Berkeley author's talks san francisco events

Ru Freeman at Book Passage, San Francisco

Monday, Jun 10 6:00p

Book Passage at the Ferry Building, Richmond

Ru Freeman talks about On Sal Mal Lane ($26.00), a tender, evocative novel about the years leading up to the Sri Lankan Civil War...

Ru Freeman at Book Passage, San Francisco

Monday, Jun 10 6:00p

The Book Passage, San Francisco

Ru Freeman talks about On Sal Mal Lane ($26.00), a tender, evocative novel about the years leading up to the Sri Lankan Civil War...

City Arts and Lectures presents Helen E. Fisher, PhD

Tuesday, Jun 4 7:00p

Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

City Arts and Lectures presents Helen E. Fisher, PhD, author of The First Sex: The Natural Talents of Women and How They Are Changing the World, in conversation with Michael Krasny.

City Arts and Lectures presents Gloria Steinem

Monday, Jun 3 7:00p

Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

City Arts and Lectures presents women's rights activist and founder of Ms. Magazine, Gloria Steinem, in conversation with Letty Cottin Pogrebin, author of How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick.

A White Lion Conservationist in San Francisco - Linda Tucker Visits Modern Times

Monday, Jun 10 7:00p

Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco

In her adventurous new memoir, Saving the White Lions: One Woman's Battle for Africa's Most Sacred Animal, former ad executive-turned-conservationist Linda Tucker describes her dangerous, decades-l...

Yokohama Yankee with Author Leslie Helm

Thursday, Aug 15 5:30p

Japan Society of Northern California, San Francisco

Yokohama Yankee: My Family’s Five Generations as Outsiders in Japan, brings to life the author’s family history and illustrates the tensions in U.S...

Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman A presentation by Mark Cohen

Thursday, Jun 13 7:00p

Jewish Community Library, San Francisco

“Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh, here I am at Camp Granada....”Allan Sherman’s lyrics from his many novelty songs secured him a permanent place in American comedy...

Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson with Anthony Marra

Friday, May 24 7:30p

The Booksmith, San Francisco

Celebrate The Pulitzer Prize In Fiction With Award Winner Adam Johnson, author of The Orphan Master's Sonand the remarkable debut novel from Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital PhenomenaIt is a...

An Evening Affair with Dan Savage and Daniel Handler

Tuesday, Jun 11 7:00p

Castro Theatre, San Francisco

Dan Savage, Author, American Savage ; Sex Advice Columnist, "Savage Love" In conversation with Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, Author; Screenwriter; Accordionist After decades of braving dirty ...

The Epicenter: Karen Joy Fowler and Dorothy Allison

Tuesday, Jun 25 7:00p

Hotel Rex, San Francisco

The launch of Karen Joy Fowler's 'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' -- a conversation with Dorothy Allison ('Bastard Out of Carolina').

A Nofilter Conversation with the Founders of Instagram

Thursday, May 30 7:00p

Castro Theatre, San Francisco

Mary Roach, Author, Gulp – Adventures aon the Alimentary Canal, Stiff, Bonk and Packing for Mars - See more at: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2013-04-17/whats-eating-mary-roach#sthash...

City Arts and Lectures presents Temple Grandin

Wednesday, Jun 5 7:30p

Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

City Arts and Lectures presents Temple Grandin, author of The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum, in conversation with Adam Savage.

Adrift on the Nile - Naguib Mahfouz

Thursday, Aug 15 6:00p

Mechanics' Institute - 4th Floor Board Room, San Francisco

It’s summer! Spend some lazy time on a houseboat with Mahfouz and take an unhurried look at a “decent man” living in a troubled society...

The Forum: a Conversation with Author Nora Gallagher

Sunday, Jun 16 9:30a

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

Join The Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw, Dean of Grace Cathedral, for The Forum with Nora Gallagher, for a conversation about Gallagher’s new book The Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic...

The Science of Love & Attraction

Tuesday, Jun 4 7:30p

Nourse Auditorium, San Francisco

Helen Fisher with Michael Krazny Helen E. Fisher, PhD biological anthropologist, is a Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers University...

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