Arts Listings

Readings-East Bay Through May 30

Tuesday May 18, 2010 - 09:35:00 AM

BERKELEY HILLSIDE CLUB  

Arlene Blum, May 23, 7 p.m. The author talks about "Breaking Trail: Molecules and Mountains.''  

2286 Cedar St., Berkeley. (510) 845-1350.< 

 

BOOKS INC., ALAMEDA  

Louis Sachar, May 27, 6:30 p.m. The author talks about "Cardturner.''  

Dan Fost, May 28, 7:30 p.m. The author talks about "Giants Past and Present.''  

Free. Readings at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 1344 Park St., Alameda. (510) 522-2226, www.booksinc.net.

 

BOOKS INC., BERKELEY  

Sam Barry and Kathi Goldmark, May 23, 6 p.m. The author talks about "Write that Book Already! The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now.''  

Sarah Marx Feldner, May 24, 7 p.m. The author talks about "Cook's Journey to Japan.''  

Jeremy Loving, May 25, 7 p.m. The author talks about "Mark Twain: The Adventures of Samuel L. Clemens.''  

Meghan Daum, May 26, 7 p.m. The author talks about "Life Would Be Perfect IF I Lived in That House.''  

Wes Moore, May 27, 7 p.m. The author talks about "The Other Wes Moore.''  

1760 4th Street, Berkeley. (510) 525-7777, www.booksinc.net.

 

DIESEL, A BOOKSTORE  

Steve Kowit and Alicia Suskin Ostriker, May 23, 3 p.m. Kowit talks about "Crossing Borders'' and Suskin talks about "The Book of Seventy.''  

5433 College Avenue, Oakland. (510) 653-9965.< 

 

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF BERKELEY  

Sebastian Junger, May 24, 7:30 p.m. The author talks about "WAR: As Soldiers Really Live It.'' $10-$12.  

2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. (510) 848-3696, www.fccb.org.

 

MOE'S BOOKS  

Andrew Joron, Ivan Arguelles and Sotore Torregian, May 26. The poets read their recent work.  

10 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. (510) 849-2087, www.moesbooks.com.

 

MRS. DALLOWAY'S  

Michael Chabon, May 21, 7:30 p.m. The author talks about "Manhood for Amateurs.''  

Deborah Underwood, May 22, 2 p.m. The author talks about "The Quiet Book.''  

Barbara Quick, May 23, 4 p.m. The author talks about "A Golden Web.''  

Dorothea Lasky and Joe Wenderoth, May 24, 5 p.m. Lasky talks about "Black Life'' and Wenderoth talks about "No Real Life.''  

Phyllis Theroux, May 27, 5 and 7 p.m. The author offers a workshop at 5 p.m. and talks about her new book "The Journal Keeper.''  

2904 College Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 704-8222.<