Literary guide
Literary guide
The Best of Travel Writing, Volume 11 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Douglas Kearney “Buck Studies.”
5 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193.
Elisa Kleven “The Horribly Hungry Gingerbread Boy: A San Francisco Story.”
Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley.
5 p.m. Books Inc., 3515 California St., S.F. (415) 221-3666.
Nisi Shawl “Everfair.”
2 p.m. Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia St., S.F.
Elaine Miller Bond “Running Wild.”
7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley.
Eowyn Ivey “To the Bright Edge of the World.”
7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto.
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Roger Penrose, Dr. Roger Blandford “Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe.”
7:30 p.m. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
Saving the Whole Wide World and Brown’s “Lucy & Andy Neanderthal.”
6 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda.
7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193.
The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy John Joseph, Karen Joy Fowler, Charlie Jane Anders, Liz Ziemska are featured. 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
Stephen Coles “What’s the Use of Fonts in Use?” 6 p.m. S.F. Library, Main Branch, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St., S.F.
Julian Guthrie “How to Make a Spaceship.”
7:30 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020.
Eowyn Ivey “To the Bright Edge of the World.”
6 p.m. Book Passage, One Ferry Building, S.F. (415) 835-1020.
Mark Jacobsen “Sensing Light.”
6 p.m. S.F. Library, Main Branch, 100 Larkin St., S.F. www.sfpl.org.
Josefine Klougart “One of Us Is Sleeping.”
7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833.
Grace Lin “When the Sea Turned to Silver.”
6:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley.
7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa.
Elizabeth Rynicki “Chasing Portraits.”
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400.
Patti Smith In conversation with Dan Stone as well as a musical performance by Lenny Kaye. 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400.
Susan Wolfe “Escape Velocity.”
6 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto.
Sherry Amatenstein “How Does That Make Your Feel.”
7 p.m. Redwood Shores Library, 399 Marine Pkwy, Redwood City.
James Gleick, Alexis Madrigal “Time Travel.”
Amy Kurzweil, Malena Watrous Kurzweil’s “Flying Couch: A Graphic Memoir” and Watrous’ “If You Follow Me.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto.
Greg Marcus “The Spiritual Practice of Good Actions.”
Lucinda Scala Quinn “Mad Hungry Family: 120 Essential Recipes to Feed the Whole Crew.”
In conversation with Dan Stone. 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. (415) 392-4400.
An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders.
7:30 p.m. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
7 p.m. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
Aviya Kushner “The Grammar of God.”
7 p.m. Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F.
6 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa.
An American History in Haunted Places.
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future.