Literary guide
Literary guide
Aileen Ah-Tye “M.F.K. Fisher’s Provence.”
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Kara Hamilton “A New Leash on Life.”
11 a.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Linda Hamilton “Camping Activity Book for Families.”
Dixon Long “Markets of Provence.”
4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Amanda Nadelberg, Ben Mirov Nadelberg’s “Songs From a Mountain” and Mirov’s “Ghost Machines.”
3 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland.
Esther Perel Mating In Captivity:
Unlocking Erotic Intelligence.
Margit Roos-Collins “The Flavors of Home.”
1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Sean Carroll “The Particle at the End of the Universe” and The Big Picture:
On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself.
7 p.m. Cubberley Community Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto.
Jon Fine Your Band Sucks:
What I Saw at Indie Rock’s Failed Revolution.
West Marin Review — Artists & Writers Catlyn Fendler, Denise Parsons, Susan Starbird, Jan Dederick, Linda Allen, Bob Kubik speak. 6 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Mark Binelli “Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ All-Time Greatest Hits.”
Jojo Capece “Portofino Souvenir.”
Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org.
On the Origin of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself.
Elizabeth J. Church “The Atomic Weight of Love.”
7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto.
7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com.
John Brooks “The Girl Behind the Door: A Father’s Quest to Understanding His Daughter’s Suicide.”
Deep Blue Radio Angie Coiro welcomes Frances Stroh, author of “Beer Money: A Memoir of Privilege and Loss.”
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Makoto Fujimura “Silence and Beauty.”
Ralph J. Gleason, Toby Gleason “Music in the Air.”
From Victim to Victor — Overcoming Child Abuse.
Stephon Alexander The Jazz of Physics:
The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe.
7:30 p.m. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
Gifts of Art, Life, and Travel in France.
7 p.m. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto.
David Gioia “99 Poems.”
Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band.
Fenton Johnson “The Man Who Loved Birds.”
7 p.m. Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut St., S.F. (415) 931-3633. www.booksinc.net.
Todd Parr “Teachers Rock!” 11 a.m. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
David E. Presti “Foundational Concepts in Neuroscience: A Brain-Mind Odyssey.”
David H. Price “Cold War Anthropology.”
7 p.m. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com.
Rachel Richardson, Tess Taylor, Kimberly Grey Taylor’s “Work & Days,” Richardson’s “Hundred-Year Wave” and Grey’s “The Opposite Light.”
6 p.m. Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org.
Yaghoub Yadali “Rituals of Restlessness.”
7 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland.
Stephon Alexander The Jazz of Physics:
The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe.
Nick Buettner The Blue Zones Solution:
Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People.
1 p.m. Finley Community Center, 2060 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. www.councilonaging.com/aging-together-sonoma-county.
Flor y Canto Literary Festival A poetry crawl along 24th Street with panel discussions, children’s workshops, a brunch and a happy hour. 5:30 p.m. See website for schedule.
Dana Gioia “99 Poems.”
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
An Intimate History.
Noon. $125 single; $175 couple includes book.
Greens Restaurant, Building A, Fort Mason, S.F. www.bookpassage.com.
ZYZZYVA annual fundraiser and celebration.
Live music, food and wine.
Emceed by Glen David Gold. 6:30 p.m., Tickets start at $25.
Stephon Alexander “The Jazz of Physics.”
4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Zen Cryar DeBrucke “Your Inner GPS.”
Flor y Canto Literary Festival See website for schedule and locations. www.florycantosf.org.
Richard Mendelson “Appellation Napa Valley.”
1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Simone Miller “The New Yiddish Kitchen.”
An Intimate History.
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.