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1 FEBRUARY 2014 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Constance Anderson presents her new picture book, Smelling Sunshine and discusses the process of making a picture book, suitable for kids ages five to eight, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 11:00 a.m. (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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• The First Saturday Book Club discusses The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby, Books Inc., 1760 Fourth Street, Berkeley, 9:30 a.m. (www.booksinc.com)
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• A poetry reading by David Meltzer and Jack Hirschman, San Francisco Poet Laureate Emeritus, as part of "Rebels, Hipsters and Visionaries, Bay Area Poets and Artists, 1950s-60s," an exhibition that runs January 10 to February 22, a collaboration with Mythos Fine Art and Artifacts, Firehouse North Gallery, 1790 Shattuck Avenue, at Delaware, Berkeley, $10, 2:00-4:00 (www.mythosfirehouse.com)
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• Art Peterson reads from his new nonfiction, Why Is That Bridge Orange: San Francisco for the Curious, book signing follows, refreshments, drinks by donation, The Emerald Tablet, 80 Fresno Street, San Francisco, 2:00-5:00 (415/500-2323, www.emtab.org)
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NORTH:
• Hanna Hymans Ostroff presents her children’s book, Aya, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 10:30 a.m. (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• A New Cadence Poetry Series presents Robert Sward, New and Selected Poems 1957-2011, and David Alpaugh, Heavy Lifting, reading from new and selected work, The Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm Street, Santa Cruz, reception 6:30, reading 7:30 (www.anewcadence.blogspot.com)
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2 FEBRUARY 2014 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• The Adventurous Readers Club discusses Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud, Books Inc., 3515 California Street, San Francisco, 1:00 (www.booksinc.com)
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• Poetry Unbound Reading Series presents Marvin R. Hiemstra, Paradise, Jan Steckel, plus open mic, Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, near Ashby BART, $5, sign up for open 5:00, reading 5:15 (www.richardloranger.com/events)
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NORTH:
• Psychotherapist John Amodeo presents Dancing with Fire: A Mindful Way to Loving Relationships, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Sharon Salzberg presents Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• The Poetry & Music first Sundays series presents Nancy Wakeman and Steven Capell reading from new and selected work, joined by Steve Shain on bass, hosted by Geri Digiorno, Redwood Café, 8240 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati, 5:00-7:00 (Café: 707/795-7868, www.redwoodcafe.com; www.petalumapoetrywalk.org)
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3 FEBRUARY 2014 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Express presents featured poet Bruce Fessenden and open mic, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 ( www.facebook.com/poetryexpressberkeley)
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• Colin Melor, lead singer and songwriter of The Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, illustrator of The Mysterious Benedict Society, celebrate the launch of their new book, Wildwood Imperium, newest in their Wildwood Chronicles, an epic YA fantasy series set in an alternative modern-day Portland, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, $5, ticket is worth $5 off the purchase of Wildwood Imperium, 7:00 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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• Kurt Timmermeister discusses Growing a Feast: The Chronicle of a Farm-to-Table Meal, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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NORTH:
• Left Coast Writers present Don George, pre-eminent travel writer, reading from his new book The Lonely Planet Guide to Travel Writing, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Rivertown Poets: A Muse-ing Mondays with featured readers Molly Fisk, Blow-Drying a Chicken, Observations from a Working Poet, and Jude O'Nym, hosted by Sandra Anfang, open mic follows, the series presents amateur and seasoned poets together, Aqus Café, 189 H Street, Petaluma, free, open mic sign up 6:30, reading 6:45 (tutor@sandraanfang.com, wdpntr51@gmail.com)
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4 FEBRUARY 2014 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Rabih Alameddine celebrates the launch of his new novel, An Unnecessary Woman, in conversation with novelist Daniel Alarcón, Lost City Radio, Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Women We’d Like to Lunch With Book Club discusses The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe, Books Inc., 3515 California Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• City Lights Books presents Beat biographer Barry Miles, reading from his new book, Call Me Burroughs, and editor V. Vale, RE/Search Publications, in a celebration of William S. Burroughs’ hundredth birthday, San Francisco Art Institute, Lecture Hall, 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, 8:00 (SFAI: 415/749-4541, events@sfai.edu; www.citylights.com)
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• Michelle Richmond reads from her new novel, Golden State, signing to follow, Green Apple Books, 506 Clement Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/387-2272, www.greenapplebooks.com)
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• Not Your Mother’s Book Club presents National Book Award-finalist Sara Zarr and acclaimed author Tara Altebrando, co-authors of Roomies, a Young Adult novel about the time after high school, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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SOUTH:
• H.S. Kim reads from her first historical novel, Waxing Moon, an epic set in feudal nineteenth century Korea, Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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5 FEBRUARY 2014 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Books Inc. presents Isabel Allende reading from and discussing her latest novel, Ripper, in conversation with Barbara Lane, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California Street, San Francisco, (www.booksinc.net, www.jccsf.org)
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• Molly Antopol celebrates the launch of her short story collection The UnAmericans, interviewed by short story writer Tom Barbash, Stay Up With Me, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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• Connie Post celebrates the release of her new poetry collection, Floodwater, San Francisco poets Robin Ekiss, The Mansion of Happiness, and Dean Rader, Works & Days, also read, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• CUESA presents Sarah Elton discussing Consumed: Sustainable Food for a Finite Planet, Book Passage, Ferry Building Board Room, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Steve Hockensmith celebrates the launch of his new Young Adult book, Nick and Tesla’s Robot Army Rampage: A Mystery with Hoverbots, Bristle Bots, and Other Robots You Can Build Yourself, second in the Nick and Tesla series, Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, 5:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguía will read from his new book Stray Poems, in the City Lights San Francisco Poet Laureate Series, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)
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• Tanya Selvaratnam discusses her book The Big Lie: Motherhood, Feminism, and the Reality of the Biological Clock, her personal experience of trying to conceive at age 37, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• San Francisco Travel Book Club and Lecture Series discusses Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed, Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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NORTH:
• Book Passage presents MIT professor Alex “Sandy” Pentland, pioneer in computational social science, discussing Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread—The Lessons From a New Science, Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, priority seating with book purchase from Book Passage, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• The Center for Literary Arts presents a reading by novelist Cristina García, King of Cuba, book signing to follow, San José State University Theater, 150 E. San Fernando Street, San Jose, 7:00 (www.litart.org)
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• Michelle Richmond reads from her new novel, Golden State, Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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6 FEBRUARY 2014 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Jesse Ball reads from his new novel Silence Once Begun, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)
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• Ana Castillo, I Ask the Impossible, and Benjamin Hollander, Memoir American, read from new and selected work, The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, 4:30 (415/338-2227, www.sfsu.edu/~poetry/)
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• A poetry and prose reading by Dan Coshnear, Occupy & Other Love Stories, and Genine Lentine, Mr. Worthington’s Beautiful Experiments on Splashes, Green Apple Books, The Granny Smith Room, 506 Clement, at 6th Avenue, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/387-2272, www.greenapplebooks.com)
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• Award-winning writer, filmmaker, and editor Phil Cousineau presents his new anthology, Burning the Midnight Oil: Illuminating Words for The Long Night's Journey into Day, poetry and prose with a foreword by Jeff Dowd, "The Dude" of The Big Lebowski fame, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• The launch of Michael DeForge’s new graphic novel Ant Colony, a slideshow with book signing to follow, featuring special guest Anders Nilsen, Rage of Poseidon, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/649-1320, www.pegasusbookstore.com)
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• Kevin Fisher-Paulson reads from his memoir, A Song for Lost Angels, the history of a family of two men plus triplets that came together suddenly and thrived for a year before being torn apart by prejudice, Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Grammy Award-winning music chronicler Robert Gordon discusses and reads from Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion, with a showing of video footage, Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• The Revolutionary Poets Brigade presents a reading by Jack Hirschman, Anne Leonard, Kim Shuck, Stephen Meadows, and Lucille Lang Day in support of imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier, Luke Warm Water hosts and reads from Peltier’s poetry, refreshments, drinks by donation, The Emerald Tablet, 80 Fresno Street, San Francisco, 7:00-9:00 (415/500-2323, (emtab.org)
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• Jen Lancaster reads from her novel, Twisted Sisters, Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Meghan Laslocky reads from her new book, The Little Book of Heartbreak, a quirky exploration of all things lovelorn, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Poetry Flash presents a book launch and reading by Rusty Morrison, Norman Fischer, and Maxine Chernoff, request ASL interpreters one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org, wheelchair accessible, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
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• Robin Oliveira reads from her novel I Always Loved You, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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• Write Club SF presents Shipwreck, a literary erotic fan-fiction competition featuring writings by Alan Leggitt, Lauren Traetto, Lauren Gallagher, Kelly McNerney, Felicity Rose, and Natacha Ruck, they will be at the event and their saucy fiction about characters from Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, will be read by Shakespearean Thespian-in-Residence, Sir Steven Westdahl, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, $10, drinks included, 7:00 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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NORTH:
• Book Passage presents Isabel Allende reading from her new mystery novel, Ripper, Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, $32 admission includes signed book, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• John M. Daniel reads from his new novel, Hooperman: A Bookstore Mystery, Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• San José State University's Center for Literary Arts presents novelist Cristina García, King of Cuba in conversation with novelist Andrew Sean Greer, The Confessions of Max Tivoli, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando Street, San Jose, 1:00 (www.litart.org)
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7 FEBRUARY 2014 — friday

CENTRAL:
• A reading by poet Jane Gregory, My Enemies, Raine León, Boogeyman Dawn, and Joseph Bradshaw, In the Common Dream of George Oppen, snacks and beverages, Studio One Arts Center, 365 45th Street, Oakland, 7:30-9:30 (510/597-5027)
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• Mary Kerr screens her film, Venice West and the LA Scene, David Reid hosts the discussion, part of "Rebels, Hipsters and Visionaries, Bay Area Poets and Artists, 1950s-60s," an exhibition, a collaboration with Mythos Fine Art and Artifacts, Firehouse North Gallery, 1790 Shattuck Avenue, at Delaware, Berkeley, $5, 7:00-8:30 (www.mythosfirehouse.com)
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• Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary & Garden Arts presents George O’Connor with his new graphic novel Aphrodite: Goddess of Love, volume six of the Olympians series, Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch, 2940 Benvenue Avenue, Berkeley, 4:30 (510/981-6280, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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NORTH:
• Marissa Meyer reads from her new book, Cress, a Young Adult take on the Rapunzel story, third book in her Lunar Chronicles series, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 6:30 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Robin Oliveira reads from her new novel, I Always Loved You, set in La Belle Époque Paris, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Waverley Writers presents featured readers, open reading follows, Friends Meeting House, 957 Colorado Avenue, near Greer, free, Palo Alto, 7:30 (650/424-9877)
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8 FEBRUARY 2014 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Second Saturday Book Club discusses Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 10:00 a.m. (www.booksinc.net)
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• Fiction writer and editor Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation, story writer Lucy Corin, 100 Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses, Marian Szczepanski, Playing St. Barbara, a historical novel set after the coal strike of 1928, and spoken word artist Lisa Evans read from their work, perform, and drink (just a little bit), The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco, $5-$10, proceeds benefit the CSC, 7:30-9:30 (www.writerswithdrinks.com)
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• Julia Vinograd, prolific and beloved poet and unofficial poet laureate of the Berkeley streets celebrates her 70th birthday, readings by Jan Steckel, The Horizontal Poet, and Cassandra Dallett, Wet Reckless, open mic for poetry follows, hosted by Linda Zeiser, the venue is an every-other-month performance space for women poets, musicians, comedians, and performance artists, Fireside Room, Plymouth United Church of Christ, 424 Monte Vista, Oakland, $7-$10, admission includes a raffle ticket, no one turned away for lack of funds, potluck 6:30-7:30, please bring a dish to share; show 7:30-10:30 (510/701-1022)
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• Willy Vlautin reads from his new novel, The Free, Green Apple Books, 506 Clement Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/387-2272, www.greenapplebooks.com)
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• A reading by featured poets to be announced, open mic follows, hosted by Jeanne Lupton, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru, at Lincoln, Alameda, donation, 7:00-9:00 (jeany98@aol.com, www.frankbettecenter.org)
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NORTH:
• Fran Smith and Sheila Himmel present their new book, Changing the Way We Die, exploring hospice care and how we approach death as a culture, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Susanna Solomon reads from her new novel, Point Reyes Sheriff’s Calls, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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9 FEBRUARY 2014 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Books Inc. presents Sunday Brunch at The Chapel with Isabel Allende celebrating the release of her mystery novel Ripper, brunch and signed copy of the book included with admission, The Chapel, 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco, $60, noon (www.booksinc.net)
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• Riff Raff Radical Writers, a feminist and progressive writing group, present a reading to celebrate their first anniversary, featuring Joan Annsfire, Giovanna Capone, Lois Helmbold, and Peg Roma, Modern Times Bookstore Collective, 2919 24th Street, San Francisco, 3:00-5:00 (415/282-9246, moderntimesbookstore.com)
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• Poetry reading: Ed Coletti celebrates the launch of his new book, Germs, Viruses and Catechisms, reading with David Madgalene, Goodbye Gothic Rose, and David Beckman, The Language Factory of the Mind, The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, San Francisco, 5:00 (415/431-6800, www.greenarcade.com)
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• Valona Deli presents a reading by Parthenia Marie Hicks, Los Gatos Poet Laureate emerita, and poet and Steinbeck scholar Kevin Hearle, Each Thing We Know is Changed Because We Know It and Other Poems, open mic follows, hosted by Connie Post, Terry Henry Jazz Trio performs after poetry, Valona Deli, 1323 Pomona Street, Crockett, reading 4:00, open mic 5:00 (510/787-2022)
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• Writing Teachers Write, the Bay Area Writing Project's monthly series, presents a reading by members of the Cancer in Other Words writing workshop, featuring Autumn Stephens, Lauren Carley, Carol Dorf, Dorrie Slutsker, Tina Cavallaro, Lior Jacober, and Patricia Reynolds Sorbye, Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, 3:00-4:30 (510/845-5430, judy@judybebelaar.com; www.expressionsgallery.org)
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• The Wild Girls Mother Daughter Book Club discusses The Art of Flying by Judy Hoffman, Books Inc., 3515 California Street, San Francisco, 1:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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NORTH:
• Megan Gordon presents Whole Grain Mornings: New Breakfast Recipes to Span the Seasons, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Jeffrey Siger reads from his novel, Mykonos After Midnight, the fifth in his fast paced Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis series, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Willy Vlautin reads from his new novel, The Free, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Book Passage presents Victoria Wise, cofounder of Chez Panisse, discussing her cookbook, Bold: A Cookbook of Big Flavors, over a meal inspired by the book, Left Bank Restaurant, 507 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, $110 for one, $175 for a couple, book included, 6:30 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Mostly Fiction Book Club discusses Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, Books Inc., 301 Castro Street, Mountain View, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• The Speculative Fiction Book Club discusses Spin the Sky by Katy Stauber, Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, 6:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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10 FEBRUARY 2014 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Left Coast Writers celebrate Undercover Love: Lust, Literature, and Lingerie, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Poetry Express presents featured poet Julia Vinograd and open mic, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 ( www.facebook.com/poetryexpressberkeley)
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• Off the Page presentation of All Aunt Hagar’s Children by Edward P. Jones, performed by Word for Word Performing Arts Company, books on hand from Books Inc., Jewish Community Center San Francisco, 3200 California Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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NORTH:
• The Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle reads from his new novel, The Guts, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Mireille Guiliano discusses her book, French Women Don’t Get Facelifts: The Secret of Aging with Style and Attitude, introduced by Litquake's Jane Ganahl, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Broken Compass Adventure Book Club discusses Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden, Books Inc., 301 Castro Street, Mountain View, 7:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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EAST:
• Share your latest poem, excerpt from your novel, or perform an acoustic musical composition with a supportive audience, five-minute slots, not appropriate for those age sixteen and under, Pleasanton Public Library, 400 Old Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, free, open mic sign up 6:00, reading 6:15 (925/931-3400x4; Jordan Bernal, openmic@trivalleywriters.org)
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11 FEBRUARY 2014 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Natalie Baszile launches and reads from her new autobiographical novel, Queen Sugar, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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• The Central SF Classic Lit Book Club discusses The Handmaid’s Tale, a novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, 6:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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• City Arts & Lectures presents Antonio Damasio, Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain, talking about "The Neurobiology of Mind & Behavior," and in conversation with Amy Standen, KQED Science, Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $27, 7:30 (415/392-4400, www.cityarts.net)
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• MFA in Writing Program presents Justin St. Germain reading from his memoir, Son of a Gun, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, University of San Francisco lower campus, Xavier Hall, Fromm Hall, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, 7:45 (415/422-6066, mfaw@usfca.edu, www.usfca.edu/artsci/writ/news_events)
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• Green Apple Books presents best-selling author Mireille Guiliano reading from her book, French Women Don’t Get Facelifts: The Secrets of Aging with Style and Attitude, Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/387-2272, www.greenapplebooks.com)
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• Daniel Jones, editor of the popular Modern Love column in The New York Times, presents his new book, Love Illuminated: Exploring Life’s Most Mystifying Subject with the Help of 50,000 Strangers, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Jenny Offill reads from and signs her new novel, Dept. of Speculation, Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 7:00 (www.dieselbookstore.com)
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• John C. Ralston reads from Fremont Older & The 1916 S.F. Bombing: A Tireless Crusade for Justice, Green Apple Books, 506 Clement Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/387-2272, www.greenapplebooks.com)
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• Poetry at the Albany Library features poet and award-winning translator John Oliver Simon, with poet to be announced, open mic follows, hosted by Catherine Taylor, Albany Library, Edith Stone Room, 1247 Marin Avenue, Albany, free, 7:00-9:00 (510/526-3720, albanylibrary.wordpress.com)
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• Jeff VanderMeer reads from his new novel Annihilation, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)
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NORTH:
• Novella Carpenter reads from her memoir Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, now in paperback, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Jenny Offill reads from her second novel, Dept. of Speculation, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Gary Romano reads from and discusses Why I Farm: Risking It All for a Life on the Land, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 6:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Poetry Santa Cruz presents a reading by Michael Hannon, Imaginary Burden, and Gary Young, Even So: New and Selected Poems, Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, $3, 7:30 (poetrysantacruz.org)
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• Politically Inspired Book Club discusses Eat, Drink, Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics by Marion Nestle, Books Inc., 301 Castro Street, Mountain View, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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12 FEBRUARY 2014 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Jenny Offill reads from her novel, Dept. of Speculation, a portrait of a marriage, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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• SFLGBT Book Club discusses Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar, Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Jennie Shortridge reads from her novel, Love Water Memory, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Mark Wunderlich reads from The Earth Avails: Poems, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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NORTH:
• McKenzie Funk discusses his new book, Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Fred Turner presents his book, The Democratic Surround, overturning the idea that the psychedelic 1960s arose in direct revolt against the social restraint and authoritarian hierarchy of the early Cold War years, Books Inc., 301 Castro Street, Mountain View, 7:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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13 FEBRUARY 2014 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Falu Bakrania presents her book, Bhangra and Asian Underground: South Asian Music and the Politics of Belonging in Britain, an ethnography on the evolution and cultural place of bhangra, music combining Punjabi folk music and hip-hop elements, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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• Eileen Cronin reads from Mermaid: A Memoir of Resilience, about living with a serious disability from birth, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Poetry reading and performance by Alexandra Naughton, I Will Always Be Your Whore: Love Songs for Billy Corgan, and Cassandra Dallett, Wet Reckless, Amber Dhara Indian Restaurant, 680 Valencia Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/400-5699)
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• Books Inc. presents Victoria Loustalot reading from and discussing her memoir, This Is How You Say Goodbye, GLBT History Museum, 4127 18th Street, San Francisco, $5/$3 students, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• James Magnuson reads from Famous Writers I Have Known, a mix of literary satire and crime caper, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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• Bich Minh Nguyen reads from her new novel Pioneer Girl, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)
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• Not Your Mother’s Book Club presents A Night of Swoon featuring crafts with Corrine Jackson, Pushed, Talia Vance, and Katherine Longshore, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• City Arts & Lectures presents comedian, actor, and author BJ Novak, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories, in conversation with Paul Lancour, Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $27, 7:30 (415/392-4400, www.cityarts.net)
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• Valentine’s Day with Cleis Press, publishers of Best Gay Romance 2014, presents a steamy reading by Felice Picano, Tales: From a Distant Planet, Lewis DeSimone, Chemistry, and Rob Rosen, Queens of the Apocalypse, Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Alana Siegel and Ted Rees read from new and selected work, The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, 4:30 (415/338-2227, www.sfsu.edu/~poetry/)
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• KPFA presents Rickey Vincent presents his book Party Music: The Inside Story of the Black Panthers’ Band and How Black Power Transformed Soul Music, joined by hip hop historian Davey D; proprietor of Marcus Books, Blanche Richardson; and original Black Panthers and members of The Lumpen, James Mott and William Calhoun, Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, Oakland, $12 advance/$15 door, 7:30-9:30 (www.kpfa.org/events)
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NORTH:
• Daniel Handler reads from Why We Broke Up, a Young Adult story, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior presents All Joy and No Fun, analyzing how children reshape their parents lives, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Christina Baker Kline reads from her novel, Orphan Train, Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Recommended by a Stranger Book Club discusses Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Andy Weir reads from his debut science fiction novel, The Martian, in conversation with Dr. Pascal Lee, co-founder and chairman of the Mars Institute and Director of the Haughton-Mars Project at NASA Ames Research Center, Books Inc., 301 Castro Street, Mountain View, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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14 FEBRUARY 2014 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Pandemonium Press’s Third Annual Valentines's Day Reading, featuring poets Rafael Jesús González, Sharon Coleman, Robert Pesich, and Anthony Pino, accompanied by Gerardo Omar Marín on flute, art opening, book table, Folk & Fine Art, 1861-A Solano Avenue, near The Alameda, near Oaks Theater, Berkeley, 8:00-10:00 (510/900-2591)
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• Last Word Reading Series presents a poetry reading by Tom Odegard and performance poet Paradise, open reading follows, co-hosts Dale Jensen, Ralph Dranow, John Rowe, Grace Grafton, Nefeli Caffé, 1854 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, free but a one-drink or one-plate minimum is requested, 7:00 (Caffé: 510/841-6374)
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• Open poetry reading, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, 2278 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, 7:00 (510/238-9171, rpscollective.org)
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15 FEBRUARY 2014 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry reading by Alexandra Naughton, I Will Always Be Your Whore: Love Songs for Billy Corgan, and Cassandra Dallett, Wet Reckless, The Long Haul Info Shop, 3124 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 6:00 (thelonghaul.org)
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• Jason Porter reads from his novel, Why Are You So Sad?, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• The Zan Stewart Band plays at the closing party for "Rebels, Hipsters and Visionaries, Bay Area Poets and Artists, 1950s-60s," runs January 10 to February 22, with pianist Keith Saunders, bassist Adam Guy, drummer Ron Marabuto, a collaboration with Mythos Fine Art and Artifacts, Firehouse North Gallery, 1790 Shattuck Avenue, at Delaware, Berkeley, $7-$10 at door, 7:00-9:00 (www.mythosfirehouse.com)
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NORTH:
• Yale Law School professors Amy Chu and Jed Rubenfeld present their new book, The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• WordTemple presents a poetry reading by Mark Irwin, Large White House Speaking, and Robert Sward, New and Selected Poems, with opening poet Pamela Stone Singer, Master Lessons, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol Veterans Memorial Building, 282 South High Street, Sebastopol, 7:00 (sebarts.org)
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• Christina Baker Kline reads from her new novel, Orphan Train, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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16 FEBRUARY 2014 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry reading by Jesse Nathan, Dinner, Benjamin Paloff, Politics, and poet and translator Alissa Valles, Orphan Fire, read from their work, Bird & Beckett, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, 2:00 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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• Small Press Traffic features poets Douglas Kearney, Claudia Rankine, and Normal Cole presenting Femshi (Feminist NeoBenshi), hosted by Dana Teen Lomax, Artists’ Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, $6-$10 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds, doors open 5:00 reading 5:30 (415/551-9278, smallpresstraffic.org)
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NORTH:
• Thomas Larson reads from The Sanctuary of Illness, a personal story of what happens when one suffers a heart attack, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Jason Porter reads from his existential debut novel, Why Are You So Sad?, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Marvin R. Hiemstra, creator of the humor/poetry DVD French Kiss Destiny and author of Poet Wrangler: droll poems, reads from new and selected work, open mic to follow, Know Knew Books, 366 State Street, Los Altos, 8:00-10:00 (650/326-9355, knowknewbooks.com)
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• Poetry Santa Cruz presents an open mic, with featured reader Roxan McDonald, hosted by Jim Russo, three to five minute limit, Santa Cruz Main Library Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz, 2:00 (poetrysantacruz.org)
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• Night of the Living Book Club discusses Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon, Books Inc., 301 Castro Street, Mountain View, 5:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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17 FEBRUARY 2014 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Express presents featured poet Jeanie Shaterian and open mic, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 ( www.facebook.com/poetryexpressberkeley)
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NORTH:
• Annie Jacobsen presents Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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18 FEBRUARY 2014 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• City Arts & Lectures presents Laura Carstensen, A Long Bright Future: Happiness, Health, and Financial Security in an Age of Increased Longevity, in conversation with Roy Eisenhardt, Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $27/$25, 7:30 (www.cityarts.net)
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• Cooks & Books Club discusses The Gastronomical Me by M.F.K. Fisher, Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Gary A. Haugen presents The Locus Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence, books on sale by Books Inc., World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.worldaffairs.org)
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• Liza Monroy presents The Marriage Act: The Risk I Took to Keep My Best Friend in America, and What It Taught Us About Love, Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Peter Mountford reads from his novel, The Dismal Science, an exploration of the fragile nature of identity, in conversation with fiction writer Peter Orner, Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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• Novelist, essayist, and memoirist Edmund White reads to celebrate the release of his new memoir Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris and Michael Carroll reads from his new book Little Reef and Other Stories, with an on stage conversation between the two fiction writers, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)
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NORTH:
• David Kertzer presents The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Rachel Louise Snyder reads from her debut novel, What We’ve Lost Is Nothing, the twenty-four hours following a mass burglary in a Chicago suburb, in conversation with Lisen Stromberg, Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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19 FEBRUARY 2014 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• KPFA presents Isabel Allende reading from her new mystery, Ripper, A Novel, joined by San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murgía, Stray Poems, a benefit for KPFA radio, First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland, $12 advance/$15 door, 7:30 (www.kpfa.org/events)
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• Owen Egerton reads from his book of humorous short fiction, How Best to Avoid Dying, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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• Jack Katz presents the new volume of his First Kingdom graphic novel series, First Kingdom Volume 2: The Galaxy Hunters, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Terry Shames reads from her new Samuel Craddock mystery, The Last Death of Jack Harbin, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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• David Toussaint reads from his memoir, DJ: The Dog Who Rescued Me, Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Creative Writing Reading Series presents writer Kaya Oakes, Radical Reinvention, a hybrid memoir/ethnography/theological rant, Soda Center, Claeys Lounge, Saint Mary's College, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, free, 7:30 (Sara Mumolo, 925/631-8556, www.stmarys-ca.edu)
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NORTH:
• Michael Robertson reads from his novel, Moriarty Returns a Letter, the latest in his Baker Street Mystery series, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• San José State University Center for Literary Arts presents a reading by D.A. Powell, Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys, winner of the Northern California Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award, book signing to follow, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando Street, San Jose, 7:00 (www.litart.org)
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20 FEBRUARY 2014 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Holloway Poetry Series presents a tribute to the life work of poet Amiri Baraka, with music, readings of Amiri Baraka’s work, and brief statements by a variety of writers from the UC Berkeley community, the Bay Area, and elsewhere, including Nilofar Gardezi, giovanni singleton, Jane Gregory, Positive Knowledge (Oluyemi Thomas and Ijeoma Thomas), Al Young, Bill Berkson, Steven Lee, Darieck Scott, Rosa Martinez, Robert Hass, Duncan McNaughton, Michael Warr, Geoffrey G. O’Brien, Kit Robinson, devorah major, D. Scot Miller, C.S. Giscombe, Lyn Hejinian, Seulghee Lee, Ronaldo Wilson, and William J. Harris, reception follows, University of California campus, Wheeler Hall, Third Floor, Maude Fife Room 315, Bancroft Way, Berkeley, 6:30 (hollowayreadingseries.wordpress.com)
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• Creative Writing Reading Series presents writer Kaya Oakes, Radical Reinvention, a hybrid memoir/ethnography/theological rant, Soda Center, Claeys Lounge, Saint Mary's College, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, free, 7:30 (Sara Mumolo, 925/631-8556, www.stmarys-ca.edu)
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• Big Yes Society Discussion Group meets, Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• City Arts & Lectures presents Kelly Corrigan, Glitter and Glue: A Memoir, and Anna Quindlen, Still Life with Bread Crumbs, in conversation with Rick Kleffel, Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $27, 7:30 (www.cityarts.net)
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• Writer, filmmaker, editor Phil Cousineau presents his new anthology, Burning the Midnight Oil: Illuminating Words for the Long Night’s Journey into Day, poetry and prose, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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• Poetry Flash presents a Poetry Hotel Press reading, with Jack Foley and Adelle Foley, Clara Hsu, and Ivan Argüelles, request ASL interpreters one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org, wheelchair accessible, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com, poetryhotelpress.com)
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• SFSU Women and Gender Studies Department presents poet, scholar, and memoirist Judy Grahn, A Simple Revolution, The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, 4:30 (415/338-2227, www.sfsu.edu/~poetry)
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• Co-founder and Clinical Director of the Summit Center, psychologist Dan Peters presents Make Your Worrier a Warrior, on helping children to reduce their anxiety, and the children’s companion book, From Worrier to Warrior, Books Inc., 3515 California Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Michelle Richmond reads from her novel, Golden State, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Lambda Award-winner for Gay Men’s Fiction, K.M. Soehnlein, You Can Say You Knew Me When, reads from new and selected work, reception follows, Notre Dame de Namur University, Wiegand Gallery, 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, 7:30 (www.ndnu.edu)
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NORTH:
• Marin Poetry Center presents "Poetry & Medicine," a reading by physician-poets Dawn McGuire and David Watts, Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Street, San Rafael, 7:30 (events@marinpoetrycenter.org, www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
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21 FEBRUARY 2014 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Baby’s First Book Club meets, Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, 10:00 a.m. (www.booksinc.net)
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• Los Angeles Times Book Award winner Kem Nunn reads from his new mystery, Chance, in conversation with Domenic Stansberry, award-winning novelist of the North Beach mystery series, Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Our Parents Made Us Do This Book Club discusses The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider, Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, 5:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Michelle Richmond, The Year of Fog, reads from her new novel Golden State, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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• Word/Play is a book and lit themed game show, with six writers on two teams competing for points awarded on the basis of wit, whimsy, and audience choice over the course of two hours and three rounds, featuring Nate Waggoner, Melissa Manlove, and Stephen Westdahl vs. Casey Childers, Sarah Griffin, and Lara Starr, hosted by Amy Stephenson, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, $10, includes open bar, 7:30 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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NORTH:
• Karen Lynch reads from her memoir, Good Cop, Bad Daughter, about her journey from pot-smoking Cal student to becoming one of the first female cops in San Francisco, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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22 FEBRUARY 2014 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Ina Coolbrith Circle presents a reading by featured poet to be announced, open mic for members and guests follows, open to the public, Lafayette/Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette, 2:00-4:00 (alpaugh.david@gmail.com)
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• Nathan Schneider reads from Thank You, Anarchy: Notes From the Occupy Apocalypse, introduced by acclaimed nonfiction author Rebecca Solnit, The Faraway Nearby, The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/431-6800, www.thegreenarcade.com)
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• A reading by featured poet Claire J. Baker with Artists Embassy International, represented by poet Richard Angilly and dancer Natica Angilly, open mic follows, hosted by Jeanne Lupton, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru, at Lincoln, Alameda, donation, 7:00-9:00 (jeany98@aol.com, www.frankbettecenter.org)
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NORTH:
• Natalie Baszile reads from her autobiographical novel, Queen Sugar, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Patti Breitman discusses Never Too Late to Go Vegan, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 11:00 a.m. (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Dan Coshnear, Occupy & Other Love Stories, reads from his short fiction, Old Capitol Books, 559 Tyler Street, Monterey, 2:00 (831/333-0383, oldcapitolbooks.com)
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23 FEBRUARY 2014 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• The Intimates: East Bay Queer Book Club discusses Sleeping Beauty, Indeed & Other Lesbian Fairytales edited by Joselle Vanderhooft, Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, 6:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Peggy Simmons facilitates a creative writing workshop for writers of all ages, drop-ins welcome, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, 2278 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, $1-$25, sliding scale, 7:00-9:30 (510/238-9171, www.greenwindowswriters.org)
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• Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and illustrator Lisa Brown, Vampire Boy’s Good Night, read from and celebrate their new children's book 29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy, Ice Cream Bar’s Melancholy Sour Phosphate for everyone who purchases a copy of the book, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, $5, ticket is worth $5 off the purchase of the new book, 3:00 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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• Natalie Baszile reads from her autobiographical novel, Queen Sugar, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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NORTH:
• California Writers Club presents Joshua Mohr reading from his novel, Fight Song, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 2:00-4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Jennifer Vanderbes reads from her World War II novel, The Secret of Raven Point, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Melanie Young reads from her memoir, Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor’s Guide To Staying Fearless and Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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EAST:
• Sacramento Poetry Center presents a special afternoon of poetry and music, with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn, Lines of Defense, reading with poet and essayist Barbara Hurd and Take Jack, the Sonoma County choral ensemble, Galleria, Sacramento Central Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, $15, 2:00-4:00 (916/240-1897, tickets online: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/492569)
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24 FEBRUARY 2014 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Express presents an all-open mic, with a theme of Fruits and Vegetables, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 ( www.facebook.com/poetryexpressberkeley)
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• Open discussion of Nick Hornby's 1998 novel, About a Boy, all welcome, Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 7:00 (510/653-9965, www.dieselbookstore.com)
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SOUTH:
• Hands On Bay Area Book Club discusses Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain, Books Inc., 301 Castro Ctreet, Mountain View, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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25 FEBRUARY 2014 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Joshua Max Feldman reads from his novel, The Book of Jonah, a modern biblical retelling, signing to follow, Green Apple Books, 506 Clement Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/387-2272, www.greenapplebooks.com)
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• Foreign Intrigue Book Club discusses Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint, Books Inc., 3515 California Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Anne Leonard reads from her debut fantasy novel, Moth and Spark, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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• Kaye McDonough reads from Pagan: Selected Poems, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)
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NORTH:
• Erin Lindsay McCabe reads from her Civil War novel, I Shall Be Near to You, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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26 FEBRUARY 2014 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Classics I Forgot to Read Book Club discusses Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey, Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Yiyun Li reads from her new novel, Kinder than Solitude, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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• Holloway Poetry Series presents poet Marianne Morris, The On All Said Things Moratorium, founder of Bad Press, reading from new and selected work, Holly Jackson also reads, University of California campus, Wheeler Hall, Third Floor, Maude Fife Room 315, Bancroft Way, Berkeley, 6:30 (hollowayreadingseries.wordpress.com)
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• Moazzam Sheikh reads from his short story collection, Café Le Whore and Other Stories, The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/431-6800, www.thegreenarcade.com)
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• Young@Heart Book Club discusses Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan, Books Inc., 3515 California Street, San Francisco, 6:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Michele Zackheim celebrates the launch of her new novel, The Last Train to Paris, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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NORTH:
• Iris Krasnow discusses her new book, Sex After…: Women Share How Intimacy Changes as Life Changes, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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SOUTH:
• Closer Look Book Club meets, Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, 2:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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27 FEBRUARY 2014 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Desert Island Book Club discusses Shake Down the Stars by Renee Swindle, Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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• Rachel Kushner celebrates the paperback release of her novel, The Flamethrowers, in conversation with writer and independent visual art curator Natasha Boas, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)
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• Books Inc. presents Emily Parker discussing her book, Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground, World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.worldaffairs.org)
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• Michele Zackheim reads from her new novel The Last Train to Paris, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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NORTH:
• Psychotherapist and clinical social worker Marcia Naomi Berger discusses Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love: 30 Minutes a Week to the Relationship You’ve Always Wanted, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Writers Read features a reading by Bill Bradd, open mic follows, refreshments, Art Center Ukiah's Corner Gallery, 201 S. State Street, Ukiah, donation requested, 7:00 (707/463-6989, 707/462-4557, www.coloredhorse.wordpress.com)
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SOUTH:
• Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? Book Club discusses Murder in the Latin Quarter by Cara Black, Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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28 FEBRUARY 2014 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Patricia Johnson and Mark A. Michaels, married couple and tantra teachers since 1999, share Partners in Passion, Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (www.booksinc.net)
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• KPFA presents Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist and co-creator of string field theory, discussing his book Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind, hosted by Philip Maldari, a benefit for KPFA radio, First Congregation Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, $12 advance/$15 door, 7:30 (www.kpfa.org/events)
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• Karen Lynch celebrates the launch of her memoir, Good Cop, Bad Daughter, on her experience of being the first female SFPD officer, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.booksinc.net)
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NORTH:
• Michelle Tam and Chris Kresser discuss their book, Your Personal Paleo Code, over an evening of paleo food, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, $10, includes food, 5:30 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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