Arts Listings
Readings-East Bay Through May 30
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.<