Literary guide
Benefit for the 3300 Club Poets Q. R. Hand, Kim Shuck, Avotcja, Ed Mycue, Marvin Hiemstra, Gail Mitchell, Lucy Lang Day, Clara Hsu and Bill Vartnaw read. 2 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., S.F. (415) 586-3733. www.birdbeckett.com.
John Doe “Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk.”
3 p.m. Diesel, 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.
1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
4 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Poetry Flash Judy Halebsky and Nina Lindsay are featured. 3 p.m. Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland.
Michelle McKenzie Dandelion and Quince:
Exploring the Wide World of Unusual Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs.
The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom.
Herb Wong “Jazz on My Mind.”
2 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Dave Eggers “Heroes of the Frontier.”
George Hammond “Rational Idealism” and “Conversations With Socrates.”
Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org.
Wanderlust Writers Travel Night Wandering in Cornwall:
Megan Abbott “You Will Know Me.” 1 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
7:30 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View.
George Hammond “Rational Idealism” and “Conversations With Socrates.”
Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. (415) 597-6705. www.commonwealthclub.org.
Krys Lee “How I Became a North Korean.”
Chiyma Elliot, Leora Fridman, Robert Andrew Perez and John Shoptaw read as well as musical guest House of Mary. 12:30 p.m. Jessie Square, 760 Mission St., S.F. (415) 543-1718. ybgfestival.org.
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche “Our Pristine Mind: A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness.”
Best of Storytelling Series 7 p.m. Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster St., Oakland. oaklandoctopus.org.
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
6 p.m. George Hammond “Rational Idealism” and “Conversations with Socrates.”
Growing up With Motown in a Sinatra Household.
Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley.
7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.
Stories From Fellow Artists, Friends and Followers of the Grateful Dead.
Anthony Mara, Don George “The Tsar of Love and Techno” and “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena.”
Studio 333, 333 Caldonia St., Sausalito.
Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century.
