Location: Oakland, CA 94611, United States

When the renowned archaeologist who authenticated the King's Jar turns up dead, and the invaluable relic vanishes, Dani suddenly finds herself trapped in a real-life game of Clue—with a gallery of glittering suspects, and a killer who's playing for keeps. But drumming up donations from society swells is a far cry from matching wits with homicidal thieves. And juggling the amorous advances of a police detective, a TV celebrity, and her own playboy ex-husband—while sparring with an African ambassador, an obsessed archaeologist-in-training, a billionaire and his trophy wife—certainly doesn't make it any easier to figure out who's lying...or keep anyone else from dying. Local author Susan C. Shea will sign copies of The King's Jar after reading from her book. (TopFiveBooks)… (more)

Lauren Graham (Someday, Someday, Maybe)

Lauren Graham is an actress best known for her roles on the critically acclaimed series Gilmore Girls and Parenthood. She has performed on Broadway and appeared in such films as Bad Santa, Evan Almighty, and Because I Said So. She holds a BA in English from Barnard College and an MFA in acting from Southern Methodist University. She lives in New York and Los Angeles. (added from Random House)… (more)

Celebrate Children's Book Week and join Ji-Li Jiang for a very special story time reading of Red Kite, Blue Kite. A beautiful and inspirational story of Tai Shan and his father, Baba, who are forced apart during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, but never give up on freedom or family.

Location: Books Inc. Street: 1375 Burlingame Avenue City: Burlingame, Province: California Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

A writer for the San Francisco Chronicle's parenting blog "The Poop" and a stay-at-home dad, Michael Adamick is an expert on DIY activities and his book Dad's Book of Awesome Projects is packed with over twenty-five projects that are sure to entertain everyone in the family, and make everyone say "TV? Why?"

Location: Books Inc. Street: 3515 California Street City: San Francisco, Province: California Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes the UC Berkeley Extension Writers back to the store to read from their work on Sunday, May 19th at 3pm. Come hear students in UC Berkeley Extension’s Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Writing share their works of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction at their annual student reading event.

This event is free and open to the public!

Location: Street: 5433 College Ave City: Oakland, Province: California Postal Code: 94618-1502 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

The World Affairs Council presents Eric G. Bing, author of Pharmacy on a Bicycle: Innovative Solutions to Global Health and Poverty, in conversation with Marc Epstein.

For more information visit:
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Location: World Affairs Council Street: 312 Sutter St., Suite 200 City: San Francisco, Province: California Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Playwright, novelist, and actor Norman Beim shares the good, the bad, and the ugly from his life growing up as the first-born son of a Jewish immigrant family, and his time as a soldier, with his honest and witty memoir A Not So Nice Jewish Boy Faces World War II.

Location: Books Inc. Street: 601 Van Ness City: San Francisco, Province: California Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Bestselling author Meg Donohue celebrates the release of her second novel, All the Summer Girls, a heartfelt and riveting story of three friends reunited amidst unraveling lives and the secrets that surface in the beach town of of their youth.

Location: Books Inc. Street: 3515 California Street City: San Francisco, Province: California Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

KPFA Radio and Pegasus Books present: EVE ENSLER IN THE BODY OF THE WORLD A Memoir Hosted by Erica Bridgeman When: Monday, May 20, 7:30 pm Where: First Congregational Church 2501 Harrison, Oakland Tickets: $35 advance (includes signed book, avail. at event) $38 at door Tickets available soon at Pegasus Books or at brownpapertickets.com Even though Eve Ensler has devoted her life to the female body—how to talk about it, how to protect and value it—she has spent much of her life disassociated from her own body. This disconnection was brought on by her father’s sexual abuse and her mother’s remoteness. “Because I did not, could not inhabit my body or the Earth,” she writes, “I could not feel or know their pain.” But Eve is shocked out of her distance. While working in the Congo, she is shattered by her encounter with the horrific rape and violence inflicted on the women there. Soon after, she is diagnosed with uterine cancer, and through months of harrowing treatment she is forced to become first and foremost a body – pricked, punctured, cut, scanned. It is then that all the distance is erased. As she connects her own illness to the devastation of the Earth, her life force to the resilience of humanity, she is finally, fully – and gratefully – joined to the body of the world. Unflinching, generous, sometimes humorous, always inspiring, IN THE BODY OF THE WORLD is a transformative work that calls on us all to embody our connection to and responsibility for the world. Internationally renowned playwright, activist and author (The Vagina Monologues and I Am an Emotional Creature, among other works) Ensler is the founder of V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls, which has raised over $90 million for local groups and activists. Advance praise for In he Body of the World: “Astonishing” —Mary Oliver “A masterpiece! Ensler has accomplished the impossible: woven huge, bold, world-changing ides together with beautiful writing, amazing metaphors, and original structure. Truly one of the most courageous and original works of our time.” —Naomi Klein “I dare anyone to read In the Body of the World without crying, without crying out, without getting up out of their chair and rising to this beautiful broken world with awe and gratitude. Eve Ensler embodies the fierce flame of love on the page and in the world. There is no pity here, only the raw force of courage in the face of fear and violence, and the healing grace of honesty.” —Terry Tempest Williams This event is a KPFA Benefit

Location: Street: First Congregational Church Additional: 2501 Harrison @ 27th Street City: Oakland, Province: California Postal Code: 94612 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Come meet Eve Ensler - activist, award-winning playwright, and internationally bestselling author - regarding her memoir In the Body of the World

Reading & Signing

This is a ticketed event. To purchase, please visit: http://www.kpfa.org/events/kpfa-radio-pegasus-books-presents-eve-ensler-body-wor...

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