Literary guide

Confessions From a Writing Life and “Mortal Trash.”

Anger and Mourning on the American Right.

Diane San Filippo, Cassy Joy Garcia San Filippo’s “Practical Paleo: A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole-Foods Lifestyle” and Garcia’s “Fed & Fit: A 28 Day Food & Fitness Plan to Jump-Start Your Life with Over 175 Squeaky-Clean Paleo Recipes.”

Kathryn Aalto “The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh.”

1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

Notes From the Frontier of the Female Orgasm.

Patty Farmer “Playboy Swings.”

7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

In Deep Radio Angie Coiro welcomes Mel Gordon, author of Theatre of Fear & Horror:

Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

The Six Steps to Entrepreneurial Success.

Dr. Erica Reischer “What Great Parents Do: 75 Proven Strategies for Raising Kids Who Thrive.”

7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

Tongo Eisen-Martin, Jasmine Gibson Poetry reading. 7 p.m. The Poetry Center, Humanities Building, S.F.S.U., 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F. (415) 338-2227. lca.sfsu.edu/events/2016-09-09-020000-2016-09-09-040000/815262.

7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

Naming Our Precarious Loves Poetry by Tess Taylor, Rachel Richardson, Noah Warren and Ari Banias. 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

Tamim Ansary “Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes” and “West of Kabul, East of New York.”

Flamingo Hotel, 2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. www.wacsc.org.

Jeanne Lupton, Carla Kandinsky, Geores Buttner Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Nefeli Caffee, 1854 Euclid Ave., Berkeley.

Anuradha Roy “Sleeping on Jupiter.”

7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

11 a.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

Ingrid Keir, Jennifer Barone, Richard Loranger 5 p.m. Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster St., Oakland. oaklandoctopus.org.

Mark and Aryn Phillips “Trials of the Century: A Decade-by-Decade Look at Ten of America’s Most Sensational Crimes.”

Poetry as a Form of Magic Litquake presents a writing class with author D.A. Powell. 1-4 p.m. $100.

Christian Schwartz “Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern.”

11 a.m. Diesel, 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.