East Bay

  • A Great Good Place for Books -- 6120 La Salle Ave., Montclair Village, Oakland. 510-339-8210. Thursday: "Without a Backward Glance," Kate Veitch. 7 p.m.

  • Barnes & Noble -- 1149 S. Main St., Walnut Creek. 925-947-0373. Events are at 7:30 p.m. Today: "How to Wash a Cat," Rebecca Hale. 6 p.m. Wednesday: "The Journey of Life: 100 Lessons From Around the World," Sharon Sobotta. 6 p.m. Thursday: "Getting a Winning Verdict in My Personal Life: A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul," J. Gary Gwilliam. 7 p.m.

  • Clayton Books -- 5433 D, Clayton Road, Clayton. 925-673-3325, www.claytonbookshop.com. Events are at 7 p.m. unless noted. Today: "The Morning Side of Mount Diablo," Anne Homan. 3 p.m. Tuesday: "Girls in Trucks," Katie Crouch. Wednesday: "Return to the Middle Kingdom," Yuan-tsung Chen. Friday: "The Last Oracle" James Rollins.

  • Diesel -- 5433 College Ave., Oakland. 510-653-9965. Today: "America America," Ethan Canin. 3 p.m.

  • Mrs. Dalloway's -- 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. 510-704-8222. Thursday: "A Romance on Three Legs," Katie Hafner. 7:30 p.m.

  • Rakestraw Books -- 409 Railroad Ave., Danville. 925-837-7337. Monday: "America America," Ethan Canin. 7 p.m.

    San Francisco

  • Alexander Books -- 50 Second St. S.F. 415-495-2992. Tuesday: "Disciples of the Street," Eric Gutierrez. Noon.

  • Book Passage -- 1 Ferry Building, S.F. 415-835-1020. Today: "Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp," Stephanie Klein. 2
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    p.m. Tuesday: "Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam," John Rothmann and David Dalin. 12:30 p.m. "Roux Morgue," Claire Johnson. 6 p.m. Wednesday: "All Sins Remembered," Phil Ryan. 6 p.m. Thursday: "Hungry Ghosts: A Darcy Lott Mystery," Susan Dunlap. 6 p.m. Saturday: "The Essential Best Foods Cookbook," Dana Jacobi. 11:45 a.m.

  • Books Inc. -- 2251 Chestnut St., S.F. 415-931-3633. Tuesday: "Twisted Triangle," Caitlin Rother. 7:30 p.m. Thursday: "Golden Gate Bridge: History and Design of an Icon," Donald MacDonald. 7:30 p.m.

  • Books Inc. -- 2275 Market St., S.F. 415-864-6777. Thursday: "Uncle Bobby's Wedding," Sarah Brannen. 7 p.m. Saturday: "Broadway Barks," Bernadette Peters. 2 p.m.

  • Booksmith -- 1644 Haight St., S.F. 415-863-8688. Events are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: "Rock & Roll Never Forgets," Deborah Grabien. Wednesday: "All That's Left," Jack Hirschman. Thursday: "Kick the Balls: An Offensive Suburban Odyssey," Alan Black.

  • Borderlands Books -- 866 Valencia St., S.F. 415.824.8203. Tuesday: "Victory of Eagles," Naomi Novik and "The Divine Talisman," Eldon Thompson. 7 p.m. Saturday: "The Man With the Iron Heart," Harry Turtledove. 3 p.m. "I Will Rise," Michael Louis Calvillo; "Eternal Vigilance," Gabrielle S. Faust. 5 p.m.

  • City Lights -- 261 Columbus Ave., S.F. 415-362-8193. Tuesday: "Anthropological Intelligence," David Price. 7 p.m.

  • Modern Times -- 888 Valencia St., S.F. 415-282-9246. Events are at 7 p.m. Monday: "1968 The Emergence Of The Women's Liberation Movement & Its Relationship to Working Women," Chude Pam Allen and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Wednesday: "Workin' Man Blues: Country Music In California," Gerald Haslam. Thursday: "Telling Stories to Change the World: Global Voices on the Power of Narrative to Build Community & Make Social Justice Claims," Madeline Fox, Kayhan Irani and Rickie Solinge.

  • Stacey's Bookstore -- 581 Market St., S.F. 415-421-4687. Events are at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday: "Boneyard," Michelle Gagnon; "Roux Morgue," Claire M. Johnson; "We All Fall Down," Simon Wood. Thursday: "Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody," Erich Origen and Gan Golan.

  • World Affairs Council -- 312 Sutter St., S.F. 415-293-4600. Thursday: "Spies for Hire," Tim Shorrock. 6 p.m.

    North Bay

  • Book Passage -- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 415-927-0960. Events are at 7 p.m. unless noted. Today: "Standing in the Light," Sharman Apt Russell. 1 p.m. "Writing Through Darkness," Elizabeth Maynard Schaefer. 4 p.m. "Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster that Saved Them," John and Jean Silverwood. 4 p.m. "Twisted Triangle," Caitlin Rother. Monday: "Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again!: Handbook for a Spiritual Revolution," Wes Scoop Nisker. 7 p.m. Tuesday: "American Dreamers," Kelly Bulkeley. Wednesday: "My Custom Van," Michael Ian Black. Thursday: "The Retired Kid," Jon Agee. Friday: "Madapple," Christina Meldrum. 6:30 p.m.

    South Bay

  • Kepler's -- 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. 650-324-4321. Events are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: "The Grieving Garden: Living with the Death of a Child," Susanne Redfern and Susan K. Gilbert. Wednesday: "What Would Martin Say?" Clarence B. Jones.

  • Books, Inc. -- 301 Castro St., Mountain View. 650-428-1234. Thursday: "The Blood of Flowers," Anita Amirrezvani. 7:30 p.m.

  • M Is for Mystery -- 86 E 3rd Ave., San Mateo. 650-401-8077. Events are at 7 p.m. unless noted. Tuesday: "Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar and Grill," Nicole Mary Kelby. Wednesday: "Boneyard," Michelle Gagnon and "We Fall Down," Simon Wood. Thursday: "Volk's Shadow," Brent Ghelfi. Saturday: "Tiny Little Troubles," Marc Lecard and "Hungry Ghosts," Susan Dunlap. 2 p.m.

    Other Events

  • Pleasanton Public Library -- 400 Old Bernal Ave., Pleasanton. 925-931-3400. Today: "The Idol Lover and Other Stories of Pakistan," Moazzam Sheikh. 2 p.m. Thursday: "One Best Hike," Rick Deutsch. 7 p.m.

  • REI Concord -- 1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord. 925-825-9400. Tuesday: "Day & Section Hikes Along the John Muir Trail," Kathleen Dodge. 7 p.m.

  • REI Mountain View -- 2450 Charleston Road, Mountain View. 650-969-1938. Wednesday: "Best Hikes With Dogs: Central California," Linda and David Mullally. 7 p.m.

  • The Book Locker at Good Eats -- 217 W. Winton Ave., Hayward. 510-796-4364. Saturday: "Visionary Behavior: Creative Intelligence in Action," Mike Goodenow Weber. 2 p.m.

    To submit an item to the Literary Calendar, e-mail litcal@bayareanewsgroup.com.