. Book Passage S.F., One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com
SATURDAY
Kim Dwinell “Surfside Girls: The Secret of Danger Point.” 3 p.m. Books Inc., 3515 California St., S.F. www.booksinc.net Meg Fleming “Ready, Set, Sail!” 5 p.m. Book Passage, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. www.bookpassage.com Betty Goerke “A Broken Propeller.” 11 a.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Lissa Rankin, Kimberly Johnson “Mind Over Medicine” and “The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality.” 6 p.m. Unity Marin, 600 Palm Dr., Novato. www.copperfieldsbooks.com Nate Staniforth “Here is Real Magic: A Magician’s Search for Wonder in the Modern World.” 4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com Jackie Wang, Lily Hoang “Carceral Capitalism” and “A Bestiary.” 7 p.m. The Green Arcade, 1680 Market St., S.F. lca.sfsu.edu Ed Wong “Growing Up in San Francisco’s Chinatown: Boomer Memories From Noodle Rolls to Apple Pie.” 1:30 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. www.bookpassage.com