Literary guide, Feb. 12
Literary guide, Feb. 12
Rafael Block, David Field “Strings of Shing Silence.”
1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
California International Antiquarian Book Fair 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $13-$25.
Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland. www.cabookfair.com.
Arlie Hochschild Strangers in Their Own Land:
Anger and Mourning on the American Right.
3 p.m. A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland.
Joyce Carol Oates “A Book of American Martyrs.”
4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Alanna Taylor-Tobin Alternative Baker:
Reinventing Dessert With Gluten-Free Grains and Flours.
3 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivorebooks.com.
Yoaz Hendel, Robert Rosenthal “How to Make Sense of the Disorder in the Middle East.”
Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org.
Jason Rekulak “The Impossible Fortress.”
7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto.
7 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa.
4 p.m. Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma.
Elizabeth Fansworth “A Train Through Time: A Life, Real and Imagined.”
7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley.
Ari Herstand “How to Make It in the New Music Business.”
7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com.
In Deep Angie Coiro welcomes Ashton Applewhite, author of “In This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism.”
Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
San Francisco Impressions.
Christine Hyung-Oak Lee Tell Me Everything You Don’t Remember:
The Stroke That Changed My Life.
7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland.
Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org.
7 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda.
7 p.m. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda.
Discovering a Life of Wonder by Embracing Uncertainty.
7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley.
Alison Gopnik, Jylie Lythcott-Haims “The New Science of Child Development.”
Cubberley Community Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto.
Karie Kitamura “A Separation.”
7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com.
Nina LaCour, Jon Stich LaCour’s “We Are Okay,” and Stich’s “Sketch Your Stuff: 200 Things to Draw and How to Draw.”
7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland.
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Andrea Nguyen The Pho Cookbook:
Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam’s Favorite Soup and Noodles.
6:30 p.m. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F. (415) 282-4712. www.omnivorebooks.com.
Readings by Jeanne Althouse, Angela Pneuman, Shobha Rao, Tanya Rey, Rick Trushel, Genanne Walsh and James Warner. 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. www.booksinc.net.
Ayelet Waldman, Jen Gunter “Microdosing: A Psychedelic Approach to Mood Disorders.”
Kwame Alexander “The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot and Score in This Game Called Life.”
7 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
Charles Cumming “A Divided Sky.”
Jonathan DeYoe Mindful Money:
Simple Practices for Reaching Your Financial Goals and Increasing Your Happiness Dividend.
7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley.
Paint My World Poetry Slam Spoken word combined with live painting. 7 p.m. $20-$35.
Flight Deck, 1540 Broadway, Oakland. www.theflightdeck.org.