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Tributes to the late author Denis Johnson will take place at two Bay Area bookstores this week.
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SUNDAY

Elizabeth Blackburn and Elissa Epel: “The Telomere Effect – A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer,”  Book Passage San Francisco, 5 p.m., www.bookpassage.com.

David Gardner: “The Adventures of the Salty Little Sliders,” Bookshop Santa Cruz, 4 p.m., www.bookshopsantacruz.com.

Sarah Lavender Smith: “The Trail Runner’s Companion,” Book Passage Corte Madera, 7 p.m., www.bookpassage.com.

MONDAY

Robert Hass: “From the Monastery to the World – The Letters of Thomas Merton and Ernesto Cardenal,” Book Passage Corte Madera, 7 p.m., www.bookpassage.com.

Daniel Siegel: “The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child,” Bookshop Santa Cruz, 7 p.m., www.bookshopsantacruz.com.

TUESDAY

Lauren-Brooke Eisen: “Inside Private Prisons – An American Dilemma in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” Commonwealth Club, San Francisco; 6 p.m., $7-$20; www.commonwealthclub.org.

Robert Crais: “The Wanted,” Book Passage Corte Madera, 7 p.m., www.bookpassage.com.

Obi Kaufmann: “The California Field Atlas,” Moe’s Books, Berkeley; 7 p.m.; www.moesbooks.com.

A Tribute to Denis Johnson: Scott Laughlin, Brittany Perham, Sean San Jose and members of the Campo Santo Theater Group discuss the late author’s final work, “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden,” Green Apple Books on the Park, San Francisco; 7:30 p.m.; www.greenapplebooks.com.

Gary Ferguson: “Land On Fire – The New Reality of Wildfire in the West,” Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park, 7:30 p.m., www.keplers.org.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: “Loaded – A Disarming History of the Second Amendment,” City Lights Books, San Francisco; 7 p.m.; www.citylights.com.

WEDNESDAY

Ann M. Martin: “Rain Reign,” Bookshop Santa Cruz, 4 p.m., www.bookshopsantacruz.com.

Kirk Schneider: “The Spirituality of Awe – Challenges to the Robotic Revolution,” Book Passage San Francisco, 6 p.m., www.bookpassage.com.

Lynn Barnes: “Falling Into Flowers,” North Beach Library, San Francisco; 6:30 p.m., www.sfpl.org.

Matt de la Pena and Loren Long: “Love,” Hicklebee’s, San Jose; 6:30 p.m.; www.hicklebees.com.

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Maricel Presilla: “Peppers of the Americas – The Remarkable Capsicums That Forever Changed Flavor,” Omnivore Books, San Francisco; 6:30 p.m., www.omnivorebooks.com.

Bookswap at the Bindery: The Bindery, San Francisco; 7 p.m.; $15 (includes drink ticket, bring a book to swap); www.booksmith.com.

Pierce Brown: In conversation with Andy Weir about ” Iron Gold: Book 4 of the Red Rising Saga,” Books Inc., Mountain View; 7 p.m., www.booksinc.net.

T.J. Demos: “Against the Anthropocene –  Visual Culture and Environment Today,” City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco; 7 p.m.; www.citylights.com.

A Tribute to Denis Johnson: Authors Tom Barbash, Melissa Cistaro, Gerald Fleming, Molly Giles and Kate Milliken discuss the late author’s last book, “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden,” Book Passage Corte Madera, 7 p.m., www.bookpassage.com.

Michelle Oberman: “Her Body, Our Laws –  On the Front Lines of the Abortion War, from El Salvador to Oklahoma,” Books Inc. Palo Alto, 7 p.m., www.booksinc.net.

Judd Winick: “Hilo Book Four – Waking the Monsters,” Books Inc. Opera Plaza, 7 p.m., www.booksinc.net.

Tureeda Mikell, Pei Gary, Andrew J. Thomas, Nazelah Jamison and Philip Harris: Lyrics and Dirges monthly reading, Pegasus Books Downtown, Berkeley; 7:30 p.m., www.pegasusbookstore.com.

Poets Matthew Zapruder and Louise Gluck: Kepler’s Books, Palo Alto; 7:30 p.m., www.keplers.org.

THURSDAY

 

Judd Winick: “Hilo Book Four – Waking the Monsters,” Hicklebee’s, San Jose; 4 p.m., www.hicklebees.com.

Ama and  Stephanie Marston: “Type R,” Book Passage San Francisco, 6 p.m., www.bookpassage.com.

Laura Hopper: “I Never,” Books Inc. Palo Alto, 7 p.m., www.booksinc.net.

Tom Singer and Bandy Lee: “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,” Book Passage, Corte Madera, 7 p.m., www.bookpassage.com.

Patty McCord: “Powerful – Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility,” Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto: 7 p.m.; $8-$55; www.commonwealthclub.org.

Chris Olander and Kim Shuck: “River Light” and “Sidewalk NDN,” Moe’s Books, Berkeley; 7 p.m.; www.moesbooks.com.

Bridget Flynn Walker: “Anxiety Relief for Kids,” Books Inc. the Marina, San Francisco; 7 p.m., www.booksinc.net.

Nisha Zenoff: “The Unspeakable Loss,” Books Inc. Mountain View, 7 p.m., www.booksinc.net.

Leni Zumas: “Red Clocks,” The Booksmith, San Francisco; 7:30  p.m.;  www.booksmith.com.

 

FRIDAY

Jill Kolongowski: “Life Lessons Harry Potter Taught Me,” Burlingame Library, 6:30 p.m., www.booksinc.net.

Alex Vitale: “The End of Policing,” East Bay Booksellers, 7 p.m., www.ebbooksellers.com.

Maggie Nelson: “The Argonauts,” Nourse Theater, San Francisco; 7:30 p.m.; $29, www.cityarts.net.

SATURDAY

 

Clive Rosengren: “Velvet on a Tuesday Afternoon,” Book Passage Corte Madera, 7 p.m., www.bookpassage.com.

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